Christ the Judge

Continuing to display the distinguishing attributes of God possessed by Christ, Pastor Martin devotes this message to the omniscience of Christ. He expounds John 1 (Christ reading Nathanael's heart under the fig tree), John 2 (He knew what was in man and needed no witness), Revelation 2 (He searches the reins and hearts), and Matthew 11:27 (no one knoweth the Son but the Father, and none the Father but the Son). He applies the doctrine as a source of great consolation to struggling believers (with Peter: 'Lord, thou knowest that I love thee') and a source of conviction to those dallying with sin.

The final demonstration from the third group of witnesses to Christ's deity: He performs the work of raising the dead and executing final judgment, a work only God can perform. Pastor Martin expounds John 5:17-29 as the central passage, shows how all the resurrection and judgment texts attribute to Christ the power to raise the dead by a word, the omniscience to judge secret deeds and thoughts in their full context, and the omnipotence to execute the sentence. He closes with solemn warning to the impenitent and blessed assurance for believers who are acquitted by the Judge who bore their hell.