Does grace mean that sin is not important? Does grace need rigorous rules? The law has no authority after death – v 1 … when death comes the rule of law ends – for that person! The example of marriage – v 2-3 Because the law has no authority – v4 So, my brothers, you also died to the law through the…
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Left hanging… If God’s grace will always overcome sin does this mean we should sin heaps and simply ask God to forgive us? Grace misunderstood The moralist, “teaching people that they are saved by grace will lead to a slack attitude towards morality” The liberated, “we are saved by GRACE apart from works we are not bound by the law, it does…
The one division that matters! … a division that affects all of humanity who have ever lived … for all eternity. “OT Law Keeping” verses the “law free” gospel. ‘Law keeping gospel’ … no cheap grace. … what you must do … does not fix the problem of DEATH All under the reign of death Romans 5:12 … death has come into…
Summary of Romans 1-4 – CACTUS – JUSTIFIED Because we are justified … 1) Peace with God – Romans 5:1 When will this peace with God occur? NOW 2) Standing in God’s grace – Romans 5:2 3) Boast in God Why is this important to know? Romans 2:17 … as if God was the exclusive property of the Jews Roman 5:2, 3…
“Get your own dirt!” Richard Dawkins, “you cannot be an intelligent scientific thinker and hold religious beliefs”. Science 1) “Operational Science” repeatable, testable theories 2) Historical science. non repeatable events Firstly, Operation Science says nothing about God’s existence. … great clues for God’s existence Secondly, Historical sciences – wise to be critical of the world view and assumptions So what do the…
What are the injustices you have faced in life? “Church is the cause of so much injustice” – from the heart – an excuse – our own inconsistencies God and Justice Proverbs 16:8, “Better a little with righteousness than much with injustice” Jeremiah 22:13, “Woe to him who builds his palace by unrighteousness, his upper rooms by injustice, making his countrymen work…
Clarifying terms Different religions …not different denominations Is Christianity exclusive? 1) The exclusive claims of Christianity are real! Isaiah 45:5, “I am the LORD (YHWH), there is no other, apart from me there is no God.” (see also v 6, 14, 18, 21, 22) 1 Thess 1:9-10 Acts 10 Acts 19 Matthew 7:13-14, “Enter through the narrow gate. For wide is the…
What the word of God says about hospitality. … “loving strangers” Hospitality in the OT … aliens and strangers in the land Good examples 1 Kings 17 … widow of Zarephath 2 King 4 – Shunammite lady and her husband Hospitality limited eg: King Solomon = Openness with boundaries Hospitality in the NT Jesus is the guest of people … Hospitality is…
Are you convinced that Jesus is real? Do believe he was born, died and rose again? Are you convinced that he really is the Son of God? Have you really put your faith in him? Could you learn to trust him more? Lake Galilee (show on map) … come to his place to heal his daughter. …an unnamed woman had come up…
The world of Jesus Caesar Augustus … “new breed of men come down from heaven”. Mark 1:1 “This is the beginning of the gospel about Jesus Christ, the Son of God” The ultimate proof … he was raised from the dead. Minimum accepted facts Jesus was crucified & died, he was placed in a tomb, the tomb was found empty he was…