Matthew 1:21-22 And she shall bring forth a son, and you shall call his name JESUS: for he shall save his people from their sins.… I. WHAT THE GOSPEL SHALL, BRING — Salvation from sins. II. JESUS IS THE SAVIOUR AND HIS WORK CONSTITUTES OUR SALVATION. 1. This word teaches us that salvation is Divine. Because Divine it is (1) sufficient; (2) unchangeable; (3) infinite. It is illimitable, as the air to the bird. 2. He who gives this salvation stands in solitary grandeur — "He." Nowhere else can we find salvation. 3. The name gives an immutable pledge that we shall be saved. III. The text informs us OF WHAT THIS SALVATION CONSISTS. "From their sins." Not from the wrath of God primarily. 1. From the guilt, curse, condemnation of sin. 2. From our love, habit, practice of sin. 3. It is not salvation from an abstraction, but from selfishness and self-will. IV. THE CHARACTER OF THE PEOPLE OF GOD. His people; peculiar, chosen, royal. Are you saved from sins? (J. Donovan.) Parallel Verses KJV: And she shall bring forth a son, and thou shalt call his name JESUS: for he shall save his people from their sins. |
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