Sin--Salvation
OUR PROBLEM: 3:1-20,23
Romans 3. Thus far, Paul has been building his case that all men are sinners and under the wrath of God. He dealt with the Pagan Man, the Moral Man, the Jewish Man, and now he'll drive his point home: ALL men are sinners! "There is none righteous, no not one....there is none who does good, no not one....for all have sinned and fall short of the glory of God." That's our problem. We are sinners. Understand, we're not sinners because we sin. We sin because we're sinners. We're not liars because we lie. We lie because we're liars. We're not gossipers because we gossip. We gossip because we're gossipers. You get the picture. We miss the mark. We have all sinned (past tense), and continue to fall short (present tense) of the glory of God. Our nature is sin-sin nature. A dog barks because he is a dog--that's his nature. A cow moos because he is a cow--that's his nature. And we sin because we're sinners by nature. Thus we need divine intervention.
GOD'S PLAN: 3:21-31
Now Paul moves to his next point: Justification. What is justification? It is the divine act where God declares one righteous. An easy way to remember what it means is to say: "Justification--'Just-as-if-I am-righteous.'" In other words, when you place your faith in Christ, He places His righteousness in you. And unless He does that, we're lost-without hope. So, if anyone is to be justified, God Himself must graciously supply the righteousness needed for acquittal. And that is accomplished only by His shed blood and appropriated by faith alone. Christ has already shed His blood and purchased your redemption. Now, have you appropriated that righteousness by faith? If not, please pray:
Prayer: "Lord, I know I am a sinner for You have revealed that to me. Lord I admit that I have sinned against You, and I now repent of my sin and ask that You forgive me and have mercy on me. Lord Jesus, by faith I now receive You as my Savior and Lord. Thank You for dying on the cross for me and for saving me today. I ask You right now to be my Savior and Lord. Please come into my life and take control, and make me the kind of person You want me to be. Thank You for giving me eternal life. Jesus, in Your name I pray. Amen."
Romans 3. Thus far, Paul has been building his case that all men are sinners and under the wrath of God. He dealt with the Pagan Man, the Moral Man, the Jewish Man, and now he'll drive his point home: ALL men are sinners! "There is none righteous, no not one....there is none who does good, no not one....for all have sinned and fall short of the glory of God." That's our problem. We are sinners. Understand, we're not sinners because we sin. We sin because we're sinners. We're not liars because we lie. We lie because we're liars. We're not gossipers because we gossip. We gossip because we're gossipers. You get the picture. We miss the mark. We have all sinned (past tense), and continue to fall short (present tense) of the glory of God. Our nature is sin-sin nature. A dog barks because he is a dog--that's his nature. A cow moos because he is a cow--that's his nature. And we sin because we're sinners by nature. Thus we need divine intervention.
GOD'S PLAN: 3:21-31
Now Paul moves to his next point: Justification. What is justification? It is the divine act where God declares one righteous. An easy way to remember what it means is to say: "Justification--'Just-as-if-I am-righteous.'" In other words, when you place your faith in Christ, He places His righteousness in you. And unless He does that, we're lost-without hope. So, if anyone is to be justified, God Himself must graciously supply the righteousness needed for acquittal. And that is accomplished only by His shed blood and appropriated by faith alone. Christ has already shed His blood and purchased your redemption. Now, have you appropriated that righteousness by faith? If not, please pray:
Prayer: "Lord, I know I am a sinner for You have revealed that to me. Lord I admit that I have sinned against You, and I now repent of my sin and ask that You forgive me and have mercy on me. Lord Jesus, by faith I now receive You as my Savior and Lord. Thank You for dying on the cross for me and for saving me today. I ask You right now to be my Savior and Lord. Please come into my life and take control, and make me the kind of person You want me to be. Thank You for giving me eternal life. Jesus, in Your name I pray. Amen."
posted by Royce Hendry at
5:18 AM
1 Comments:
I could tell when God placed his righteousness in my heart, I was filled with a joyful and warmness I've never experienced in my life. Holding my children for the first time right after they were born is sort of like the feeling I felt. As if I was being hugged and reassured of my saftey and well being.
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