The Plan
of the Ages
God’s
Dispensational Dealings with Humanity
Man’s
Works or God’s Work?
Lesson
VIII
I
Review: One Dispensation
ends, another Begins
In
Genesis
Genesis
Genesis
God’s
law demanded the death of the sinner.
That demand was satisfied by a sacrifice. It was God’s grace that provided that first
sacrifice.
Remember:
God found the animals to sacrifice
God
slew those animals, not man
God
made coats of skins, not man
The
garments would be a perfect fit
God
clothed Adam and Eve, it was not their doing
When
Adam and Eve made their aprons of fig leaves, they were naked in God’s
sight. When God clothed Adam and Eve,
being a work of God, God was satisfied with His work.
II
Adam’s work pictures
human righteousness by works; God’s work pictures Divine righteousness without
human works
Of
human righteousness God says:
Isaiah 64:6 all our righteousnesses
are as filthy, (dirty) rags. Worse than
fig leaves!
Of
God’s provided righteousness for sinners
Isaiah 45:8 The Lord has created it
Isaiah 46:13 my righteousness
Isaiah 54:17 their righteousness is
of me
Isaiah 61:10 covered me with the robe
of righteousness
In
the New Testament
Romans 1:16-18 two things are revealed
in the gospel
The
righteousness of God
The
wrath of God
Romans 3:21-26 righteousness unto all,
upon all that believe
Romans 4:1-8 two men received
righteousness by believing
Galatians 3:6
Romans 10:3,4
be
ignorant of God’s righteousness, and you will go about to establish your own
III
From the time of Adam’s
Fall, men of faith began to build altars for sacrifices
The Fall The Altar The Cross
Pointed backward to the Fall and pointed
forward to the Cross
Hebrews 10:3,4 sacrifices of animals did not remove sin
John
1 Corinthians