INTRO I. EARNEST DEFENSE OF HIS SORROW "I am telling the truth in Christ" – Positive. "I am not lying" – Negative. "My conscience testifies with me in the Holy…
Due to technical difficulties, there is no audio for this sermon. INTRO A. Introduction (1:1-15). B. Theme (1:16-17). C. Justification (1:18-8:39). 1) Human depravity and divine wrath on all (1:18-3:20).…
INTRO In 8:31-34 Paul said that God is for us and that means that no legal charge will be leveled against us on the day of judgment. Now in vv.…
INTRO I. PREDESTINATION AND FOREKNOWLEDGE. The main difference between divine foreknowledge and predestination is that foreknowledge emphasizes the sovereign love of God which He places upon some, and predestination indicates…
INTRO I. THE GOLDEN CHAIN OF SALVATION. This purpose of salvation to which we have been called by God’s special and efficacious call is set forth in five stages and…
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INTRO I. THE CHARACTERISTICS OF THE PROMISE A. Assurance – "We know". B. Agent – "God". C. Action – "works all things together for good". 1) Extent: "all things" 2)…
INTRO Here is a third ministry of the Spirit to help assure the children of God of their salvation: Spirit of life (vv. 1-13), Spirit of adoption (vv. 14-25), now…
INTRO By the sovereign and electing grace of God we have been chosen and predestined to adoption as sons of God (Eph. 1:4-5). As adopted children we are also heirs…
INTRO Such thoughts of suffering (v. 17) may discourage the children of God so Paul wants to quickly bolster our faith by telling us that our present sufferings are not…
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.…
INTRO I. CHRISTIAN OBLIGATIONS A. Meaning of "obligation." 1) To be under "obligation" or to be a "debtor" (KJV) here means that there is a moral compulsion or duty to…
INTRO Paul signals a change in direction with the "however," or "but" in v. 9. He had been describing the deadness of the mind of the flesh, of those who…
INTRO We are in the first section of Romans 8 which deals with the ministry of the Spirit and His role in bringing about the certainty of salvation for those…