Our Nation Laid in God's Balance, by Dr. Joel Beeke

                                                             

 The text for this sermon is Jeremiah 9:9: "Shall I not visit them for these things? saith the LORD: shall not my soul be avenged on such a nation as this?"

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In another sermon, Dr. Beeke quotes a Puritan as saying that if our biggest problem is not our indwelling sin, it might be a sign we are not even saved." Recently someone suggested that our government is somehow behind these terrible hurricanes. I don't know about that. But when you look at the follow news story from today, maybe these storms are God's judgment on America!

Transgender 'Pastor' Says the Bible Really Wasn't Written to Instruct Today's World - wnd.com

 The following quote is from The Sinfulness of Sin, Ralph Venning (1621-1643)

"It's as if the sinner should say to the Lord in the Day of Judgment, 'Have mercy on me.'

'Have mercy upon you?' says God. 'No, I will have no mercy upon you. There was a time when you might have had mercy without judgment, but now you shall have judgment without mercy. Depart! Depart!'
If they should then beg and say, 'Lord, if we must depart, let it be from Thy throne of judgment, but not from Thee.'
'No,' says the Lord. 'Depart from me. Depart form my presence, which is joy. Depart, and go to hell!'
'Lord,' they say, 'seeing we must be gone, bless us before we go, that Thy blessing may be upon us.'
'Oh no,' says God, 'Go with a curse. Depart ye cursed.'
'Oh Lord, if we must go from Thee, let us not go into the place of torment, but appoint a place, if not of pleasure, then of ease.'
'No, depart into fire, burning and tormenting flames.'
'Oh Lord, if into fire, let it be only for a little while. For who can dwell in everlasting burning?'
'No! Neither you nor the fire shall know an end. Be gone into everlasting fire.'
'Lord, then let it be long before we go there.'
'No, depart immediately. The sentence shall be immediately put into execution.'
'Oh Lord, let us at least have good company who will pity us, though they cannot help us.'
'No, you shall have none but the tormenting devils. Those whom you obeyed when they were your tempters shall be with you as tormentors.'
What misery sin has brought on man to bring him to hear this dreadful doom."

 Romans 1:18-32:

"For the wrath of God is revealed from heaven against all ungodliness and unrighteousness of men, who hold the truth in unrighteousness; Because that which may be known of God is manifest in them; for God hath shewed it unto them. For the invisible things of him from the creation of the world are clearly seen, being understood by the things that are made, even his eternal power and Godhead; so they are without excuse: Because that, when they knew God, they glorified him not as God, neither were they thankful; but became vain in their imaginations, and their foolish heart was darkened. Professing themselves to be wise, they became fools. And changed the glory of the incorruptible God into an image made like to corruptible men, and to birds, and four footed beasts, and creeping things. Wherefore God also gave them up to uncleanness through the lusts of their own hearts, to dishonor their own bodies between themselves: Who changed the truth of God into a lie, and worshiped and served the creature rather than the Creator, who is blessed forever. Amen. For this cause God gave them up unto vile affections: for even their women did change the natural use into that which is against nature: and likewise also the men, leaving the natural use of the woman, burned in their lusts, one towards another; men with men, working that which is unseamly, and receiving in themselves that recompense of their error which was meet. And even as they did not like to retain God in their knowledge, God gave them over to a reprobate mind, to do those things which are not convenient; being filled with all unrighteousness, fornication, wickedness, covetousness, maliciousness; full of envy, murder, debate, deceit, malignity, whisperers, backbiters, haters of God, despiteful, proud, boasters, inventors of evil things, disobedient to parents, without understanding, covenant breakers, without natural affection, implacable, unmerciful: Who knowing the judgment of God, that they which commit such things are worthy of death, not only do the same, but have pleasure in them that do them."

Recommended sermons:

1. God's Attitude Toward Sin and the Sinner, by Prof. Herman Hoeksema (Text: Romans 1:18; Ephesians 2:3; Romans 5:12)
2. Making Fun of God, by Evangelist Rolfe Barnard (1904-1969) (Text: Romans 1:14-32)
3. Unholy Stairs, Unholy Prayers, But the Miracle That Transformed Martin Luther's Soul, by Dr. Ian R. K. Paisley (1926-2014)
4. What All Atheists Know About God, by Dr. David P. Murray (Text: Romans 1:19 & 20)
5. The Wrath of God Revealed, by Pastor Carl A. Schouls (Text: Romans 1:18)
6. Romanos 1:16-32, by Rev. Cornelis (Neil) Pronk (Text: Romans 1:16-32 - Note: This sermon is preached in English, and interpreted in Spanish)