Life in the Spirit
Righteousness of God revealed - Book of Romans • Sermon • Submitted • Presented • 40:14
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Great expectations
Great expectations
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Great expectations is more than a book, or a movie made from the book.
Do you ever have expectations of yourself or others?
What does the word expectation mean?
Defined (N) It is a strong belief that something will happened or be the case in the future.
What kind of expectations do you have today, now, in life now?
Do you think God has expectations of us today?
Do you think God gives us hope, reasons to have great expectations now?
(personal expectations)
Graduate high school
Graduate boot camp
Get married and have a family
Be heaven bound
Get clean/sober
Preach/teach the word
Our passage today is looking at our present age and the age to come, what we have today and what we can have great expectations to have as we have life in the Spirit.
Paul is going to draw a comparison of this present age, and the age to come, one is incomparable to the other.
So, here are the comparisons we are looking at today
Suffering compared to glory (8:18-19)
Corruption compared to glory (8:20-21)
Groans compared to redemption (8:22-23)
No hope compared to hope with perseverance (8:24-25)
First we need to start with the passage and lean in to glean from the word before looking at the points.
18 For I consider that the sufferings of this present time are not worthy to be compared with the glory that is to be revealed to us.
19 For the anxious longing of the creation waits eagerly for the revealing of the sons of God.
20 For the creation was subjected to futility, not willingly, but because of Him who subjected it, in hope
21 that the creation itself also will be set free from its slavery to corruption into the freedom of the glory of the children of God.
22 For we know that the whole creation groans and suffers the pains of childbirth together until now.
23 And not only this, but also we ourselves, having the first fruits of the Spirit, even we ourselves groan within ourselves, waiting eagerly for our adoption as sons, the redemption of our body.
24 For in hope we have been saved, but hope that is seen is not hope; for who hopes for what he already sees?
25 But if we hope for what we do not see, with perseverance we wait eagerly for it.
What is the theme of this passage as you see it?
Hope, great expectations
Anything in particular stick out to you?
To me (v.24) the definition of hope
What is Paul conveying (v.18)?
Present day suffering not worthy to compared to the glory to come.
What does Paul use as illustration (vv.19-22)?
Paul uses all of creation
Anxious, longing, waiting eagerly, subjected to futility, that creation would be set free, as it groans, suffers together until now.
Paul switches from creation to the created in God’s image man, what is man waiting for (v.23)?
Waiting, eagerly for our adoption and redemption of our body
How does Paul define hope (v.24)?
Hope is that we have been saved, in something that is not seen.
What does Paul call for in (v.25)?
He calls for perseverance as we wait eagerly for hope ( adoption, redemption) to be fulfilled.
Suffering compared to glory
Suffering compared to glory
18 For I consider that the sufferings of this present time are not worthy to be compared with the glory which shall be revealed in us.
Our present suffering is not worth comparing with our future glory and our future inheritance fulfilled.
Paul is not ignorant, bind to the present suffering, for even Jesus, Peter and James all spoke on it. Yet, our future glory, our future inheritance fulfilled far outweighs any suffering now that is temporary and the glory is eternal
Today we see the wickedness of man, the wretchedness of sin and the deceitfulness of the deceiver.
Because of the craftiness, the deceitfulness of the deceiver we live now in a fallen world, a corruptible world.
Our future is filled with incorruptibility, immortality and never ending love.
Consider Gods love (Eph6:23-24)
23 Peace be to the brethren, and love with faith, from God the Father and the Lord Jesus Christ.
24 Grace be with all those who love our Lord Jesus Christ with incorruptible love.
Now look at what Paul told the Corinthian Church (1Cor15:54)
54 But when this perishable will have put on the imperishable, and this mortal will have put on immortality, then will come about the saying that is written, “Death is swallowed up in victory.
Are you getting the picture yet? How about one more passage (2Cor4:16-5:5)
16 Therefore we do not lose heart, but though our outer man is decaying, yet our inner man is being renewed day by day.
17 For momentary, light affliction is producing for us an eternal weight of glory far beyond all comparison,
18 while we look not at the things which are seen, but at the things which are not seen; for the things which are seen are temporal, but the things which are not seen are eternal.
1 For we know that if the earthly tent which is our house is torn down, we have a building from God, a house not made with hands, eternal in the heavens.
2 For indeed in this house we groan, longing to be clothed with our dwelling from heaven, 3 inasmuch as we, having put it on, will not be found naked.
4 For indeed while we are in this tent, we groan, being burdened, because we do not want to be unclothed but to be clothed, so that what is mortal will be swallowed up by life.
5 Now He who prepared us for this very purpose is God, who gave to us the Spirit as a pledge.
OK, really one more to drive home the point why incomparable (1Jn3:1-3)
1 See how great a love the Father has bestowed on us, that we would be called children of God; and such we are. For this reason the world does not know us, because it did not know Him.
2 Beloved, now we are children of God, and it has not appeared as yet what we will be. We know that when He appears, we will be like Him, because we will see Him just as He is.
3 And everyone who has this hope fixed on Him purifies himself, just as He is pure.
In looking, thinking, pondering on all these passages what are you taking away from them?
May we hope, may we hold onto that word. That truth that our present suffering is incomparable to our future glory and inheritance!
Corruption compared to glory
Corruption compared to glory
In the beginning of creation there was no corruption ( ref. Gen1:26-31).
Man had dominion over all things
Sin entered the world and everything changed (ref. Gen3:3ff)
Corruption entered, the consequences of sin (death) entered the world
Pain in childbirth
Toil the ground now.
Even though these things entered the world (corruption) God and Jesus Christ gave us hope.
An eager expectation is found in hope see, even though we may suffer now (1Pt5:10)
10 After you have suffered for a little while, the God of all grace, who called you to His eternal glory in Christ, will Himself perfect, confirm, strengthen and establish you.
God of all grace called you into eternal glory, see what Paul has to say (Eph1:13-14)
13 In Him, you also, after listening to the message of truth, the gospel of your salvation—having also believed, you were sealed in Him with the Holy Spirit of promise,
14 who is given as a pledge of our inheritance, with a view to the redemption of God’s own possession, to the praise of His glory.
In this corruptible world, where we may suffer now, we may even groan (8:22) , hold on there is better yet to come.
Groans compared to redemption
Groans compared to redemption
All, whole, creation groans
All creation awaits, eagerly our (man’s) final adoption as sons.
22 For we know that the whole creation groans and suffers the pains of childbirth together until now.
23 And not only this, but also we ourselves, having the first fruits of the Spirit, even we ourselves groan within ourselves, waiting eagerly for our adoption as sons, the redemption of our body.
Though pain of childbirth, Toiling, suffering, persecution, one day it will be gone, until then, may we remember (1Pt4:12-17)
12 Beloved, do not be surprised at the fiery ordeal among you, which comes upon you for your testing, as though some strange thing were happening to you;
13 but to the degree that you share the sufferings of Christ, keep on rejoicing, so that also at the revelation of His glory you may rejoice with exultation.
14 If you are reviled for the name of Christ, you are blessed, because the Spirit of glory and of God rests on you.
15 Make sure that none of you suffers as a murderer, or thief, or evildoer, or a troublesome meddler;
16 but if anyone suffers as a Christian, he is not to be ashamed, but is to glorify God in this name.
17 For it is time for judgment to begin with the household of God; and if it begins with us first, what will be the outcome for those who do not obey the gospel of God?
Though we suffer now, will glory later, don’t loose your hope now.
What is the definition of hope?
The confident expectation of good to come in the future.
Is that not what Paul is trying to convey in our passage this morning.
Hope with perseverance
Hope with perseverance
What is perseverance?
Do you think that Christians need perseverance, and if so, why?
Just as a refresher, what is hope?
24 For in hope we have been saved, but hope that is seen is not hope; for who hopes for what he already sees?
25 But if we hope for what we do not see, with perseverance we wait eagerly for it.
Perseverance in hope, with great expectations:
In Hope we have been saved
For Hope is not what is seen, but in what is to come with confident expectation
Do we have hope, confident expectation, great expectation that by your faith you can know you are saved and have a heavenly kingdom to come as you have the kingdom of the beloved Son now?
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