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Henry Mahan

According to the Scriptures

1 Corinthians 15:3-4
Henry Mahan • January, 30 1994 • Audio
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What does the Bible say about Christ dying for our sins?

The Bible states that Christ died for our sins according to the Scriptures, fulfilling Old Testament prophecies.

According to 1 Corinthians 15:3-4, Paul emphasizes that Christ died for our sins according to the Scriptures. This statement affirms that the death of Christ was not an afterthought but a fulfillment of God's predetermined plan as laid out throughout the Old Testament. Scriptures from the prophets and the law validate the Messiah's suffering and death, portraying Him as a necessary sacrifice for the sins of His people. This truth is supported by passages in Luke 24, where Jesus links His suffering to what was foretold in the Scriptures, empowering Christians to trust that salvation history has been orchestrated by God Himself.

1 Corinthians 15:3-4, Luke 24:25-27, Luke 24:44

How do we know the doctrine of salvation is true?

The doctrine of salvation is substantiated through the fulfillment of Old Testament prophecies about Christ.

The truth of salvation is substantiated by the countless prophecies in the Old Testament that point to the coming Messiah, Jesus Christ. In 1 Corinthians 10:4, Paul elucidates that the rock, which provided water to the Israelites, symbolizes Christ Himself, suggesting that through Christ's death and resurrection, spiritual sustenance is provided. Additionally, Hebrews 3 highlights the seriousness of unbelief, tying it to the failure to recognize the grace offered through Christ. The continuity between Old Testament types and New Testament fulfillment showcases the consistency of God's redemptive plan, confirming the reliability and truth of salvation as presented in Scripture.

1 Corinthians 10:4, Hebrews 3:17-19

Why is understanding the Scriptures about Christ important for Christians?

Understanding the Scriptures about Christ strengthens faith and provides assurance of His fulfillment of God's promise.

For Christians, comprehending the Scriptures in relation to Christ is fundamental for several reasons. First, it reveals the grand narrative of redemption where Christ is central, emphasizing His role as the fulfillment of the Old Testament prophecies. Without understanding this context, the significance of Christ's death and resurrection could be overlooked. Furthermore, passages such as John 7:37-39 depict Christ as the source of living water, symbolizing spiritual life. This understanding assures believers of the sufficiency of Christ's sacrifice and encourages reliance on Him for both spiritual nourishment and eternal life. Recognizing these connections enhances worship and deepens one's relationship with God.

John 7:37-39

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I want you to open your Bibles
again to 1 Corinthians 15. The title of this message is
According to the Scriptures. According to the Scriptures.
In 1 Corinthians 15. Paul wrote to the Church of Corinth
these words recorded here, and he says, "...moreover, brethren,
I declare unto you the gospel, which I preached unto you, which
also you have received, and wherein you stand, by which also you
are saved, if you keep in memory what I preached unto you." unless
you have believed in vain. For I delivered unto you, first
of all, that which I also received, how that Christ died for our
sins according to the Scriptures, and that He was buried, and He
rose again the third day according to the Scriptures. What does
that mean? What does that mean when Paul
says, he died for our sins? Most everybody knows that, at
least say they do, preach it, believe it. He died for our sins.
But these four words, what do they mean? He died for our sins
according to the scriptures. Then it said he rose again and
He was buried and rose again the third day, and most everybody's
aware of that, but it says, according to the Scriptures. Now, that's
what I want to find out what it means. I intend to show you
in my message what this means. He died for our sins according
to the Scriptures. He was buried and rose again
according to the Scriptures. What are the Scriptures? Well,
turn with me to Luke chapter 24. Let's see what the Scriptures
are. Luke 24, verse 26, 25. Luke 24, 25. Now, Christ had
died according to the Scriptures. He was buried and rose again
according to the Scriptures, and now here He is talking to
His disciples. about the Scriptures. Let's see
what he says. What are the Scriptures? Then
he said unto them, O fools, and slow of heart to believe all
that the prophets have spoken. Ought not Christ to have suffered
these things, and to enter into his glory? And beginning at Moses
and all the prophets, he expounded unto them in all the Scriptures
the things concerning himself. The scriptures according to which he died and
rose again are the Old Testament scriptures. Genesis, Exodus,
Leviticus, Numbers, Deuteronomy, all the way through Malachi.
Look down at verse, same chapter in Luke 24, look down at verse
44. And he said unto them, these are the words which I spake unto
you while I was yet with you, that all things must be fulfilled
which are written in the law of Moses." Genesis, Exodus, Leviticus,
Numbers, Deuteronomy. In the prophets, Jeremiah, Isaiah, Joshua, Judges,
and in the Psalms, concerning me, then opened he their understanding
that they might understand the Scriptures." Oh, that's what
I'm trying to do right now, the Scriptures. He died for our sins
according not to Matthew, Mark, Luke, and John, though it be
true. He was buried and rose again, not according to Paul
and Peter and James and Luke and the others. but according
to the scriptures, the Old Testament scriptures. That's right, according
to the scriptures. So let's turn to some of these
scriptures. Let's turn to the book of Exodus. Here's my text
now, over Exodus chapter 17. He died for our sins according
to the scriptures. He rose again according to the
scriptures. The things that are written in the scriptures concerning
our substitute, our mediator, our Savior. In Exodus chapter
17, here's one incident in the Scriptures, and there are thousands which prophesy concerning Him. All right, in Exodus 17, verse
1, And all the congregation of the children of Israel journeyed
from the wilderness of sin, after their journeyings according to
the commandment of the Lord, and pitched in Rephidim, and
there was no water for the people to drink. And Moses led the children
of Israel out of Egypt, where they'd been 400 years. They went
down into Egypt, 70 souls. They came out, according to most
writers, 2 or 3 or 4 million people. They'd been there 400
years in slavery. And by the grace of God, Moses
led them out of Egypt and through the Red Sea and across the wilderness,
and they came to this place called Rephidim. And there was no water
to drink. It was a temporary inconvenience,
temporarily. God had already rained down manna
from heaven and met their needs. He'd kept their clothes and shoes
from wearing out. He'd shown them miracle after
miracle after miracle, but here they came to this place and there
was temporarily no water. This wasn't a permanent condition
because God didn't deliver these people from Egypt to allow them
to perish in the desert. He'd always met their need. Yet,
look at verse 2. Wherefore the people did chide
or contend with Moses, Ah, boy, give us water that we may drink."
They began to get ugly, began to murmur. The mob rose up and
contended with Moses. And Moses said to them, why do
you contend with me? Why do you tempt the Lord? God's always met your need. How
do you explain this? Think about it now. How do you
explain this? Here are people who saw the plagues
in Egypt. They saw the river turn to blood. They saw the various plagues
that God sent upon that nation. They saw the death of the firstborn.
Miraculously, by the blood of the Passover, their own children
were spared. They saw the parting of the sea.
They saw the destruction of Pharaoh's army. They had seen just a few
days before the manna fall from heaven, feed them, yet here they
are complaining, murmuring, because they have no water. It's a temporary
inconvenience. It's a shortage of water. And
this little inconvenience, this little trial, led them to rise
up in anger against God's prophet, led them to doubt God. That's
what Moses said. Why do you contend with me? Why
do you doubt God? Why do you tempt the Lord? Why? They said in verse 3, And
the people thirsted there for water, and they murmured against
Moses, and listen to this, Wherefore is this, that thou hast brought
us up out of Egypt to kill us, and our children, our cattle,
with thirst? Such a small thing is this. thirst compared to what
God has done, such a small thing compared to what God had wrought. But you know, I find this is
true. The smallest cloud of trouble,
just the smallest cloud, you'll have a whole horizon of blue
sky, but there's one cloud, and the smallest cloud of trouble
is sufficient to hide the face of God. Did you know that? The sun is a big, big, big thing,
the sun, but you can get out in the sun and put your thumb
up like this and cover the whole sun. You close one eye and you
put your thumb up there, that's such a little thing, and yet
it'll cover the whole sun. And God, in His greatness and
goodness and mercy to us in so many, many ways, you let one
little cloud of trouble come into our lives, one little inconvenience,
and it seems to hide the face of God. Keeps us from rejoicing,
keeps us from prayer, keeps us from worship, keeps us from fellowship,
keeps us from happiness. Just sad, isn't it? This is Israel. And these doubts
had to do with their bellies. It didn't have to do with their
forgiveness of sin, or their relationship with God in salvation,
or their hope of going into the promised land, their hope of
heaven. It had to do with their bellies.
They said, what are we going to eat? What are we going to
drink? Look back there at Exodus 15. It's the age-old cry. The only
thing missing is, what are we going to wear? What shall we
eat? What shall we drink? What shall we wear? The only
thing missing. Look at Exodus 15, verse 24,
and the people murmured against Moses, and they said, What are
we going to drink? What are we going to drink? And then in Exodus 16, verse
13, look at this. What I'm saying is these complaints
and murmuring had to do with their bellies. It didn't have
to do with the riches of His love and the riches of His mercy
and the riches of His grace. It had to do with little inconveniences
in regard to this flesh. Exodus 16, verse 3, And the children
of Israel said unto them, Would to God we had died by the hand
of the Lord in the land of Egypt, when we sat by the flesh pots.
And when we did eat bread to the full, you brought us forth
into the wilderness to kill the whole assembly with hunger. Oh, the wickedness of unbelief.
And Moses, verse 4, says, Lord, he cried unto the Lord, said,
What shall I do with these people? They be almost ready to stone
me. Oh, the wickedness of unbelief.
Turn with me to Hebrews 3. This brings to mind this scripture
over here, when God wrote about these people. And really, this
murmuring is born of unbelief. This finding fault with the providence
of God has to do with unbelief. This doubting the good providence
of God has to do with unbelief. In Hebrews 3, verse 17, listen. The Lord says, But with whom
was he grieved forty years? Was it not with them that had
sinned, whose carcasses fell in the wilderness? And to whom
sware he that they should not enter into his rest, but to them
that believed not? So we see they could not enter
in because of unbelief. Nothing exceeds our unbelief
and our wickedness and our inner gratitude. Oh, nothing exceeds
the wickedness of the human heart, does it? Yeah, there's one thing. One thing. But Jeremiah, writing
about the wickedness and deceitfulness of the human heart, says it's
so deceitful and so wicked, who can know it? Who can understand
it? But there's one thing greater than the wickedness of the human
heart. Look back at my text. There's one thing greater than
our ingratitude and our unbelief. One thing greater. And that's
the grace of God. That's the grace of God. In verse
5, And the Lord said to Moses, Move out of the way, and I'll
destroy them. No. Stand back, and I'll visit my wrath on their
unbelief and their murmurings. No. The Lord said to Moses, you
go on before the people and take with you the elders of Israel.
Take your rod wherewith you smote the river and turned it into
blood. Take it in your hand and go. And behold, I will stand before
thee there upon the rock in Horeb, and thou shalt smite the rock,
and there shall come water out of it that the people may drink.
And Moses did so in the sight of the elders of Israel. These
are the scriptures. These are the scriptures. Oh,
the depths of human sin. Oh, the heights of the grace
of God. Where sin did abound, grace did much more abound. Here
the people were thirsty. There was no water. No water
as far as they were concerned. They couldn't produce any water.
Temporary inconvenience. And oh, how they murmured against
God, found fault with God and with His servant, with everything.
But God said, Moses, there's a rock. There's a rock. Nothing but a rock. But I'm going
to stand on that rock, and you take your rod and smite that
rock. That rock on which God stood
was smitten. And out of that rock came an
abundance of clear, pure water to satisfy a multitude. That's
right. And the Scripture says that rock
followed them. It followed them. And they drank
from it again and again and again and again until they entered
that land where the rock was not needed anymore to furnish
them with water. Now what makes this rock, why
is this incident in the Scriptures? What makes this rock so special? What makes this rock so special?
What makes this rock of interest to us today? Huh? Do you know? How am I going to answer the
question, he died for our sins according to the Scriptures,
he was buried and rose again according to the Scriptures,
by going back over here in the Old Testament and reading about
a bunch of rebels? who murmured against God, upon
whom God had mercy and kindness, and smote a rock, an everyday
rock, like any other rock. But he stood on that rock deliberately,
and water came out of that rock, and these people drank of that
water out of that rock, and that rock followed them, and they
drank again and again and again. What's that got to do with he
died for our sins according to the Scripture? Well, turn to
1 Timothy chapter 10. Here's the answer. I'm sorry,
1 Corinthians. 1 Corinthians chapter 10. Here's the answer. 1 Corinthians chapter 10, verse 1. Moreover, brethren,
I would not that ye should be ignorant. How that all our fathers were
under the cloud, that's the cloud that followed them, all passed
through the sea. They were all baptized under
Moses in the cloud and in the sea, and all did eat the same
spiritual meat, the manna. And they did all drink the same
spiritual drink, for they drank of that spiritual rock that followed
them, and that rock was Christ. Oh, there it is. That's why I
went over here. That rock was Christ. The people,
here they came in this place that was a desert land, and there
was no water. And no way of getting any water,
no way of producing any water, no way for them to in any way produce water. And Moses said,
Lord, they're going to kill me. And the Lord said, go over there,
take your rod, and the elders, go over here to that rock. I'll
stand on that rock, and you smite it. And Moses did that, and out
came water and satisfied everyone who was thirsty. And that rock
was Christ. So the application here is that
when Jesus Christ was smitten, He was smitten like that rock
was smitten, to satisfy the thirst of His people. Smitten. All right,
let's see the application. First of all, these people were
ready to perish because there's no water. That's our condition,
no water. We're like Ezekiel's dry bones.
Ezekiel stood on that mountain where God took him that day and
looked out over the valley, and he said, I saw many bones. There'd
been a battle there of some kind, and they were dry, very many,
very dry, very parched, no life in them. And that's the way we
are. We're like Ezekiel's bones. The
wells are all dry. The human well's dry, the philosopher's
well is dry, and the religious well is dry. David wrote about
it over here in Psalm 63. Listen to what he said. Psalm
63, David said, O God, Thou art my God, early will I seek Thee,
my soul thirsteth for Thee, my flesh longeth for Thee in a dry
and thirsty land where no water is. When there's no water, there's
no light. But thank God there was a rock.
There was a rock then, there's a rock today. There's a rock
in a weary land. Its shadows fall on the burning
sand, inviting pilgrims as they pass to seek a shade and a drink
in the wilderness. In appearance, it's only a rock.
It takes anointed eyes, and without anointed eyes, you'll miss it.
It's only a rock. Can any good thing come out of
Nazareth? Well, we know Him. He's the carpenter. There's no beauty that we should
desire Him. He's a man of sorrows and acquainted
with grief. But God's in that rock. God stood
on that rock, and God's in this rock. God is upon that rock. In the beginning was the Word,
and the Word was with God, and the Word was God. And the Word
was made flesh and dwelt among us, and we beheld His glory,
the glory as the only begotten Son of God. Turn to 2 Corinthians
5.19. 2 Corinthians 5.19. Listen to
this. 2 Corinthians 5.19. God said,
Moses, I'll stand on that rock. I don't know how big a rock it
was, but I do know it was a rock like any other rocks. And people
in West Virginia and Kentucky and Southern Ohio know something
about rocks. It's a rocky place. Drive down
that highway over there and look at the rocks. You've passed them
so many times, you don't pay attention to them anymore. They're
rocks. Big rocks, boulders. Gary Player
came down to West Virginia. couple of years ago to design
a golf course, a mountain golf course up there
near Elkins, West Virginia, two years ago. My grandson was appointed
to drive him around in his truck and let him look over the place
where they was going to build the golf course. And while they
were riding along, Gary Player looked at him and said, Son,
this place has plenty of rocks, doesn't it? Plenty of rocks. You know something Well, out
there in the wilderness there were rocks, but there was one
rock, like all the other rocks, but different in one way. God
stood on it. God stood on it. And here is
a rock of mayhem, born of a woman, born under the law, flesh of
our flesh, bone of our bone, a cartander out of Nazareth,
a rock. But God's in this rock. Listen
to 2 Corinthians 5.19, namely, That God was in Christ. There's the key. God was in Christ. What can Christ do for me? He
can do everything for me because God's in Christ. Christ can save
me and redeem me and forgive me because God's in Christ. That's
right. Not reconciling the world unto
himself. See that? And what about this
rock? Well, there was a rock. There
was a thirsty people, there was a rock, and that rock was smitten.
Now listen to me. There's the rock. And God stands
on the rock. But the rock gives no water till
it's smitten. And go over to the rock. Don't
speak to it. Smite it. Smite it. Son of man must be lifted up.
He said, I must go to Jerusalem and die. I must. Without the shedding of blood,
there's no remission, no water, no forgiveness. It's got to be
smitten. The rod of Moses represents the
law that smote our Lord, represents the justice of God that smote
our Lord, represents the wrath of God that smote our Lord. See
him there in the soldier's hall as they scourge him and the blood
runs from his from his wounds, see him there on the cross as
they drive those nails in his hands and feet. See him there
on the cross, the rock of ages. God was in Christ. You see Moses
take that rod and smite that rock. Smite that rock. Hundreds of years later, a soldier
takes the spear and smites my rock. Drives that spear up into
his side. pulled it out, and out came water
and blood. Brock of Ages, cleft for me,
let me hide myself in thee, let the water and the blood from
thy wounded side which flowed be of sin the double cure. Save
from wrath, make me pure, justify me and sanctify me. He died for
our sins, according to Scripture. That's right. Moses took that
serpent and lifted up the wilderness. That's Christ. Moses took that
rod and smote that rock. That's Christ. That Passover
lamb, the lamb without spot or blemish, the lamb in the first
year of his life, the lamb in full strength and beauty, they
took that lamb out and laid it on an altar and lifted the axe
and chomped the life out of it. That's Christ. ever sacrificed,
ever death and picture for sin back here. Picture Christ. Died
for our sins according to Scripture. And out of that rock came water,
out of the smitten rock. There's no other place to get
it. Our Lord, in John 7, He stood that day. The people, the religious
people of Israel, All the religious people keeping their Sabbaths
and their Feasts and their Holy Days. They'd all been to Jerusalem
for a Feast, three or four days. They'd gone about all their meetings
and committee meetings and all their different organizations
and their different sacrifices and ceremonies and giving their
offerings and paying their tithes and going about their business.
Last day of the Feast is all over. The holy days were at an
end. Everybody was going home, packed
up and going home, poured water on the altar, poured water on
the sacrifice, cooled it down. Everything shut down. The doors
were closed, locked. The people were going home, still
thirsty, still empty, still fearful, with no hope. And on that last
day of the feast, our Lord stood and cried, saying, If any man
thirsts, Let him come to me and drink,
and out of his belly shall flow rivers of living water." He's
the rock. He's the rock who's been smitten. Let not conscience make you linger,
nor fitness fondly dream. All the fitness he requires is
to fill your need of him. You thirsty? Come to the water. But you have to come to the rock.
And that rock followed them, and they drank from it again
and again. That's what's said over there in 1 Corinthians,
and that rock followed them, and that rock was Christ. And yea, though I walk through
the valley of the shadow of death, I'll fear no evil, for thou art
with me. He never leaves us and never forsakes us. But I'm going
to show you one other thing before I close this message. That rock was Christ. Do you
see that? He died for our sins according to the scriptures.
And young people, when preachers come along and try to complicate
this message and complicate this gospel, muddy up this water,
God's not in that. It's a simple gospel. You thirst
Him, there's a rock, and God's in that rock. And that rock smitten,
smitten by the law and the justice and wrath of God. And out of
it came water. And all they did was drink. Come
to the rock and drink. That's what it says. People may
drink. They didn't have to beg the rock
to let them drink. It was running all over the place.
And I don't know whether I'm thirsty enough. Well, is the
water for me? Maybe it's not for me. If you're
thirsty and there's water, you'll drink. That's right. Well, am I one of their legs?
Are you thirsty? Yeah. Well, you're one of their
legs. Drink. Drink. But Moses had another
encounter with that rock. Sad encounter. Turn to Numbers
20. He had another encounter with
that rock. I'm going to read it to you. In Numbers, chapter 20, verse 1, Then came the children
of Israel, even the whole congregation, unto the desert of Zion. In the
first month, and the people abode in Kadesh, and Miriam died there,
Moses' sister, and was buried there, and there was no water
for the congregation. They gathered themselves together
against Moses and against David. Here we go again. And the people
chode with Moses, and spake, saying, Would God we died, when
our brethren died before the Lord? Why have you brought up
this congregation of the Lord into this wilderness, that we
and our cattle should die there? And wherefore have you made us
come up out of Egypt, to bring us into this evil place? It is
no place of seed, or figs, or vines, or pomegranates, neither
is any water to drink. Moses and Aaron went from the
presence of the assembly to the door of the tabernacle of the
congregation, and fell on their faces, and the glory of the Lord
appeared to them. And the Lord spake unto Moses,
saying, Take your rod, and gather thou the assembly together, thou
and Aaron thy brethren. You see anything different here?
Speak, and speak ye to the rock before their eyes. What did he
say the first time, smite the rock? He said, speak to the rock,
same rock, speak to the rock, before their eyes, speak before
their eyes, and it will give forth water. Thou shalt bring
forth to them water out of the rock, so thou shalt give to the
congregation their beast's drink. And Moses took the rod from before
the Lord as he commanded him, and Moses and Aaron gathered
the congregation together before the rock. And he said to them,
O Moses is angry now, hear now, ye rebels, Must we fetch you
water out of this rock? And Moses lifted up his hand,
and with his rod he smote the rock twice. And water came out abundantly,
and the congregation drank, and their beast also. And the Lord
spake unto Moses and Avon, and said, Because you believe me
not." What did I say to you? Speak to the rock before the
people. And you didn't sanctify me in the eyes of the children
of Israel. You lifted up yourself, not me. You said, must I get water out
of the rock. So Moses, you shall not bring
this congregation into the land which I've given them. I'm going to kill you, Moses.
on Mount Pisgah and bury your body, and Joshua will take them
into the land. What Moses do that was so wrong.
The Lord Jesus Christ is not smitten but once. He died on
Calvary's cross. He was smitten and afflicted.
He pleased the Lord to bruise him. Now if you want water from
the rock, you speak to Christ. Whosoever shall call on the name
of the Lord shall be saved. Christ is not to be offered again,
there's not to be another mass, another sacrifice, the offering
of the body and blood of our Lord. He died once, and by one
offering he perfected for ever them that sanctify. And when
Moses smote that rock again, he was defiling the picture,
the type of Christ in the Scriptures. He died according to the Scripture. You know, Moses, the Lord uses
all these things for his glory. Why did the Lord permit Moses
to transgress in this fashion? Moses was such a godly man, such
a great leader of the people, such
a devoted servant of God. Why did the Lord allow this?
I'll tell you why. It's some more of the Scriptures.
Moses represents the Lord. It's called Moses' Law, isn't
it? The Law came by Moses. Moses is identified with the
Law and associated with the Law. And the Law can't take the people
into the Promised Land. The Law can't take you to glory.
Only Christ can. And so Moses couldn't go into
the Promised Land anyway. He couldn't lead those people.
Joshua. You know what the word Joshua is in the Old Testament?
You know what it is in the New Testament? Jesus. That's right. Joshua is Jesus. And the law
came by Moses, but grace and truth came by Jesus Christ. And
these scriptures are so perfect that God would not allow even
Moses to get away with defiling the picture of Christ. And yet
Moses himself could not take the people into the promised
land, even as the law cannot help you into the land. Only
Christ can. So Moses served his day and served
his generation, fulfilled his purpose, and died. Christ, you
see, and that, the law has, the scriptures have fulfilled their
purpose in picture and type. And we don't keep a Sabbath day,
now Christ is our Sabbath, we don't pay tithes 10% now, we
don't keep the feast days, and we don't command circumcision
in order to be saved. These things, the scriptures,
we don't smite rocks, and we don't burn candles, and we don't
kill lambs, and we don't dress up in the priest miter and uniform
and go into a holy of holies and have bales and things like
that in temples, because the scriptures have all been fulfilled
in Christ. Now we love and worship Him.
He's our substitute, sacrifice, center offering Lamb of God.
You understand that? But He died, and He suffered, and He's our
high priest, and He goes into the Holy of Holies. He does all
this according to the Scriptures. God's never changed His way of
saving sinners. Those were just pictures of Christ.
Now, if you see that, thank God. If God has given you a little
glimpse into the scriptures. So you can see Christ, our kinsman,
redeemer, Christ, our rock, Christ, our lamb, Christ, our Passover,
Christ. If God gives you a little glimpse,
be grateful and pray for a greater vision, greater understanding. That rock's Christ.
Henry Mahan
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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