Romans 5:1-11
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Sermon: Only the weak survive
Sermon: Only the weak survive
Sermon Outline
Sermon Outline
-Why this theology stuff is important
-understand that Jesus saves us, we dont save ourselves
-wont live in fear everytime we mess up
-personally for me - 32 years old-two faces caused guilt
-live transparent towards holiness
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.
-define the four words
peace-a stance before God, not at war with God
faith-certain, steadfast and steady belief without sight
Hebrews 11:1
1 Now faith is the assurance of things hoped for, the conviction of things not seen.
c. hope - expectation
1.General feeling that something will certainly happen
2. Grounded in something or someone
-d. suffering-
affliction, distress, torture, feelings of mental or physical pain, misery from affliction
Things we gain access to:
Peace-no more war with God
access to grace-God’s unmerited favor
rejoicing in hope-confidence that its all good
rejoicing in suffering- this only makes sense if the suffering is leading to a good
Suffering/Hope Cycle
Suffering sets off a chain of events that produce multiple things:
71 It is good for me that I was afflicted,
that I might learn your statutes.
suffering > endurance (Jonah and I wrestling over creek at camp-he won because of endurance)
endurance > character (excellence versus obedience)
character > hope (the more we are refined by God’s purposes, the more hope we have in him)
Hope = no shame
explain this in Philippians 1:20
20 as it is my eager expectation and hope that I will not be at all ashamed, but that with full courage now as always Christ will be honored in my body, whether by life or by death.
This system is “poured out” on to us by the Holy Spirit.
7 Nevertheless, I tell you the truth: it is to your advantage that I go away, for if I do not go away, the Helper will not come to you. But if I go, I will send him to you.
apostles couldn't figure this out, but it happened to them. Once Jesus left, they began this process and its pretty cool how far the holy spirit took them.
Reponse? take my time through this
Where are you at in the hope/suffering cycle?
What prayer do you need to ask God?
Do you need strength from the holy spirit?
Do you need a little more refining?
Do you need faith?
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Because of faith in Jesus, we can have:
1. Peace with God
2. God’s Grace
3. Hope
4. Suffering with purpose
Exegete
Exegete
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.
Because we are justified, we have peace.
That statement speaks volumes.
We obtain peace because of his work.
We also obtain access to grace by faith.
Weust says that the therefore shows us that peace cannot be found in works (4:1-8), by law ordinances (4:9-12), or by law obedience (4:13-25), only through faith we have peace. The first three never give peace to the soul.
(Wuest: Word studies-Romans p75)
He goes on to say that Paul says justification brings peace because it doesnt have as much to do with feelings as it does a change in God’s relation to a person. Its not that we feel different, as much as our relationship to God has moved from under wrath to under God’s good grace. There is no more fear, only peace.
(Wuest: Word studies-Romans p 76)
Philippians 4:7 comes to mind with this peace.
The word peace also carries the definition of an absence of war. There is no longer between us and God.
Wuest says that there is a difference between being at peace with God and having the peace of God in your heart. One is a stance before God that comes with sanctification. The other comes through the work of the holy spirit in sanctification.
Access means to bring and face
Things we gain access to:
Peace
access to grace
rejoicing in hope
rejoicing in suffering
Suffering/Hope Cycle
Suffering sets off a chain of events that produce multiple things:
(Psalm 119:71)
suffering > endurance
endurance > character
character > hope
Hope = no shame
See this in Philippians 1:20
This system is “poured out” on to us by the Holy Spirit.
7 Nevertheless, I tell you the truth: it is to your advantage that I go away, for if I do not go away, the Helper will not come to you. But if I go, I will send him to you.
verses 6-8
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.
Im not sure the title “only the weak will survive” is totally correct. I guess its not wrong, just not complete. Its kind of like the statement “its ok to not be ok.” That is true, because of the grace of God. But the reality is, is that it would be better to be ok, not not ok. But so we find ourselves.
It would be better to be strong, perfect, and still in fellowship with God.
But that ship has sailed and that world is gone. Now we are only either weak, or pridefully falsely strong. Thats to say, that we are all weak. Some just pretend to be strong.
Verses 9-11
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.
We will probably not spend too much time on this passage. We spent a good deal of time covering these very things in the last ch 3 sermon and the sermon in between 3 and 4. I feel pretty good about it.
I think pauls statement in 5:1 starts us out where we want to be.
1 Therefore, since we have been justified by faith, we have peace with God through our Lord Jesus Christ.
Word searches:
Justified - to be in the right, be right, be just
faith-
OT-wearing, prove to be firm, reliable, steadfastness, trustworthiness,
NT-reliable, believing, remain, stay with, continue
Hebrews 11:1
peace-this is not a feeling but a condition or stance before God
absence of war
be silent, be quiet, tranquil, peaceful
grace- God’s unmerited favor or reward (salvation)
hope-expectation
general feeling that some desire will be fulfilled
grounds for feeling hopeful about the future
to expect and wish for something
someone or something on which expectations are centered
suffering-
affliction
distress
forfeit
torture or torment
feelings of mental or physical pain
misery from affliction
endurance
remain, stay
bear or carry
the power to withstand hardship or stress
inward fortitude
character
proven, immutable, unchangeable
Paul is gitty about this. He says because of justification, we get access to PEACE, GRACE, HOPE, and SUFFERING.
In his argument, he places suffering in the list with those other three.
Lets look at that a little more.
He says directly from justification is Grace and Peace.
He actually says that we also have access to rejoicing in Hope and Suffering.
Is that the same thing as my original statement?
Im not sure. Digging in more.
Access rejoicing in hope and suffering -
He then clarifies
I think we can say that because of justification, we have access to the suffering/hope system.
