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Step By Step Through the New Testament (Part II). Lesson 8: Romans: Overview (Part 1). Rev. Christopher J. Respass Antioch Bible Institute Spring 2014. Romans: Overview. Theme of Romans : righteousness through faith in Jesus Christ .
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Step By Step Through the New Testament(Part II) Lesson 8: Romans: Overview (Part 1) • Rev. Christopher J. Respass • Antioch Bible Institute • Spring 2014
Romans: Overview • Theme of Romans: righteousness through faith in Jesus Christ. • Salvation: Deliverance from the past penalty (justification), present power (sanctification) and future presence (glorification) of sin. • Righteousness: conformity to an unchanging standard (unattainable by human effort alone).
Romans: Overview • C. Faith: a response of the whole person to God’s revelation in Christ. Included the understanding of intellect, depth of emotions and commitment of the will.
Romans: Overview • All Have Sinned • A. Romans 1:18-25. • 1. People suppress God’s revealed truth by their wickedness/unrighteousness (v.18). • 2. God has revealed much about himself in the act and product of his Creation (v.19-20). • 3. Mankind chose to worship the creature (i.e., the created thing) rather that the Creator. (v.24- 25).
Romans: Overview • B. Jews are also guilty (Rom 2:1-3:8) • 1) All who sin with or without the law will perish (Rom. 2:12-25) • 2) Both Jews and Gentiles suffer the same fate. • C. All stand guilty (Rom 3:9-20) • 1) No one is righteous (Rom 3:9-20) • 2) All means ALL!! (Rom 3:22b-23)
Romans: Overview • II. God’s Redemption in Christ (Rom 3:21-31) • A. Romans 3:20 “For by works of the law no human being will be justified in his sight, since through the law comes knowledge of sin.” • B. Atonement: Christ’s sacrifice as met the demands of a holy God to punish sin and turned aside God’s wrath against us propitiation)(Rom 3:23-25).
Romans: Overview • C. Redemption: Christ has paid the price to purchase freedom from the penalty and practice of sin for those who believe in him (Rom. 3:24). • D. Justification: In Christ, each believer is declared righteous by God when that believer puts faith and trust in Jesus Christ.
Romans: Overview • E. God’s Salvation is Just (Rom 3:21-31). • 1. It is obtained apart from the law (v.21) • 2. It is available to all through faith in Jesus Christ (v.22). • F. Abraham (and all OT saints) are justified by Faith (Rom 4:1-25) • “For what does the Scripture say? "Abraham believed God, and it was counted to him as righteousness.“ (Rom 4:3)
Romans: Overview • III. God’s Life-Changing Power (Rom 6-8) • A. Dead to Sin, Alive to God (Rom 6:1-11) • 1. Baptism (Rom 6:1-4) • 2. Dead to the old life of sin and alive to the new life in Jesus Christ (Rom 6:5- 11).
Romans: Overview • B. Live Righteously (Rom 6:12-14) • 1. Sin should not reign in our bodies (v.12). • 2. Do not submit to activities of sin, but to God in righteousness (v.13). • 3. Do not allow sin to dominate you (v.14).
Romans: Overview • How will we achieve this way of life? • How will be victorious over sin in our lives? • Through the Holy Spirit!!!
Romans: Overview • C. The Holy Spirit indwells each Believer • 1. The victory that we have in Christ comes through the Holy Spirit who indwells and gives us power to overcome sin. • 2. The most notable blessing of the Holy Spirit is not in gifts of the spirit, but in his effectual working that brings about the righteousness of God in our lives.