Date: January 1, 2012 Scripture: Isaiah 45:22-25
Proposition: Christ’s salvation is found in Him alone, but offered universally.
Title: Universality and Singularity by Pastor Myron Heckman
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We’ve celebrated Christmas, with a crescendo of preparation and planning, decorating, shopping, cooking, gathering, eating, opening, and…returning. Now things are winding down – and today can feel like an aftermath, an anti-climax. It’s as if the flames have burned high, and now we have embers.
But we still have something to complete about Christmas – Christmas has consequences – wonderful consequences. It is our salvation to take hold of and live out.
We have a text today that tells us two important things about the salvation Christ brings. These are two things that give a great focus for our faith.
“ Look to Me, and be saved,
All you ends of the earth!
For I am God, and there is no other.
23 I have sworn by Myself;
The word has gone out of My mouth in righteousness,
And shall not return,
That to Me every knee shall bow,
Every tongue shall take an oath.
24 He shall say,
‘ Surely in the LORD I have righteousness and strength.
To Him men shall come,
And all shall be ashamed
Who are incensed against Him.
25 In the LORD all the descendants of Israel
Shall be justified, and shall glory.’”