The Power Of God To Save Rom. 1:16-17

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The Power Of God To Save Rom. 116-17

• CONTEXT Romans 1-8

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Salvation Is NecessaryRomans 323

• Sin portrayed in all its ugliness. Rom. 121-32
• Disregard for Gods revelation. 119-21
• Fail to glorify God. 121
• Exaltation of human wisdom. 121-22
• Worship the creation of our hands. 123,25
• Believe a lie/ Pervert Gods truth. 125 Jude 4
• Immoral practices. 124-27
• Forget God. 128
• Pleasure in seeing others sin. 132
• Guilty of a catalog of sins. 129-31

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Salvation Is NecessaryRomans 323

• Wages of sin is death. Rom. 623 cf. Jms.
  113-15
• Every responsible person is alienated from God
  and in need of salvation. Eph. 21ff Isa.
  591-2 1 Jno. 110

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Salvation Is By GraceRomans 324

• Justified freely. Rom. 324
• We stand in the grace of God. Rom. 52
• Salvation by grace is a gift. Rom. 515-18

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Adam Christ (Rom. 512-19)
Adam
Christ

• Vs. 15 Trespass many died Gift abound to many
• Vs. 16 Condemnation Justification
• Vs. 17 Death Reigned Reign in life
• Vs. 18 Judgment/Condemnation Justification
• Vs. 19 Made sinners Made
  righteous

Conditional or Unconditional?
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Salvation Is By GraceRomans 324

• What is the Grace of God? What does it mean?
• System of Justice.
• How could man be just by a system of law?
• Gal. 310, 21
• Why did Christ need to die?

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Salvation Is By GraceRomans 324

• Why did Christ need to die?
• Gods grace vindicates Gods law. JUSTICE
• Rom. 326 That He might be just.
• 1 Pet. 224 Who his own self bear our sins in
  His body
• 2 Cor. 521 Made to be sin on our behalf
• Isa. 53
• Gods grace saves the sinner. JUSTIFICATION
• Provisions made for mans forgiveness. Rom.
  58-11,19 Heb. 29,14,17 101-4

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Salvation Is By GraceRomans 324

• Through Christs death, the life, justification,
  salvation that man did not earn by perfect
  obedience to law (works- Rom. 4), comes as a gift
  through Gods GRACE in Christ.
• Rom. 77ff
• Rom. 81-4 Cf. Eph. 28-9

Salvation Is By GraceRomans 324
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Salvation Is By FaithRom. 325

• Justification is by faith. Rom. 51-2
• What kind of faith saves?
• Heb. 11 James 2

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Different Kinds of Faith

• Great faith. Mt. 810
• Little faith. Mt. 630
• Full of faith. Acts 65
• Weak faith. Rom. 419
• Strong faith. Rom. 420
• Obedient faith. Rom. 1626 cf. Heb. 11

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Different Kinds Of Faith

• Work of faith. 1 Thess. 13
• Vain faith. 1 Cor. 1514,17
• Unfeigned faith. 2 Tim. 15
• Saving faith. Jms. 214
• Dead faith. Jms. 226
• Working faith. Jms. 224

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Different Kinds Of WorksTitus 35

• Not by works done in righteousness
• Good deeds are not the CAUSE of mans salvation2
  Tim. 19 Eph. 24,8ff Tit. 211ff
• Different kinds of works.
• Works of our own merit. Eph. 28-9,
  
  Cf. vs.10
• Works of the law of Moses. Gal. 310-11
• Works of God. Jms. 214-24 Jno. 629

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Salvation Is Obtained At ObedienceRom. 617-18

• What obedience? Rom. 63-4 cf. Heb. 58-9
• O.T. Illustrations
• Gen. 4 Cain Abel
• Lev. 101-2 Nadab Abihu
• 1 Sam. 15 King Saul
• N.T. Illustrations
• Acts 2, 8, 9, 10, 16, 18, etc. Cf. 2 Thess.
  17ff Rom. 28-9

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Salvation Is Retained By FaithfulnessRomans 81

• Rom. 61-2 Shall we continue in sin that GRACE
  may abound? God forbid. We who died to sin, how
  shall we any longer live therein?
• We must be faithful! 1 Cor. 151-2, 58
  Col. 121-23
• Need for
• Exhorting. Heb. 313 Gal. 61
• Sacrifice. Rom. 122

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Faithfulness In What?

• Bible Study. 2 Pet. 318 Eph. 414 2 Tim. 215
• Giving. 1 Cor. 161-2 2 Cor. 81-4,8 97
• Worship. Jno. 424
• Lords Supper. 1 Cor. 1123ff
• Prayer. 1 Thess. 517

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Grace teaches us to
BE FAITHFUL IN LIVING

• Deny
• Ungodliness
• Worldly lusts

• Live
• Soberly
• Righteously
• Godly

Grace teaches us how to live!!! Titus 211-14 Cf.
Acts 2032
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Salvation Is Accomplished
Through The GospelRom. 116-17

• The Gospel is the instrumentality to
• Produce faith. Rom. 1017 Jms. 221
• Motivate repentance. Rom. 24
• Induce obedience. Rom. 616
• Inspire faithfulness. Rom. 831-39
• Provide hope. Rom. 818, 24-28

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THE GOSPEL ISThe Power Of God To Save

• Salvation Is Necessary --Romans 323
• Salvation Is By Grace --Romans 324
• Salvation Is By Faith --Rom. 325
• Salvation Is Obtained At Obedience --Rom. 617-18
• Salvation Is Retained By Faithfulness --Romans
  81
• Salvation Is Accomplished Through The GospelRom.
  116-17