12:00 - 4:30 PM - Teacher's Class Presentation
4:00-4:11 pm - Andrea's presentation - Romans 8:31-34
"The Good News for those that belong to Christ"
Romans 8:31-34
31What shall we then say to these things? If God be for us, who can be against us?
32He that spared not his own Son, but delivered him up for us all, how shall he not with him also freely give us all things?
33Who shall lay any thing to the charge of God's elect? It is God that justifieth.
34Who is he that condemneth? It is Christ that died, yea rather, that is risen again, who is even at the right hand of God, who also maketh intercession for us.
I. BACKGROUND
A. The book of Romans was written by the Apostle Paul
B. From the City of Corinth
C. This book was written to a Gentile Audience
D. AT this time, their prior beliefs were Polytheism
which is to worship more than one God but at this time, this was dying down
E. Paul concentrated on the gift of Salvation, at least for the first eight chapters of the book of Romans
II. Gentiles needed to know that all have sinned and everyone was Guilty, which is why we needed salvation.
III. Paul then tells them how to receive that Salvation
IV. We (the gentiles) benefited from what the Jews didn't accept. Jesus died for everyone and now there is no Condemnation.
A. Romans 8:1 (NLT) So now there is no condemnation for those who belong to Christ Jesus.
And because you belong to him, the power of the life-giving Spirit has freed you from the power of sin that Leads to Death
B. v17 And since we are his children, we are his heirs. In fact, together with Christ we are heirs of God's glory.
Buf if we are to share his glory, we must also share his suffering.
V. We can look forward to a Future Glory, which is v18-30 – 5:56 min
A. What is the future Glory: v21 The creation (us) looks forward to the day when it will join God's children in glorious freedom from death and decay.
B. v29 For God knew his people in advance, and he chose (them) to become like his Son, so that His Son would be the firstborn amount many brother and sisters. v30 And having chosen them, he called to them to come to him. And he (God) gave them right standing with himself. And having given them right standing, he gave them his glory.
GLORIFICATION - The ultimate state of the believer after death when he or she becomes like Christ
(1 John 3:2)
2 Dear friends, we are already God’s children, but he has not yet shown us what we will be like when Christ appears. But we do know that we will be like him, for we will see him as he really is.
VI. So since, we know that there's no condemnation "for those that belong to Christ" And we can look forward to a Future Glory "for those that belong to Christ" What shall we say about such wonderful things as these? If God is for us, who can ever be against us? TIME: 7:59 MIN
A. vs 31 - If God is on our side, we have nothing to Fear, NO Man Not anyone or anything, HOwever, if God is not on our side, we have some horrible consequences to face
1. Numbers 14:8;8 - Tell the Story of Joshua and Caleb and their Report
2. For the people that were not on God's side and did not turst him.. Numb 14:35 tells what happen
B. vs 32 - Since he did not spare even his own Son but gave him up for us all, won’t he also give us everything else?
1. Focus on God's Love - he gave us his everything, "His son", the most precious gift when I was at my lowest, stinky, unforgivable self.. He gave me, (us) his everything
a. Rom 5:6 - Rom. 5:6 (NKJV) 6 For when we were still without strength, in due time Christ died for the ungodly.
b. Rom 5:8-11 - 8 But God showed his great love for us by sending Christ to die for us while we were still sinners. 9 And since we have been made right in God’s sight by the blood of Christ, he will certainly save us from
God’s condemnation. 10 For since our friendship with God was restored by the death of his Son while we were still his enemies, we will certainly be saved through the life of his Son. 11 So now we can rejoice in our wonderful new relationship with God because our Lord Jesus Christ has made us friends of God.
2. SUMMARY: We couldn't be friends with God because of our "sinful" state.. But God Justified us "God's act of declaring us 'not guilty' for our sins. This allows us to be friends with God. TIME 11:52 MIN
C. v33 - (NLT)Who dares accuse us whom God has chosen for his own? No one—for God himself has given us right standing with himself
V33 - (KJV) Who shall lay any thing to the charge of God's elect? It is God that justifieth.
1. There is some debate going on about the word 'elect' who did God choose. Did he choose those who would be saved before they were born (known as predestined) or can anyone can be saved but because He is God, he knows ahead of time who will accept, believe and confess his Son death and resurrection). Even at our own church, we had a very knowledgable preacher come and speak to us and his stand on the word elect is that we were chosen to be Saved..as if..we had no "free will" to Accept, Believe and Confess. My stand is on the later and the reason why is because I read, 1 John 2:2.
2. 1 John 2: 2 (KJV) - And he is the propitiation for our sins: and not for ours only, but also for the sins of the whole world.
What does the word 'Propitiation' means - "The removal of God's punishment for sin through the perfect sacrifice of Jesus Christ. The (NLT) New Living Transaction says it like this - He himself is the sacrifice that atones for our sins—and not only our sins but the sins of all the world.
TIME: 13:55 MIN
D. V34 - (KJV) Who is he that condemneth? It is Christ that died, yea rather, that is risen again, who is even at the right hand of God, who also maketh intercession for us
1. No one can condemn us ("those that belong to Christ") because it was God who
a. Declared we were guilty (Rom 3:23 For all have sinned and come short of the Glory of God)
b. It was God who declared the punishment for those that are guilty (Rom 6:23 23For the wages of sin is death; but the gift of God is eternal life through Jesus Christ our Lord.)
c. God had a plan - Romans 3:25 25Whom God hath set forth to be a propitiation through faith in his blood, to declare his righteousness for the remission of sins that are past, through the forbearance of God;
Propitiation - The removal of God's punishment for sin through the perfect sacrifice of Jesus Christ.
d. God who justified us - Romans 5:18 - 18 Therefore as by the offence of one judgment came upon all men to condemnation; even so by the righteousness of one the free gift came upon all men unto justification of life.
Justification - God's act of declaring us "not guilt" for our sins.
2. Closing verse (b) That is risen again, who is even at the right hand of God, who also maketh intercession for us
"The Good new for those who belong to God" .. Jesus Christ is our High Priest, he sits in the place of honor at God's right hand
Hebrews 12:2 (NLT) - 2 We do this by keeping our eyes on Jesus, the champion who initiates and perfects our faith.[a] Because of the joy[b] awaiting him, he endured the cross, disregarding its shame. Now he is seated in the place of honor beside God’s throne
VII. SUMMARY
"The Good News for those that belong to Christ"
A. We were declared Guilty
B. We were told the penalty for being Guilty
C. We were given a plan through Jesus death, so God could
Justify us by declaring "we are not guilty" for our sins
TIME: 16:39
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