Rom. 8:17 Heirs of God

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Northwest Bible Church – Feb. 22, 2004                 Worship Service – Alan Conner

Rom. 8:17 - Heirs of God

INTRO
    Rom. 8:17 is a transitional verse from the present blessings of being a child of God to the future glory that still awaits us. Two truths emerge in v. 17. 1) Children share in the inheritance, they are heirs, 2) children must suffer with Christ before they can receive their inheritance. These two themes will dominate vv. 18-25.
    The purpose of this section is to fill the children with great joy. Rom. 5:2; 1 Pet. 1:3-6.

A. WHAT IS OUR INHERITANCE?

    1) Glorification .

    2) God Himself.

    3) Fellow heirs with Christ.

    4) Heirs are predestined. Eph. 1:11-12

B. SUFFERING IS THE CONDITION FOR GLORY.

    1) Not a meritorious suffering.

    2) What kind of sufferings are in view?

            Persecution - 2 Tim. 3:12; Mt. 5:10.

            And more - see context



        "WE GROAN OUR WAY TO GLORY"



    3) The practical purpose of suffering. To increase our hope, see Rom. 5:2-5.


C. THE BLESSINGS OF BEING AN HEIR OF GOD.

    1) Joy now. Rom. 5:2.

    2) Purification. 1 Jn. 3:2-3

    3) Revives us.

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Rom. 11:7-10 The Hardening of Israel					Nov. 21, 2004
Rom. 11:2-6 Elijah and the Remnant					Nov. 14, 2004
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Rom. 10:16-21 Israel Is Without Excuse					Oct. 17, 2004
Rom. 10:14-17 The Path to Salvation					Oct. 10, 2004
Rom. 9:24-29 The New People of God					Oct. 9, 2004
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Rom. 10:5-10 Law vs Gospel					Sep. 12, 2004
Rom. 10:4 Christ our Righteousness					Sep. 5, 2004
Praying for Misguided Zealots					Aug. 29, 2004
Rom 9:30-33 The Road to Righteousness					Aug. 22, 2004
Rom 9:19-23 The Potter and His Clay					Aug. 2, 2004
Rom. 9:17-18 The Hardening of Pharaoh					Jul. 25, 2004
Rom. 9:14-16 Is God unjust to elect only some?					Jul. 18, 2004
Rom 9:10-13 Israel Within Israel (2nd Illustration)					Jun. 27, 2004
Rom. 9:7-9 Israel within Israel Illustrated					Jun. 20, 2004
Rom. 9:6 The Israel within Israel					Jun. 13, 2004
Rom. 9:4-5 The Special Status of Israel					Jun. 6, 2004
Rom 9:1-3 Paul's Personal Lament for Israel					May. 30, 2004
Rom. 9-11 Introduction to Romans 9-11					May. 23, 2004
Rom 8:35-39 The Inseparable Love of Christ					May. 16, 2004
Rom. 8:31-34 God is for us					May. 9, 2004
Rom. 8:29-30 The Golden Chain					May. 2, 2004
Rom. 8:29 The Goals of Predestination					Apr. 25, 2004
Rom. 8:29 Predestination					Apr. 18, 2004
Rom. 8:29 Divine Foreknowledge					Apr. 4, 2004
Rom. 8:28 The Recipients of the Promise					Mar. 28, 2004
Rom. 8:28 The Characteristics of the Promise					Mar. 21, 2004
Rom. 8:26-27 The Spirit of Intercession					Mar. 14, 2004
Rom. 8:24-25 The Hope of Glory					Mar. 7, 2004
Rom. 8:18-25 The Incomparable Glory					Feb. 29, 2004
Rom. 8:14-16 The Spirit of Adoption					Feb. 15, 2004
Rom. 8:13 Practical Steps to Kill Sin					Feb. 8, 2004
Rom. 8:13 Spiritural Mortification					Feb. 1, 2004
Rom. 8:12-13 Christian Obligations					Jan. 25, 2004
Rom. 8:9-11 The Spirit of Christ					Jan. 18, 2004
Rom. 8:7-8 Dead Mind of the Flesh					Jan. 11, 2004