We must look to Christ and Christ alone as the propitiation for our sins, and be careful that our faith is single and fixed only on him. I have known preachers to emphasize a sense of sin and repentance to the point that some of their hearers find a sort of rest in their guilt, conviction, and feelings of unworthiness. It is Christ who gives us rest; it is not being the chief of sinners that gives us rest.
I realize that those who come to Christ will indeed acknowledge their sins, will experience a genuine repentance before God, and will believe the gospel; but none of these things contribute in any way to the removal of sin nor to the redemption of the soul. This is the work of Christ alone. “When he had by himself purged our sins, he sat down on the right hand of the majesty in heaven.”
It is the Son of Man lifted up who heals. How long you have suffered, how severe your wound, and how great your pain, has nothing to with the cure! Look to him and be made whole.
About Henry Mahan
Henry T. Mahan was born in Birmingham, Alabama in August 1926. He joined the United States Navy in 1944 and served as a signalman on an L.S.T. in the Pacific during World War II. In 1946, he married his wife Doris, and the Lord blessed them with four children.
At the age of 21, he entered the pastoral ministry and gained broad experience as a pastor, teacher, conference speaker, and evangelist. In 1950, through the preaching of evangelist Rolfe Barnard, God was pleased to establish Henry in sovereign free grace teaching. At that time, he was serving as an assistant pastor at Pollard Baptist Church (off of Blackburn ave.) in Ashland, Kentucky.
In 1955, Thirteenth Street Baptist Church was formed in Ashland, Kentucky, and Henry was called to be its pastor. He faithfully served that congregation for more than 50 years, continuing in the same message throughout his ministry. His preaching was centered on the Lord Jesus Christ and Him crucified, in full accord with the Scriptures. He consistently proclaimed God’s sovereign purpose in salvation and the glory of Christ in redeeming sinners through His blood and righteousness.
Henry T. Mahan also traveled widely, preaching in conferences and churches across the United States and beyond. His ministry was marked by a clear and unwavering emphasis on Christ, not the preacher, but the One preached. Those who heard him recognized that his sermons honored the Savior and exalted the name of the Lord Jesus Christ above all.
Henry T. Mahan served as pastor and teacher of Thirteenth Street Baptist Church in Ashland, Kentucky for over half a century. His life and ministry were devoted to proclaiming the sovereign grace of God and directing sinners to the finished work of Christ. He entered into the presence of the Lord in 2019, leaving behind a lasting testimony to the gospel he faithfully preached.
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