1.) THE MORALIST (ROM. 2:1)
a.) He judges others (Mt. 7:1; Ro. 14:4, 13; James 4:12) b.) He is inexcusable: He condemns himself because he is guilty of the same things (Ro. 2:1; 1 Cor. 10:13; Mt. 5:21-22, 27-28) c.) He is as guilty as the one judged (Mt. 7:3; Ro. 2:21-22; Titus 1:16; Gal. 6:1-2; Ro. 14:1, 15:1; 1 Cor. 9:22; 1 Thess. 5:14; James 3:10)
2.) THE JUDGMENT OF GOD IS ACCORDING TO TRUTH: PERFECT JUSTICE (ROM. 2:2-5)a.) The Moralist thinks he will escape (Mt. 23:33; Lk. 12:2; Jn. 2:25; 1 Cor. 4:5; Heb. 2:3; Num. 32:23; Eccl. 12:14) b.) The Moralist thinks God is too good to punish (Rom. 2:4)
(1 Cor. 6:9-11, 15:33-34; Gal. 6:7; Eph. 5:6; 1 Jn. 3:7-8)
c.) The Moralist thinks man is basically good (Rom. 2:4)
(Ro. 1:21-22; 2 Cor. 10:12; Gal. 6:3; Prov. 20:6, 26:12, 28:26, 30:12; Isa. 47:10; Obad. 1:3-4)
d.) The Moralist hardens his heart (Rom. 2:5) (Jn. 3:36; Ro. 1:18; Eph. 5:3-6; 2 Pet. 2:9, 3:7; Prov. 29:1)
To Be Continued ... Part 2
- Oct 20, 2013Romans 2:1-16 – God’s Case Against The Moralist Part 1
Romans 2:1-16 – God’s Case Against The Moralist Part 11.) THE MORALIST (ROM. 2:1)
a.) He judges others (Mt. 7:1; Ro. 14:4, 13; James 4:12) b.) He is inexcusable: He condemns himself because he is guilty of the same things (Ro. 2:1; 1 Cor. 10:13; Mt. 5:21-22, 27-28) c.) He is as guilty as the one judged (Mt. 7:3; Ro. 2:21-22; Titus 1:16; Gal. 6:1-2; Ro. 14:1, 15:1; 1 Cor. 9:22; 1 Thess. 5:14; James 3:10)
2.) THE JUDGMENT OF GOD IS ACCORDING TO TRUTH: PERFECT JUSTICE (ROM. 2:2-5)a.) The Moralist thinks he will escape (Mt. 23:33; Lk. 12:2; Jn. 2:25; 1 Cor. 4:5; Heb. 2:3; Num. 32:23; Eccl. 12:14) b.) The Moralist thinks God is too good to punish (Rom. 2:4)
(1 Cor. 6:9-11, 15:33-34; Gal. 6:7; Eph. 5:6; 1 Jn. 3:7-8)
c.) The Moralist thinks man is basically good (Rom. 2:4)
(Ro. 1:21-22; 2 Cor. 10:12; Gal. 6:3; Prov. 20:6, 26:12, 28:26, 30:12; Isa. 47:10; Obad. 1:3-4)
d.) The Moralist hardens his heart (Rom. 2:5) (Jn. 3:36; Ro. 1:18; Eph. 5:3-6; 2 Pet. 2:9, 3:7; Prov. 29:1)
To Be Continued ... Part 2
- Oct 13, 2013Romans 1:24-32 – How God Shows Wrath Part 2
Romans 1:24-32 – How God Shows Wrath Part 2
1.) GOD GAVE MEN UP TO DO AS THEY WILLED (ROM. 1:24)
a.) Man chooses sin over God b.) Man abandons God (Ps. 81:12; Acts 7:42)
2.) GOD GAVE MEN UP TO UNCLEANNESS (ROM. 1:24-25)a.) Reason: The lust in their hearts (Mk. 7:20-23) b.) Result: Gross idolatry (2 Pet. 2:15; 1 Jn. 2:15-17; Jer. 1:16, 2:13, 15:6; 2 Chron. 30:7)
3.) GOD GAVE MEN UP TO VILE, UNNATURAL AFFECTIONS (ROM. 1:26-27)a.) Reason: They gave in to unnatural passion b.) Result: A burning passionate bondage (1 Thess. 4:4-5; Heb. 13:4)
4.) GOD GAVE MEN UP TO REPROBATE, DEPRAVED MINDS (ROM. 1:28-31)a.) Reason: They rejected God b.) Result: Depraved, unsuitable behavior (Gal. 6:7-8; Rom. 2:5)
5.) GOD ASSURES FINAL JUDGMENT: DEATH (ROM. 1:32)a.) Because men do such things (Isa. 5:20; Ezk. 13:22; Mal. 2:17) b.) Because men approve such things (Ro. 6:23, 8:6; Heb. 9:27; James 1:15; Rev. 21:8; Prov. 11:19; Ezk. 18:4)
“It is only when darkness prevails, and despair and violence are widespread, that men are ready to welcome the light.”
- Oct 6, 2013Romans 1:24-32 – How God Shows Wrath
Romans 1:24-32 – How God Shows Wrath
1.) GOD GAVE MEN UP TO DO AS THEY WILLED (ROM. 1:24)
a.) Man chooses sin over God b.) Man abandons God (Ps. 81:12; Acts 7:42)
2.) GOD GAVE MEN UP TO UNCLEANNESS (ROM. 1:24-25)a.) Reason: The lust in their hearts (Mk. 7:20-23) b.) Result: Gross idolatry (2 Pet. 2:15; 1 Jn. 2:15-17; Jer. 1:16, 2:13, 15:6; 2 Chron. 30:7)
3.) GOD GAVE MEN UP TO VILE, UNNATURAL AFFECTIONS (ROM. 1:26-27)a.) Reason: They gave in to unnatural passion b.) Result: A burning passionate bondage (1 Thess. 4:4-5; Heb. 13:4)
4.) GOD GAVE MEN UP TO REPROBATE, DEPRAVED MINDS (ROM. 1:28-31)a.) Reason: They rejected God b.) Result: Depraved, unsuitable behavior (Gal. 6:7-8; Rom. 2:5)
5.) GOD ASSURES FINAL JUDGMENT: DEATH (ROM. 1:32)a.) Because men do such things (Isa. 5:20; Ezk. 13:22; Mal. 2:17) b.) Because men approve such things (Ro. 6:23, 8:6; Heb. 9:27; James 1:15; Rev. 21:8; Prov. 11:19; Ezk. 18:4)
“It is only when darkness prevails, and despair and violence are widespread, that men are ready to welcome the light.”
- Sep 29, 2013Family Sunday: Our Surroundings Control Our Soaring
Family Sunday: Our Surroundings Control Our Soaring
OUR SURROUNDINGS CONTROL OUR SOARING
1 Samuel 13:1-3
TWO KEYS THAT DETERMINE WHO WE ARE1.) Who we perceive ourselves to be 2.) Who we associate with (2 Sam. 13:3) “. . . Amnon has a friend. . .” (Prov. 13:20; 1 Cor. 5:9,11)
A.) FOUR BASIC PRINCIPLES OF SURROUNDINGS:1.) Your surroundings (friends) will make or break you (1 Cor. 15:33, 5:11, 2 Cor. 6:17-18; 2 Jn. 1:10) 2.) You are or become like your surroundings (friends) (Ex. 23:2; Prov. 4:14) 3.) You are known by your surrounding (friends)
a.) Surround yourself with friends that have a proper outlook on life (Prov. 24:1) (Prov. 27:17; 22:24)
4.) Your future is no greater than your surroundings (friends)
a.) Amnon forfeited his future because of his friend (Prov. 18:24)
“He had a great future, a great family. He just had the wrong kind of friend.”
- Sep 22, 2013Romans 1:18-23 – Why God Shows Wrath
Romans 1:18-23 – Why God Shows Wrath
1.) THE SUBJECTS OF GOD’S WRATH (ROM. 1:18)
a.) Men who are ungodly and unrighteous b.) Men who hold the truth in unrighteousness (Titus 2:11-14)
1.) God’s wrath: In Judgment (Ro. 2:5, 8-9, 3:5-6, 5:9; Eph. 2:3, 5:6; 1 Thess. 5:9) 2.) With those who disobey the Lord Jesus (Jn. 3:36) 3.) With Israel in the wilderness (Heb. 3:11) 4.) At man’s hardness of heart (Mk. 3:5)
2.) MEN REJECT THAT “WITHIN THEM” (ROM. 1:19) 3.) MEN REJECT THAT “WITHOUT THEM” (ROM. 1:20)a.) Man can see the “Eternal Power” b.) Man can see the “God Head” c.) Man is without excuse (Acts 14:17; Ps. 19:1, 97:6)
4.) MEN DO NOT HONOR GOD NOR GIVE THANKS (ROM. 1:21)a.) Man’s imaginations become vain (Gen. 6:5; Ps. 10:4, 94:11; Prov. 6:16-19, 15:26; Ezk. 8:12) b.) Man’s “Foolish Heart is Darkened” (Ps. 82:5; Prov. 2:13, 4:19; Acts 28:27; 2 Cor. 4:4; Eph. 4:18; 2 Tim. 3:7; Mt. 7:26-27; James 4:17)
5.) MEN BECOME PRIDEFUL AND TURN AWAY FROM GOD (ROM. 1:22-23)a.) Men profess themselves to be wise (Isa. 29:14; Jer. 4:22; 1 Cor. 1:18-19, 2:6-7, 3:19-20; Col. 2:8, 23) b.) Men exchange the incorruptible God for some corruptible idol (Acts 17:29; 1 Jn. 5:21; Deut. 11:26-28; Isa. 42:8)
“We are face to face with the fact that the essence (nature) of sin is to put self in the place of God.”
- Sep 15, 2013Romans 1:16-17 – Paul’s Boldness For Christ: Unashamedness Of The Gospel
Romans 1:16-17 – Paul’s Boldness For Christ: Unashamedness Of The Gospel
1.) IT IS THE “GOOD NEWS” FROM GOD HIMSELF (ROM. 1:16)
a.) Many are ashamed of the Gospel; Because of:
1.) Fear of intellectual shame (1 Cor. 1:25, 30; Ro. 11:33-34; 1 Cor. 3:18-20; James 3:17; 1 Sam. 2:3; Isa. 40:28; Dan. 2:22) 2.) Fear of social shame (2 Tim. 1:7-9; 1 Pet. 4:14; Prov. 29:25; Isa. 51:12)
2.) IT IS THE POWER OF GOD TO SAVE (ROM. 1:16)a.) All who believe b.) All nationalities, both Jew and Greek (Jn. 7:37; Ro. 10:12-13; 2 Tim. 2:4) c.) Salvation means:
1.) Deliverance from being lost (Mt. 18:11-12; Lk. 19:10; Jn. 5:14, 10:9) 2.) Deliverance from Sin (Mt. 1:21; Lk. 7:50; Jn. 3:17, 12:47; Eph. 2:8-9; 2 Tim. 1:9-10) 3.) Deliverance in the future (Ro. 8:23-24; 1 Thess. 5:9-10; 2 Tim. 4:18; 1 Pet. 1:3-5, 9) 4.) Deliverance from enemies and danger (Mt. 8:25-27, 14:30-31; Lk. 1:69, 71; Acts 27:34; Heb. 11:7; 2 Pet. 3:10-15) 5.) To make well, to heal to restore to health (Mt. 9:20-22; Mk. 10:51-52; Acts 4:9-10; James 5:15)
3.) IT IS THE REVELATION OF GOD’S RIGHTEOUSNESS (ROM. 1:17)a.) The Problem: Man’s unrighteousness (Mt. 5:20; 2 Cor. 5:21) b.) The Answer: “Faith” (Gen. 15:6; Acts 13:39; Ro. 3:28, 4:3, 23-24, 5:1; 1 Cor. 6:11; Gal. 3:24; Mt. 24:13)
“Jesus paid it all, all to him I owe; sin had left a crimson stain, He washed it white as snow”. -Hymn - Sep 8, 2013Romans 1:8-15 – Paul’s Interest In The Church: Enslavement To The Gospel
Romans 1:8-15 – Paul’s Interest In The Church: Enslavement To The Gospel
1.) A GREAT CHURCH (ROM. 1:8)
a.) Believers were living pure lives b.) Believers were serving Christ faithfully (Rom. 12:2; 2 Cor. 6:17-18; 1 Jn. 2:15-16; Acts 1:8; 2 Tim. 1:8; Titus 2:15; 1 Pet. 3:15; Acts 16:2; Rom. 16:19; Heb. 11:2)
2.) THE GOSPEL SUBJECTED HIS SPIRIT TO GOD’S SON (ROM. 1:9)(1 Cor. 6:19-20; Mt. 10:28; Phil. 2:5-8; Gal. 6:2; Rom. 12:1-2; Deut. 10:12)
3.) THE GOSPEL STIRRED HIM TO PRAY WITHOUT CEASING(ROM. 1:9) (Ps. 5:3, 55:17, 119:47; Lk. 18:1; Jn. 16:24; Eph. 6:18; Phil. 4:6-7; Col 4:2-3; 1 Tim. 2:8)
4.) THE GOSPEL STIRRED HIM TO SEEK PEOPLE PERSONALLY (ROM. 1:10-13)a.) To impart some spiritual gift to establish them (Eph. 1:3; 2 Tim. 2:24-25; 1 Pet. 5:2-3) b.) To be encouraged together with them (Col. 2:2; 2 Thess. 2:17) c.) To Bear fruit among them (Jn. 4:35; Mt. 9:37; Lk. 10:2; Gal. 6:9)
5.) THE GOSPEL STIRRED HIM WITH A DEEP SENSE OF INDEBTEDNESS AND A READINESS TO REACH ALL MEN (ROM. 1:14-15)
a.) His Indebtedness: “I am a Debtor” (Jn. 3:16; 5:24) b.) His Readiness: “I am Ready” (1 Cor. 9:16; Mt. 10:7, 27; Mk. 16:15; Jn. 9:4; Acts 4:20, 5:20; Jer. 20:9; Amos 3:8)
“Paul allowed no hindrance to enter his life that would affect his message. He was possessed and obsessed with a readiness to preach the glorious message of the living God.”
- Sep 1, 2013Romans 1:1-7 – Paul’s Credentials: Enslavement To Christ
Romans 1:1-7 – Paul’s Credentials: Enslavement To Christ
1.) HE WAS A SLAVE OF CHRIST (ROM. 1:1)
a.) Owned by his master b.) Existed for his master c.) Served his master d.) Belonged to his master (Will) e.) A most honored and kingly profession (Jn. 12:26; Eph. 6:6-7; Col. 3:23-24; Heb. 12:28; Deut. 10:12; Ps. 100:2)
2.) HE WAS AN APOSTLE OF GOD (ROM. 1:1)a.) Called (Acts 26:16; 1 Tim 1:12; Ex. 3:10; Judges 6:14; Isa. 6:8) b.) Heard and answered c.) Two primary purposes:
1.) To serve and minister (Mt. 20:27-28; Lk. 10:36-37; Jn. 13:14; Gal. 6:10) 2.) To go forth and bear fruit (Mt. 3:8; Jn. 15:16; Ro. 7:4; Phil. 1:11; Col. 1:10; Ps. 1:3, 92:13)
3.) HE WAS SET APART TO THE GOSPEL OF GOD (ROM. 1:1-4)a.) The Gospel promised long ago (Jn. 5:39; Acts 26:22; Heb. 1:1; 1 Pet. 1:10-11; 2 Pet. 1:20-21) b.) The Gospel is the incarnation of God’s son (Jn. 1:14; Heb. 2:14-18; 2 Cor. 5:21; Heb. 4:15, 7:26; 1 Pet. 1:19, 2:22; Acts 2:24, 36, 5:30-31; Ro. 14:9; Eph. 1:20; Phil. 2:8-9)
4.) HE HAD RECEIVED GOD’S GRACE AND GOD’S MISSION (ROM. 1:5)a.) We have received God’s grace: His favor: (Eph. 1:3-4; 2 Tim. 1:9; Titus 1:2; Rom. 3:24; Eph. 2:8-9; Titus 2:11; Phil. 4:19; 1 Tim. 1:14; Eph. 1:7, 2:7; Titus 3:7) b.) We have received apostleship: His mission: “Obedience to the Faith” (Mt. 7:24; Jn. 14:21; Acts 5:29; Jn. 7:17; Josh. 1:8; Mt. 7:21; Ex. 20:6; Mt. 12:50; Lk. 11:28; Jn. 14:28; Ex. 23:22; Jer. 7:23; Jn. 15:10; Deut. 4:40; Jn. 15:14-15; Isa. 1:19; 1 Sam. 15:22; Heb. 10:5-7)
5.) HE ACKNOWLEDGED THE ENSLAVEMENT OF OTHERS (ROM. 1:6-7)a.) They too were called ( 1 Tim. 2:4-6; Jn. 20:21; Mt. 20:28) b.) They too were beloved (Jer. 31:3; Jn. 3:16, 16:27; Rom. 5:8; Eph. 2:4-5; 1 Jn. 3:1) c.) They too were saints d.) They too were recipients of Grace and Peace (Titus 3:4-7; Eph 2:13-14; Jn. 14:27; Jn. 16:33; Ps 29:11)
“We are called on to be men and women possessed by God. That is the level on which Christ lived, and on which we too can live. That is the heart of the Gospel.”
