Origins of peace in the unchanging Gospel (Quality: Poor)

Southampton - Bethesda - Part 44

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Date
July 24, 1977
Time
11:00

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[0:00] We will speak to the Lord's help from verses 12 and 13, the 26th of Isaiah.

[0:14] At Psalm 13, in the 26th chapter of Isaiah, Lord, we will ordain peace for us.

[0:28] For thou tell hast brought all our works in us. So there are Lord Abundals beside thee that had a common communion over us.

[0:44] But by thee only, we make mention of thy name. At first sight, if we were to arm through the speaker of the earth, it might be somewhat difficult to arm.

[1:06] Now, come to the end of the chapter, it might be difficult to ask who other people we talk to.

[1:27] And yes, it is. Who is it? Who is it? That is a common soul.

[1:38] But who are they? What a calm atmosphere there is about this. Okay. I thought when I heard the first engine now, that was a very good.

[1:53] I thought when I heard the third engine now, that was a common atmosphere. That was a common atmosphere. That was a common atmosphere there is about this Lord. Lord. Lord. There is someone speaking to Jehovah. There is someone speaking in the uttermost confidence of faith.

[2:06] There is someone speaking in the uttermost confidence of faith.

[2:20] ...begins with the voice of a complete serpentee. Such a table rock.

[2:36] Such a sound-like fruit. Such a medlock. So... It's in the early of the film, the first election.

[2:51] If someone... ...a body of people... ...are able to speak like it, ...are able to say, ...the children, the hand of the glitters are, they will not speak.

[3:17] Someone will have this... ...confidently heard of... ...that they're scared of it. Then a book...

[3:31] ...a little further... ...in the sacred meditations... ...are... ...what God will do...

[3:45] ...to say, ...the Lord... ...that thou wilt ordain... ...a public... ...that is...

[3:57] ...peace... ...for us. So here is someone...

[4:09] ...with a fool... ...sociated with peace. So the aggressive pick-over...

[4:23] ...how he's been in perfect... ...peace. ...so the mighty... ...as he is... ...to say...

[4:35] ...he'll keep him in peace... ...peace. ... ...a calm atmosphere... ...in there. ...like nothing wrong with peace, you always.

[4:47] ...than the worry... ...just last of it... ...that's all. ...the mighty... ...a mighty... ...capable of that...

[4:59] ...tremendous... ...that's whistled fool... ...that it's... ...capable of movement... ...that it's... ...of peace... ...paste...

[5:11] ...and what... ...hardly desirable thing... ...that he feels. And who will...

[5:23] ...to say... ...it he's a blessing on earth. Indeed it he's a blessing in the family... ...in the home... ...certainly a blessing in the church...

[5:37] ...the peace... ...when you come to God. ...in the world for you... ...is by one definition... ...never be able to defy her...

[5:53] ...to be a peace... ...of God. ...the only wise... ...who is saved... ...is truly a... ...atonment of Christ...

[6:05] ...and a belief in it... ...here... ...and a youth of it... ...and a youth of it... ...not at our men... ...in our prayer. ...and a youth of it...

[6:17] ...not at our men... ...in our prayer. ...in our prayer. ...looking of the key floor...

[6:33] ...and some... ...the... ...what a multitude of... ...of... ...the... ...not only the children...

[6:47] ...that the adults... ...like to... ...gather them up. ...they are wise...

[6:58] ...with that family... ...both as the camera... ...and... ...their mates... ...what they are...

[7:11] ...what they be... ...and how many... ...of these...

[7:23] ...who over one letter... ...in the word... ...sarrow... ...of Jehovah... ...sarrow... ...and will... ...that Jehovah... ...found upon... ...this... ...shore here...

[7:35] ...in these... ...beautiful chapters... ...about us... ...sarrow... ...sarrow... ...sarrow... ...sarrow... ...sarrow... ...sarrow...

[7:48] ...sarrow... ...sarrow... ...sarrow... ...sarrow... ...is found itself. Very different from the previous verse...

[8:00] ...it... ...in the previous chapter... ...it says... ...that... ...hath made... ...of a city and heath... ...of a direct... ...city and woons...

[8:11] ...a palace of strangers... signs it to be no city for negative good is a city that you wouldn't want to live in really absolutely but in and in language we have a strong salvation will by the points of war and evil they will keep him in peace perfect his mind is paid on this because he trusted in this so as you pick up an exam and he's one of these people pulled and have the mind and the grace what beauty we should see in God's determinate shell and will and that peace very countis buthui injury the duties of this processor need no emphasis as well know but to enjoy this period.

[9:50] We must know something about Aristotle. No good talking about the youth if we don't know war or the way watching the war quietly and peacefully if we've never seen the sea to love you.

[10:15] In a mighty way, gassing the air force against the rock. Or without a guilty conflict.

[10:27] Really being content of our sin and realising that there is much a person as an angry God. Are you talking about Jesus?

[10:45] Yes. But if this has been your experience then you will begin to find to pronounce the word thing.

[11:01] You will feel what a desirable thing it is and what an attainable thing it is too. is not something that Aries envisionally must perfect a piece that is carved in the context.

[11:27] a and it is that the whole of the prophecy that I've argued with. If we could pick out all these various spells and wills and the in the the the the the that's how the prophecy itself.

[12:05] That's where God began with his people in those early days. It needs much thinking of the hope as regards its position in the old rule but just the same in the gospel the same cleansing effect of the atonement of Christ.

[12:35] Though your sins be as carless. And may well be may well be in your own eyes and hearts as absolute bloodless sins.

[12:58] and what a good thing is there. Not only good but excellent. That you'll feel the poor vile of guilty you won't understand yourself and you'll certainly must be ready to catch that kiss.

[13:20] But this is where our God's prophecy and it isn't long before the Lord goes on to take him over to the crime when Isaiah 6 was done in chapter 6.

[13:38] The live coal from off the altar and it needs a live coal you see from off the altar indicating something heavenly and divine.

[13:49] you can listen to thousands of sermons you can talk about sins all your life you can admit to sinnership that when the Lord touched Isaiah that was for a purpose there was an indication in that that his ministry would not are going to fail and yet near the end of this prophecy who has to leave their report?

[14:35] This is the outstanding feature of these manuscripts look at the why the Lord is used and not this of the prophet orally those that heard but also the history of the church and Isaiah has been called evangelical prophet with very good reason but in his day he wasn't accepted at all what was spoken wasn't understood not fully but it was written wonderfully preserved and here we have it today and we shall have it to the end and it will do good to the end but the Lord touched his lid and now his lips therefore thus touched figuratively of course and by the end of the issue has gone on and on these are the things that he had to say but it was a twofold I think in that sense it was properly concerning the destruction of God's enemies and the establishment of his church he had a two-sided ministry not that he undid it with one boy's body he did with another but he had a two-sided ministry not that he undid it with one boy's body he did with another but he had to speak of considerate silence and the establishment of the destruction of God's enemies and the establishment of his church he had a two-sided ministry not that he undid it with one boy's body he did with another but he had to speak of considerate silence

[16:34] God therefore touched his lips and in the very same chapter God tell those people hear ye indeed but understand not and see ye indeed but perceive not and our Lord takes these words Paul takes them up centuries later I don't have to go with the test Lord Lord that thou wilt all die in peace but Lord you catch the atmosphere of the test spiritual or after trouble and you would join in this company just a little and begin to see how it is done turn on a little further and see in chapter 9 nevertheless the dignness shall not be such as with inner vexation and so on people that walked in darkness have seen a great light for unto us a child his poor unto us a son his gift you know the verse as well as I do no need for me to read it not merely read it draw your attention to it to a plan to find the sacred atmosphere of the tax law thou wilt all die in peace for us and when a guilty sinner looked for peace in the birth of Christ that infant body if one thing he will see there one thing among many that is the blood that flows for the first time through those infant days that will bring him upon the right road to the the that is how God ordained it was it understood in that day?

[19:17] it isn't for us to say it wasn't but what we can say with certainty is this that it's been much more fully understoodly unto us a child is born unto us a son is born eternal son of God no less these two simple lines not to go any further with regard to the government and so on being upon his shoulder his name being called wonderful and capture and so on that in itself that in itself is a well unfathomable the increase of his government and peace there shall be no end just as it says in this chapter Lord thou hast increased the nature just below the textbook in chapter 26 verse 15 verse 15 thou hast increased the nature there's an increase there's an increase in this generation from what there was in the dark there are three generations here more the same things for each generation you don't want to have what men call a reformed gospel I hope dear you don't want this peace reform dear you don't want this peace reform dear you don't want a full gospel I hope dear other than this a cunning foe gives the impression that hitherto the church of God has been brought up on this that now it's going to be all milk and water that now it's going to be all milk you hear much today about a full gospel but now it's going to be all new you hear much today about a full gospel our forefathers in the past century didn't hear much about this as if there was something better for us than there was for the older folks the generation before us and before them no never never what Peter said is it true to die again newborn baby desire the sincere milk of the world so when you hear about a full gospel close your ears when you hear about a reformed gospel had nothing to do with it had nothing to do with it here it is as old as the hill and older lord lord lord lord thou wilt all die peace for us that peace is known to be in the person of jesus christ lord of the virgin mary bringing into this earth a precious remedy for sin that had to be that had to be said and the same prophet goes on doesn't it chapter 53 to tell us how it was then the glory of this is not in doubt it needs no reformation it needs no bolstering up guilty sinners have been saved here by the blood of christ through all generations and always will be so it's this for you all love to feel your deep demonic and unworthiness to be careful you're not drawn aside to something that sounds better implies a deficiency in the gospel of the grace of god lord now his name is the mighty god the everlasting father the prince of faith by a succession of types and is he going to be trifled with and you report amend the type of the everlasting father what the lord jesus who called the everlasting father yes indeed and in what way so that his covenant engagement with his father and of his eternal union with him of equality don't try to fathom it out and say the son can never be equal with the father upon earth we're not talking about earth we're not talking about heaven talking about eternal things mother the prince of peace are the very point of the subject the prince of peace love he wants no reformation that it is called overflowing eternal this is where he stands in the text lord lord thou willful thy people let you know who comes the church of god for she is a speaker here in this tent who comes the church of god and know how do you know how do you know how do you as your hope is as being one of this last hope how do you pardon to know where peace was and through who it came let me put it in another word how are you beginning to know how it came and when I say learn

[26:48] I mean learn I don't mean half learn we have in this same prophecy regarding the method of learning nine upon life precept upon precept hear a little there a little this is learning this is where the teacher comes in that's the also but this is the name of the Lord Jesus the everlasting father defense of speech if we turn over a little further to chapter 11 I shall come forth a rod out of the stem of

[27:51] Jesse to go out of his room the spirit of the Lord to rest upon us the spirit of the Lord to rest upon us Lord I will ordain peace for us peace a perfect peace not according to our assessment of peace but a divine assessment of it and this mighty work of preparation the covenant of grace cannot be added to that would be a presumptuous other that would put his hand to that out if he thought it shook how many think salvation need unimprovement and put their unhallowed hands to it as if they're going to fall for it such presumptuous men are in the world today than they ever have been make no mistake about this this is a solid resting place it will never shake it will never fall to the ground the spirit of the

[29:24] Lord the Holy Spirit to rest upon and in the later chapter behold my servant whom I delight in whom my soul delight I put my spirit on his what for the mighty spirit of God holy spirit in what part did he take his salvation to do with people like you you are you individually difficult to deal with oh you need some handling sinner you need a mighty spirit to deal with you don't you if he may hold upon you and think you you will be told and you won't escape that peace either as much as you might trust the spirit of the

[30:46] Lord was on the Lord Jesus to a very blessed end and that end was an end of peace the Lord Jesus strangely was led of the spirit into the wilderness to be tempted of the devil the most sacred word that answer the holy spirit could lead the Lord Jesus into the wilderness to be tempted of the devil we do this temptation of Christ as an essential part of the gospel and we view the

[31:46] Lord Jesus being led one scripture gives the spirit to be tempted of the devil I've gone no further the mystery before you as it is before me but the page which the Lord Jesus the cure was obtained by the Lord Jesus and by the Holy Spirit this vow had to be met there had to be coming together visually and the desert was the only place possible for it could be done in Jerusalem or Bethany or anywhere else it had to be done out in the desert the mystery of the temptation of

[32:56] Christ but it will be one of those great paths in which you will long for faith will be tempted and this temptation is in the desert of your life and in life not in Jerusalem and it's not here in the chapel those three now this temptation will be a real pipe in your heart in the world the flesh and the devil and you'll know it too and it will put you in a place where you will long for faith faith how am I going to get out of this where can I find the living will take you to the same blessed sun you will see peace through a day as can be although you will not have the comfort of knowing victory already in your hands this peace that is ordained will assure you that it is already the constant otherwise why why should we ever need to go but a strange event that he was led of the spirit to be tempted and after all when it comes to it's only a few verses in a chapter you would think that such a sustained conflict would need a volume to write out so if if thou be the son of

[35:17] God demand that these cones be made bread three testations each one carried by the word of law it is written well a pentacle is a part of the pathway and a very bitter part of here he says for that spirit of the Lord to rest upon him and that spirit did rest upon the Lord Jesus in that particular way so that when we come to look to this text you can see

[36:20] I cry I do cry and feel the blessed nature of the God an ordained thing not a peace that you have got to pack up yourself not a peace of your goodness your creation your merit not a peace that you can say well I helped to create that peace so nothing that I called in the other Sabbath evening nothing in my hands I did nothing Lord Lord thou wilt all die in the peace for us look at the turmoil in which the word was spoken the scenes all around were devastating as they were as we were speaking from

[37:37] Jeremiah during last of it the pact of age that this peace was already procured in the covenant of grace I put my spirit upon his and this wonderful unspeakable gift are you going to put it somewhere you do you seek it you press your unworthy chains don't let that stand in your why and say well I'm not worthy you're contradicting yourself if you say that but only God can tell you see when you learn a language not that I ever have

[38:38] I tried and failed but when you start to learn another language you get the very difficult circumstances don't you when you begin to learn what is called I think it's in Isaiah's prophecy too the language of kindness you won't learn any easily you know and you begin to speak the things of the gospel the language of you'll think well that's not right you'll say I feel the I've got the rudiment of it no well let somebody else go no more strangers or foreigners the fellow citizens and the language is a part of this

[39:48] I didn't want Saul first of all when he went back to know because he couldn't speak the language I afford many of this man said Ananias he's not one of us when you come to learn the language of Tanya you'll stumble quite a bit over it and think well this isn't it and yet you will find some of the sentences of this language fairly easy to learn by fairly I mean you will be taught them in this way that you'll be able to fade up in your heart groups is one of them and they'll die will go in them and they'll do this die will be dying people shall be live people remember that is 19 23 when the lord enable me to learn that sentence of the language of can yes and you see the fellow citizens understood it the good things they will and any more than you will when you feel no more kind you more a foreigner they were not a smattering shall we try of the tongue yet here is the reality of the lesson here is the quietness of the text lord now we'll hold down peace for us but I haven't got very far but it has

[41:59] I and it's just as well isn't it just as well here's something for you to hong over here is a position a quiet voice the voice of the church of God I am persuaded speaking to her God and thank thou thou hast done it all thou hast all danger thou hast prepared it and of course in so doing if you have the mind and heart you can find a score of scriptures which will confirm it how to be helped peace says out him by his cross as Jesus might and this is the only place here in this wilderness we shall find this man was up he un what

[43:08] I am he of her all admit some like the into the and and m um on do have a