About this episode
This sermon explores the nature of the covenanter as depicted in Psalm 25:10, emphasizing God's mercy and truth towards those who keep His covenant.
"All the paths of the Lord are mercy and truth, to such as keep his covenant and his testimonies." So writes the man of God in Psalm 25:10, and so preaches the servant of God in this sermon. In another simply structured sermon—remember, Spurgeon deliberately seeks to avoid complexity—he first paints the portrait of the covenanter, the man who keeps the covenant and testimonies of the Lord. As you might imagine, the preacher takes the opportunity to portray a truly Christian man, one thoroughly persuaded of his own sin and misery, but equally delighted with the provision God has made in Christ Jesus for sinners, and so committed to the Saviour and to the way of the righteous. But the man is no static saint: he walks that road, and find it to be paved with mercy and truth, not so much on his account, but on the Lord's. Spurgeon emphasises that this is the way by which the Lord draws near to the covenanting man, and these are the blessings which he showers upon him. Thus the experience described is less that of the covenanter seeking the Lord, and more the Lord favouring the covenanter. So the preacher both encourages the saint to keep God's covenant and testimonies, and challenges…
People in this episode
Host: Jeremy Walker
Topics covered
- covenant
- Christianity
- mercy
- truth
- faith
- sinner
- righteousness
Keywords
- covenanter
- sermon
- mercy
- truth
- Christian man
- God's covenant
- Spurgeon
Mentioned in this episode
Books & works: Psalm 25:10
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