Romans 5 Part 1

Romans is a detailed account of the Gospel

Vs John 3:16 is a overview of the Gospel

You would be surprised how many people haven’t heard of the of John 3:16 specially the younger generation.

Experience with Friday night live.

Romans 5:1 ESV

1 Therefore, since we have been justified by faith, we have peace with God through our Lord Jesus Christ.

Peace of God and Peace with God

Peace (eirene) means there is no more hostility between us and God, no sin blocking our relationship with him. More than that, a new relationship has been established, so we no longer dread the outcome of judgment but live under the protection established by God.

One way I described my born again experience is that the war on the inside stopped.

RIGHTEOUSNESS:

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

Justification has to do with our standing; sanctification has to do with our state

One deals with our position and other deals with condition .

We have been justified or made righteous before God. We have His righteousness and are made right.

WE understand that Righteousness means the ability to stand in the presence of the Father God without the sense of guilt or inferiority.

We need to have a righteousness concussions

2 Corinthians 5:21 ESV

21 For our sake he made him to be sin who knew no sin, so that in him we might become the righteousness of God.

I am the righteousness of God in Jesus.

That means not only are we in right standing with God but we also have His righteous nature living on the inside of us.

When I got saved I wanted to do what was right from the inside out. I wanted to obey the law. I wanted to submit to authority. I wanted to walk in holiness. Before I was spiritually dead but now I’ve been made alive with the nature of God.

You have God’s DNA on the inside of you. My daughter looks like me because she has my DNA. If I was to look at you in the Spirit do you know what you would look like? Just like your heavenly Father.

1 Peter 1:23 NIV

23 For you have been born again, not of perishable seed, but of imperishable, through the living and enduring word of God.

Romans 5:4.

Romans 5:4 ESV

4 and endurance produces character, and character produces hope,

Romans Faith Brings Joy / 5:1-11

DON’T JUDGE TRIBULATION BY ITS OUTWARD APPEARANCE

We rejoice in suffering not because we like pain or deny its tragedy, but because we know God is using life’s difficulties and Satan’s attacks to build our character. That is one of God’s loving purposes. Our problems will develop perseverance which, in turn, will strengthen our character, deepen our trust in God, and give us greater confidence about the future. It is likely that our patience will be tested in some way every day. Rejoicing begins by thanking God for these opportunities to grow and then facing them, relying on his strength.

Romans Faith Brings Joy / 5:1-11

The word character (dokime) includes the idea of “approved as a result of testing

Pain at the Gym - How we develop at the gym is in proportion to how much we are willing to suffer.

If we are not willing to suffer as a christian our character will be weak.

Love suffer long and is kind.