The End Of Sin’s Oppression-2

THE END OF SIN’s OPPRESSION-II—Isaiah 9:6-7

Attention:

Need:

To grasp the significance of sin’s oppression & effect on our lives.

To recognize that the only solution for sin’s oppression is from God!

The prophet Isaiah reveals God’s plan for alleviating the oppression of sin among mankind.

God has a plan for ending the oppression of sin.

BUT--What is God’s plan for ending that oppression?

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How will God bring an end to that oppression?

8 cumulative works, bringing an end to the oppression of sin.

‘OPPRESSION’—“Prolonged cruel or unjust treatment or control.”; “The state of being subject to unjust treatment or control.”

We have seen that The promise to end sin’s oppression comes thru...

1. A PERFECT CONTEXT(8:19--9:5)

2. A PERFECT GIFT(:6a-b)

3. A PERFECT GOVERNANCE(:6c, 7a-e)

4. A PERFECT COUNSEL(:6e-1)

Today we’ll see that...

5—The promise to end sin’s oppression comes thru...

A PERFECT POWER(:6e-2)

Explanation:(:6e-2)

:6—“...And His name will be called Wonderful, Counselor, Mighty God, Everlasting Father, Prince of Peace.”

The “Child”, whom God gives for the sake of all the spiritually oppressed(either deservedly or not), will Himself be “God” in all His humanly unattainable “Might.”

•He is NOT just any ‘god’, limited to the realm of a ‘familiar spirit.’

•The solution for sin’s oppression comes “unto us” thru THE Almighty “God” who’s “Might” is above all others.

The “Mighty God”, who designed hell for the devil & his angels, & heaven for all who love Him, is also the One who perfects freedom from sin’s oppression.

“Mighty God”—la rwbg—“Mighty”—rwbg ghib-bowr' OR(shortened)--rbg ghib-bor’—Adj.—1) Strong, mighty. Noun Masc.—2) Strong man, brave man, mighty man. Strong—Powerful; by implication--Warrior, tyrant; intensive from the same as rbg gheh’-ber[properly--A valiant man or warrior; generally--A person simply] & rbg gaw-bar’[To be strong; by implication--To prevail, act insolently; a primitive root].—&—“God”—la ‘el—Noun Masc.—1) God, god-like one, mighty one—1a) Mighty men, men of rank, mighty heroes, 1b) Angels, 1c) God, false god, (demons, imaginations), 1d) God, the one true God, Jehovah; 2) Mighty things in nature; 3) Strength, power. Strong—Strength; as adjective--Mighty; especially--The Almighty(but used also of any deity).

Argumentation:

Eph. 1:15-23—“Therefore I also, after I heard of your faith in the Lord Jesus & your love for all the saints, do not cease to give thanks for you, making mention of you in my prayers: that the God of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of glory, may give to you the spirit of wisdom & revelation in the knowledge of Him, the eyes of your understanding being enlightened; that you may know what is the hope of His calling, what are the riches of the glory of His inheritance in the saints, & what is the exceeding greatness of His power toward us who believe, according to the working of His mighty power which He worked in Christ when He raised Him from the dead & seated Him at His right hand in the heavenly places, far above all principality & power & might & dominion, & every name that is named, not only in this age but also in that which is to come. And He put all things under His feet, & gave Him to be head over all things to the church, which is His body, the fullness of Him who fills all in all.”

Eph. 6:10-13—“Finally, my brethren, be strong in the Lord & in the power of His might. Put on the whole armor of God, that you may be able to stand against the wiles of the devil. For we do not wrestle against flesh & blood, but against principalities, against powers, against the rulers of the darkness of this age, against spiritual hosts of wickedness in the heavenly places. Therefore take up the whole armor of God, that you may be able to withstand in the evil day, & having done all, to stand.”

Col. 1:9-12—“For this reason we also, since the day we heard it, do not cease to pray for you, & to ask that you may be filled with the knowledge of His will in all wisdom & spiritual understanding; that you may walk worthy of the Lord, fully pleasing Him, being fruitful in every good work & increasing in the knowledge of God; strengthened with all might, according to His glorious power, for all patience & longsuffering with joy; giving thanks to the Father who has qualified us to be partakers of the inheritance of the saints in the light.”

Php. 4:13—“I can do all things through Christ who strengthens me.”

2Cor. 12:9-10—“And He said to me, “My grace is sufficient for you, for My strength is made perfect in weakness.” Therefore most gladly I will rather boast in my infirmities, that the power of Christ may rest upon me. Therefore I take pleasure in infirmities, in reproaches, in needs, in persecutions, in distresses, for Christ’s sake. For when I am weak, then I am strong.”