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Is The Gospel Enough? Romans 1:14-17. God Created Man. Gen 1:27 “And God created man in his own image, in the image of God created he him; male and female created he them.”. God Gave The Plan.
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God Created Man • Gen 1:27 “And God created man in his own image, in the image of God created he him; male and female created he them.”
God Gave The Plan • Rom 1:16-17 “For I am not ashamed of the gospel of Christ: for it is the power of God unto salvation to every one that believeth; to the Jew first, and also to the Greek. For therein is the righteousness of God revealed from faith unto faith: as it is written, The just shall live by faith.”
Question: • Is the gospel, as God gave it; adapted to man, as God made him?
What About Man Must Change? • Jer. 17:9 “The heart is deceitful aboveall things, and desperately wicked: who can know it?”
What About Man Must Change? • Mt 15:18-20 “But the things which proceed out of the mouth come forth out of the heart; and they defile the man. For out of the heart come forth evil thoughts, murders, adulteries, fornications, thefts, false witness, railings: these are the things which defile the man”
What Is The Heart? • Thinks Gen. 6:5; Prov. 23:7 • Reasons Mark 2:6, 8 • Understands Matt. 13:15 • Believes Acts 8:37; Rom. 10:10 Intellect
What Is The Heart? • Plans and Intends Heb. 4:12 • Purposes 2 Cor. 9:7 • Obeys or Acts Rom. 6:17 Will
What Is The Heart? • Desires Rom. 10:1 • Loves Mt. 22:37 • Trusts Prov. 3:5 Emotions
God Wants To Change Man’s Heart Thinks Reasons UnderstandsBelieves (Faith) Intends Purposes Obeys (Execute His Will) DesiresLoves Trusts Intellect Will Emotions
What Is The Gospel? • FACTS(1 Cor. 15:1-4) • Jesus’ Death • Jesus’ Burial • Jesus’ Resurrection
What Is The Gospel? • COMMANDMENTS Rom. 10:13-16; 2 Thess. 1:7-9 • Faith- Jno. 8:24 • Repentance- Acts 17:30-31; Lk. 13:3; • Confession- Mt. 10:32-33; Acts 8:37 • Baptism- Mk. 16:15-16; Acts 2:38 • Faithfulness- Rev. 2:10; 1 Cor. 15:58
What Is The Gospel? • PROMISES (2 Pet. 1:3, 4) • Forgiveness of Sin- Col. 1:14 • Spiritual Blessings- Eph. 1:3 • Promise of Eternal Life- Rom. 6:23
Does The Plan Fit The Man? MAN’S INTELLIGENCE(thinks – reasons – understands – believes) ( ) ??? FACTS
Does The Plan Fit The Man? MAN’S WILLPOWER(intends – purposes – obeys – acts) ( ) ??? COMMANDS
Does The Plan Fit The Man? MAN’S EMOTIONS(desires – loves – trusts) ( ) ??? PROMISES
Is The Gospel Enough? • The Gospel was enough to change the Jews (Acts 2) • The Gospel was enough to change Saul of Tarsus (Acts 9)
The Gospel Will Change You Too!!! Romans 1:16 “For I am not ashamed of the gospel of Christ: for it is the power of God unto salvation…”