Paul teaches from Genesis 6, showing God's grieved heart at humanity's wickedness. The episode explores the significance of Christmas, the purpose of human beings to love God, and the need for rescue. Reflecting on the flood, they discuss God's grace and finding hope in Jesus.
Understanding the grief in the heart of God is crucial for appreciating the glory of the Christmas story.
Self-love replacing love for God leads to a catalog of evil and chaos in the world.
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Grief in the Heart of God
In this podcast episode, the speaker explores the significance of starting the Christmas season with a focus on the coming of Jesus, rather than getting caught up in familiar traditions. He emphasizes the need to understand the grief in the heart of God in order to fully appreciate the glory of the Christmas story. The speaker refers to Genesis 6, highlighting the wickedness and betrayal of humanity that broke God's heart. The love of self, replacing love for God, is identified as the root cause of this betrayal. However, despite humanity's betrayal, God decides to show undeserved grace to Noah and his family, setting the stage for future redemption and the coming of Christ.
Love for God and the Battle with Self-Love
This segment revolves around the idea that the ultimate problem of humanity is not merely behavioral, but a problem of the heart. The speaker explains that human beings were designed to love God with all their heart, and that love for God should shape every thought, motive, and action. However, the self-love that replaces love for God leads to a catalog of evil and chaos in the world. The speaker gives examples of how self-love impacts relationships, such as marriage and parenting, and emphasizes that every sin is fundamentally a rejection and betrayal of God's love. The segment concludes by explaining how God's grace and the work of Jesus on the cross provide hope for the redemption and transformation of the human heart.
The Flood, Holy Justice, and Undeserved Grace
This part of the podcast episode focuses on God's response to the wickedness of humanity as described in Genesis 6. God, in holy justice, decides to send a great flood to wipe out all living creatures on earth. However, the segment highlights that this judgment was not the end of the story. God, in His grace, chooses to show favor to Noah and his family, saving them from the flood. The speaker emphasizes that this act of grace ultimately sets the stage for the future covenant with Abraham and the hope of redemption through the coming of Jesus, who rescues humanity from the power and presence of sin. The segment concludes by explaining that while sin's power has been broken through Christ, the process of sanctification is still ongoing until the day when every heart will fully love God and live for His glory.
With Advent season upon us, today’s episode is going to feature an advent sermon of Paul’s from the archives. In it, Paul teaches from Genesis 6 and shows that the heart of the Lord is grieved at the wickedness of humanity.
In holy justice, God sends a great flood to destroy the earth. He also shows undeserved grace to Noah and his family, saving the generation of Abraham for the coming of Christ.
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Every time the Christmas season comes around, we look forward to putting up a tree, giving and receiving gifts, and participating in other traditions that make this wonderful time of year so special. But sometimes the most significant aspect of the season — remembering and focusing on the coming of Jesus — grows old and familiar.
In Come Let Us Adore Him: A Daily Advent Devotional, Paul Tripp seeks to recapture our attention and reawaken our awe during Christmastime. Each day is structured with a compelling, gospel-centered thought followed by an extended meditation for the day.
Each of the thirty-one devotions also includes a Scripture reading and notes for parents and children, equipping us to do the one thing that matters most each December — celebrate Jesus. Get your copy today at PaulTripp.com/Advent.
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