The Man of Sin (11): True Christians Will Not Worship the Man of Sin (II Thessalonians 2:13-14) by Rev. Angus Stewart
I. The Reason
II. The Contrast
III. The Thanksgiving
John Calvin: "One can easily and readily prattle about the value of works in justifying men. But when we come before the presence of God we must put away such amusements. How shall we reply to the heavenly judge when He calls us to an account. Let us envisage for ourselves that Judge. Not as our minds naturally imagine Him, but as He is depicted for us in Scripture. By whose brightness the stars are darkened, by whose strength the mountains are melted, by whose wrath the earth is shaken, whose wisdom catches the wise in their craftiness, besides whose purity all things are defiled, whose righteousness not even the angels can bear, who makes not the guilty man innocent, whose vengeance when once kindled penetrates to the depths of hell. Let us behold Him, I say, sitting in judgment to examine the deeds of men. Who will stand confident before His throne? The answer is the man who is justified by faith alone and only that man."