Introduction – The Declaration of Independence and Longfellow's Paul Revere's Ride.
I. The Way We "Deal" with Others.
A. We keep fresh in our minds their injustices toward us.
B. We nurture the memory of their faults and failings.
C. We seek every opportunity, often secretly and stealthily, to make them pay for their transgressions.
II. The Way God "Deals" with Us.
A. Our sins do not constitute the according to which God makes his decisions on how to treat us.
B. God does not punish us according to our iniquities.
· One light year = 6,000,000,000,000 (six trillion) miles.
· Galaxy at 78,000,000,000,000,000,000,000 miles from earth!
· 20,000,000,000,000,000 years to get there!
III. Now, here's the question: Why does God not deal with us according to our sins?
A. Why does he not repay us according to our iniquities?
B. The answer is NO!
C. The reason is Jesus.
D. The measure of God's mercy is the depth of the sacrifice he endured in giving up his only Son to suffer in our stead.
Application &Conclusion – Before the throne of God above.
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