The Assurance Provided by the Gospel: The Hope of Salvation Romans 5:1-8:39 Romans 5 – The Hope of Glory Introduction to the Next Section 5 Reasons Doug Moo Thinks It’s a Transition 1. The opening phrase 2. Shift in style for polemic to confessional (“you” to “we”) 3. Change in the vocabulary (death/die/put to death, […]
The Heart of the Gospel: Justification by Faith Romans 1:18-4:25 Romans 3:27-4:25 – By Faith Alone Justification is by faith alone–introduction to the idea (3:27-31) v. 27-28 – There can be no boasting, because there is no mixture of faith and works. v. 29-30 – Is the Gospel for everyone? Yes, because He justifies both […]
The Heart of the Gospel: Justification by Faith Romans 1:18-4:25 Romans 3:21-4:25 – Justification by Faith Excursion: Justification Justification in the Old Testament “‘Justification’ thus takes the form of a legal recognition of an already existing righteousness.” – Westerholm “He that justifieth the wicked, and he that condemneth the just, Even they both are […]
The Heart of the Gospel: Justification by Faith Romans 1:18-4:25 Romans 1:18-3:20 – The Universal Reign of Sin – Part 2 Jews Are Accountable to God for Sin (2:1–3:8) The Jews and the Judgment of God (2:1-16) Judgment and the Law (2:12-16) Covenant or boundary markers are not enough! The distinction of those with and […]
Romans 1:18-4:25 The Heart of the Gospel: Justification by Faith Romans 1:18-3:20 – The Universal Reign of Sin The righteousness group of words (righteous, righteousness, just, justify) 24x in this section. The faith group (faith, believe/trust) is used 27x! The coming revelation of righteousness was expected (1) That it came as an act of grace […]
To our Church Family, Over the past few weeks we have heard true and heartbreaking stories from victims who have suffered greatly because of hidden sin and abuse. We have also recognized that these victims have suffered even more due to mishandlings by certain leaders within the Southern Baptist Convention and that our churches and […]