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“ Summary, Part 3 (final) ” OBSERVATIONS [41:07]. 1. Notice Paul’s focus upon Christ as the central figure in the redemption of the elect of the Father (v. 4). 2. Notice Paul’s emphasis upon the work of Christ as essential for the salvation of those chosen by the Father. 3. Notice that the work of the Holy Spirit in sealing believing sinners is tied to the person and work of Christ. 4. Notice that Paul praises and worships each Person of the glorious Godhead after summarizing the work of each in the salvation of sinners—again focusing upon the central work of Jesus Christ in their salvation (vv. 6, 12, 14). Christ has preeminence. CONCLUDING APPLICATIONS [45:35]. 1. That God has chosen Christ and sent Him into this world to save sinners should give us assurance that all for whom Jesus died will be saved. 2. That God has chosen Christ to save sinners gives us much matter for praise and worship. 3. That Christ submitted to the Father’s will in coming to save sinners provides us a model in submitting ourselves to serve the needs of others (Phil 2:3-5). 4. That Christ was foreknown before the foundation of the world and has appeared to save us should move us to godly fear, holy behavior, and faith and hope in God (1 Pet 1:17-21).
Ian Migala (6/20/2016)
from Minneapolis, Minnesota
“ Summary, Part 12 ” Jesus was conscious of His mission and God’s plan. John’s Gospel abounds with references to the Father sending the Son into this world, especially for the purpose of redeeming those He had given Him to save. OBSERVATIONS [26:32]. 1. Jesus speaks about the rescue mission that brought Him from heaven to earth to save a world of sinners out of every branch of mankind (Jn 3:17). 2. Jesus speaks of those the Father has given to Him (Jn 6:37-39). 3. Jesus alludes to God’s eternal decree, in which the Father bestowed upon and entrusted to Him a people to save, to receive unto Himself, to grant them eternal and imperishable life, to be their shepherd, guarding and protecting them throughout this life, as One united with the Father to fulfill the Father’s saving mission (Jn 10:27-30). 4. In Jesus’ high priestly prayer before going to the cross to fulfill the Father’s saving mission, He pulls back the veil that separates time from eternity and speaks of the mysteries of God’s decree (Jn 17:5, 7-8, 24). Our 1689 London Baptist Confession, in chapter 8.1, succinctly summarizes the biblical teaching of the ordination and commission of the Son by the Father in eternity [37:47]. Eph 1:1-14 lays this out plainly.
Ian Migala (6/20/2016)
from Minneapolis, Minnesota
“ Summary, Part 1 ” I. THE CONCEPT OF ELECTION: OUR GOD IS A CHOOSING GOD [starting at 2:29 of the audio]. God is a choosing God. There is nothing random about Him. All falls into His providential plan, be it the things He created or the events He ordained. Before time, He selected a remnant of Adam’s family to save from their sins and deliver to a glorious eternity (cf. Eph 1:11). II. THE FOUNDATION OF ELECTION: CHOSEN IN THE CHOSEN ONE [9:00]. 1 Pet 1:13-21 – He offers incentives for us to live holy lives. We were bought with the blood of Christ, not with the most precious things of the world, which cannot buy eternity. OBSERVATIONS [13:52]. 1. The sending of the Savior to purchase sinners was no afterthought in the mind of God. Christ’s sacrifice was planned by God before time began. 2. God foreknew the One whom He sent to save sinners. “Foreknowledge” here indicates an intimate relationship, not a response to the future (cf. Rom 8:29). 3. God’s foreknowledge is certain. There isn’t a particle of randomness in God’s universe. This doctrine of God’s choice of His Son as the Savior is not confined to the New Testament (cf. Is 42:1).
