While we were enemies
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intro
Recap
- the unrighteous are sinners and are deserving of God’s wrath
- the self-righteous are sinners and are deserving of Gods’ wrath
- we are all sinners and are under God’s wrath without Christ.
Romans
- we are justified by faith in Christ and his work on the cross. Our sin was imputed onto Christ and His righteousness was imputed onto us.
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Peace with God Through Faith
5 Therefore, since we have been justified by faith, we have peace with God through our Lord Jesus Christ. 2 Through him we have also obtained access by faith into this grace in which we stand, and we rejoice in hope of the glory of God. 3 Not only that, but we rejoice in our sufferings, knowing that suffering produces endurance, 4 and endurance produces character, and character produces hope, 5 and hope does not put us to shame, because God’s love has been poured into our hearts through the Holy Spirit who has been given to us.
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imputation
since, or because of our justification, we now have peace.
since, or because of our justification, we now have peace.
God is no longer mad at you. you no longer have to fear his wrath. you are no longer His enemy.
not only does faith justify us, but it also gives us hope in God’s sovereignty. We know from that God will work together all things for His Glory and our Good.
this is where the bible goes against culture
rejoice in suffering
endurance to character, character to hope.
how does going through suffering give us hope?
(ESV)
16 The Spirit himself bears witness with our spirit that we are children of God, 17 and if children, then heirs—heirs of God and fellow heirs with Christ, provided we suffer with him in order that we may also be glorified with him.
We have hope because if we are sharing in Christ’s suffering, then we know that we have the Holy Spirit, and therefore will one day be glorified with Christ.
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6 For while we were still weak, at the right time Christ died for the ungodly. 7 For one will scarcely die for a righteous person—though perhaps for a good person one would dare even to die— 8 but God shows his love for us in that while we were still sinners, Christ died for us. 9 Since, therefore, we have now been justified by his blood, much more shall we be saved by him from the wrath of God. 10 For if while we were enemies we were reconciled to God by the death of his Son, much more, now that we are reconciled, shall we be saved by his life. 11 More than that, we also rejoice in God through our Lord Jesus Christ, through whom we have now received reconciliation.
also we are to have hope in our suffering that even when we were enemies of God, Christ still died for us, so, as v 10 states, how much more love will he show us now that we are at peace with Him.
more than rejoicing in our sufferings, we are able to rejoice in God
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Death in Adam, Life in Christ
12 Therefore, just as sin came into the world through one man, and death through sin, and so death spread to all men because all sinned— 13 for sin indeed was in the world before the law was given, but sin is not counted where there is no law. 14 Yet death reigned from Adam to Moses, even over those whose sinning was not like the transgression of Adam, who was a type of the one who was to come.
15 But the free gift is not like the trespass. For if many died through one man’s trespass, much more have the grace of God and the free gift by the grace of that one man Jesus Christ abounded for many. 16 And the free gift is not like the result of that one man’s sin. For the judgment following one trespass brought condemnation, but the free gift following many trespasses brought justification. 17 For if, because of one man’s trespass, death reigned through that one man, much more will those who receive the abundance of grace and the free gift of righteousness reign in life through the one man Jesus Christ.
18 Therefore, as one trespass led to condemnation for all men, so one act of righteousness leads to justification and life for all men. 19 For as by the one man’s disobedience the many were made sinners, so by the one man’s obedience the many will be made righteous. 20 Now the law came in to increase the trespass, but where sin increased, grace abounded all the more, 21 so that, as sin reigned in death, grace also might reign through righteousness leading to eternal life through Jesus Christ our Lord.
contrast of Adam and Jesus
story of the bible is that Jesus is the better
20 and 21
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contrast of sin and grace
closing
I want to close where I started. with the gospel. When we are evangelizing, it is imperative that we bring people to understanding their sin. we see this in chapters 1, 2, and 3. they are sinners, you are sinners, everyone is a sinner. It is also imperative for us to explain to them that they are enemies of an infinitely powerful God. When met with the gospel, an unbeliever should be terrified of the reality of their position with God. in the same way, a believer should be filled with hope in knowing that if Jesus loved them enough to die for them when they were enemies, how much more love will He show them now that are at peace with God. Yes, repentance is the evidence of a saving faith, without it, the faith is dead. however, repentance does not mean perfection. every time you sin, post salvation, you don’t re-anger God, but instead He is displeased with your sin because he knows that the free gift he has given you allows you the freedom from sin.
if you are here tonight and you have never turned from your sin and followed Christ, i would love to talk to you.
if you are here tonight and hearing the gospel doesn't give you hope, i encourage you to pray and ask God to search your heart and show you if you are really saved.
let’s pray