THE POWER OF THE GOSPEL

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• THE POWER OF THE GOSPEL
• ROM 114-17

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• Ro 114-17
• 14 I am under obligation both to Greeks and to
  barbarians, both to the wise and to the foolish.
• 15 Thus, for my part, I am eager to preach the
  gospel to you also who are in Rome.
• 16 For I am not ashamed of the gospel, for it is
  the power of God for salvation to everyone who
  believes, to the Jew first and also to the Greek.
  17 For in it the righteousness of God is revealed
  from faith to faith as it is written, "But the
  righteous man shall live by faith." NASB

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• I Am a Debtor v. 14
• Paul is not saying I am indebted to the world.
• Paul is saying He owes a debt to the world.

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• Why is Paul a debtor to the world?
• He has been entrusted by God with a message for
  all people Jews, Greeks and non-Greeks and he is
  under obligation or debt to all humanity until he
  fulfills that obligation.

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• I am Eager v. 15
• Paul is eagerly and earnestly waiting for and
  desiring the opportunity to fulfill his
  obligation by preaching the gospel in Rome

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• In fulfilling his obligation to the gospel Paul
  brought joy to the Lord. It also brought joy to
  Paul and it brought joy to all those who received
  the gospel by faith.

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• I am not ashamed
• v.16-17

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• Why would he be ashamed?
• So when we preach that Christ was crucified, the
  Jews are offended and the Gentiles say it's all
  nonsense. 1 Cor 123 NLT

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• Paul is not ashamed
• Why?

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• Paul is not ashamed
• Why?
• 1. The acceptance of God is greater than the
  rejection of men.

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• What happened on the road to Damascus far
  outweighs what happened at the hands of men.
• The truth of Gods transforming power in your
  life far outweighs any reason you might have to
  feel embarrassed or ashamed of the gospel..

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• Paul is not ashamed
• Why?
• 1. The acceptance of God is greater than the
  rejection of men.
• 2. Only the gospel has the power to save
  humanity.

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• The real problem with the world is sin and
  salvation can only come through the transforming
  power of Jesus Christ in the lives of men and
  women. That is the powerful dynamic message of
  the gospel.

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• The gospel is the righteousness of God revealed
  from heaven in the person of Jesus Christ.
• It is God's powerful method of bringing all who
  believe it to heaven. This message was preached
  first to the Jews alone, but now everyone is
  invited to come to God in this same way. Ro
  116-17 TLB

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• How does the gospel do this?
• Through the righteousness of God revealed in the
  gospel message.

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• The righteousness of God is a radical, dynamic,
  heavenly righteousness. It is a righteousness
  that can not be attained by human effort, but is
  imputed or given to the believer through faith in
  Jesus Christ. It is His righteousness applied to
  your life. It originated with God, it is prepared
  by God, demonstrated in Jesus Christ revealed in
  the gospel and offered to us and it is entirely
  of faith.

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• The sole requirement for this power to be
  activated in your life is faith.

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• The sole requirement for this power to be
  activated in your life is faith.
• The good news of Jesus Christ the gospel
  message is the greatest power and the greatest
  news ever proclaimed.

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