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Book: Romans
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Romans 1:16 The Power Unto Salvation
I. In the first verse Paul declares that he is separated unto the gospel
of God.
A. The word gospel means good news.
1. What is the good news of God.
a. It concerns His Son Jesus Christ who is our
Lord.
b. It was promised by His prophets in the holy
scriptures.
c. He was to be a descendant of David according to
the flesh.
ISA 9:6 For unto us a child is born, unto us a son is given: and the
government shall be upon his shoulder: and his name shall be
called Wonderful, Counselor, The mighty God, The everlasting
Father, The Prince of Peace.
ISA 9:7 Of the increase of [his] government and peace [there shall be] no
end, upon the throne of David, and upon his kingdom, to order it,
and to establish it with judgment and with justice from
henceforth even for ever. The zeal of the LORD of hosts will
perform this.
JER 23:5 Behold, the days come, saith the LORD, that I will raise unto
David a righteous Branch, and a King shall reign and prosper, and
shall execute judgment and justice in the earth.
LUK 1:32 He shall be great, and shall be called the Son of the Highest:
and the Lord God shall give unto him the throne of his father
David:
LUK 1:33 And he shall reign over the house of Jacob for ever; and of his
kingdom there shall be no end.
d. He was declared to be the Son of God with power
by His resurrection from the dead.
e. Jesus stands above, separate and distinct from
all other founders of religious systems in His
resurrection from the dead.
B. This good news of God's offer of salvation to sinning man is
the subject of the book of Romans.
1. Here in chapter one Paul will show to us that the whole
world is guilty before God.
2. Chapter two will show that the Jews are as guilty as
the Gentiles.
3. Chapter shows us that the good news is that God has
provided that all men may be justified by their faith
in Jesus.
4. Chapter 4 he will show how that this has been the
principle for justification all along.
5. Chapter 5 He will show us the results of justification
by faith.
6. Chapter 6 will declare to us how that we are to be
delivered from the power of the indwelling sin.
7. Chapter 7 will show to us the impossibility of self
reformation.
8. Chapter 8 will show God's provision of His Spirit to
enable us to do and be what we could not be in and of
ourselves.
9. Chapter 9 shows how that by faith, the Gentiles
attained a righteous standing before God whereas the
Jews failed to attain that righteous standing because
they sought it by the works of the law.
10. Paul shows that both Jew and Gentile must come to God
through Jesus Christ, and that whosoever shall call on
the name of the Lord shall be saved.
11. Chapter 11 shows that the Jews for the most part are
blind to the good news of God, and that the Gentiles
who have received must continue to stand in faith, the
day is coming when God will remove the blindness from
Israel.
12. Chapter 12 shows that man needs more than reformation,
he needs transformation by the Spirit of God.
13. Shows that obedience and love are the fruit of this
new life in the Spirit, and the law if fulfilled by
our loving God foremost, and our neighbor as
ourselves.
14. Gives examples of what it is to walk in love.
15. Is sort of a summation and 16 is personal greetings.
C. As you go through the book, I want you to underline what you
think are the key verses. Write down what you think that it
means to you.
II. Paul claims that he is not ashamed of the good news of the Messiah.
A. In his early life Paul was caught up in a religious system
where a persons relationship to God depended upon their good
works.
1. Somehow we realize that no matter how good our works
may be, we still come short of the glory of God.
2. In the seventh chapter Paul will describe the turmoil
that he went through trying to attain God's approval
through his works.
"I do things that I do not approve of. I don't do the things that I know
I should. I hate the things that I am doing. In me, that is in my flesh
there dwells no good thing. I desire to do good, but I can't seem to
perform up to my desires. The good that I would, I don't do. The evil
that I do not want to do, is what I am doing. There is a perverse law
in me, that when I would do good evil is present with me. I am a
wretched man. I need someone to help me.
3. He threw overboard all of the good works in his past
when he came to the excellency of the knowledge of
Jesus Christ, and considered them as refuse. They could
not compare with the righteousness that God had
imparted to him through Jesus Christ.
B. Paul was always more than happy to share that good news about
Jesus Christ to anyone that would listen.
III. This good news it the power of God unto salvation.
A. I think of the power of the gospel to transform a persons life.
1. I look around and see all the lives that have been
transformed by the good news of Jesus Christ.
2. I think of the power of the gospel to free a person
from the hold that Satan has on their lives.
3. Jesus can set you free from your to your flesh.
a. From drugs.
b. From alcoholism.
c. From pornography.
B. We speak of salvation, what have I been saved from?
1. Saved from the power of Satan who once controlled my
life and was destroying me.
2. In verse 18 Paul speaks how that the wrath of God is
going to revealed from heaven against all the
ungodliness and unrighteousness of men who hold the
truth of God in unrighteousness.
a. I have been saved from the wrath of God that
will come upon those who have rejected God's
only provision for their sins.
b. Ungodliness is having a wrong relationship with
God. The first table of the law tells of man's
relationship with God.
EXO 20:1 And God spake all these words, saying,
EXO 20:2 I [am] the LORD thy God, which have brought thee out of the
land of Egypt, out of the house of .
EXO 20:3 Thou shalt have no other gods before me.
EXO 20:4 Thou shalt not make unto thee any graven image, or any likeness
[of any thing] that [is] in heaven above, or that [is] in the
earth beneath, or that [is] in the water under the earth:
EXO 20:5 Thou shalt not bow down thyself to them, nor serve them: for I
the LORD thy God [am] a jealous God, visiting the iniquity of
the fathers upon the children unto the third and fourth
[generation] of them that hate me;
EXO 20:6 And shewing mercy unto thousands of them that love me, and
keep my commandments.
EXO 20:7 Thou shalt not take the name of the LORD thy God in vain; for
the LORD will not hold him guiltless that taketh his name in
vain.
EXO 20:8 Remember the sabbath day, to keep it holy.
c. Unrighteousness is a wrong relationship with
fellow man. This is encompassed in the second
table of the law.
EXO 20:12 Honour thy father and thy mother: that thy days may be long
upon the land which the LORD thy God giveth thee.
EXO 20:13 Thou shalt not kill.
EXO 20:14 Thou shalt not commit adultery.
EXO 20:15 Thou shalt not steal.
EXO 20:16 Thou shalt not bear false witness against thy neighbour.
EXO 20:17 Thou shalt not covet thy neighbour's house, thou shalt not covet
thy neighbour's wife, nor his manservant, nor his maidservant,
nor his ox, nor his ass, nor any thing that [is] thy
neighbour's.
d. In the next chapter Paul will tell us that we
have all sinned and come short of the glory of
God.
e. He will also tell us that the wages of sin is
death.
f. The good news is that I do not have to die for
my sins. God sent His Son to die in my place so
that I can be saved from the penalty of my sin.
C. To everyone that believeth.
1. God's offer of salvation is made to all men.
a. Jesus said, "That whosoever believeth in Me."
b. We used to sing a song whosoever surely meaneth
me.
2. Believing is the key. It is by simply believing.
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