Friday, October 16, 2015

Law and Gospel

They declare their sin as Sodom; they do not hide it!” Isaiah 3:9
While Isaiah is the prophet of promise and hope, he does not hold back on God’s message that sin is rampant and that repentance is absent. There are two messages we need to hear. The first message is the Law. We are sinners and we are offensive to God, more offensive than a person with running leprous sores would be to us. The second message is the Gospel. “The Father sent the Son to be the Savior of the world.” (I John 4:14)
Our society today is as proud of its sinfulness as was ancient Sodom, or Greece, or Rome. There seems to be no more shame in sin. That God will judge that sin by the standard of his holy and righteous law is still true. That God will forgive all who will repent and believe in Christ is also still totally true. While the world more aggressively and openly exposes their sin, we must likewise be more open and persistent in declaring the Gospel message.

Dear Father, Let us not run from sinners but carry the Gospel to them. Amen. 



The Friday Benediction
Until Monday, my friends, may the good God envelop you with His grace; may you prove the common confession of faith, “I believe in the holy Christian church and in the fellowship of the saints”, and may you be enriched with joy and hope as you exercise that confession this weekend.  Amen



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