"Man's Ruin . . . God's Remedy"


By John Roden

(This is the manuscript of an unpublished work that is "still in progress."
Though incomplete, the author would like to share it with Internet readers)


"Wherefore, as by one man [Adam] sin entered into the world, and death by sin; and so death passed upon all men, for that all have sinned . . . For as by one man's [Adam's] disobedience many were made sinners, so by the obedience of One [Christ] shall many be made righteous." (Romans 5:12, 19)


"But God demonstrates His own love towards us, in that while we were still sinners, Christ died for us." (Romans 5:8)


Table of Contents

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INTRODUCTION

PART I -- MAN'S RUIN

MAN'S ORIGINAL STATE

THE FALL OF MAN

THE TRAGIC RESULTS OF THE FALL OF MAN

 1. Fallen Man Is Now In Spiritual Darkness

 2. Fallen Man's Heart Is Now Corrupt

 3. Fallen Man Is Now Under Satan's Power

 4. Fallen Man Is Now a Rebel, an Enemy of God

 5. Fallen Man Is Now Under the Reigning Power of Sin

 6. Fallen Man Is Now Unwilling and Unable to Return to God

 7. Fallen Man Is Now Under the Sentence of Death

 8. Fallen Man Will Stand Before God on a Future Judgment Day

 9. Fallen Man Is Now Under the Wrath of God

10. "Where Will You Spend Eternity?"

PART II -- GOD'S REMEDY

THE REMEDY DEFINED:
  
The Sovereign Grace and Mercy of the Triune God

 1. The Triunity of God

 2. The Meaning of the Grace of God

 3. The Meaning of the Mercy of God

 4. The Grace and Mercy of God Bestowed Only Through
     
the Lord Jesus Christ

 5. God Is Sovereign in the Exercise of His Grace and Mercy

THE REMEDY PLANNED:
         
GOD the FATHER'S Eternal Purpose of Grace

 1. The God of Absolute Sovereignty

 2. God the Father Predestined the Provision of the Remedy

 3. God the Father Predestined the Application of the Remedy

 4. God the Father's Wonderful "Blueprint of Grace," an      Unbreakable Chain of 5 Links

(1) The Link of Foreknowledge

(2) The Link of Predestination

(3) The Link of Effectual Calling

(4) The Link of Justification

(5) The Link of Glorification

THE REMEDY PROVIDED:
         
GOD the SON Personifies the Grace of God

Old Testament Pictures, Promises, and Prophecies

  1. The Key to Understanding the Old Testament

  2. The Grace of Blood Redemption in Christ
      
Revealed in the Garden of Eden

  3. Abel's "More Excellent Sacrifice"

  4. All the Families of the Earth Blessed in the Seed
      
of Abraham

  5. The Passover Lamb a Type of Christ

  6. The Brass Serpent in the Wilderness a Type of Christ

  7. Blood Redemption in Christ Foreshadowed in the Levitical System

  8. The Glory of Christ Revealed in the Psalms

  9. The Glory of Christ Revealed in the Prophets

New Testament Revelation

  1. "In the Form of God"

  2. "The Form of a Servant"

  3. "My Soul Is Exceedingly Sorrowful, Even Unto Death"

  4. "Obedient Unto Death"

  5. "By the Obedience of One"

  6. "The Prince of This World Cast Out"

  7. "I Have Power to Take It Again"

  8. "He Was Received Up Into Heaven"

  9. "A Name Which Is Above Every Name"

 10. "At the Right Hand of God"

 11. "I Will Come Again"

THE REMEDY APPLIED:
         GOD the HOLY SPIRIT'S Transforming Grace in Action

The Grace of the New Birth

  1. God Gives His People Spiritual Sight

  2. God Gives His People Spiritual Life

  3. God Gives His People New Hearts

  4. God Gives His People Repentance and Faith

The Grace of Deliverance by Blood and by Power

  1. God Delivers His People from the Guilt and Penalty of Sin

  2. God Delivers His People from Satan's Power

  3. God Delivers His People from the Reigning Power of Sin

  4. God Delivers His People from This Present Evil World

THE REMEDY'S CERTAIN SUCCESS:
         The Grace of Preservation and Perseverance

  1. The Triune God's Eternal Purpose Can Never Fail

  2. "And They Shall Never Perish," The Gift of Eternal Life

  3. Progressive Sanctification Assured by the Power of God

  4. Glorification -- God Delivers His People Ultimately From
      the Presence of Sin

FINAL WORDS TO THE READER

1. To Scoffers and Unbelievers

2. To Professing Christians

3. To Seekers After Salvation

4. To Fellow-Believers

 


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