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God Only Saves Sinners; by Dr. John MacArthur

Dr. John MacArthur’s sermon: God saves only sinners.

You may have heard that statement many times, but if you have not practiced self-observation and examination, you may be thinking that you are a “good” Christian, because you attend church regularly; tithe…. Those kinds of works are, according to the Bible, suppose to be done from gratitude for your salvation.

Knowing your wretchedness qualifies you to be saved; yet, you will grow in the knowledge of your wretchedness as you mature in your faith; as you increase in your knowledge of God and of yourself; as the Holy Spirit continues to reveal your sinfulness to you.

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The above sermon is good news to you if you have formerly believed yourself to be too bad, wretched…to be saved, the good news is that your wretchedness qualifies you for salvation! Cry out to Jesus for it.

However, if you believe yourself to be a good person, like the Pharisee of Luke 18, then you must begin to abide in God’s appointed means of grace: Bible reading; hearing of gospel preaching; prayer; the Lord’s supper; and fellowship around the word as in Bible study and prayer meetings — these means humble God’s children via the Holy Spirit; thereafter, your sinfulness will become more apparent to you.

Furthermore, self-examination is necessary to see the deceitfulness of your own heart regarding this matter. For help with that topic, see, Categories: Jonathan Edwards. The 3 posts about his spiritual journey.

Besides the recent Edwards posts, additional understanding could be gained by reading posts on the beatitudes: see, Categories, Beatitude Life for narrative posts on the beatitudes; and True Kingdom Citizen, for video posts on the beatitudes.

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