Our Need of the Gospel
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God’s Wrath
God’s Wrath
Romans 1:18 “For the wrath of God is revealed from heaven against all ungodliness and unrighteousness of men, who by their unrighteousness suppress the truth.”
We are under the wrath of God.
We are under the wrath of God.
We must recognize that the being under the wrath of God is graves news to us.
The result of God’s wrath is eternal punishment.
It is a punishment without end.
Imagine if your most miserable day ever, never ended.
It is a punishment of great suffering.
Scripture describes it as:
an eternal fire
lake of fire
everlasting destruction
shut out from the presence of God
where worms eat the body and the fire is never quenched
The wrath of God is upon everyone.
And you were dead in the trespasses and sins in which you once walked, following the course of this world, following the prince of the power of the air, the spirit that is now at work in the sons of disobedience— among whom we all once lived in the passions of our flesh, carrying out the desires of the body and the mind, and were by nature children of wrath, like the rest of mankind.
We have all:
lived in the passions of our flesh
carried out the desires of our bodies and minds.
followed satan.
Do you believe that people today often overlook or underestimate the idea of God's wrath? Why do you think this might happen?
How can God’s wrath be a necessary reminder of the seriousness of sin?
Our Sin
Our Sin
Romans 1:18 “For the wrath of God is revealed from heaven against all ungodliness and unrighteousness of men, who by their unrighteousness suppress the truth.”
We deserve the wrath of God, because we have rejected God.
We deserve the wrath of God, because we have rejected God.
All of our sin can be traced back to our rejection of God.
We are guilty for actively suppressing the truth of God.
We don’t like putting ourselves before a God who we can’t control and put into our hands.
Instead we turned to worship ourselves and created things.
Instead of worshipping God, we have worshipped:
our sports
our phones
our relationships
our status
overall we have worshiped ourselves.
We are without excuse, because God has made Himself clearly known to us.
We cannot say that we are ignorant of God.
Verse 19-20 says that God has made it plain to us what we should know of Him.
It tells us that His eternal power and divine nature can be clearly perceived.
We should be able to look at God’s creation and see that He is worthy of our worship.
There will be no excuses when our life on earth is over.
There will not be a chance to argue
Reflect on the idea that all of our sin can be traced back to our rejection of God. How does this concept change your perspective on the nature of sin?
In what ways have you personally experienced the temptation to prioritize yourself or created things over God? How can this tendency be harmful in our lives?
How do you feel about the statement that we are without excuse because God has made Himself known to us through creation? What does it mean to you that God's eternal power and divine nature can be perceived in the world around us?
Our Response
Our Response
because they exchanged the truth about God for a lie and worshiped and served the creature rather than the Creator, who is blessed forever! Amen.
We were created to worship and serve our Creator.
We were created to worship and serve our Creator.
We were created to bring glory to God and to find joy in a relationship with Him.
God does not what us to know about Him, but instead He wants us to know Him relationally.
Our sin keeps us from seeing the good that God intends for us through a relationship with Him.
Sin pushes us away from God and causes us to reject Him.
God does not want anyone to suffer His wrath.
The Lord is not slow to fulfill his promise as some count slowness, but is patient toward you, not wishing that any should perish, but that all should reach repentance.
God’s desire is that we repent of our sin and turn towards Him.
The Gospel saves us from our sin.
The Gospel saves us from our sin.
Paul has made a big deal about the Gospel because it is our only salvation from God’s wrath.
We need a mediator to rescue us from God’s wrath.
A mediator is one who makes peace.
If there is an issue between another teacher and I, then Mrs. Murphy will be a mediator between us.
She help us figure source of our problem and help us fix it.
Jesus is the mediator between us and the Father.
The Father’s justice had to be satisfied, our sin had to be punished.
To see how the Father satisfies His justice, we look to the book of John.
“For God so loved the world, that he gave his only Son, that whoever believes in him should not perish but have eternal life.
When Jesus was on the cross , He took on the full wrath of God that we deserved.
Discuss the concept of God desiring a relational knowledge of us rather than mere awareness of Him. What does it mean to know God in a relational sense, and how can we pursue this kind of relationship?
Explore the significance of Jesus as our mediator between us and God the Father. How does His role as a mediator help us understand God's justice and love?
How does John 3:16 express the core message of the Gospel? What does it mean to you personally that Jesus took on the full wrath of God on the cross?
Discuss the importance of belief in Jesus as a key element of salvation. How can faith in Christ transform our understanding of God's wrath and our hope for eternal life?
How can you share the message of the Gospel with others, especially those who may not yet know about Jesus as their mediator and Savior?