- Mar 19, 2014Salvation – Is It Real? – Session 1 – Spiritual Birth Certificates
Salvation – Is It Real? – Session 1 – Spiritual Birth Certificates
- Mar 16, 2014Romans 5:1-5 – The Results of Justification Part 2
Romans 5:1-5 – The Results of Justification Part 2
ROMANS - THE RESULTS OF JUSTIFICATION PART 2
1.) JUSTIFICATION IS BY FAITH (ROM. 5:1) 2.) THERE IS PEACE WITH GOD (ROM. 5:1) 3.) THERE IS ACCESS INTO THE GRACE OF GOD (ROM. 5:2) 4.) THERE IS HOPE FOR THE GLORY OF GOD (ROM. 5:2)
5.) THERE IS GLORY IN TRIALS AND SUFFERING (ROM. 5:3-5)a.) Trials stir patience (Lk. 21:19; Rom. 12:12; Heb. 10:36; James 1:2-4, 5:7) b.) Patience stirs experience (2 Cor. 12:9-10; Eph. 3:16; Col. 1:11; Isa. 40:31, 41:10) c.) Experience stirs hope d.) Hope never shames (Rom. 9:33; Phil. 1:20; 1 Pet. 4:16; 1 Jn. 2:28; Ps. 22:5, 71:1, 119:6)
To be continued: “The Great Depth of Justification” (Rom. 5:6-11)“Hope makes us confident. We lose our fear of ridicule and shame and we speak up and share
out of the reality of our experience of what God has brought us through.”
- Mar 12, 2014Salvation – Is It Real? Introduction: A Child In God’s Family
Salvation – Is It Real? Introduction: A Child In God’s Family
- Mar 9, 2014Romans 5:1-5 – The Results of Justification
Romans 5:1-5 – The Results of Justification
- Mar 2, 2014Romans 4:17-25 Abraham The Example of a Man Justified By Faith Alone Part 2
Romans 4:17-25 Abraham The Example of a Man Justified By Faith Alone Part 2
ABRAHAM: THE EXAMPLE OF A MAN JUSTIFIED BY FAITH ALONE (PART 2)
1.) THE SOURCE OF ABRAHAM’S FAITH (ROM. 4:17)
a.) It was God Himself (Mk. 11:22; Heb. 11:6) b.) It was God who quickened the dead (Jn. 5:24-25, 6:40; Acts 24:15; 1 Cor. 15:22; 2 Cor. 4:14; 1 Thess. 4:16) c.) It was God who created (Mt. 19:26; Lk. 1:37; Job 42:2)
2.) THE STRENGTH OF ABRAHAM’S FAITH (ROM. 4:18-22)a.) His Faith was in what God had said (Rom. 4:18)
1.) He was not weak in faith (Rom. 4:19) (Isa. 43:10; Deut. 6:5, 10:12-13) 2.) He was strong in faith (Rom. 4:20) 3.) He was fully convinced (Rom. 4:21) (Lk. 3:8; Acts 27:25; Deut. 7:9; Ps. 37:5; Prov. 3:5; Isa. 26:3; Jer. 17:7)
b.) His faith was credited as righteousness (Rom. 4:22) (Gen. 15:6; Rom. 5:1; 1 Cor. 6:11; Phil. 3:9)
3.) THE RECORDING OF ABRAHAM’S FAITH (ROM. 4:23-25)a.) That men might read the account (Jn. 20:31; 1 Jn. 1:1-3) b.) That men might be counted righteous - by believing
1.) That God raised Jesus 2.) That Jesus died for our sins and was raised again for our justification (Acts 2:23-24, 10:39-41, 13:30; Rom. 1:4; Eph. 1:20-21)
“If I have a God who can raise things from the dead and who can call things into existence the things that do not exist, I am going to be a very exciting person to live with.”
- Feb 23, 2014Romans 4:17-25 – Abraham: The Example of a Man Justified By Faith Alone
Romans 4:17-25 – Abraham: The Example of a Man Justified By Faith Alone
ABRAHAM: THE EXAMPLE OF A MAN JUSTIFIED BY FAITH ALONE
1.) THE SOURCE OF ABRAHAM’S FAITH (ROM. 4:17)a.) It was God Himself (Mk. 11:22; Heb. 11:6) b.) It was God who quickened the dead (Jn. 5:24-25, 6:40; Acts 24:15; 1 Cor. 15:22; 2 Cor. 4:14; 1 Thess. 4:16) c.) It was God who created (Mt. 19:26; Lk. 1:37; Job 42:2)
2.) THE STRENGTH OF ABRAHAM’S FAITH (ROM. 4:18-22)a.) His Faith was in what God had said (Rom. 4:18)
1.) He was not weak in faith (Rom. 4:19) (Isa. 43:10; Deut. 6:5, 10:12-13) 2.) He was strong in faith (Rom. 4:20) 3.) He was fully convinced (Rom. 4:21) (Lk. 3:8; Acts 27:25; Deut. 7:9; Ps. 37:5; Prov. 3:5; Isa. 26:3; Jer. 17:7)
b.) His faith was credited as righteousness (Rom. 4:22) (Gen. 15:6; Rom. 5:1; 1 Cor. 6:11; Phil. 3:9)
3.) THE RECORDING OF ABRAHAM’S FAITH (ROM. 4:23-25)a.) That men might read the account (Jn. 20:31; 1 Jn. 1:1-3) b.) That men might be counted righteous - by believing
1.) That God raised Jesus 2.) That Jesus died for our sins and was raised again for our justification (Acts 2:23-24, 10:39-41, 13:30; Rom. 1:4; Eph. 1:20-21)
“If I have a God who can raise things from the dead and who can call things into existence the things that do not exist, I am going to be a very exciting person to live with.”
- Feb 16, 2014Romans 4:13-15 – Law: The Wrong Way For A Man To Be Justified
Romans 4:13-15 – Law: The Wrong Way For A Man To Be Justified
LAW: THE WRONG WAY FOR A MAN TO BE JUSTIFIED
1.) THE UNMISTAKABLE STATEMENT: (ROM. 4:13)a.) The promise (Heb. 11:8-10, 13-14, 16, 13:14; 2 Pet. 3:10-13; Lk. 1:33; Isa. 32:1; Dan. 7:14) (Mt. 5:5; Gal. 3:29; Rom. 4:3, 13)
2.) THE ARGUMENT AGAINST THE LAW (ROM. 4:14-15)
a.) Law voids faith (Rom. 3:19, 8:3; Gal. 2:19; Heb. 7:19; 2 Cor. 10:5; Phil. 4:8-9) b.) Law works wrath (Rom. 7:10-11; Gal. 3:10, 12, 5:4) c.) Law means transgression (Rom. 7:5, 8, 3:20, 5:20, 7:7; Gal. 3:19; 1 Tim. 1:9)
“The trouble about law has always been that it can diagnose the fault but cannot bring about a cure.” To Be Continued: “The Argument For Faith”
- Feb 9, 2014Romans 4:9-12 – Rituals, Rules and Ordinances: The Wrong Way For A Man To Seek Justification
Romans 4:9-12 – Rituals, Rules and Ordinances: The Wrong Way For A Man To Seek Justification
Romans 4:9-12 - RITUALS, RULES AND ORDINANCES: “THE WRONG WAY FOR A MAN TO SEEK JUSTIFICATION.”
5.) ABRAHAM WAS CHOSEN BY GOD FOR A TWOFOLD PURPOSE (ROM. 4:11-12)
The Great Principle: “The way to God is not through membership of any nation, not through any order or ruling which makes a mark upon a man’s body; but by the faith which takes God at His Word and makes everything dependent solely upon God’s grace.”
