Romans (Page 3)

WHO IS IN THE FAMILY OF FAITH?Romans 4.9-17aRomans: How Man Is Made Right – Part 10 of 11 v. 6 “… the blessedness of the man to whom God credits righteousness …”  v. 9a “Is this blessing then only for the circumcised, or also for the uncircumcised?” (esv) ABRAHAM IS THE FATHER OF THOSE WHO PUT FAITH IN … GOD’S PROMISE RATHER THAN Our Pedigree v. 12 “… our father Abraham …” (esv)   v. 9b “… faith was counted…

WHAT FAITH CHANGES BETWEEN GOD & USRomans 4.1-8Romans: How Man Is Made Right – Part 9 of 11 WHAT DIFFERENCE DOES FAITH RIGHTEOUSNESS MAKE? IT CHANGES HOW GOD Sees Us v. 1 “What … was gained by Abraham, our forefather …?” (esv) v. 3 “Abraham believed God …” (esv) Genesis 12.2–3 “And I will make of you a great nation … and in you all the families of the earth shall be blessed.” (esv) v. 2 “… if Abraham was…

HOW RECEIVING CHANGES BEHAVINGRomans 3.27-31Romans: How Man Is Made Right – Part 8 of 10 HOW RECEIVED RIGHTEOUSNESS CHANGES OUR BEHAVIOR:  WE BECOME … v. 26 “[God is] just and the justifier of the one who has faith in Jesus.” (esv) Humble IN OUR Comparisons v. 27 “… what becomes of our boasting? It is excluded … by the law of faith.” (esv) v. 28 “… one is justified by faith …” (esv)    Galatians 6.14 “… far be it…

THE HEART OF THE GOOD NEWSRomans 3.21-26Romans: How Man Is Made Right – Part 7 of 10 Romans 1.16–17 “… the gospel … is the power of God … For in it the righteousness of God is revealed …” (esv) v. 10 “None is righteous …” (esv) v. 20 “… no one will be justified … by the works of the law …” (csb) v. 21 “But now the righteousness of God has been manifested apart from the law …”…

THE GOSPEL CLAPBACKRomans 3.1-8 Romans: How Man Is Made Right – Part 5 of 10 v. 2.29 “… a Jew is one inwardly, and circumcision is a matter of the heart …” (esv) Romans 1.16 “… the gospel … is the power of God for salvation to everyone who believes …” (esv) QUESTIONING SOVEREIGN FREE GRACE: CULTURAL QUESTION – ISN’T THE Church Irrelevant?  v. 2 “… they were entrusted with the very words of God.” (csb) Romans 10.14 “And how are…

THE MORAL MAJORITYRomans 2.1-16 Romans: How Man Is Made Right – Part 3 of 10 OUR MORALS WILL ONLY STAND THE TEST IF WE ARE … Consistent IN OUR Judging v. 1 “… in passing judgment on another you condemn yourself, because you … practice the very same things.” (esv) Matthew 7.2 “… the same way you judge others, you will be judged, and with the measure you use, it will be measured to you.” (niv) v. 3 “Do you suppose…

A WORLD WITHOUT RESTRAINTRomans 1.24-32 Romans: How Man Is Made Right – Part 2 of 10 Matthew 6.13 “… lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from evil.” (esv) GOD HANDS US OVER TO …  Worship DEFINED BY Inversion v. 23 “… exchanged the glory of the immortal God for images …” (esv) v. 25 “… worshiped and served the creature rather than the Creator …” (esv) Isaiah 45.5 “I am the LORD, and there is no other, besides me…

THE REVELATION OF WRATHRomans 1.18-25 Romans: How Man Is Made Right – Part 1 of 10 v. 16 “… the gospel … is the power of God for salvation to everyone who believes …” (esv) WRATH IS REVEALED …  v. 18 “… the wrath of God is revealed from heaven against all ungodliness and unrighteousness of men …” (esv)      BECAUSE HUMANS Suppress The Truth vv. 18–19 “… men … suppress the truth by their wickedness, since what may be…

WHY WE’RE PROUD OF JESUSRomans 1.16-17 Romans: A Global Gospel – Part 3 of 3 v. 16a “… I am not ashamed of the gospel …” (esv) Mark 8.38 “If anyone is ashamed of me and my words in this adulterous and sinful generation, the Son of Man will be ashamed of him when he comes in his Father’s glory with the holy angels.” (niv) THE GOSPEL:  God     Man      Christ     Response WE ARE PROUD OF THE…

IN PURSUIT OF BETTER PRAYERS AND PLANSRomans: A Global Gospel – Part 2 of 3Romans 1.7-13 1 Corinthians 11.1 “Follow my example, as I follow the example of Christ.” (niv) COMMITMENT TO PRAYING … v. 8 “… I thank my God through Jesus Christ for all of you, because your faith is proclaimed in all the world.” (esv) * Really vv. 9–10 “… God is my witness … that without ceasing I mention you always in my prayers …” (esv)…

GOD’S WORK IN THE WORLDRomans: A Global Gospel – Part 1 of 3Romans 1.1-7 THE WORK OF GOD IS REVEALED BY … THE Servants HE Calls v. 5 “Through him we have received grace and apostleship …” (csb) v. 1 “Paul, a servant of Christ Jesus, called to be an apostle, set apart for the gospel of God …” (esv) THE Good News HE Gives THAT … * JESUS ACHIEVED Perfect Obedience vv.2–3 “… the gospel he promised beforehand through…