Getting defensive Some back ground info Gen 12:1-3 – The LORD had said to Abram, ‘Leave your country, your people and your father’s household and go to the land I will show you. ‘‘I will make you into a great nation and I will bless you; I will make your name great, and you will be a blessing. I will bless those…
Sermons on Romans (Page 7)
Romans 2:17-29; 3:21-31 1. Surely the Jews are OK before God 2:17-27 a. Credentials Galore – but equally sinful 2:17-24 b. Circumcision – a sign of faith 2:25-27 c. We too think like Jews – we rely on certain actions and rituals for salvation 2:28-29 2. Righteousness required, righteousness provided 3:21-24
We are not like them! – Romans 1:18-32 Rom 1:29-32 – 29 They have become filled with every kind of wickedness, evil, greed and depravity. They are full of envy, murder, strife, deceit and malice. They are gossips, 30 slanderers, God-haters, insolent, arrogant and boastful; they invent ways of doing evil; they disobey their parents; 31 they are senseless, faithless, heartless,…
God is angry! Romans 1:18 – “the wrath of God is being revealed from heaven against all the godlessness and wickedness of men who suppress the truth”. So why is God angry? Verse 18 – people suppress the truth about God Verse 20 – “we are left without any excuses before God”. Verse 21 – “people knew God and they still rejected…
We are ashamed of things because they might not deliver Premise: There is no need to be ashamed of the gospel because……. 1. The gospel is about God’s righteousness Old Testament Paul’s writings 2. God’s righteousness is for all by faith Priority for Jews 3. God’s righteousness means salvation and life. We can unashamedly live, because we are unashamedly His. God’s righteousness…
Intro Wondering what you will get out of Church? Is your faith evident to people? Romans 1vv1-16 – Paul’s weighty intro Faith= trust, belief “Faith is the surrender of the mind… [and] reason” “…faith is reason gone courageous – not the opposite of reason” Christian faith: Jesus is the direct object of our faith or trust The Passage vv8-10 ‘Thanks and concern…
If you were allowed to own just one book of the Bible which one would you choose? 1) The situation in Rome written in 57 AD 49 AD, Emperor Claudius expelled all Jews from Rome Suetonius, Acts 18:2-3 2) An impressive Gospel a) The gospel is God’s … verse 1 b) .. promised before hand verse 2 c) … is about Jesus…
Annoying things Why Jesus’ love is so annoying Attaining true spirituality
New Year improvements … long term exterior … what long term interior You cannot improve how much God loves you You cannot improve the certainty of your salvation John 3:36 – “Whoever believes in the Son has eternal life. Whoever rejects the Son will not see life for God’s wrath remains on him“. Why bother improving yourself? Glorify God – Ps 63:3…
What we want What we need Will God really give me what I want? How do I live in this tension?