The Sword of His Pure, Infinite, and Incensed Wrath
The sermon highlights God's infinite and pure hatred of sin, demonstrated in the crucifixion of Jesus Christ, which is the ultimate sacrifice for sin and the highest manifestation of God's hatred.
Thomas Brooks emphasizes the profound depth of God's wrath against sin, illustrated by the extreme suffering inflicted upon His beloved Son, Jesus Christ. He argues that while God has shown His hatred for sin through various judgments throughout history, the ultimate demonstration of this hatred is seen in the crucifixion of Christ, where all the weight of sin's curse was placed upon Him. Brooks compares this act to a father punishing his innocent son, highlighting the unimaginable severity of God's justice and the love behind it. The sermon calls believers to recognize the gravity of sin and the immense sacrifice made for their salvation.
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To see God thrust the sword of His pure, infinite, and
incensed wrath through the very heart of His dearest Son,
notwithstanding all His supplications, prayers, tears, and
strong cries--is the highest manifestation of the Lord's hatred
and indignation of sin--which ever was, or ever will be!
It is true God revealed his great hatred against sin . . .
by turning Adam out of paradise, and
by casting the angels down to hell, and
by drowning the old world, and
by raining hell out of heaven upon Sodom and Gomorrah,
and by the various and dreadful judgments which He has
been a-pouring forth upon the world in all ages. But all this
hatred is but an emblem of hatred, compared to that hatred
which God manifested against sin in causing the whole curse
to meet upon our crucified Lord. It is true God reveals His
hatred of sin by those endless, easeless, and remediless
torments, which He inflicts upon devils and damned spirits.
But this is no hatred--compared to that hatred against sin,
which God revealed when He opened all the floodgates of
His envenomed wrath upon His Son--His own Son, His only
Son, His Son who always pleased Him, His Son who never
offended Him.
Suppose you saw a father who had but one son--such a son
in whom he always delighted, and by whom he had never
been provoked. Now suppose you should you see this father
inflicting the most intensified pains and punishments, tortures
and torments, calamities and miseries upon this, his dearest son.
Would you not wonder at the cause of the father's exercising
such amazing, such matchless severity, fury and cruelty upon
his only beloved son?
Now cast your eye upon the actings of God the Father towards
Jesus Christ, and you will find that He has inflicted more and
greater torments upon the Son of His dearest love, than all
mortals ever have or could inflict upon others. God made all
the penalties and sufferings that were due to us--to fall upon
Jesus Christ. God Himself inflicted upon dear Jesus whatever
was requisite to the satisfying of His justice, to the obtaining
of pardon, and to the saving of all His elect!
Sermon Outline
- I. God's Hatred of Sin
- A. Manifested in the punishment of Adam
- B. Demonstrated in the judgment of the angels
- C. Revealed in the destruction of the old world
- II. The Highest Manifestation of God's Hatred
- A. The crucifixion of Jesus Christ
- B. The ultimate sacrifice for sin
- III. God's Wrath Against Sin
- A. Unleashed upon His Son
- B. A demonstration of His infinite and pure hatred
- IV. The Father's Severity Towards His Son
- A. A demonstration of God's justice
- B. A manifestation of His love for humanity
Key Quotes
“To see God thrust the sword of His pure, infinite, and incensed wrath through the very heart of His dearest Son, notwithstanding all His supplications, prayers, tears, and strong cries--is the highest manifestation of the Lord's hatred and indignation of sin--which ever was, or ever will be!” — Thomas Brooks
“God made all the penalties and sufferings that were due to us--to fall upon Jesus Christ.” — Thomas Brooks
“God Himself inflicted upon dear Jesus whatever was requisite to the satisfying of His justice, to the obtaining of pardon, and to the saving of all His elect!” — Thomas Brooks
Application Points
- We must understand the severity of sin and its consequences, as demonstrated in God's treatment of His Son.
- We can learn about God's justice and love for humanity from His treatment of His Son.
- The crucifixion of Jesus Christ is the ultimate sacrifice for sin, and it demonstrates God's hatred of sin.