God does not merely make salvation possible. It's not a hypothetical salvation that now

depends upon man to accept or reject at the cross Jesus actually saved sinners. He did

not merely put the world into a savable position. He didn't make us merely reconcilable.

He actually reconciled us through the blood of his cross. He did not merely potentially

propitiate the wrath of God. He actually placated the holy vengeance of God upon hell-deserving

sinners.

When Christians speak of the doctrines of grace, they'll often reference Martin Luther and John

Kelvin. But these gospel truths were not an invention of the 16th century during the

Reformation. No, they're actually taught throughout the entire Bible from Genesis to Revelation.

Hi, I'm Nathan W. Bingham and thank you for joining us today for renewing your mind.

This week, Ligonier Teaching Fellow Stephen Lawson will take us on a journey through the

older New Testament, not only to show us that the doctrines of grace are taught in every book

of the Bible, but also to help us better understand these gospel truths. So to begin his

foundations of grace series, here's Dr. Lawson.

Our series that we're now beginning is the doctrines of grace in the Old Testament. And

what we will discover is that there is a long line of godly men that extend through the

Old Testament, but that line continues through the New Testament, and it has continued through

every century of church history to the present. It's a long line of godly men who have taught

the doctrines of grace. And it really begins in the Old Testament. That's the beginning

point with the prophets and with the judges and with kings and princes and the psalmist

and sages, they all taught the doctrines of grace. They spoke with one voice. There was

no contradiction. There was no inconsistency. They all spoke with great lucidness on the

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