Homily 2. "A sermon of the misery of all mankind, and of his condemnation to death everlasting, by his own sin." Part 1 of 2.
This homily sets forth the reality of humanity's humble and helpless standing: that, being descended from Adam, we are both creaturely, created from the dust, and sinful, having fallen in Adam. The pervasiveness of sin means that we are unable to save or justify ourselves - driving us to abandon all vainglory and pride, and instead to cling to the mercy of God in Christ, to accept His grace through faith alone.
Scripture (and Apocrypha) references: Genesis 3.19, Judith 4.10-11, Job 42.6, Jeremiah 6.26, Wisdom 7.1, Isaiah 40.6-7, Job 14.1-4, Genesis 6.6, Genesis 7.11-24, Jeremiah 22.29, Romans 11.32, Galatians 3.22, Ephesians 2.3, Proverbs 24.16, Luke 1.15, 76, Matthew 3.11, 14, 1 John 1.8-10, Ecclesiastes 7.20, Psalms 51, Psalms 143.2, Psalms 19.12, 40.12, Psalms 51.5, Mark 10.18, Luke 18.19, John 15.5, 14.6, Luke 17.10, Luke 18.14, Matthew 9.12, Matthew 12.36, Matthew 15.24.
Homily taken from: http://www.anglicanlibrary.org/homilies/bk1hom02.htm (extensively modernised by Sam).
Opening and closing music:
Holy, Holy, Holy, by Stephanie Devlin. Used with kind permission.
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