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Christ, the New Adam
Romans 5:12-21
I. Who We Are Because of Adam (12-14)
Here is a trustworthy saying that deserves full acceptance: Christ Jesus came into the world to save sinners--of whom I am the worst. I Timothy 1:15
16 And the LORD God commanded the man, “You are free to eat from any tree in the garden; 16 but you must not eat from the tree of the knowledge of good and evil, for when you eat of it you will surely die.”
Genesis 2:16-17
“No man is an island, entire of itself; every man is a piece of the continent, a part of the main... Therefore never send to know for whom the bell tolls: it tolls for thee.” John Donne
“The line separating good and evil passes not through states, nor between classes, not between political parties either – but right through every human heart.” Alexander Solzhenitsyn
II. Who We Are Because of Christ (15-17)
1. _________ Vs. ___________
2. ____________ Vs. ______________
3. The Reign of ________
Vs. the Reign of _______
4. ______________ Vs. ______________
5. __________ Vs. _____________
Therefore no one will be declared righteous in his sight by observing the law; rather, through the law we become conscious of sin. Romans 3:20
The key truth is…
Therefore, there is now no condemnation for those who are in Christ Jesus. Romans 8:1
The key instruction is…
…he condemned sin in sinful man, 4 in order that the righteous requirements of the law might be fully met in us, who do not live according to the sinful nature but according to the Spirit. Romans 8:3-4
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Peace, Joy, and Hope from Christ
Romans 5:1-11
23 for all have sinned and fall short of the glory of God, 24 and are justified freely by his grace through the redemption that came by Christ Jesus. Romans 3:23-24
Abram believed the LORD, and he credited it to him as righteousness. Genesis 15:6
I. The Fruits of Justification
44 Darkness came over the whole land until the ninth hour, 45 for the sun stopped shining. And the curtain of the temple was torn in two. Luke 23:44-45
Now we see but a poor reflection as in a mirror; then we shall see face to face. Now I know in part; then I shall know fully, even as I am fully known. I Corinthians 13:12
Dear friends, now we are children of God, and what we will be has not yet been made known. But we know that when he appears, we shall be like him, for we shall see him as he is. I John 3:2
II. The Pathway to Glory
“Did not the Christ have to suffer these things and then enter his glory?” Luke 24:26
Now if we are children, then we are heirs--heirs of God and co-heirs with Christ, if indeed we share in his sufferings in order that we may also share in his glory.
Romans 8:17
Stage #1 – ___________________________
Stage #2 – ___________________________
Stage #3 – ___________________________
1. He Gave Us His ____________________
2. When We Were Sinners He ___________
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Righteousness on Credit
Justified Through Faith…
I. Apart from ________ (Vs. 2-8)
All our righteous acts are like filthy rags.
Isaiah 64:6
Abram believed the LORD, and he credited it to him as righteousness. Genesis 15:6
Consider Abraham: “He believed God, and it was credited to him as righteousness.”
Galatians 3:6
1 Blessed is he whose transgressions are forgiven, whose sins are covered. 2 Blessed is the man whose sin the LORD does not count against him and in whose spirit is no deceit.
Psalm 32:1-2
II. Apart from _______________ (Vs. 9-12)
11 “You are to undergo circumcision, and it will be the sign of the covenant between me and you. 12 For the generations to come every male among you who is eight days old must be circumcised...” Genesis 17:11-12
“Therefore go and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit…” Matthew 28:19
“Repent and be baptized, every one of you, in the name of Jesus Christ for the forgiveness of your sins. And you will receive the gift of the Holy Spirit.” Acts 2:38
Therefore no one will be declared righteous in his sight by observing the law; rather through the law we become conscious of sin.
Romans 3:20
No longer will you be called Abram; your name will be Abraham, for I have made you a father of many nations. Genesis 17:5
Yet I am not ashamed, because I know whom I have believed, and am convinced that he is able to guard what I have entrusted to him for that day. II Timothy 1:12
And without faith it is impossible to please God, because anyone who comes to him must believe that he exists and that he rewards those who earnestly seek him. Hebrews 11:6
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Why I Am in Such a Mess
Romans 2:1-3:20
The wrath of God is being revealed from heaven against all the godlessness and wickedness of men who suppress the truth by their wickedness.
Romans 1:18
29 They have become filled with every kind of wickedness, evil, greed and depravity. They are full of envy, murder, strife, deceit and malice. They are gossips, 30 slanderers, God-haters, insolent, arrogant and boastful; they invent ways of doing evil; they disobey their parents; 31 they are senseless, faithless, heartless, ruthless. Romans 1:29-31
I. ______________________________
“You see, it was I who killed all those people… No man’s really any good till he knows how bad he is, or might be; till he’s realized exactly how much right he has to all this snobbery, and sneering, and talking about ‘criminals,’ as if they were apes in a forest ten thousand miles away… till he’s squeezed out of his soul the last drop of the oil of the Pharisees; till his only hope is somehow or other to have captured one criminal, and kept him safe and sane under his own hat.” Father Brown by G. K. Chesterton
…for all have sinned and fall short of the glory of God… Romans 3:23
“In each of us there is sin – not just the susceptibility to sin, but sin itself.” Augustine
II. ______________________________
“It was granted me to carry away from my prison years on my bent back, which nearly broke beneath its load, this essential experience: how a human being becomes evil and how good… Gradually it was disclosed to me that the line separating good and evil passes not through state, nor between classes, not between political parties either – but right through every human heart.”
Alexander Solzhenitsyn, The Gulag Archipelago
III. ______________________________
21 But now a righteousness from God, apart from law, has been made known, to which the Law and the Prophets testify. 22 This righteousness from God comes through faith in Jesus Christ to all who believe. There is no difference. Romans 3:21-22
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