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Surely, when we feel we are related to Christ, his exaltation is the source of the greatest joy to our spirits; we take a delight in it, seeing it is one of our family that is exalted. It is the Elder Brother of the great one family of God in heaven and earth; it is the Brother to whom all of us are related. There is also in the Christian not ...
Note here, beloved, that the Christian has certain features in his character which make the exaltation of Christ a matter of great joy to him. First, he has, in his own opinion, but not only in his own opinion, but in reality, a relationship to Christ. And, therefore, he feels an interest in the success of his kinsman.
But the true Christian’s heart leaps for joy, even when cast down by different sorrows and temptations, at the remembrance that Christ is exalted–for in that he finds enough to cheer his own heart. Note here, Beloved, that the Christian has certain features in his character which make the exaltation of Christ a matter of great joy to him.
- The Exaltation of Christ Provides Comfort to The Christian.
- The Reason For Christ’s Exaltation Also Provides Great Comfort For us.
- Look at Him!
- Who Is He That Shall Blame him?
- A Name Above Every name.
The true Christian’s heart leapeth for joy, even when cast down by divers sorrows and temptations, at the remembrance that Christ is exalted, for in that he finds enough to cheer his own heart. Note here, beloved, that the Christian has certain features in his character which make the exaltation of Christ a matter of great joy to him. We remember o...
“Wherefore God also hath highly exalted him.” Why? Because, “he being in the form of God, thought it not robbery to be equal with God: But made himself of no reputation, and took upon him the form of a servant, and was made in the likeness of men: And being found in fashion as a man, he humbled himself, and because obedient unto death, even the dea...
Can your imagination picture him? Behold his transcendent glory! The majesty of kings is swallowed up; the pomp of empires dissolves like the white mist of the morning before the sun; the brightness of assembled armies is eclipsed. He in himself is brighter than the sun, more terrible than armies with banners. See him! See him! O! hide your heads, ...
Woe unto him that striveth with his Maker! He is God—know that, ye inhabitants of the land; and all things, after all, shall serve his will. I like what Luther says in his bold hymn, where he knew and boldly declared, “He everywhere hath sway, and all things serve his might.” Notwithstanding all they do, there is God’s sway, after all. It shall com...
And now, lastly, beloved, if it be true, as it is, that Christ is so exalted that he is to have a name above every name, and every knee is to bow to him, will we not bow our knees this morning before his Majesty? God bless you, my friends, I can say no more but that. God bless you, for Jesus’ sake! Amen.
Feb 8, 2018 · Philippians 1:20. Paul looked for how Christ could be exalted through negative circumstances. He prayed that the Philippians would live to the glory and praise of God. That is another way to express the exaltation of Christ. The term “exalt” means to make or declare great, magnify, increase, enlarge.
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We must consider the exaltation of Christ in heaven as being in some degree a representative exaltation. Christ Jesus exalted at the Father's right hand, though he has eminent glories, in which the saints must not expect to share, essentially he is the express image of the person of God, and the brightness of his Father's glory, yet, to a very ...
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May 1, 2007 · Mississippi Valley Presbytery. May 1, 2007. John 4:1-26. The Greatness of God in the Exaltation of Christ in our Worship. Dr. J. Ligon Duncan III. Good morning. What a joy it is to worship together. Let me ask you to take your hymnals in hand and prepare to sing. As we hear God's call to worship, turn to No. 52.
