BECOMING BY BEHOLDING - RESEPCT ON MY NAME - ROMANS 5

Put Some Respect On My Name - I Am the Unmerited Love of God to You

Romans 5:1–11 ESV

Therefore, since we have been justified by faith, we have peace with God through our Lord Jesus Christ. Through him we have also obtained access by faith into this grace in which we stand, and we rejoice in hope of the glory of God. Not only that, but we rejoice in our sufferings, knowing that suffering produces endurance, and endurance produces character, and character produces hope, and hope does not put us to shame, because God’s love has been poured into our hearts through the Holy Spirit who has been given to us. For while we were still weak, at the right time Christ died for the ungodly. For one will scarcely die for a righteous person—though perhaps for a good person one would dare even to die— but God shows his love for us in that while we were still sinners, Christ died for us. Since, therefore, we have now been justified by his blood, much more shall we be saved by him from the wrath of God. For if while we were enemies we were reconciled to God by the death of his Son, much more, now that we are reconciled, shall we be saved by his life. More than that, we also rejoice in God through our Lord Jesus Christ, through whom we have now received reconciliation.

CHRIST’S VALUE IS NOT IN WHAT WE DO OR GIVE TO HIM OUR VALUE IS IN WHAT WEDO AND GIVE TO HIM

THE IDEA OF UNMERITED /UNEARNED

THE IDEA OF VALUE (IN THE CONTEXT OF SUFFERING)

I. HE TRANSFORMS OUR WEAKNESSES

Romans 5:6 ESV

For while we were still weak, at the right time Christ died for the ungodly.

WEAKNESSES DUE TO THE INABILITY OF OUR WORKING THE LAW - WE WERE WEAK IN THAT REGARD

II. HE TRANSFORMS OUR CONDITION

Romans 5:8 ESV

but God shows his love for us in that while we were still sinners, Christ died for us.

III. HE TRANSFORMS OUR STATUS

Romans 5:10 ESV

For if while we were enemies we were reconciled to God by the death of his Son, much more, now that we are reconciled, shall we be saved by his life.

WE WERE ENEMIES OF GOD

BORN IN IT

Psalm 51:5 ESV

Behold, I was brought forth in iniquity, and in sin did my mother conceive me.

IV. HE EMPOWERS AND INFORMS OUR MISSION

Romans 5:5 ESV

and hope does not put us to shame, because God’s love has been poured into our hearts through the Holy Spirit who has been given to us.

WE ARE TO EMBODY CHRIST

- WE ARE CHRISTOLIGICAL EXHIBITS

WE ARE TO DEMONSTRATE CHRIST IN THE LOVE HE DEMONSTRATED FOR US THAT HE HAS NOW POURED OUT INTO OUR HEARTS

BECAUSE HIS LOVE IS POURED OUT IN OUR HEARTS - HIS TRANSFORMING POWER IS NOW OUR AND HIS TRANSFORMING PATH IS NOW OURS

Matthew 28:18–20 ESV

And Jesus came and said to them, “All authority in heaven and on earth has been given to me. Go therefore and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit, teaching them to observe all that I have commanded you. And behold, I am with you always, to the end of the age.”

ALL POWER

GO

MAKE DISCIPLES… HERE IS HOW

THROUGH OUR CHRIST CENTERED EXISTENCE WE MUST:

WITH THE GOSPEL AND WITH OUR LIVES

A. Go After With the Intention of Transforming the Weakness of Other

WITH THE GOSPEL AND WITH OUR LIVES

B.Go After With the Intention of Transforming the Sinful Condition of Others

WITH THE GOSPEL AND WITH OUR LIVES

C. Go After With the Intention of Transforming the Enemy-Status of Others

ARE YOU POURING OUT THE LOVE POURED INTO YOU?