Gods Power to Save

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Gods Power to Save

• The Book of Romans

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Pauls Letter to the Romans

• Paul, an apostle, chosen by Jesus Christ the Son
  of God (11-7).
• He had heard that a church has been started in
  Rome and greatly desired to go there to work with
  those brethren (111, 13 Acts 814-17).
• His fruit the preaching of the gospel to all men
  (vs.14-15).
• Rom. 116-17 The nature of that gospel, the
  theme for his entire letter.
• The gospel is Gods power unto salvation
• To those who believe
• Man shall live by his faith.

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Pauls Letter to the Romans

• Paul desired to preach the gospel
• In order to save the lost.
• But also, in order to cause growth in the church.
• For the Romans were already Christians, yet He
  still desired to preach the gospel to them (vs.
  7, 8, 12, 15).
• In this epistle we are taught to put our faith in
  the power of the gospel unto salvation (vs. 16)
  and how to live by faith in that gospel (vs. 17).

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Romans 118-320SinThe Need For Salvation

• Rom. 118-216 Gentiles need for salvation
• Rom. 217-38 Jews need for salvation.
• Rom. 39-20 The Universal need for salvation
• Why preach such harsh condemnation when speaking
  of the gospel of salvation?
• Without the knowledge of sin we have no reason to
  seek salvation (319-20).
• All are equally sinful, therefore no one is
  greater than another.

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Romans 321-839Justification by Faith

• Rom. 321-31 Gods righteousness revealed.
• Law is Gods standard of righteousness.
• But we are condemned because we disobey the law.
• How then can a man be made righteous?
• 321-31 Apart from the law, revealed in Christ,
  attained by faith in Christ.
• Rom. 41-25 Abraham as an example.
• His righteousness came by faith, not by the law,
  not by circumcision.
• He was fully convinced of the promises of God
  (vs. 20-21).
• He pursued the promises of God
• Rom. 6-8 Freedomthe result of Salvation

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Romans 321-839Justification by Faith

• Rom. 51-11 The blessing of justification.
• Rom. 512-27 Condemnation through Adam,
  salvation by Grace through Christ.
• Rom. 6 Free from sin, but servants of
  righteousness.
• Rom. 7 Righteousness of Christ and freedom not
  found in the law of Moses.
• Rom. 8 Freedom from condemnation in Christ
  alone, there we are held by the love of God.

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Romans 9-11The Scope of Salvation

• 91-33 God chooses to save believers.
• Some might say, If the Jews were Gods people,
  how could they be lost?
• God shows that we are not so by physical
  connection, but by faith (Rom. 96-8, 229)
• God has chosen to show mercy on the faithful, not
  on those who trust in their own works (915-16).
  
• Therefore both Jews and Gentiles can be His
  people, so long as they come to Him by faith.
• Any who reject Christ cannot be His people
  (930-33).

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Romans 9-11The Scope of Salvation

• 101-21 Israel chose to trust in their own
  righteousness.
• The Jews were zealous for God, but they failed to
  listen to Him.
• Therefore they were zealous for their own
  righteousness and not Gods (101-3).
• In order for a person to receive salvation he
  must hear the gospel, believe the gospel, confess
  Christ, and obey the gospel by faith (1014-17).
• Though the gospel was preached, Israel did not
  obey (vs. 21).

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Romans 9-11The Scope of Salvation

• 111-36 Jews and Gentiles have salvation through
  faith.
• Though Many of the Jews ended up lost, God has
  not cast away His people (111-2a).
• He used their fall to bring salvation to the
  Gentiles (they crucified Christ, 1111-12).
• By bringing salvation to the Gentiles, God sought
  to provoke the Jews to jealously, causing them to
  come back to Him (1113-15).
• The lesson for the Gentiles Do not gloat over
  the Jews, for if God cast them off because of
  unbelief, so He will cast you off for the same
  (1119-21).
• But all who come to Christ by faith, whether Jew
  or Gentile will be Gods people, Spiritual
  Israel.

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Romans 121-1513The Transformed Life

• As a result of our coming out of the world
  through the gospel, we must learn to live
  according to that Gospel.
• We must be transformed (122).
• 121-21 In relation to overall conduct.
• 131-7 In relation to civil authority.
• 138-14 In relation to fellow man.
• 141-1513 In relation to weak brethren.

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Romans 1514-1627Conclusion and Final Comments

• Rom. 1620 Avoid divisive persons.
• What is divisive?
• Contrary to the doctrine which you learned.
• Rom. 1625-27 Glory to God.