Abounding Grace
Righteousness of God revealed - Book of Romans • Sermon • Submitted • Presented • 41:16
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What do you abound in?
What do you abound in?
What does the word abound mean?
It is to exist in large numbers or amounts
Biblical examples of abounding
In lovingkindness and truth (Exo34:6)
exo34:6 “6 Then the Lord passed by in front of him and proclaimed, “The Lord, the Lord God, compassionate and gracious, slow to anger, and abounding in lovingkindness and truth;”
In mercy (Neh9:17; Ps103;8; Joe2:13)
Neh9:17 “17 “They refused to listen, And did not remember Your wondrous deeds which You had performed among them; So they became stubborn and appointed a leader to return to their slavery in Egypt. But You are a God of forgiveness, Gracious and compassionate, Slow to anger and abounding in lovingkindness; And You did not forsake them.”
With water (Pro8:24)
In riches (Rom10:12)
Rom10:12 “12 For there is no distinction between Jew and Greek; for the same Lord is Lord of all, abounding in riches for all who call on Him;”
In grace (Rom5:20)
20 The Law came in so that the transgression would increase; but where sin increased, grace abounded all the more,
So, again, I ask the question, what do you abound in? Things that exist in large numbers or amounts. For me, it used to be Records and Cassette’s from Columbia House Records. I think I may still owe them a few dollars from back in the 70’s.
Today, what do you abound in?
So, this morning we want to look at the passage then
Our attitude
God’s grace
Abounding sin vs. Abounding grace
Gleaning from the text
20 The Law came in so that the transgression would increase; but where sin increased, grace abounded all the more, 21 so that, as sin reigned in death, even so grace would reign through righteousness to eternal life through Jesus Christ our Lord.
General observations?
What is the purpose of the law (v.20)?
What did grace do where sin increased (v.20)?
What reigned in death? What does grace reign through (v.21), and how?
Our Attitude
Our Attitude
Our attitude will impact our lifestyle and our lifestyle can impact our attitude.
I think we may need to review our lifestyle before, so we can get a grasp of what our lifestyle and attitude should be now.
We were sinners without excuse (Rom1:20) -lifestyle
We were worthy of death (Rom6:23) because we fell short (Rom3:23) -lifestyle
Were willing to exchange the truth for a lie (Rom1:25) - attitude
But God, and you have to love that phrase, but God who had through the Law shown us to be sinners, reckoned us righteousness through the blood of Christ by faith.
A few other points to gather along the way before getting to what our attitude should be.
The law does not make us sinners, Adam did that. The law makes us aware of sin and accountable for sin.
Guzik says
“There is a clear purpose for the law and part of it is so that the offence may abound. The law makes man’s sin clearer and greater by clearly contrasting it with God’s holy standard.”
God’s perfect law exposes our flaws, and makes our sin abound, because of the awareness of sin.
Lloyd-Jones says” in this sense, the law makes sin abound because it draws clean lines between right and wrong that my sinful heart wants to break.”
(Transition) so our attitude about God’s grace, our justification.
Our attitude/lifestyle should be:
Attitude to an Obedience of faith (Rom1:5)
5 through whom we have received grace and apostleship to bring about the obedience of faith among all the Gentiles for His name’s sake,
What is an obedience of faith?
Attitude that is Not ashamed (Rom1:16-17)
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 to faith; as it is written, “But the righteous man shall live by faith.”
When it comes to attitude about the gospel, what should it be?
And your obedience becomes your known lifestyle (Rom16:19-20)
19 For the report of your obedience has reached to all; therefore I am rejoicing over you, but I want you to be wise in what is good and innocent in what is evil. 20 The God of peace will soon crush Satan under your feet. The grace of our Lord Jesus be with you.
What can you tell me about their lifestyle (v.19)?
What will be the results of an obedient lifestyle (v.20)?
We we know that physical death entered into the world due to the sin of Adam. Spiritual death derives from one’s own choice to commit sin.
Commentator Larry Deason said “If Adam had introduced measles into the world that would not prove that all descendants would be born with measles! (but in reality a sin infested world is more contagious than one infested with measles!)
Adam’s sin brought physical death, our sin brought spiritual death. But God’s grace (righteousness, justification) through faith comes through Christ and is not derived on our own.
Consider this:
In Adam we die physically at no fault of our own.
And in Christ we live through no merit of our own
Sin reigned in death
Grace reigns in Christ
That set’s us up for our next point.
God’s grace
God’s grace
Consider (Rom5:20-21 again) now going from death in one to life, grace through One.
20 Law was introduced in order to increase wrongdoing; but where sin increased, God’s grace increased much more. 21 So then, just as sin ruled by means of death, so also God’s grace rules by means of righteousness, leading us to eternal life through Jesus Christ our Lord.
Through one act many became sinners (5:15)
15 But there is a great difference between Adam’s sin and God’s gracious gift. For the sin of this one man, Adam, brought death to many. But even greater is God’s wonderful grace and his gift of forgiveness to many through this other man, Jesus Christ.
Through another One’s act, made righteous (5:18)
18 Yes, Adam’s one sin brings condemnation for everyone, but Christ’s one act of righteousness brings a right relationship with God and new life for everyone.
Now, you need to consider 5:18, is there a requirement to have the right relationship with God?
By One, through the One, many were made righteous (5:19-21)
19 Because one person disobeyed God, many became sinners. But because one other person obeyed God, many will be made righteous. 20 God’s law was given so that all people could see how sinful they were. But as people sinned more and more, God’s wonderful grace became more abundant. 21 So just as sin ruled over all people and brought them to death, now God’s wonderful grace rules instead, giving us right standing with God and resulting in eternal life through Jesus Christ our Lord.
By one brings condemnation (5:16-18); by One brings commendation (5:18, 3:24-25, 8:1)
16 And the result of God’s gracious gift is very different from the result of that one man’s sin. For Adam’s sin led to condemnation, but God’s free gift leads to our being made right with God, even though we are guilty of many sins. 17 For the sin of this one man, Adam, caused death to rule over many. But even greater is God’s wonderful grace and his gift of righteousness, for all who receive it will live in triumph over sin and death through this one man, Jesus Christ. 18 Yes, Adam’s one sin brings condemnation for everyone, but Christ’s one act of righteousness brings a right relationship with God and new life for everyone.
Oh, let me bring in just a little more
1 Therefore there is now no condemnation for those who are in Christ Jesus.
By one favor lost with God (5:15); by One God well pleased (5:16-18; Mt3:17, 17:5)
We have read 5:15-18 already but here is another well pleasing verse
17 and behold, a voice out of the heavens said, “This is My beloved Son, in whom I am well-pleased.”
By one sin reigned (5:13-14); By One righteousness reigns (5:15-17, 21)
Gee, context, we just keep backing up to reinforce the context and content of the context about God’s abounding grace over sin
13 Yes, people sinned even before the law was given. But it was not counted as sin because there was not yet any law to break. 14 Still, everyone died—from the time of Adam to the time of Moses—even those who did not disobey an explicit commandment of God, as Adam did. Now Adam is a symbol, a representation of Christ, who was yet to come.
By one caused abundance of sin (5:20); by One a super abundance of grace (5:20-21)
20 God’s law was given so that all people could see how sinful they were. But as people sinned more and more, God’s wonderful grace became more abundant. 21 So just as sin ruled over all people and brought them to death, now God’s wonderful grace rules instead, giving us right standing with God and resulting in eternal life through Jesus Christ our Lord.
Grace reigns through righteousness, the one righteous act of the One who gave it all for us! Jesus Christ.
Grace reigns through Jesus, There is a kingdom, and there is a king and that king is Jesus who is over the kingdom. A life of grace is all about Jesus and loving, serving others, it is not about you. A life of grace doesn’t look to self, it looks to Jesus and to serve as Jesus served. Grace doesn’t reign through self, but through Jesus.
Abounding sin or abounding grace?
Abounding sin or abounding grace?
It’s your choice now! What are you going to abound in?
We are all born in Adam
We choose to stay in Adam (sin) or to be reborn and live in the reign of grace. God’s abounding, grace is available to all who believe in Jesus Christ and hear and obey His call.
Choose today what are you going to abound in today? If it is Christ, be committed, get engaged and let’s impact the kingdom for Jesus.
One more pass at the scripture then will close out
14 Nevertheless death reigned from Adam until Moses, even over those who had not sinned in the likeness of the offense of Adam, who is a type of Him who was to come. 15 But the free gift is not like the transgression. For if by the transgression of the one the many died, much more did the grace of God and the gift by the grace of the one Man, Jesus Christ, abound to the many.
16 The gift is not like that which came through the one who sinned; for on the one hand the judgment arose from one transgression resulting in condemnation, but on the other hand the free gift arose from many transgressions resulting in justification. 17 For if by the transgression of the one, death reigned through the one, much more those who receive the abundance of grace and of the gift of righteousness will reign in life through the One, Jesus Christ.
18 So then as through one transgression there resulted condemnation to all men, even so through one act of righteousness there resulted justification of life to all men. 19 For as through the one man’s disobedience the many were made sinners, even so through the obedience of the One the many will be made righteous.
20 The Law came in so that the transgression would increase; but where sin increased, grace abounded all the more, 21 so that, as sin reigned in death, even so grace would reign through righteousness to eternal life through Jesus Christ our Lord.
(Prayer) (Exit)