He was born of a godly woman, a mother who was pious, but who died and when he was young, five or six years old, his father was godless, impious, and a man of the sea, and John Newton became a sailor and without any kind of moorings in the Gospel, he ultimately just turned his back and became an apostate, became impious and wicked, and lived a life of debauchery. He was a man who had walked in debauchery and wickedness. He thought about what God had done in saving him.
But he was absolutely overwhelmed by this, and he sat down before God and said, "Oh Lord, what can I say? Is this your usual way of dealing with men?” Well, John Newton thought about that and he just thought about His own life and he wrote the words to Amazing Grace. And David had a glimpse of that, I don't think he fully understood it. That He was going to raise up one of his sons from his own body who would sit on his throne and ultimately, we know, he was speaking about Jesus Christ, the son of David, who would be Savior of the world, and would build an eternal house or temple for God that would last forever, and ever. You remember that time when King David wanted to build a house for God, and God told him through Nathan that He was actually going to build a house for him. It was a New Year's Day sermon, he was going to preach. I once was lost, but now I'm found, was blind but now, I see.” That's the beginning of the most famous hymn in the English language written by John Newton in 1779. Amazing, amazing grace, “how sweet the sound that saved a wretch like me.
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