SF431 - THE HARDEST SOUL TO WIN (Romans 2 17-3 8)

@PAGE NUMBER = SF431

@TITLE = THE HARDEST SOUL TO WIN

@LEVEL ONE = Romans 2:17‑3:8

@LEVEL ONE = INTRODUCTION

@LEVEL THREE = Review

@LEVEL THREE = The Guilt of the Heathen (1:18‑32)

@LEVEL FOUR = A man with a perverted religion

@LEVEL THREE = The Guilt of the Hypocrite (2:1‑16)

@LEVEL FOUR = A man with a pretended religion

@LEVEL THREE = The Guilt of the Hebrew (2:17‑3:8)

@LEVEL FOUR = A man with a powerless religion

@LEVEL TWO = Preview

@LEVEL THREE = We see here the hardest person to win.

@ILL TEXT = "There is nobody too bad for Jesus to save, but there are millions who think themselves too good" John Phillips

@LEVEL TWO = Four Road Blocks In The Life Of The Religious Person

@PAGE NUMBER = Page 2

@LEVEL ONE = 1A. PRIDE (2:17‑20)

@LEVEL TWO = 1B. Proud of Who They Are (v.17)

@LEVEL THREE = Hebrew birth

@LEVEL TWO = 2B. Proud of What They Know (v.18)

@LEVEL THREE = Hebrew Bible

@LEVEL TWO = 3B. Proud of What They Do (vv.19‑20)

@LEVEL THREE = Guides...

@LEVEL THREE = Light...

@LEVEL THREE = Instructors...

@LEVEL THREE = Teachers...

@LEVEL FOUR = They basically had an exalted view of themselves.

@LEVEL ONE = 2A. PRACTICE (2:21‑24)

@LEVEL TWO = 1B. They Are Teachers But Not Learners (v.21a)

@LEVEL THREE = Taught others but refused to learn the lesson themselves.

@LEVEL TWO = 2B. They Are Leaders But Not Followers (vv.21b‑22)

@LEVEL THREE = Their walk did not match their talk.

@LEVEL TWO = 3B. They Are Evangelist But Not Witnesses (vv.23‑24)

@LEVEL ONE = 3A. PREJUDICE (2:25‑29)

@LEVEL TWO = 1B. They Have Obligation Without Obedience (vv.25‑27)

@LEVEL THREE = Circumcision = good Jew

@LEVEL TWO = 2B. They Have Religion Without Relationship (vv.28‑29)

@PAGE NUMBER = Page 3

@LEVEL ONE = 4A. PRETENSE (3:1‑8)

@LEVEL TWO = 1B. They Ignore God's Word (vv.1‑2)

@LEVEL THREE = They knew the Word

@LEVEL TWO = 2B. They Abuse God's Grace (vv.3‑8a)

@LEVEL THREE = 1C. Take God's faithfulness for granted (vv.3‑4)

@LEVEL THREE = 2C. Take God's mercy for granted (5‑8a)

@LEVEL TWO = 3B. They Will Endure God's Wrath (v.8b)

@LEVEL THREE = condemnation = damnation

@LEVEL ONE = APPLICATION

@SCRIPTURE = Revelation 21:8  "But the cowardly, the unbelieving, the vile, the murderers, the sexually immoral, those who practice magic arts, the idolaters and all liars‑‑their place will be in the fiery lake of burning sulfur. This is the second death.""