(Audio) the Sin of All Sins Is Not Believing on Christ
The sermon emphasizes that the sin of all sins is not believing on the Lord Jesus Christ, and that this unbelief is a high-handed rebellion against God.
This sermon emphasizes the gravity of the chief sin, which is not believing in the Lord Jesus Christ. It highlights the profound insult it is to disregard the sacrifice of Jesus on the cross, akin to stepping on His shed blood. The message underscores the importance of trusting in Jesus, the altogether lovely and worthy object of our faith, without reservation or self-reliance.
Full Transcript
Concerning sin, what about their sin? A little more definition is given here. It says concerning sin, verse 9, what? Adultery, murder, some atrocious sin like that? No. Concerning sin, because they do not believe on me.
That is the radical, that is the chief sin, that is the sin of all sins, is not to believe on the Lord Jesus Christ. To hold out on Him, to put confidence in yourself instead of confidence in Him. The altogether lovely one, the altogether worthy object of our trust.
No reason we should not trust Him. No reason we should not come to Him. Every reason that we should give our hearts love and loyalty without strings attached to the Lord of glory.
Sin, because they do not believe on me. Not only His person, but the work that He did on the cross. When He died for sinners, He was a dying of cancer.
And this fellow comes from miles away, paying an expensive price for the remedy. And it surely will work. It worked on thousands that we know.
And you take it and you disregard it. I am not going to take it. I do not need that.
What an insult, you see. What an insult to the Lord Jesus Christ. You die and shed His blood and step on it in the dust.
The blood was flowing down. This is the high-handed rebellion of the sinner against the Lord. To not believe on Him.
What a thing. We tend to think on belief as a neutral matter. It is not.
And the Spirit of God comes and especially puts His finger on that one thing. You have not believed on the Lord of glory who died for sinners.
Sermon Outline
- I. The Sin of Unbelief
- A. Defined as not believing on the Lord Jesus Christ
- B. The chief sin, the sin of all sins
- II. The Consequences of Unbelief
- A. Refusing the remedy of Christ's death on the cross
- B. Disregarding the work of Christ
- III. The Insult of Unbelief
- A. Treating Christ's blood as nothing
- B. The high-handed rebellion of the sinner
- IV. The Importance of Belief
- A. Not a neutral matter
- B. The Spirit of God emphasizes the need to believe
Key Quotes
“That is the radical, that is the chief sin, that is the sin of all sins, is not to believe on the Lord Jesus Christ.” — Bob Jennings
“You die and shed His blood and step on it in the dust.” — Bob Jennings
“The blood was flowing down. This is the high-handed rebellion of the sinner against the Lord.” — Bob Jennings
Application Points
- We should give our hearts love and loyalty to the Lord of glory without strings attached.
- Not believing in Christ is a serious sin that shows a refusal to trust in His death on the cross.
- We should not disregard the work of Christ, but rather trust in Him as our Lord and Savior.