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Overview of Romans. I. Intro. + Theme 1:1-15 II. Condemnation 1:18-3:20 III. Justification 3:21-4:25 IV. Sanctification 5:1-8:39 V. Illustration 9:1-11:36 VI. Application 12:1-15:13 VII. Epilogue 15:14-16:27. Romans 5 – The War is Over!.
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Overview of Romans I. Intro. + Theme 1:1-15 II. Condemnation 1:18-3:20 III. Justification 3:21-4:25 IV. Sanctification 5:1-8:39 V. Illustration 9:1-11:36 VI. Application 12:1-15:13 VII. Epilogue 15:14-16:27
Romans 5 – The War is Over! Since we are justified, we have peace with God and can expect deliverance and joy!
ex·pec·ta·tion ˌekspekˈtāSHən/ noun noun: expectation; plural noun: expectations 1. a strong belief that something will happen or be the case in the future. "reality had not lived up to expectations"
Romans 5 – The Hope That Comes from Victory! The Victory Described – 5:1-5 The Basis of the Victory – 5:6-11
Romans 5:1 – The War is Over! We have been the objects of God’s anger.
Romans 5:1 – The War is Over! Now, fundamentally and judicially, we have peace with God!
Romans 5:1 – The War is Over! We are accepted in His sight!
Romans 5:1 – The War is Over! Yay for verb tenses! “Having been…have”
Romans 5:1 – The War is Over! No believer has any charges against them!
Romans 5:1 – The War is Over! How can eternal life be lost???
Romans 5:1b-2 – Three Benefits Peace with God Access to grace Joy in the expectation of future glory
Romans 5:1b-2 – Three Benefits Peace with God God’s anger towards us is abated Our justification brings permanent peace with God This is not an emotion, but a condition
Romans 5:1b-2 – Three Benefits 2. Access to grace Much like Heb. 4:14-16 Our new condition allows special access We “stand” in it and have “access” to it Prayer becomes critical to growth Here “grace” = “God’s enabling strength”
Romans 5:1b-2 – Three Benefits 3. Joy (Expectation of glory) Our destiny and glorification are assured (Rom. 8:29) We “boast” or “exalt” in it
Romans 5:3-4 – Oh, one more benefit… We also can exalt in problems!
Romans 5:3-4 – Oh, one more benefit… Problems take on a new perspective because of our new relationship!
Romans 5:3-4 – Oh, one more benefit… We are not the objects of God’s anger any longer!
Romans 5:3-4 – Oh, one more benefit… “Tribulations” (afflictions) “Endurance” “Approvedness” (proven character) “Hope” (expectation)
Romans 5:3-4 – Oh, one more benefit… Afflictions, properly responded to, produce the ability to bear up under pressure (endurance - Jas. 1)…which in turn leads to approval before God (1 Pet. 1:6-9)…which leads to our expectation (hope) of future glory!
Romans 5:5 – Oh, one more benefit… As a result, we have a new boldness about our expectation of the future.
Romans 5:5 – Oh, one more benefit… We should openly confess that boldness! Romans 10:11
Romans 5:5 – Oh, one more benefit… Our confidence comes from the assurance of God’s love in the midst of, and in spite of, our trials!
Romans 5:5 – Oh, one more benefit… The Holy Spirit causes us to realize God’s love through it all.
Romans 5:5 – Oh, one more benefit… In other words, the righteous one by faith shall live!
Romans 5:6-11 – The Basis for Victory How can we have the perspective we have?
Romans 5:6 – The right time Christ came at the perfect time in history to help the weak and make us strong.
Romans 5:7 – God’s great love for us Rarely will one die for a righteous man.
Romans 5:7 – God’s great love for us More often, if someone is considered a really good person, it might happen.
Romans 5:8 – God’s great love for us But we were neither!
Romans 5:8 – God’s great love for us We should always realize that understanding the true nature and depth of God’s love for us is in His death for us!
Romans 5:8 – God’s great love for us The cross should forever settle the question of what God thinks of each and every one of us!
Romans 5:8 – God’s great love for us God did not love us for what we’ve done, what we could do, or because of how good we were.
Romans 5:8 – God’s great love for us “Demonstrates” God actually “recommends” His love to us as a source of encouragement!
Romans 5:9-10 – Great Expectations! The language here is not a prediction; it is not “automatic”.
Romans 5:9-10 – Great Expectations! Justified people can expect deliverance!
Romans 5:9 – Great Expectations! Our deliverance is from “wrath” and “wrath” in Romans is presently going on in response to sin!
Romans 5:9 – Great Expectations! Once we are justified, we can expect deliverance from sin’s enslaving power!
Romans 5:10 – Great Expectations DEAUX! Our hostile relationship with God is now friendly!
Romans 5:10 – Great Expectations DEAUX! In our new relationship, we are accepted by God and can expect His deliverance.
Romans 5:10 – Great Expectations DEAUX! The source of our deliverance is the resurrected Christ!
Romans 5:10 – Great Expectations DEAUX! Christ’s resurrected life becomes our source of experiencing life! Gal. 2:20
Romans 5:10 – Great Expectations DEAUX! There is no sense in a believer staying under sin’s enslaving power…but it does happen.
Romans 5:11 – And, there’s more… When we experience deliverance, we experience joy.
Romans 5:11 – And, there’s more… A life of power, a life of change, is a life of joy in God.
Romans 5 – The War is Over! Since we are justified, we have peace with God and can expect deliverance and joy!