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Isaiah 9:6-7
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Isaiah 9:6-7 What’s in a Title?
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Isaiah 9:6-7 What’s in a Title?
1. Wonderful Counselor
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“Although the reason of his works may be hidden or unknown to us, he is
nevertheless wonderful in his counsels.”
-John Calvin
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Isaiah 9:6-7 What’s in a Title?
2. Mighty God
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“It's only when you abandon your hopes for and attempts at sovereignty
that you'll rest in the wise and gracious sovereignty of your Father.”
-Paul Tripp
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Isaiah 9:6-7 What’s in a Title?
3. Everlasting Father
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“Live near to God, and so all things will appear to you little in comparison with
eternal realities.”
-Robert Murray M'Cheyne
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Isaiah 9:6-7 What’s in a Title?
4. Prince of Peace
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“The nature of salvation is peace, or reconciliation -- peace with God, peace with
men, peace within. The source of salvation is grace, God's free favour, irrespective of any
human merit or works, his loving-kindness to the undeserving. And this grace and peace flow
from the Father and the Son together.”
-John Stott
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“The Christmas message is that there is hope for a ruined humanity – hope of pardon, hope of peace with God, hope
of glory.”
-J. I. Packer