Seeing Salvation as an Inheritance
We can learn to appreciate and value our salvation by seeing it through the biblical metaphor of inheritance
Series: Romans
Verse by Verse
May 4, 2008
• Romans 1-16
Verse by verse exposition of the book of Romans
Experiencing the Hope of Faith
Romans 4:18-25
Our faith in God?s promises and Christ’s work should produce in us a bold and confident hope that bolsters our sense of security and significance before God.
Appreciating Our New Status Before God
Romans 5:1-2
We must purpose to understand and choose to confidently celebrate the radical change in our status before God that the justifying work of Christ secures for us.
Taking Hold of a New Perspective on Our Problems
Romans 5:3-4
Christians can maintain a positive perspective amid painful circumstances because God deeply loves them and is working to make them more like Christ.
Celebrating God's New Disposition Toward Us
Romans 5:6-8
We should carry a confident assurance about our future salvation because of God’s historic demonstration of his extravagant love for those who don’t deserve it.
Getting Excited About Our New Destiny
Romans 5:9-11
The finished work of the cross and the ongoing defense of Christ as our mediator should instill us with a profound joy regarding our future eternal blessings.
Understanding Our New Break with Adam
Romans 5:12-14
As Christians we cannot rightly understand the imputation and effects of Christ’s righteousness until we understand the imputation and effects of Adam’s sin.
Reveling in Our New Alliance with Christ
Romans 5:15-21
The finished and imputed work of Christ to us should dispel any fear or doubt, and should embolden us to joyfully anticipate the consummation of God’s good plan.
Rethinking Christ's Death & My Temptations
Romans 6:1-4
Because of our spiritual alliance and association with Christ’s work on the cross, we should be eager to be holy and repulsed by sin.
How the Resurrection Should Transform My Behavior
Romans 6:5-11
Because of our alliance with Christ & his resurrection, we can, with his empowerment, experience a foretaste of our sinless & victorious resurrected lives now.
Confronting the Enemy Within
Romans 6:12-14
Though freed from the domain and penalty of sin, God calls us to rigorously deny our sinful impulses by actively pursuing God’s agenda not sin’s enticements.
But What About Grace?
Romans 6:15-18
The grace that makes us right with God by Christ’s work and not ours, does not liberate us to do whatever we want, but constrains us to obey our Lord Jesus Christ.
Looking to the Benefits of Obedience
Romans 6:19-23
Remember that the high toll that sin exacts in our lives should motivate us to pursue obedience with its short-term and long-term rewards.
Our Changed Relationship with God's Rules
Romans 7:1-6
We should see and understand God’s goal for our sanctification; and we should also know that “the rules” alone are inadequate to bring it about.
Thinking Rightly About Holiness & Sin
Romans 7:7-13
The law was given to expose our sin, make us see our need for grace, as well as giving us an objective expression of what holy conduct looks like.
Why "Just Trying" Doesn't Work
Romans 7:14-25
Romans 7 presents a dramatic and frustrating internal conflict that illustrates that attempts to please God without the enablement of the Holy Spirit are always futile.
The Foundation of Our Sanctification
Romans 8:1-4
We can only think and proceed rightly in our sanctification when we are absolutely clear about the finished work of Christ that secured our justification.
Learning to "Live by the Spirit"
Romans 8:4-9
Biblical sanctification requires the active presence of the Holy Spirit in our lives, and is advanced by a renewed mind yielded and set on his agenda for our lives.
How God's Spirit Can Overpower Our Temptation
Romans 8:10-13
We must engage in a battle with temptation throughout our Christian lives, seeing sin for what it is and relying on the power and provision of God’s Spirit.
Our Daily Relationship with God's Holy Spirit
Romans 8:14-17
The evidence of regeneration is seen in the redirecting, refocusing and reassuring ministry of God’s Spirit which indwells every Christian.
Why Being Heavenly-Minded Does a World of Good
Romans 8:18
We should not be surprised by all the suffering in the world, instead we should revel in God’s solution to the pain caused by sin and keep looking to our future home.
A Biblical Perspective on a Fallen World
Romans 8:19-22
While the cosmos is now dying, Christians are called to eagerly anticipate a resurrected planet which will be perfectly sustained by God for our use and our good.
Discovering the Patience of Christian hope
Romans 8:23-25
We must patiently work through the internal frustration inherent in the Christian life knowing that almost all the benefits God promised us are postponed until the next life.
Praying Through the Pain
Romans 8:26-27
Though our prayers are imperfect & limited, we are greatly helped by prayer amid trials & prolonged difficulties because the Holy Spirit actively intercedes for our good.
Looking for the Good When Things Go Bad
Romans 8:28-30
Life can be tough sometimes, but we trust in a God who is not ignorant of our suffering. Pastor Mike explores one response when life gets tough.
Reasons for Confidence No Matter What
Romans 8:31-34
If the ultimate danger of facing God’s wrath has been eliminated for us in Christ, then there is no place for fear, worry or anxiety regarding the problems we face in this life.
Invariable Love in a Changing World
Romans 8:35-39
We must be mindful of the permanent & invariable love of Christ so that we live life with a grateful confidence and bold assurance regarding our relationship with God.
Grappling with God’s Choices
Romans 9:1-18
Because God is working to collect his chosen people we can be expectant & confident in our evangelism knowing that those he’s appointed to eternal life will be saved.
Perspectives on Fairness, Justice & Grace
Romans 9:19-24
We should humbly affirm God’s right to do as he chooses regarding the dispensing of his justice toward some sinners and the demonstration of his mercy toward others.
Exploring the Riches of Unearned Forgiveness
Romans 9:25-29
It is critically important to always keep God’s amazingly gracious character in view when we consider the nature of his decision to save undeserving sinners like us.