Believers could disagree on nonensentials and still maintain Church unity St. Augustine:”In essentials, unity; in nonessentials, liberty; in all things, charity” We must welcome or receive whom the Lord received. (v1,v3,15:7) All Christians where bought by the precious blood of the Lord When we accept our brothers and sisters, we […]
Daily Archives: 2012-07-17
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Living out Christ in society Authorities were created by God (v1, 1 Peters 2:13 – 15) Learn to live under under authority because God is ultimate authority, (v1) Submitting to the authorities is submitting to God.(v2) What occurs when God and man’s authority oppose each other? God’s authority always higher […]
Romans 1-8 Becoming a Christian Romans 1: Introduction Gospel is about Jesus Christ (v3) Jesus was prophesied in the Scriptures through the prophets(v2) Work of the Gospel is for the Jews And for the Gentiles(v14) Gospel is power of God to save Jews and Gentiles(v16) God’s righteousness God righteousness (v17,20) Man’s unrighteousness […]
Paul uses 5 witnesses to demonstrate God’s plan for the future of Israel Paul (11:1) Paul from the tribe of Benjamin Paul conversion was mentioned 3 times in Acts (Ch 9,22,26) Israel will be saved like Paul – they will see Jesus, repent and believe (Zech 14:4, Acts 1:11, Rev […]
Overview: Chapter 1 – 8: God’s perfect salvation plan for man Chapter 9 – 11: God’s plan for Israel Chapter 9 – Israel of Past Chapter 10 – Israel of Present Chapter 11 – Israel of Future Chapter 12 – 16: Life of Christians Chapter 10 – […]
Overview: Romans 12- 16 : (Application of Christian life) Romans 9 – 11 : Israel as a way to answer questions raised from Romans 1- 8 Question: Did God’s words fail? Paul brings up issue of Jews being cut off from Christ. (v3), But what about God’s promise to Israel: (v4), […]
The suffering we experienced is nothing compared to the glory that will be revealed to us (v18, 2 Corinthians 4:16-18) Gen 3:17 tells us the ground was cursed because of Adam’s sin. Romans 8:19-21 further elaborates that the whole creation was under cursed. The creation has been living as slavery, […]
Key Verses from Chapter 1 to Chapter 6: 1:16 For I am not ashamed of the gospel, for it is the power of God for salvation to everyone who believes, to the Jew first and also to the Greek. 1:17 For in it the righteousness of God is revealed from […]
Review: Romans Chapter 6 Baptism Unified with Christ, death, burial, resurrection and future glory. From slaves unto sin to slaves unto righteousness Once we obeyed the call of the sinful nature, now we obey the call of Jesus. 4 Questions asked in Romans 7 (v1, v7, v13, v 24) Marriage […]
Big Picture Romans 1:18 – 5:11 Romans 1:18 – 3:20 Men sinful acts Romans 3:21 – 5:11 Justification by faith in Jesus Christ Christ’s blood covers our sins Believers are credited as righteous Romans 5:12 – 8:39 Romans 5:12 – 5:21 Sinful nature Sin entered the world through Adam God’s […]
Justification by Jesus Christ and Jesus Christ alone God looks at all people and sees only two persons : Adam and Jesus Christ. From Adam: (Sin,Death) First man was of dust (1Cor15:47) Sin enters the world because of the sin of one man(v.12) Adam and Eve are one body because […]
After we were justified by our faith in Jesus Christ, we can enjoy God’s blessings in the past, in our daily life, and in the future. Past – have peace with God (v1) Man had peace with God in the garden of Eden Man sinned, and lost his peace with […]
Abraham and David as examples (v1 and v6) Justification is by faith and not by works Abraham could only boast if he was justified by works (v2) Abraham was credited as righteous because of his faith (v3; Genesis 15:6) By Works vs By Faith Work is due wages which is an obligation […]
God’s Plan of Redemption for Men -Chapter 3:21-31 Because all have sinned and fall short of the glory of God. (3:23). Men are hopeless, God has hope. God has offered a solution apart from the law! (3:21) God has revealed His plan through His laws and prophets (3:21) God will […]
Basis of Judgment Based on truth (2:2) Wicked men suppress the truth(1:18) Also they reject the truth (2:8) Based on what each person has done(2:6) *Not based on works 2. Contents of Judgment Judge what is within and not on the outside(2:14-16) Real circumcision vs. Fake circumcision (2:25;2:28-29) Obey […]
1. Outlines of chapter 1 to 4 a) Romans 1:1-17 is the introduction b) Romans 1:18-32 talks about multitude sins of men c) Romans 2:1-3:20 talks about God’s judgment d) Romans 3:21-4:25 talks about God’s grace and justification by faith 2. Two sides of the Gospel(1:17, 3:25-26) a) Men is […]
Book of Romans is a book about God’s Gospel (v1) Gospel is God’s promise within the Bible (v2) Gospel is about God’s son (v3) Became flesh Resurrection Gospel concerns service (v9) Serve with a whole heart We all owe a debt to the Gospel (v14) Owe debt to Gospel Attitude […]
When we compare 1:1-5 with 16:25-27, we will discover seven major themes in Romans. God Gospel of God – God is the origin of gospel (1:1) God has promised in scriptures through His prophets (1:2) God gave up His Son (1:3-4) God strengthens us (16:25) God has commanded us to […]
Brief Intro to Romans Scriptures: 1:1,1:7,1:16-17,16:1-2,16:25-27 Romans is a letter, written by apostle Paul, to the church in Rome. In NT, the 4 Gospels record the life of Jesus Christ, from His birth, teaching, and redemption on the cross, resurrection and ascension. Acts records Jesus ascension, the coming of Holy […]
Review Intro John the baptist prepares the way (1:1-8) Baptism of Jesus (1:9-11) Temptation of Jesus (1:12-13) Jesus’s ministry in Galilee Jesus called Simon, Andrew, James and John (1:16-20) A day in Capernaum (1:21-34) taught in synagogue cast out unclean spirit healed Peter’s mother in-law continue to serve in the […]
Also recorded by Matthew 13:1-9 and Luke 8:4-8 Opened and ended with declarations of Jesus employed the parabolic method (4:2,4:34) Jesus gave the reason why He used parables (v10-12) how should we explain Jesus’s teaching? Did Jesus mean to use parables to prevent people to repent and get to know […]
Jesus called the twelve and appointment them to (v14) be with Him to send them out to preach to cast out demons Mark 3:20 – Mark 6:6 is a record of Jesus spending time with His apostles, training and preparing them to preach Went back to Capernaum, Peter’s house, also […]
A great crowd followed Jesus (Ch3:7-12) While the Pharisees and Herodians were planing to destroy Jesus, the people continue to come to Jesus to be healed. Can you locate these places in the map? (3:7-8) All unclean spirits knows who Jesus is, and submitted His authority. Meaning of apostle A […]
Opposition stirs against the Ministry of Jesus based on 4 events Jesus with the tax collectors and sinners (v16) Not observing fasting () Getting food on the Sabbath () Healing on the Sabbath () Tax collectors Calling of Levi (Matthew) Shown to be universally as corrupt Luke 18:13 Zacchaeus […]