TWO GREAT QUESTIONS
Genesis
3:13 and John 18:35
Here are two great questions I want you to
consider. As you consider these two great questions found in the Word of God, I
pray that God the Holy Spirit will cause you to know your sin and that he will
reveal Christ to you, granting you faith in him.
God’s Question to A Sinner
Here is a question from the holy Lord God
addressed to a sinner: "What is this
that thou hast done?" (Gen. 3:13). There was Eve after the fall. She
had taken the fruit of the tree which God had forbidden. She willfully rebelled
against God's authority, being deceived by the serpent. And when she saw that
she was naked before the Lord, she attempted to hide her sin and her nakedness
from God by the works of her own hands.
My friend, this is exactly what we have done!
Our sin, all our sin, is rebellion against God. It arises from a heart of
rebellion. Like Eve, because you are a sinner, you are justly condemned by the
law of God. Your sin must be punished. Your own conscience tells you that these
things are so. But, instead of seeking mercy, you have been trying to hide your
sin by your own good works. Is that not true? Answer honestly.
You have been trying to make up for your sin by
doing good. As God stripped Eve of her fig leaves, so you must be stripped of
every confidence in yourself. As the Lord killed an innocent animal for Eve and
made clothing for her, so you must have a sacrifice and a righteous clothing
that only God can provide. That sacrifice and clothing is the Lord Jesus
Christ.
A Sinner’s Question to God
Here is another question, a question from a
sinner addressed to the Lord Jesus Christ: "What
hast thou done?” (John 18:35). Though our Lord refused to answer Pilate, he
has answered this question for us in the gospel.
This is what Christ has done for sinners. -- For
the disobedient he rendered perfect obedience to the law of God, establishing
perfect righteousness for all who trust him. -- For the guilty he died, the
Just for the unjust, that he might bring us to God. -- As the sinner's
Substitute, Christ died upon the cross, satisfying the law and justice of God
for the sins of all who believe on him. Today, the Son of God sits as King in
heaven, Lord over all things, and as the great High Priest over the house of God,
sovereignly ruling all things and making intercession, by the merits of his
blood, for the salvation of sinners. Trust him, and in spite of what you have
done, he will save you forever by what he has done. God help you to trust him. AMEN.
Grace Baptist Church of Danville - Grace For
Today Radio Message #813
2734 Old Stanford Road -
Danville, Kentucky 40422-9438
Donald S.
Fortner, Pastor -Telephone 606-236-8235 - Email grace@mis.net