Friday, May 15, 2009

The Holiness of God

R.C. Sproul (original timeless 6-part series)
(alternate version of part 1 only, free to listen online!)
Six sermons on the character of God, already viewed as one of, if not THE, classic 20th century pulpit treatise on the subject. The Scripture in view is Isaiah’s vision of God in the temple (Is. 6), the song of the Seraphim there, and reflection on the threefold confession, “Holy, Holy, Holy.” I can only liken its effects on the listener to that of Edwards’ “Sinners in the Hands of an Angry God.” These sermons will make you weep and cry out to God.
“Nobody’s perfect- ...but.......that doesn’t seem to bother us at all.
There is not one person in a thousand who will claim to be perfect.
And beloved, there is not one person in a thousand who understands the seriousness of not being perfect!

Because the standard by which we will be judged, ultimately, is not a curve. But it will be the standard of God’s perfection. I hear this, ‘Everybody’s entitled to one mistake.’ Says who? Where did God ever say,

‘You can all have one mistake.
One free sin.
One free act of treason against My authority.
One free insult to My integrity.’
He never said that, did He? But even if He did, how long ago did you use yours up?”
Sproul is still preaching at a small church in Florida, and still teaching theology to the lay person through Ligonier Ministries, which has most titles available for purchase in MP3, DVD, and paperback, etc. The availability of his library of theological teachings in digital format is one of the great blessings for our generation. Buy it…borrow it…get it somehow.

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