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Advent HOPE Sabbath School

Weston Fargo

Tablets of Our Hearts

The message this morning is titled, The Tablet of Our Hearts.

We're going to start by highlighting the importance of the law and grace, and then we're going to get into a few illustrations where God actually communicates to individuals in Scripture.

We're going to see how intentional God is when He does so.

1st Timothy chapter 2 verse 4 says it's God's desire that all would be saved.

That all would come to the knowledge of truth.

Let's go ahead and bow our heads for just 1 more brief word of prayer.

Father in heaven, we have no need to invite you into this place, Father.

We know you are already here, already present.

But we ask and pray that as we talk about this ever important topic, dear Lord, that you would come into our hearts, that you would come into our minds, that your spirit may be present working on each and every individual in this place, dear Lord.

May we leave changed indeed, in Jesus' name, Amen.

Romans 3.20 says this, Therefore by the deeds of the law, there shall no flesh be justified in His sight.

So Romans chapter 3 verse 20, it's a very important verse.

Romans 3 verse 20 says this, Therefore by the deeds of the law, there shall no flesh be justified in His sight.

Reid, what are you talking about, brother?

I mean, I think I would know if I if I had something on my face read Do I have something on my face I don't know oh 0 Thanks so much brother.

If it wasn't for this mirror, would I have known that I had something on my face?

Because this mirror reveals what's on my face that should not be there.

Likewise, God's law reveals what's in our lives that should not be there.

And so the Bible says, for by the law is the knowledge of sin.

Now I will make this point, the mirror can only reveal to me what's on my face outwardly, is that right?

The law of God reveals what's in our lives but inwardly, in our hearts.

And so, symbolically, of course, I have my red napkin, symbolic of Christ's blood, amen?

And I'll go ahead and I'll properly take off that tape.

Actually, as a matter of fact, let me ask you this question before I take off that tape.

Can I take this mirror and can I use the mirror, you saw me using this napkin, can I use the mirror to remove the tape from my forehead?

My mirror is a little bit oily now, but if anything, my, the tape is actually further down in my forehead, right?

The law of God cannot cleanse us from sin, but it does let us know that it's there.

And so now, symbolically, I have my napkin, which is symbolic of Christ's blood, and I'll go ahead and remove the tape from my forehead representative of sin.

Saved solely by grace through faith in Jesus Christ.

In His righteousness, in His merits, in His gift of salvation.

Now that's a very important point that we are indeed under grace.

Paul says this in Romans 6.15, what then, shall we sin?

Because we are not under the law but under grace.

In other words, okay, so we're under grace now, no longer under the law.

He uses 1 of the strongest negative connotations in the Greek language.

A while back I used to drive a fast sports car.

It was a six-speed manual, a really fast car.

And so 1 day, Lord forgive me, I'm driving to school and I'm running late.

And so I'm racing to get to class on time.

I don't know if maybe you've had the same experience, maybe not, maybe it's only me.

And I'm racing to get to class on time, trying to get there, driving a fast car so as it is it stands out on the road.

And the last thing that I wanted to see in my rearview mirror, what do you think it was?

And so I pull over to the side of the road.

The police officer comes up to my driver's side window.

And the 2 infamous words that you never want to hear, let me get your license and your registration.

Let me get your license and your registration.

Here, sir, here's my license and my registration.

Police officer goes back to his car, comes back.

And by the way, it doesn't always happen this way, so don't try this on your own.

Insurance, I'm thinking insurance, how much is this gonna cost?

He gave me something that I did not deserve.

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