Without Thought of Fear
We can have confidence in our salvation because of Christ's sacrifice and the everlasting covenant he sealed with his blood.
C.H. Spurgeon emphasizes the profound confidence believers should have in Christ's ability to save, reflecting on the sacrificial love of Jesus who lived a humble life and ultimately shed His blood for our redemption. He draws a parallel between Abraham's faith in the covenant and the assurance we should have in Christ, who sealed the eternal covenant with His own death. Spurgeon encourages believers to rest in this truth without fear, highlighting the certainty of salvation through Jesus.
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God dwelt among men in human flesh, you know it to be true that so it was; Jesus, the Son of God, abode upon the earth throughout a lowly life amidst poverty and shame, and (wonder of wonders), at last he poured out his heart's blood for our redemption; and can we entertain a doubt of his ability to save? Do we see those blood drops from his hand and heart, sealing the everlasting covenant, and can we doubt?
Abraham had strong confidence when he saw the smoking furnace and the burning lamp passing between the pieces of the slain victims, and what ought our confidence to be when we behold the Lord Jesus Christ himself ratifying the eternal covenant by his own death? Surely if the patriarch could find rest in the sight of the type only, we ought to rest without thought of fear.
From a sermon by Charles Haddon Spurgeon entitled "Strong Faith."
Sermon Outline
- I. The Incarnation of Christ
- A. God dwelling among men in human flesh
- B. Jesus' life amidst poverty and shame
- C. His sacrifice for our redemption
- II. The Significance of Christ's Death
- A. Sealing the everlasting covenant
- B. Ratifying the eternal covenant
- III. The Basis for Our Confidence
- A. Abraham's confidence in the type
- B. Our confidence in Christ's death
- IV. The Result of Our Confidence
- A. Rest without thought of fear
Key Quotes
“Can we entertain a doubt of his ability to save? Do we see those blood drops from his hand and heart, sealing the everlasting covenant, and can we doubt?” — C.H. Spurgeon
“If the patriarch could find rest in the sight of the type only, we ought to rest without thought of fear.” — C.H. Spurgeon
Application Points
- We can have confidence in our salvation because of Christ's sacrifice and the everlasting covenant he sealed with his blood.
- Our confidence in God's promise should be based on the death of Christ, which ratifies the eternal covenant.
- Resting in our salvation without thought of fear is a result of having strong faith and confidence in God's promise.