On the basis of God's Word, I declare to you this morning, there is a God.

There is a holy law.

And in the name of Jesus, wonder of wonders, there is forgiveness.

How wonderful is God's forgiveness of our sins?

John Piper explores the wonders of forgiveness by turning to Acts 2, 37 to 41 in this episode

of Light and Truth.

This sermon was originally preached at Bethlehem Baptist Church on November 25, 1990.

Now I want to hold out to you this morning, glory is hope.

A hope and a news that is so good, it defies all human description, exceeds all human expectation,

fills the heart with unspeakable joy and glorified, as Peter called it.

In verse 37, these people were cut to the heart because God had made Jesus Lord in Christ

and they had killed Him.

And they saw immediately the implications of this preaching.

God had endorsed Jesus as a great miracle worker, the one who died for sin, the one raised

from the dead, the one exalted to God's right hand, the one pouring out of the Spirit,

and they had killed Him.

They were utterly at odds with God.

They were radically against God.

They had violated God, offended God, transgressed God.

They could not in any sense affirm themselves, nor should they, nor did God affirm them

in that moment.

They were evil and they needed something desperate.

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