Romans 5:1-11

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We Live in a World Without Hope:

Global Warming Imminent

food shortages

energy crisis

moral decay

economic stress

political unrest

World Without HOPE video

News media says we live in a world without hope...

Global Warming Imminent

food shortages

energy crisis

moral decay

economic stress

political unrest

We watch movies about worlds without hope...

Mad Max

Oblivion

World War Z

I Am Legend

War of the Worlds

Armogedon

The Day After Tommorow

Waterworld

The Terminator

We watch TV shows of hopelessness...

TWD

Revolution

the 100

Jericho

Terra Nova

Salvation

News media says we live in a world without hope...

Global Warming Imminent

food shortages

energy crisis

moral decay

economic stress

political unrest

Many of us live lives without hope

anxiety

stress

worry

doubt

depression

fear

guilt

hopelessness

Because of the Gospel of Christ we have been justified before God.

Because of the Gospel of Christ we have hope!

Because we are justified we can experience:

Peace with God

Joy in Sufferings

Grounded Shameless Hope

Complete Assurance

7 Blessings of Being Justified

Peace with God

Access to God

Glorious Hope

Christian Character

God’s Love Within

Salvation from Future Wrath

Reconciliation with God

Romans 5:1–11 ESV

1 Therefore, since we have been justified by faith, we have peace with God through our Lord Jesus Christ. 2 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. 3 Not only that, but we rejoice in our sufferings, knowing that suffering produces endurance, 4 and endurance produces character, and character produces hope, 5 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. 6 For while we were still weak, at the right time Christ died for the ungodly. 7 For one will scarcely die for a righteous person—though perhaps for a good person one would dare even to die— 8 but God shows his love for us in that while we were still sinners, Christ died for us. 9 Since, therefore, we have now been justified by his blood, much more shall we be saved by him from the wrath of God. 10 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. 11 More than that, we also rejoice in God through our Lord Jesus Christ, through whom we have now received reconciliation.

Therefore: Guilty - Justified by faith = fruit of this blessing…

Peace with God - V1

war / enemies /

Access to God - V2a

jews kept by veil

gentiles kept by wall

the child of the king enters in no matter what!

Glorious Hope - - V2b

peace with God = past

access to God = present

hope = future!

rejoice = boast !!

Christian Character - - V3-4

Justification =/= freedom from tribulation

John 16:33 ESV

33 I have said these things to you, that in me you may have peace. In the world you will have tribulation. But take heart; I have overcome the world.”

Tribulation

The Bible Exposition Commentary Chapter Four: Live like a King! (Romans 5)

Our English word “tribulation” comes from a Latin word tribulum. In Paul’s day, a tribulum was a heavy piece of timber with spikes in it, used for threshing the grain. The tribulum was drawn over the grain and it separated the wheat from the chaff. As we go through tribulations, and depend on God’s grace, the trials only purify us and help to get rid of the chaff.

rejoice in suffering

Access to God

sufferings / tribulations = endurance

endurance = character

character = hope

God’s Love Within - V5

Holy Spirit within

Fruit of Spirit

Glorious Hope

Love = 5.5

Joy = 5.2

Peace = 5.1

Inner Love Sustains in Trials...

loves as sinner...

LOVE as children !!!

James 1:1–4 ESV

1 James, a servant of God and of the Lord Jesus Christ, To the twelve tribes in the Dispersion: Greetings. 2 Count it all joy, my brothers, when you meet trials of various kinds, 3 for you know that the testing of your faith produces steadfastness. 4 And let steadfastness have its full effect, that you may be perfect and complete, lacking in nothing.

James

V6-8

weak, ungodly, sinners

right time?

Christ died for us out of love!

V9-10

Salvation from Future Wrath - V9-10

argument = Lesser < Greater

The Bible Exposition Commentary Chapter Four: Live like a King! (Romans 5)

Paul further argued that if Christ’s death accomplished so much for us, how much more will He do for us in His life as He intercedes for us in heaven!

Hebrews 7:23–25 ESV

23 The former priests were many in number, because they were prevented by death from continuing in office, 24 but he holds his priesthood permanently, because he continues forever. 25 Consequently, he is able to save to the uttermost those who draw near to God through him, since he always lives to make intercession for them.

Hebrews

will only in effect at death

died to effect

raised to enforce!

V10b = “Saved by His life”

Reconciliation with God - V10-11

Complete Assurance of Salvation

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The Bible Exposition Commentary Chapter Four: Live like a King! (Romans 5)

A review of these seven blessings of justification shows how certain our salvation is in Christ. Totally apart from Law, and purely by grace, we have a salvation that takes care of the past, the present, and the future. Christ died for us; Christ lives for us; Christ is coming for us! Hallelujah, what a Saviour!

Romans 8:18–30 ESV

18 For I consider that the sufferings of this present time are not worth comparing with the glory that is to be revealed to us. 19 For the creation waits with eager longing 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 will be set free from its bondage to corruption and obtain the freedom of the glory of the children of God. 22 For we know that the whole creation has been groaning together in the pains of childbirth until now. 23 And not only the creation, but we ourselves, who have the firstfruits of the Spirit, groan inwardly as we wait eagerly for adoption as sons, the redemption of our bodies. 24 For in this hope we were saved. Now hope that is seen is not hope. For who hopes for what he sees? 25 But if we hope for what we do not see, we wait for it with patience. 26 Likewise the Spirit helps us in our weakness. For we do not know what to pray for as we ought, but the Spirit himself intercedes for us with groanings too deep for words. 27 And he who searches hearts knows what is the mind of the Spirit, because the Spirit intercedes for the saints according to the will of God. 28 And we know that for those who love God all things work together for good, for those who are called according to his purpose. 29 For those whom he foreknew he also predestined to be conformed to the image of his Son, in order that he might be the firstborn among many brothers. 30 And those whom he predestined he also called, and those whom he called he also justified, and those whom he justified he also glorified.

Romans 12:12 ESV

12 Rejoice in hope, be patient in tribulation, be constant in prayer.