Now to the King eternal, immortal, and invisible, the only God, be honor and glory forever and ever. Amen.Now to the King eternal, immortal, invisible, to God who alone is wise, be honor and glory forever and ever. Amen.Now unto the King eternal, immortal, invisible, the only wise God, be honour and glory for ever and ever. Amen.Now unto the King eternal, immortal, invisible, the only God, be honor and glory for ever and ever. Amen.
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… of the glorious appearing of the Lord Jesus, who came into the world to save sinners. As he writes of this, his Spirit apparently rises within him, and he says in verse 17, Now to the King, eternal, immortal, invisible, the only God, be honor and glory forever and ever. Amen. And then it happens again, as he's drawing his letter to a close here in chapter 6, and in verse 14, as he refers to the glorious appearing of the Lord Jesus Christ, whom he said is going to come as per God's appointed calendar and timescale. It is God, he says, who will bring this about in his own time. And once again, this disclosure gives rise to a spontaneous burst of praise as he provides for us what is a most masterful and lovely doxology. Now, it is clear that it is simply out of the abundance of his heart that his mouth is speaking. You read this and you say, I wonder where it was that he got such language, such phraseology to employ in a moment like this. You see, for example, if somebody said, I want you to take seven phrases and use them in praise and honor of God, now just give them to me immediately out of your lips right now. What would you say? And what you would say would be the product of what you have imbibed over the years, what has been inculcated into your thinking. …
… Nobody knows that. What? What about 1 Timothy chapter 1? Oh no, wait, did I read all that? Oh yes I did. 1 Timothy chapter 1 verse 17. Now to the king eternal, immortal, invisible, to God who alone is wise, be honor and glory forever and ever. Amen. Wow. And what about this? we look at this second support under this argument and that is why are we able to relate to the concept of kings and kingdoms? And I just make mention of this and it may not matter to you. Technically it doesn't even really matter to me. And that is Hollywood. You go to Hollywood, some of the most blockbuster films is about a villain. It's about somebody who has been abused by the villain. and three quarters of the movie, you're all tense because this bad guy, he's getting away with everything and he's got the maiden locked up in some bin somewhere and who's going to save her? And then somebody comes along, the knight in shining armor and rescues her and the sun starts to set, the music is playing, she kisses him on the cheek and you see the villain melting in the flame of burning molten fire. …
… That deserves praise. Now to the King eternal, immortal, invisible, the only God, be honor and glory forever and ever. Amen. God is in the business of saving sinners. While we were yet sinners, Christ died for us. When we were enemies, He died for us. He came to save the ungodly. This is the exact opposite of every religion in the world, which offers some kind of salvation for goodness and righteousness and religious conduct. The gospel is for those who know they're sinners and need mercy and grace. And if you're the worst sinner in the world, God may save you to put his mercy on display. That's what he did with Paul. Jesus came to save sinners. He seeks and saves. I wonder if he's knocking on the heart of some of you. Revelation 3.20, Behold, I stand at the door and knock. if He's seeking you in one day, this day, you can be transformed. Respond by embracing Him. Let's pray. Lord, the message is clear. …