“I am not ashamed of the gospel, because it is the power of God for the salvation of everyone who believes: first for the Jew, then for the Gentile. For in the gospel a righteousness from God is revealed, a righteousness that is by faith from first to last, just as it is written: “The righteous will live by faith.”
Romans 1:16-17closeRomans 1:16-17
The Righteous Shall Live by Faith
16 For I am not ashamed of the gospel, for it is the power of God for salvation to everyone who believes, to the Jew first and also to the Greek. 17 For in it the righteousness of God is revealed from faith for faith, as it is written, “The righteous shall live by faith.” (ESV)
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What is Salvation?
Forgiveness of sins
Healing of sickness
Deliverance from satan
God’s provision for your needs
What is the Gospel?
Good news!
Nearly too good to be true
2 Parts:
1. The facts: What God did
2. How to receive what God did
“However, I consider my life worth nothing to me, if only I may finish the race and complete the task the Lord Jesus has given me—the task of testifying to the gospel of God’s grace.”
Acts 20:24closeActs 20:24
24 But I do not account my life of any value nor as precious to myself, if only I may finish my course and the ministry that I received from the Lord Jesus, to testify to the gospel of the grace of God. (ESV)
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What is Grace?
Unearned, undeserved, unmerited-Blessings of God in your life
“For it is by grace you have been saved, through faith—and this not from yourselves, it is the gift of God— not by works, so that no one can boast.”
Ephesians 2:8-9closeEphesians 2:8-9
8 For by grace you have been saved through faith. And this is not your own doing; it is the gift of God, 9 not a result of works, so that no one may boast. (ESV)
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“…God’s kindness leads you toward repentance?”
Romans 2:4closeRomans 2:4
4 Or do you presume on the riches of his kindness and forbearance and patience, not knowing that God's kindness is meant to lead you to repentance? (ESV)
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“For Christ’s love compels us, because we are convinced that one died for all, and therefore all died.”
2 Corinthians 5:14close2 Corinthians 5:14
14 For the love of Christ controls us, because we have concluded this: that one has died for all, therefore all have died; (ESV)
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