God provided a way back because He loved mankind and, in His sovereignty, poured out mercy at the cross to purchase fallen humanity back to Himself.
Humanity did not deserve anything from God. Yet because the holy, righteous, sovereign God would not go against His own principles, Christ's finished work on the cross was the way He could reconcile fallen man back to Himself. God has already poured out His mercy, so the needed response is to believe and appropriate that mercy by faith.
John 1:11 — Shows that the promised Messiah came to His own people and was rejected, leading to the mercy poured out at the cross.
Genesis 12:3 — The Abrahamic promise that all families of the earth would be blessed reveals God's purpose to reach beyond Israel.
Scripture records the earliest promise of a coming deliverer: "And I will put enmity between thee and the woman, and between thy seed and her seed; it shall bruise thy head, and thou shalt bruise his heel" (Genesis 3:15). God made a covenant promise to Abram: "And I will bless them that bless thee, and curse him that curseth thee: and in thee shall all families of the earth be blessed" (Genesis 12:3). When the promised Messiah came, however, John records, "He came unto his own, and his own received him not" (John 1:11). Paul later explains that Israel's rejection was not the end of God's purpose: "For if the casting away of them be the reconciling of the world, what shall the receiving of them be, but life from the dead?" (Romans 11:15).
Les teaches that God was under no obligation to save humanity. The holy, sinless, righteous Creator could have destroyed the whole human race, but instead He withdrew into His sovereignty and poured out mercy at the cross — not just for Israel but for the whole human race. That mercy has already been accomplished. People do not need to plead with God to be merciful over and over; they simply believe that His mercy was poured out at Calvary and appropriate it by faith. The finished work of the cross is the basis for everything God has done and is doing on our behalf. God had dealt primarily with Israel through the promises made to Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob, but through Israel's rejection of the Messiah, God turned to the Gentiles with a gospel of grace that is free for nothing and merely has to be believed.
Les makes clear that humanity deserved absolutely nothing from God. The Creator could have cleansed the earth of the whole human race when Christ was being crucified. Instead, He loved mankind and chose to provide a way. God is sovereign and could do whatever He wanted, yet He never goes against His own holy and righteous principles.
Les emphasizes that God poured out His mercy at the cross. It is not something still waiting to be given or something to beg for as if He had not already done it. The mercy of a sovereign God was fully poured out when Christ died, and the appropriate response is to say, "I believe it; I appropriate it."
Because God is holy, righteous, omnipotent, and full of knowledge, He knew what had to be done to reconcile fallen man back to Himself. He would not go against His own principles. Christ's finished work on the cross purchased mankind back to God.
Yes, through the promises to Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob. Jesus was a minister of the circumcision to confirm those promises. When Israel rejected her King and Messiah, God went to the Gentiles with a gospel of grace beyond human comprehension — free for nothing, without works, religion, ritual, or priesthood, simply believed.
Promises to Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob
Les shows that God's way of dealing with the Jews was to confirm the promises made to Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob, with the Abrahamic Covenant reaching all the way back to Genesis 3.
Mercy Already Poured Out
Les teaches that God has already poured out all His mercy at the cross, so we do not ask Him to repeat it; we appropriate it by faith.
God's Love for Mankind
Les explains that the holy Creator became flesh and died on the cross simply because He loved mankind — that is the only reason.
Sovereign Mercy at the Cross
Les teaches that when Christ hung on the cross, God the sovereign Creator could have destroyed the human race, but instead He poured out mercy on the whole human race.
Gospel Goes to the Gentiles
Les explains that through Israel's fall and rejection of the Messiah, God brought a free gospel of grace to the Gentiles.
Mercy Already Accomplished
Les teaches that His mercy has already been accomplished, and no one has to pray through some barrier to approach God.
God Withdrew Into His Sovereignty
Les teaches that whenever Israel failed, God withdrew into His sovereignty and poured out mercy, culminating in the cross of Calvary.
The Cross Purchased Mankind Back
Les teaches that God did not spare His Son so that He could purchase mankind back to Himself, because His holy principles required the cross.
Genesis 3:15: And I will put enmity between thee and the woman, and between thy seed and her seed; it shall bruise thy head, and thou shalt bruise his heel.
The first promised seed that would deal with the enemy; Les says all the seeds of redemption go back to Genesis 3.
Genesis 12:3: And I will bless them that bless thee, and curse him that curseth thee: and in thee shall all families of the earth be blessed.
God's covenant with Abraham included a blessing that would reach all families, not just Israel.
John 1:11: He came unto his own, and his own received him not.
The Messiah came first to Israel, and the nation rejected Him, opening the way for God's mercy to the world.
Romans 11:15: For if the casting away of them be the reconciling of the world, what shall the receiving of them be, but life from the dead?
Paul connects Israel's fall with the reconciliation of the world, matching Les's point that salvation went to the Gentiles.
Les teaches that this is not appropriate today because God has already poured out His mercy at the cross. Asking Him to pour it out again is like saying He needs to do it a second time. Instead, we believe that His mercy was poured out and we appropriate it by faith.
Yes, through the promises made to Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob. God told Abraham that in him all families of the earth would be blessed. After Israel rejected the Messiah, God went to the Gentiles with the gospel of grace free for nothing.
Les says God is sovereign and could do anything He wanted, but He never goes against His own principles. Because He is holy and righteous, the finished work of the cross was what He knew had to be done to reconcile fallen man back to Himself.
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