Transcript Romans ch. 1-5

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Zondervan NIV Bible Commentary
Volume 2
New American Commentary
Romans, by Robert Mounce
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Why the Beginning Is Important
Romans 1:1-7
(NET Bible)
1 From Paul, a slave of Christ Jesus,
called to be an apostle, set apart for the
gospel of God. 2 This gospel he promised
beforehand through his prophets in the
holy scriptures, 3 concerning his Son who
was a descendant of David with reference
to the flesh, 4 who was appointed the
Son-of-God-in-power according to the
Holy Spirit by the resurrection from the
dead, Jesus Christ our Lord.
Romans 1:1-7
(NET Bible)
5 Through him we have received grace
and our apostleship to bring about the
obedience of faith among all the Gentiles
on behalf of his name. 6 You also are
among them, called to belong to Jesus
Christ. 7 To all those loved by God in
Rome, called to be saints: Grace and
peace to you from God our Father and the
Lord Jesus Christ!
Romans 1:1, 6-7
(NET Bible)
1 From Paul, a slave of Christ Jesus,
called to be an apostle, set apart for the
gospel of God.
6 You also are among them, called to
belong to Jesus Christ. 7 To all those
loved by God in Rome, called to be saints
...
Romans 1:1-7
(NET Bible)
1 From Paul, a slave of Christ Jesus,
called to be an apostle, set apart for the
gospel of God. 2 This gospel he promised
beforehand through his prophets in the
holy scriptures, 3 concerning his Son who
was a descendant of David with reference
to the flesh, 4 who was appointed the
Son-of-God-in-power according to the
Holy Spirit by the resurrection from the
dead, Jesus Christ our Lord.
Romans 1:1-7
(NET Bible)
5 Through him we have received grace
and our apostleship to bring about the
obedience of faith among all the Gentiles
on behalf of his name. 6 You also are
among them, called to belong to Jesus
Christ. 7 To all those loved by God in
Rome, called to be saints: Grace and
peace to you from God our Father and the
Lord Jesus Christ!
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1:1-17
Introductory remarks
1:18 – 3:20
All have sinned
3:21 – 8:39
Exercising faith
9 – 11
What about the Jews?
12 – 14
Points of obedience
15 – 16
Concluding remarks
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Why the Beginning Is Important
Why Romans Was Written
Romans 16:22-23
(NET Bible)
22 I, Tertius, who am writing this letter,
greet you in the Lord. 23 Gaius, who is
host to me and to the whole church, greets
you . . .
1 Corinthians 1:14-16
(NET Bible)
14 I thank God that I did not baptize any
of you except Crispus and Gaius, 15 so
that no one can say that you were
baptized in my name! 16 (I also baptized
the household of Stephanus. Otherwise, I
do not remember whether I baptized
anyone else.)
Romans 16:1-2
(NET Bible)
1 Now I commend to you our sister
Phoebe, who is a servant of the church in
Cenchrea, 2 so that you may welcome her
in the Lord in a way worthy of the saints
and provide her with whatever help she
may need from you, for she has been a
great help to many, including me.
Romans 1:10
(NET Bible)
10 and I always ask in my prayers, if
perhaps now at last I may succeed in
visiting you according to the will of God.
Romans 15:22-31
(NET Bible)
22 This is the reason I was often hindered
from coming to you. 23 But now there is
nothing more to keep me in these regions,
and I have for many years desired to come
to you 24 when I go to Spain. For I hope to
visit you when I pass through and that you
will help me on my journey there, after I
have enjoyed your company for a while. 25
But now I go to Jerusalem to minister to the
saints. 26 For Macedonia and Achaia are
pleased to make some contribution for the
poor among the saints in Jerusalem.
Romans 15:22-31
(NET Bible)
27 For they were pleased to do this, and
indeed they are indebted to the Jerusalem
saints. For if the Gentiles have shared in
their spiritual things, they are obligated
also to minister to them in material things.
28 Therefore after I have completed this
and have safely delivered this bounty to
them, I will set out for Spain by way of
you, 29 and I know that when I come to
you I will come in the fullness of Christ’s
blessing.
Romans 15:22-31
(NET Bible)
30 Now I urge you, brothers and sisters,
through our Lord Jesus Christ and
through the love of the Spirit, to join
fervently with me in prayer to God on my
behalf. 31 Pray that I may be rescued
from those who are disobedient in Judea
and that my ministry in Jerusalem may be
acceptable to the saints . . .
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Why the Beginning Is Important
Why Romans Was Written
Why Romans Is Significance
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Augustine
Martin Luther
John Calvin
John Wesley
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“Romans satisfies the craving of the
human spirit for a comprehensive
exposition of the great truths of salvation
set out in logical fashion, supported and
illumined by OT Scripture.”
-Frank Gaebelein
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“Paul became like an elder brother who directed
me verse by verse through what he had written
under the inspiration of the Spirit. I was amazed
at the clarity of his presentation of justification by
faith. I found myself wanting a faith like
Abraham’s. When it came to reckoning oneself
dead to sin, I prayed that it would be true in my
life. Chapter 8 left me almost breathless in
adoration of God’s incredible love. The experience
continued right through the greetings of chap. 16.”
-Robert Mounce
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Zondervan NIV Bible Commentary =
The Expositor’s Bible Commentary
(Volume 2, New Testament)
New American Commentary
Romans, by Robert Mounce
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The Centrality of Faith
Our Faith Should Be:
Out-going
Romans 1:8-10
(NET Bible)
8 First of all, I thank my God through
Jesus Christ for all of you, because your
faith is proclaimed throughout the whole
world. 9 For God, whom I serve in my
spirit by preaching the gospel of his Son,
is my witness that I continually remember
you 10 and I always ask in my prayers, if
perhaps now at last I may succeed in
visiting you according to the will of God.
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The Centrality of Faith
Our Faith Should Be:
Out-going
Over-flowing
Romans 1:11-13
(NET Bible)
11 For I long to see you, so that I may
impart to you some spiritual gift to
strengthen you, 12 that is, that we may be
mutually comforted by one another’s
faith, both yours and mine. 13 I do not
want you to be unaware, brothers and
sisters, that I often intended to come to
you (and was prevented until now), so
that I may have some fruit even among
you, just as I already have among the rest
of the Gentiles.
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The Centrality of Faith
Our Faith Should Be:
Out-going
Over-flowing
Ever-growing
Romans 1:14-17
(NET Bible)
14 I am a debtor both to the Greeks and to
the barbarians, both to the wise and to the
foolish. 15 Thus I am eager also to preach
the gospel to you who are in Rome. 16
For I am not ashamed of the gospel, for it
is God’s power for salvation to everyone
who believes, to the Jew first and also to
the Greek. 17 For the righteousness of
God is revealed in the gospel from faith to
faith, just as it is written, “The righteous
by faith will live.”
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The Centrality of Faith
“In the proclamation of the gospel God
is actively at work in reaching out to the
hearts of people.”
-Robert Mounce
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The Centrality of Faith
Born of
flesh
Born of the Spirit through the Gospel
By grace alone
Through faith alone
Because of Christ alone
Imputed Righteousness/Justification
Growth by the Spirit through the Gospel
By grace alone
Through faith alone
Because of Christ alone
Progressive Righteousness/Sanctification
Colossians 2:6-7
(NET Bible)
6 Therefore, just as you received Christ
Jesus as Lord, continue to live your lives
in him, 7 rooted and built up in him and
firm in your faith just as you were taught,
and overflowing with thankfulness.
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The Centrality of Faith
Our Faith Should Be:
Out-going
Over-flowing
Ever-growing
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The Centrality of Faith
Application Questions:
•If Paul wrote a letter to TBC, what outstanding
characteristic would he thank God for?
•Is your faith obvious to unbelievers?
•How is your faith strengthening other believers?
•Is the Gospel continuing to build righteousness
into your life?
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The Diagnosis of Sin
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The Diagnosis of Sin
All people know God exists
Romans 1:18-20
(NET Bible)
18 For the wrath of God is revealed from
heaven against all ungodliness and
unrighteousness of people who suppress
the truth by their unrighteousness, 19
because what can be known about God is
plain to them, because God has made it
plain to them. 20 For since the creation of
the world his invisible attributes—his
eternal power and divine nature—have
been clearly seen, because they are
understood through what has been made.
So people are without excuse.
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The Diagnosis of Sin
• “What can be known about God is plain to them”
• “God made it plain to them”
• “His invisible attributes have been clearly seen”
• “People are without excuse”
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The Diagnosis of Sin
“The basic problem of the human race is
not ignorance of the truth but rebellion
against the one who is the truth.”
-Mounce
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The Diagnosis of Sin
All people know God exists
All people rebel against God
Romans 1:21-28
(NET Bible)
21 For although they knew God, they did
not glorify him as God or give him
thanks, but they became futile in their
thoughts and their senseless hearts were
darkened. 22 Although they claimed to be
wise, they became fools 23 and
exchanged1 the glory of the immortal God
for an image resembling mortal human
beings or birds or four-footed animals or
reptiles.
Romans 1:21-28
(NET Bible)
24 Therefore God gave them over1 in the
desires of their hearts to impurity, to
dishonor their bodies among themselves.
25 They exchanged2 the truth of God for a
lie and worshiped and served the creation
rather than the Creator, who is blessed
forever! Amen.
Romans 1:21-28
(NET Bible)
26 For this reason God gave them over2 to
dishonorable passions. For their women
exchanged3 the natural sexual relations
for unnatural ones, 27 and likewise the
men also abandoned natural relations with
women and were inflamed in their
passions for one another. Men committed
shameless acts with men and received in
themselves the due penalty for their error.
28 And just as they did not see fit to
acknowledge God, God gave them over3
to a depraved mind, to do what should not
be done.
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The Diagnosis of Sin
“It is not a description of specially bad men
only, but the innermost truth of all of us, as
we are in ourselves.”
-Cranfield
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The Diagnosis of Sin
All people know God exists
All people rebel against God
All people practice sin willingly
Romans 1:29-32
(NET Bible)
29 They are filled with every kind of
unrighteousness, wickedness, covetousness, malice. They are rife with envy,
murder, strife, deceit, hostility. They are
gossips, 30 slanderers, haters of God,
insolent, arrogant, boastful, contrivers of
all sorts of evil, disobedient to parents, 31
senseless, covenant-breakers, heartless,
ruthless.
Romans 1:29-32
(NET Bible)
32 Although they fully know God’s
righteous decree that those who practice
such things deserve to die, they not only
do them but also approve of those who
practice them.
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The Diagnosis of Sin
“We are not only bent on damning ourselves
but we congratulate others in the doing of
those things that we know have their issue in
damnation.”
-Murray
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The Diagnosis of Sin
All people know God exists
All people rebel against God
All people practice sin willingly
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The Impartiality of God
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The Impartiality of God
WE ARE GUILTY when we judge
others hypocritically
Romans 2:1-5
(NET Bible)
1 Therefore you are without excuse,
whoever you are, when you judge
someone else. For on whatever grounds
you judge another, you condemn yourself,
because you who judge practice the same
things. 2 Now we know that God’s
judgment is in accordance with truth
against those who practice such things. 3
And do you think, whoever you are, when
you judge those who practice such things
and yet do them yourself, that you will
escape God’s judgment?
Romans 2:1-5
(NET Bible)
4 Or do you have contempt for the wealth
of his kindness, forbearance, and
patience, and yet do not know that God’s
kindness leads you to repentance? 5 But
because of your stubbornness and your
unrepentant heart, you are storing up
wrath for yourselves in the day of wrath,
when God’s righteous judgment is
revealed!
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The Impartiality of God
WE ARE GUILTY when we judge
others hypocritically
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The Impartiality of God
WE ARE GUILTY when we judge
others hypocritically
WE ARE GUILTY when God judges
us impartially
Romans 2:6-11
(NET Bible)
6 He will reward each one according to his
works: 7 eternal life to those who by
perseverance in good works seek glory and
honor and immortality, 8 but wrath and
anger to those who live in selfish ambition
and do not obey the truth but follow
unrighteousness. 9 There will be affliction
and distress on everyone who does evil, on
the Jew first and also the Greek, 10 but
glory and honor and peace for everyone
who does good, for the Jew first and also
the Greek. 11 For there is no partiality with
God.
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The Impartiality of God
WE ARE GUILTY when we judge
others hypocritically
WE ARE GUILTY when God judges
us impartially
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The Impartiality of God
WE ARE GUILTY when we judge
others hypocritically
WE ARE GUILTY when God judges
us impartially
WE ARE GUILTY when we apply our
own standards
Romans 2:12-16
(NET Bible)
12 For all who have sinned apart from the
law will also perish apart from the law,
and all who have sinned under the law
will be judged by the law. 13 For it is not
those who hear the law who are righteous
before God, but those who do the law will
be declared righteous. 14 For whenever
the Gentiles, who do not have the law, do
by nature the things required by the law,
these who do not have the law are a law
to themselves.
Romans 2:12-16
(NET Bible)
15 They show that the work of the law is
written in their hearts, as their conscience
bears witness and their conflicting
thoughts accuse or else defend them, 16
on the day when God will judge the
secrets of human hearts, according to my
gospel through Christ Jesus.
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The Impartiality of God
WE ARE GUILTY when we judge
others hypocritically
WE ARE GUILTY when God judges
us impartially
WE ARE GUILTY when we apply our
own standards
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The Impartiality of God
• Is there a relationship between judging and gossip?
• Am I guilty of judging others hypocritically?
• Does my view of God include His justice?
• What are my blind spots – or – Is my blinker on?
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1:1-17
Introductory Remarks
1:18 – 3:20
The Problem: We are all sinners
3:21 – 8:39
The Solution: Righteous through Christ
9 – 11
Israel’s Future
12 – 14
Practical Living
15 – 16
Concluding Remarks
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The Matters of the Heart
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The Matters of the Heart
Responsibility Accompanies Privilege
Romans 2:17-24
(NET Bible)
17 But if you call yourself a Jew and rely
on the law and boast of your relationship
to God 18 and know his will and approve
the superior things because you receive
instruction from the law, 19 and if you are
convinced that you yourself are a guide to
the blind, a light to those who are in
darkness, 20 an educator of the senseless,
a teacher of little children, because you
have in the law the essential features of
knowledge and of the truth—
Romans 2:17-24
(NET Bible)
21 therefore you who teach someone else,
do you not teach yourself? You who
preach against stealing, do you steal? 22
You who tell others not to commit
adultery, do you commit adultery? You
who abhor idols, do you rob temples? 23
You who boast in the law dishonor God
by transgressing the law! 24 For just as it
is written, “the name of God is being
blasphemed among the Gentiles because
of you.”
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The Matters of the Heart
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They call themselves Jews
They rely on the law
They boast in God
They know God’s will
They approve the superior things
They receive instruction from the law
They are convinced that they are guides to the blind,
lights to those in darkness
They consider themselves educators of the senseless,
teachers to little children
They have in the law the essential features of
knowledge and truth
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The Matters of the Heart
1. You teach others but don’t teach yourself
2. You preach against stealing but steal yourself
3. You teach against committing adultery but commit
adultery yourself
4. You abhor idols but rob temples yourself
5. You boast in the law but you break the law
yourself
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The Matters of the Heart
Responsibility Accompanies Privilege
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The Matters of the Heart
Responsibility Accompanies Privilege
Praise Accompanies Transformation
Romans 2:25-29
(NET Bible)
25 For circumcision has its value if you
practice the law, but if you break the law,
your
circumcision
has
become
uncircumcision. 26 Therefore if the
uncircumcised man obeys the righteous
requirements of the law, will not his
uncircumcision
be
regarded
as
circumcision? 27 And will not the
physically uncircumcised man who keeps
the law judge you who, despite the
written code and circumcision, transgress
the law?
Romans 2:25-29
(NET Bible)
28 For a person is not a Jew who is one
outwardly, nor is circumcision something
that is outward in the flesh, 29 but
someone is a Jew who is one inwardly,
and circumcision is of the heart by the
Spirit and not by the written code. This
person’s praise is not from people but
from God.
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The Matters of the Heart
“At the last Abraham will sit at the entrance
to Gehenna and will not let any circumcised
man of Israel go down there.”
-Rabbi Levi (c. A.D. 300)
Matthew 5:20-22
(NET Bible)
20 For I tell you, unless your
righteousness goes beyond that of the
experts in the law and the Pharisees, you
will never enter the kingdom of heaven.
21 “You have heard that it was said to an
older generation, ‘Do not murder,’ and
‘whoever murders will be subjected to
judgment.’ 22 But I say to you that
anyone who is angry with a brother will
be subjected to judgment. And whoever
insults a brother will be brought before
the council, and whoever says ‘Fool’ will
be sent to fiery hell.
Matthew 5:27-28
(NET Bible)
27 “You have heard that it was said, ‘Do
not commit adultery.’ 28 But I say to you
that whoever looks at a woman to desire
her has already committed adultery with
her in his heart.”
Matthew 6:1
(NET Bible)
1 “Be careful not to display your
righteousness merely to be seen by
people. Otherwise you have no reward
with your Father in heaven.”
Isaiah 64:6
(NET Bible)
6 We are all like one who is unclean, all
our so-called righteous acts are like a
menstrual rag in your sight.
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The Matters of the Heart
•Am I living what I’ve been privileged to receive?
•Am I teaching what I’ve been privileged to receive?
•Does my public behavior match my private behavior?
•Do I have a heart problem?
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ROMANS
1:1-17
Introductory Remarks
1:18 – 3:20
The Problem: We are all sinners
3:21 – 8:39
The Solution: Righteous through Christ
9 – 11
Israel’s Future
12 – 14
Practical Living
15 – 16
Concluding Remarks
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The Righteousness of God
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The Righteousness of God
God is faithful, despite our unfaithfulness
Romans 3:1-4
(NET Bible)
1 Therefore what advantage does the Jew
have, or what is the value of
circumcision? 2 Actually, there are many
advantages. First of all, the Jews were
entrusted with the oracles of God. 3 What
then? If some did not believe, does their
unbelief nullify the faithfulness of God? 4
Absolutely not! Let God be proven true,
and every human being shown up as a
liar, just as it is written: “so that you will
be justified in your words and will prevail
when you are judged.”
Romans 9:4-5
(NET Bible)
4 . . . To them belong the adoption as
sons, the glory, the covenants, the giving
of the law, the temple worship, and the
promises. 5 To them belong the
patriarchs, and from them, by human
descent, came the Christ, who is God over
all, blessed forever! Amen.
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The Righteousness of God
Greek
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mhV gevnoito
NET
Darby
KJV
ESV, NRSV-
“Absolutely not”
“Far be the thought”
“God forbid”
“By no means”
ISV, NLT
NASB
GNB
Wuest
“Of course not”
“May it never be”
“Certainly not”
“Let no one ever think such a thing”
-
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The Righteousness of God
God is faithful, despite our unfaithfulness
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The Righteousness of God
God is faithful, despite our unfaithfulness
God is righteous, despite our unrighteousness
Romans 3:5-6
(NET Bible)
5 But if our unrighteousness demonstrates the righteousness of God, what
shall we say? The God who inflicts wrath
is not unrighteous, is he? (I am speaking
in human terms.) 6 Absolutely not! For
otherwise how could God judge the
world?
Deuteronomy 32:4-6
(NET Bible)
4 As for the Rock, his work is perfect, for
all his ways are just. He is a reliable God
who is never unjust, he is fair and upright.
5 His people have been unfaithful to him;
they have not acted like his children—this
is their sin. They are a perverse and
deceitful generation. 6 Is this how you
treat the Lord, you foolish, unwise
people? Is he not your father, your
creator? He has made you and established
you.
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The Righteousness of God
God is faithful, despite our unfaithfulness
God is righteous, despite our unrighteousness
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The Righteousness of God
God is faithful, despite our unfaithfulness
God is righteous, despite our unrighteousness
God is glorified, despite our sin
Romans 3:7-8
(NET Bible)
7 For if by my lie the truth of God
enhances his glory, why am I still actually
being judged as a sinner? 8 And why not
say, “Let us do evil so that good may
come of it”?—as some who slander us
allege that we say. (Their condemnation is
deserved!)
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The Righteousness of God
“It is part of God’s incomprehensibly wise
government of the world that he can also
use man’s evil doings for the purpose of his
kingdom . . . . But short-sighted, frivolous
men stumble over this most profound truth,
inferring from it that sin is not contrary to
God.”
-Brunner
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The Righteousness of God
God is faithful, despite our unfaithfulness
God is righteous, despite our unrighteousness
God is glorified, despite our sin
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1:1-17
Introductory Remarks
1:18 – 3:20
The Problem: We are all sinners
3:21 – 8:39
The Solution: Righteous through Christ
9 – 11
Israel’s Future
12 – 15:13
Practical Living
15:14 – 16
Concluding Remarks
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The Universality of Sin
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The Universality of Sin
The all-inclusiveness of sin
Romans 3:9-12
(NET Bible)
9 What then? Are we better off? Certainly
not, for we have already charged that
Jews and Greeks alike are all under sin,
10 just as it is written:
“There is no one righteous, not even one,
11 there is no one who understands,
there is no one who seeks God.
12 All have turned away,
together they have become worthless;
there is no one who shows kindness, not
even one.”
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The Universality of Sin
1. There is no one righteous
2. There is no one who understands
3. There is no one who seeks God
4. All have turned away
5. Together they have become worthless
6. There is no one who shows kindness
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The Universality of Sin
The all-inclusiveness of sin
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The Universality of Sin
The all-inclusiveness of sin
The anatomy of sin
Romans 3:13-18
(NET Bible)
13 “Their throats are open graves,
they deceive with their tongues,
the poison of asps is under their lips.”
14 “Their mouths are full of cursing and
bitterness.”
15 “Their feet are swift to shed blood,
16 ruin and misery are in their paths,
17 and the way of peace they have not
known.”
18 “There is no fear of God before their
eyes.”
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The Universality of Sin
Corrupt
Irreverent
Dishonest
Damaging
Blasphemous
Murderous
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The Universality of Sin
The all-inclusiveness of sin
The anatomy of sin
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The Universality of Sin
The all-inclusiveness of sin
The anatomy of sin
The awareness of sin
Romans 3:19-20
(NET Bible)
19 Now we know that whatever the law
says, it says to those who are under the
law, so that every mouth may be silenced
and the whole world may be held
accountable to God. 20 For no one is
declared righteous before him by the
works of the law, for through the law
comes the knowledge of sin.
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The Universality of Sin
“Rather than providing access to the favor of
God, it served to silence any attempt on their
part to argue personal righteousness.”
-Mounce
“It is the straightedge of the law that shows us
how crooked we are.”
-Phillips
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The Universality of Sin
The all-inclusiveness of sin
The anatomy of sin
The awareness of sin
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ROMANS
1:1-17
Introductory Remarks
1:18 – 3:20
The Problem: We are all sinners
3:21 – 8:39
The Solution: Righteous through Christ
9 – 11
Israel’s Future
12 – 15:13
Practical Living
15:14 – 16
Concluding Remarks
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The Plan of Salvation
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The Plan of Salvation
The Great EXCHANGE of Our God
Romans 3:21-24
(NET Bible)
21 But now apart from the law the
righteousness of God (which is attested
by the law and the prophets) has been
disclosed—22 namely, the righteousness
of God through the faithfulness of Jesus
Christ for all who believe. For there is no
distinction, 23 for all have sinned and fall
short of the glory of God. 24 But they are
justified freely by his grace through the
redemption that is in Christ Jesus.
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The Plan of Salvation
Imputation:
A legal credit or charge to an
account. In Protestant theology, the sin and guilt of
Adam is imputed to every person (Rom. 5:12–19),
while the righteousness of God/Christ is said to be
instantaneously imputed, not infused, to the
believer upon conversion (Rom. 4:3, 22).
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The Plan of Salvation
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The Plan of Salvation
2 Corinthians 5:21
(NET Bible)
21 God made the one who did not know
sin to be sin for us, so that in him we
would become the righteousness of God.
Philippians 3:9
(NET Bible)
9 and be found in him, not because I have
my own righteousness derived from the
law, but because I have the righteousness
that comes by way of Christ’s
faithfulness—a righteousness from God
that is in fact based on Christ’s
faithfulness.
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The Plan of Salvation
The Great EXCHANGE of Our God
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The Plan of Salvation
The Great EXCHANGE of Our God
The Great PATIENCE of Our God
Romans 3:25-26
(NET Bible)
25 God publicly displayed him at his
death as the mercy seat accessible through
faith. This was to demonstrate his
righteousness, because God in his
forbearance had passed over the sins
previously committed. 26 This was also to
demonstrate his righteousness in the
present time, so that he would be just and
the justifier of the one who lives because
of Jesus’ faithfulness.
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The Plan of Salvation
Propitiation:
In the New Testament, propitiation
is accomplished through the death of Christ; God’s
wrath has been mollified so that he can forgive and
accept sinners (see Rom. 3:25; 1 John 2:2; 4:10).
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The Plan of Salvation
The Great EXCHANGE of Our God
The Great PATIENCE of Our God
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The Plan of Salvation
The Great EXCHANGE of Our God
The Great PATIENCE of Our God
The Great GRACE of Our God
Romans 3:27-31
(NET Bible)
27 Where, then, is boasting? It is
excluded! By what principle? Of works?
No, but by the principle of faith! 28 For
we consider that a person is declared
righteous by faith apart from the works of
the law. 29 Or is God the God of the Jews
only? Is he not the God of the Gentiles
too? Yes, of the Gentiles too! 30 Since
God is one, he will justify the circumcised
by faith and the uncircumcised through
faith. 31 Do we then nullify the law
through faith? Absolutely not! Instead we
uphold the law.
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The Plan of Salvation
Justification:
God’s pronouncement of a
believer as righteous (Rom. 4:25; 5:16, 18). In
Protestant theology, justification occurs at the
moment of salvation, when righteousness is
imputed instantaneously to the believer.
Romans 3:20, 28
(NET Bible)
20 For no one is declared righteous before
him by the works of the law, for through
the law comes the knowledge of sin.
28 For we consider that a person is
declared righteous by faith apart from the
works of the law.
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ROAD
10:9
5:8
6:23
3:23
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ROMANS
1:1-17
Introductory Remarks
1:18 – 3:20
The Problem: We are all sinners
3:21 – 8:39
The Solution: Righteous through Christ
9 – 11
Israel’s Future
12 – 15:13
Practical Living
15:14 – 16
Concluding Remarks
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The Hope of Glory
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The Hope of Glory
Hope Replaces Hardship
Romans 5:1-5
(NET Bible)
1 Therefore, since we have been declared
righteous by faith, we have peace with
God through our Lord Jesus Christ, 2
through whom we have also obtained
access by faith into this grace in which we
stand, and we rejoice in the hope of God’s
glory.
Romans 5:1-5
(NET Bible)
3 Not only this, but we also rejoice in
sufferings, knowing that suffering
produces endurance, 4 and endurance,
character, and character, hope. 5 And
hope does not disappoint, because the
love of God has been poured out in our
hearts through the Holy Spirit who was
given to us.
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The Hope of Glory
A Biblical Formula:
Suffering
+ Perseverance
Proven Character
Hope for us
Proven Character
Glory for God
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The Hope of Glory
Hope Replaces Hardship
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The Hope of Glory
Hope Replaces Hardship
Reconciliation Replaces Wrath
Romans 5:6-11
(NET Bible)
6 For while we were still helpless, at the
right time Christ died for the ungodly. 7
(For rarely will anyone die for a righteous
person, though for a good person perhaps
someone might possibly dare to die.) 8
But God demonstrates his own love for
us, in that while we were still sinners,
Christ died for us. 9 Much more then,
because we have now been declared
righteous by his blood, we will be saved
through him from God’s wrath.
Romans 5:6-11
(NET Bible)
10 For if while we were enemies we were
reconciled to God through the death of his
Son, how much more, since we have been
reconciled, will we be saved by his life?
11 Not only this, but we also rejoice in
God through our Lord Jesus Christ,
through whom we have now received this
reconciliation.
Hebrews 12:7-13
(NET Bible)
7 Endure your suffering as discipline;
God is treating you as sons. For what son
is there that a father does not discipline? 8
But if you do not experience discipline,
something all sons have shared in, then
you are illegitimate and are not sons. 9
Besides, we have experienced discipline
from our earthly fathers and we respected
them; shall we not submit ourselves all
the more to the Father of spirits and
receive life?
Hebrews 12:7-13
(NET Bible)
10 For they disciplined us for a little
while as seemed good to them, but he
does so for our benefit, that we may share
his holiness. 11 Now all discipline seems
painful at the time, not joyful. But later it
produces the fruit of peace and
righteousness for those trained by it. 12
Therefore, strengthen your listless hands
and your weak knees, 13 and make
straight paths for your feet, so that what
is lame may not be put out of joint but be
healed.
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The Hope of Glory
Hope Replaces Hardship
Reconciliation Replaces Wrath
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The Hope of Glory
Application Questions:
• Are you falsely identifying your suffering as God’s
wrath?
• How are you responding to your suffering?
• What does God want you to learn from what you are
experiencing?
• Are you glorifying God through pain?
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The Hope of Glory
Application Steps:
• Daily record what God is teaching you through your
suffering.
• Daily remember that you are no longer God’s enemy,
but His child.
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ROMANS
1:1-17
Introductory Remarks
1:18 – 3:20
The Problem: We are all sinners
3:21 – 8:39
The Solution: Righteous through Christ
9 – 11
Israel’s Future
12 – 15:13
Practical Living
15:14 – 16
Concluding Remarks
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The Gift of Life
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The Gift of Life
1. We daily experience the consequences
of Adam’s sin
Romans 5:12-14
(NET Bible)
12 So then, just as sin entered the world
through one man and death through sin,
and so death spread to all people because
all sinned—13 for before the law was
given, sin was in the world, but there is
no accounting for sin when there is no
law. 14 Yet death reigned from Adam
until Moses even over those who did not
sin in the same way that Adam (who is a
type of the coming one) transgressed.
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The Gift of Life
Adam + Sin = Death
Principle #1: Because of Adam, everything is tainted
by sin.
Principle #2: Everything tainted by sin will die.
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The Gift of Life
The consequences of Adam’s sin:
• We are all guilty
• We are all born spiritually dead
• We all experience physical death
• Everything is tainted by sin
• Everything is in need of redemption
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The Gift of Life
1. We daily experience the consequences
of Adam’s sin
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The Gift of Life
1. We daily experience the consequences
of Adam’s sin
2. We can experience the benefits of
Jesus’ gift
Romans 5:15-17
(NET Bible)
15 But the gracious gift is not like the
transgression. For if the many died
through the transgression of the one man,
how much more did the grace of God and
the gift by the grace of the one man Jesus
Christ multiply to the many! 16 And the
gift is not like the one who sinned. For
judgment, resulting from the one
transgression, led to condemnation, but
the gracious gift from the many failures
led to justification.
Romans 5:15-17
(NET Bible)
17 For if, by the transgression of the one
man, death reigned through the one, how
much more will those who receive the
abundance of grace and of the gift of
righteousness reign in life through the
one, Jesus Christ!
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The Gift of Life
Jesus + gift of righteousness = Life
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The Gift of Life
Contrasting Adam with Jesus
•
Adam contributed death
Jesus contributed grace (vs 15)
•
Adam’s sin contributed judgment and condemnation
Jesus’ gracious gift contributed justification (vs 16)
•
Adam’s sin contributed death
Jesus’
grace and righteousness contributed life (vs 17)
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The Gift of Life
The results of Jesus’ gift:
• Grace overcomes the transgression
• The gracious gift overcomes judgment and
condemnation
• Life overcomes death
• Redemption – we are purchased back from sin,
guilt, judgment, condemnation, and death
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The Gift of Life
1. We daily experience the consequences
of Adam’s sin
2. We can experience the benefits of
Jesus’ gift
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The Gift of Life
1. We daily experience the consequences
of Adam’s sin
2. We can experience the benefits of
Jesus’ gift
3. Jesus’ obedience overturned Adam’s
sin for us
Romans 5:18-21
(NET Bible)
18 Consequently, just as condemnation
for all people came through one
transgression, so too through the one
righteous act came righteousness leading
to life for all people. 19 For just as
through the disobedience of the one man
many were made sinners, so also through
the obedience of one man many will be
made righteous.
Romans 5:18-21
(NET Bible)
20 Now the law came in so that the
transgression may increase, but where sin
increased, grace multiplied all the more,
21 so that just as sin reigned in death, so
also
grace
will
reign
through
righteousness to eternal life through Jesus
Christ our Lord.
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The Gift of Life
Comparing Adam with Jesus
•
One sin led to condemnation for all; so also one
righteous act led to righteousness, which resulted in
life for all
•
One man’s disobedience led many to be made sinners;
so also One Man’s obedience led many to be made
righteous
•
Sin reigned in death because of one; so also grace
reigns through righteousness which leads to eternal life
because of One
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The Gift of Life
Chapter Summary
Adam
Jesus
sin
death
gift of righteousness
life
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The Gift of Life
Application
• Recognize the effects of sin around you
• Determine if you are a child of Adam or a child of
Christ
• Be grateful for Christ’s gift that provides freedom
from sin
• Anticipate your full redemption and the
redemption of all creation
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The Gift of Life
1. We daily experience the consequences
of Adam’s sin
2. We can experience the benefits of
Jesus’ gift
3. Jesus’ obedience overturned Adam’s
sin for us