three types of people - river community church2017/02/02 · three types of people —the...
TRANSCRIPT
ThreeTypesofPeople
—TheDepraved——TheCri.calMoralizer—
—Paul’sownJewishPeople—
“Circumcisionoftheheart”waswhatma3eredmosttoGod.
Paul’sGospelwasjarring…
WhatPaulissayinguptothispointisthis:
“Allpeople,ofalltypes,
needthegospel.”
“Whatadvantage,then,isthereinbeingaJew,orwhatvalueisthereincircumcision?Muchineveryway!Firstofall,theJewshavebeenentrustedwiththeverywordsofGod.Whatifsome
wereunfaithful?WilltheirunfaithfulnessnullifyGod’sfaithfulness?Notatall!LetGodbetrue,andeveryhumanbeingaliar.Asitiswri3en:‘Sothatyoumaybeprovedrightwhenyouspeakandprevailwhenyoujudge.’ButifourunrighteousnessbringsoutGod’srighteousnessmoreclearly,whatshallwesay?ThatGodisunjustinbringingHiswrathonus?(Iamusinga
humanargument.)Certainlynot!Ifthatwereso,howcouldGodjudgetheworld?Someonemightargue,‘Ifmyfalsehood
enhancesGod’struthfulnessandsoincreasesHisglory,whyamIsSllcondemnedasasinner?’Whynotsay—assomeslanderouslyclaimthatwesay—‘Letusdoevilthatgoodmayresult?’Their
condemnaSonisjust!”
Romans3:1-8
FirstObjecSon:
1.Whatadvantage,then,isthereinbeingaJew,orwhatvalueisthereincircumcision?
It’sasthoughtheobjectorissaying,
“Paul,you’reunderminingGod’scovenant!”
Paul’sResponse:
2.Muchineveryway!Firstofall,theJewshavebeenentrustedwiththeverywordsofGod.
Itwasavalueofresponsibilityratherthansecurity.
SecondObjecSon:
3.Whatifsomewereunfaithful?WilltheirunfaithfulnessnullifyGod’sfaithfulness?”
It’sasthoughtheobjectorissaying,
“So,couldtheunbeliefofsomecauseGodtobreakHispromise?”
Paul’sResponse:
4.Notatall!LetGodbetrue,andeveryhumanbeingaliar.Asitiswri3en:‘Sothatyoumaybeprovedrightwhenyouspeakandprevailwhenyoujudge.’”
“Wheneverthereisaques@onwhetherGodormanisright,alwaysproceedonthebasisthatGodisright
andeverymanisaliar.”
Godisfaithful!
ThirdObjecSon:
5.ButifourunrighteousnessbringsoutGod’srighteousnessmoreclearly,whatshallwesay?That
GodisunjustinbringingHiswrathonus?(Iamusingahumanargument.)
Paulwantsustoknowthisargumentisunworthyofseriousconsidera@on.
Paul’sResponse:
6.Certainlynot!Ifthatwereso,howcouldGodjudgetheworld?”
IftherewereanypossibilityofGodbeingunrighteous,
thenhowcouldHebefittojudgetheworld?
FourthObjecSon:
7.Someonemightargue,‘IfmyfalsehoodenhancesGod’struthfulnessandsoincreasesHisglory,
whyamIsSllcondemnedasasinner?’
Paul’sResponse:
Paulrespondswithacounterques@onintendedtoshowtheridiculousnessofsuchanobjec@on:
8.Whynotsay—assomeslanderouslyclaimthatwesay—‘Letusdoevilthatgoodmayresult?’Their
condemnaSonisjust!”
Salva@onisbygracealone,throughfaithalone,inJesusChristalone.
RememberEphesians2:8-10,
“Foritisbygraceyouhavebeensaved,throughfaith—andthisisnotfromyourselves,itisthegiaofGod—notbyworks,sothatnoonecanboast.ForweareGod’shandiwork,createdinChristJesustodogoodworks,
whichGodpreparedinadvanceforustodo.”
Thebeliever’slifestyleshouldbeevidenceoftheirsalvaSon.
GalaSans5:22-23
ButthefruitoftheSpiritislove,joy,peace,forbearance,kindness,goodness,
faithfulness,gentlenessandself-control.Againstsuchthingsthereisnolaw.
Conclusion:1. Godisfaithfulevenwhenwe’renot.2. BecauseofourrelaSonshipwithChrist,wehave
greatprivilegeandresponsibility.3. Noma3erwhatyou’regoingthrough…knowthat
Godcanbetrusted…RememberHeisfaithful!
“Godisnotaman,thatHeshouldlie,norasonofman,thatHeshouldchangeHismind.
DoesHespeakandthennotact?DoesHepromiseandnotfulfill?”
Numbers23:19“TheLORDAlmightyhassworn,‘Surely,asIhaveplanned,soitwillbe,andasIhavepurposed,
soitwillstand.’”Isaiah14:24
ApplicaSon1. Beonguardagainstanythingthatcangiveusa
falsesenseofsecurity.“Anyonewholistenstomyteachingandfollowsitiswise,likeapersonwhobuildsahouseonsolidrock…”
Ma3.7:24-27
ApplicaSon2.StandfirmonGod’spromises.
“SonowthereisnocondemnaSonforthosewhobelongtoChristJesus.Andbecauseyoubelongto
Him,thepowerofthelife-givingSpirithasfreedyoufromthepowerofsinthatleadstodeath.”
Romans8:1-2
Confession:
“ButifweconfessoursinstoHim,Heisfaithfulandjusttoforgiveusoursinsandtocleanseus
fromallwickedness.”1John1:9