Living Lives Justified by Faith (Romans 3:27-31)
Justification by Faith Replaces Justification by Works Justification by Faith Reaches All People Justification by Faith Reveals the Law’s Purpose
The Righteousness of God (Romans 3:21-26)
Through Faith (vv.21-22a) By Grace (vv.22b-24a) In Christ (vv.24b-26)
When Humanity Stands in Silence (Romans 3:9-20)
Key Idea: It takes great faith to believe you’re an unrighteous sinner in need of Jesus. Faith to acknowledge the universal condition (vv.9-10) Faith to admit that sin is humanity’s natural bent (vv.11-12) Faith to agree on blatant evidence of depravity (vv.13-18) Faith to accept God’s verdict for the unrighteous (v.19-20)
It’s Complicated (Romans 3:1-8)
A Fair Advantage (vv.1-2) A Faithful God (vv.3-4) A Faulty Logic (vv.5-8)
Outside Inside (Romans 2:25-29)
Key idea: All the traditions and disciplines of life are to reflect and flow from a changed heart. The Sign of Circumcision (v25) The Significance of Circumcision (vv.26-27) The Spirit of Circumcision (vv.28-29)
Beware of Hypocrisy (Romans 2:12-24)
Key Idea: The privilege of knowing God does not justify but instead reveals hypocrisy that will condemn us if we are without Christ. I. Privileged knowledge does not save (v.12-16) a. Obedience vs. Possession of the law b. The Universal Law Within II. Privileged knowledge reveals hypocrisy (v.17-24) a. Confronting hypocrisy b. Cases of hypocrisy […]
Qualifications and Standards (Romans 2:1-11)
Key Idea: God’s justice is equally applied to all, and he offers kindness equally to all and withholds His wrath that people may come to salvation. 1. The Qualifications for Judgement: Who Will Be Judged 2. The Standard for Judgment: How Sinners are Judged
Descending into Darkness (Romans 1:24-32)
Key idea: Sin has detrimental effects, but the direness of the situation is meant to turn us towards Christ Defective Hearts (vv.24-25) Dishonorable Passions (vv.26-27) Debased Minds (vv.28-32) Note: Due to technical difficulties, there are approximately four minutes missing from the sermon starting around 28:29
The LORD is Mine (Psalm 23)
Wrath: A Necessary Component of the Gospel (Romans 1:18-23)
Key Idea: God’s wrath against the unrighteous demonstrates the seriousness of our sin and our desperate need for the righteousness of God.
