Sermon I
Sermon I
Why should it be thought a thing incredible with you, that God should raise the dead?—Acts 26:8
The doctrine of the resurrection of the body from the dead, is a doctrine of the of utmost importance; for “if there be no resurrection of the dead, then is Christ not risen; and if Christ be not risen, then is our preaching vain, and your faith is also vain, ” 1 Corinthians 15:13, 14. In this lecture, the doctrines of eternal election, original sin, particular redemption, satisfaction by Christ, efficacious grace in conversion, and final perseverance, have been well explained and defended among you; and, I hope, to your great comfort and establishment: but to what purpose are these truths taught, and what avail will they be, if there is no resurrection of the dead? The part assigned to me, in this lecture, being to explain and defend this truth, I shall attempt to do it in the following method: