Sovereign Grace Bible Church

This sermon draws a profound theological connection between the tragic incident of Nadab and Abihu in Leviticus 9–10 and the redemptive work of Jesus Christ, emphasizing that God must be regarded as holy and glorified in all things. The fatal error of the priests—offering unauthorized fire—illustrates the danger of approaching God through human presumption rather than divine appointment, revealing a fundamental misunderstanding of God's holiness. In contrast, the sermon declares that only through faith in Christ's once-for-all sacrifice, attested as accepted by God through Christ's resurrection and ascension, can believers confidently enter God's presence. This faith, which rejects all self-righteousness, good works, and personal merit as 'strange fire,' is the true means of regarding God as holy. The Lord's Supper is presented as a living reminder to cease striving and to continually believe in Christ alone, the only authorized way to draw near to God, on the basis of Whom salvation is freely offered and ful