Trinity Baptist Church

Very good message for my soul and mind.

Good and useful message. Relevant.

Who then can be saved ?

Love all of Pastor Donnely’s sermons

This is pure Gospel. It is the mystery of the gospel. It is the gospel of Christ. Many have taken great offence at it saying "how can God possibly punish an innocent victim" Its true, God can never punish someone who is innocent. But let it be remembered, Christ was guilty by way of imputation. All the elect were in Christ before the foundation of the world. God the Father only ever viewed Christ and His people as one. I dont think Ive ever heard a better treatment of this incredibly mysterious and profound subject as preached by Mr Martin. Listening to this sermon, I was indeed standing on Holy ground.

I wept much while listening to this good mans preaching. Many of my failures, my miscarryings, my sins and iniquities, came to my view. Painfully I said, I am the Man, and, "who is able to stand before this holy Lord God? " I have thoroughly failed. God , please, please, be merciful to me, a sinner.

I keep hearing this whole idea that we must not forgive anyone until "they" repent. It sounds tidy, even logical to some, but it does not sound like Jesus. If forgiveness only starts when someone else admits their fault, then they hold the keys to your heart. That is not the gospel. That is emotional jail time with the offender as the warden. Look at what Jesus actually taught. In the Lord’s Prayer, He told us to forgive as we ask to be forgiven. No conditions, no footnotes. He told us to love our enemies and pray for those who persecute us, not once they had apologized but while they were still sharpening their knives. On the cross, as nails pierced His hands, He prayed, “Father, forgive them.” Stephen copied his Lord with rocks crashing into his skull, praying for mercy on the men throwing them. And to Peter, who wanted a neat number to measure forgiveness, Jesus gave the absurd math of “seventy times seven.” That is not bookkeeping. That is grace on repeat.

This has been a sobering message and I think would do well to set a notification on the calender to listen to this sermon quarterly to meditate on that we may gain a heart of wisdom.

After 42 years, this sermon is so much more needed, and our country is so much more evil than it was back then even. Most churches today would never play this sermon to their congregation. This old brother Martin was a true Bible preacher who would not shy away from allowing the Holy Spirit to speak through him about the most needed subjects for every Christian to consider.

Excellent message, edifying and challenging.

Pastor Martin has exhorted the bone clean truth of God's will for all family members ! Awesome message !

God bless Pr Cook for speaking the truth in love!

Thank you pastor. From Eastern Samar Philippines

I fear this very thing honestly most days. I believe in Jesus and know he is the Christ. However I fear with all of myself that he will say I never knew you. I honestly fail to make Christ my Lord everyday and still live in bondage. So because I cannot break free even though I have begged God to make me His and call on Jesus, I can't help but feel I have disqualified myself in some way and am lost permanently.

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