Introduction

Great indeed, we confess, is the mystery of
godliness. 1 Tim. 3:16

I. Two Mistakes

   A. Mistaking the Ends for the Means (Col.
2:30-23)

   B. Mistaking the Means for the Ends (Rom. 9:32)

II. Two Essentials

   A. The Means of Grace (1 Cor. 1:30; Jn. 17:17)

   B. By Faith (Jn. 6:27-29)

(WCF 14.2)  ...the principal acts of saving faith
are accepting, receiving, and resting upon Christ
alone for justification, sanctification, and eternal
life, by virtue of the covenant of grace.

III. Two Pictures

   A. Union with Christ (Rom. 6:1-11)

   B. The Withered Hand (Lk. 6; Matt. 12; Mk. 3)
     
Conclusion

“He must increase, but I must decrease.” (John 3:30)