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ROMANS 5
LESSON #7
ORIGINAL SIN AND THE RESULTS OF JUSTIFICATION
MEMORY VERSE: ROM 5:1
HOMEWORK REVIEW:
**WHAT DO YOU SAY TO A NON-BELIEVER WHO SAYS, “I DON’T HAVE ENOUGH FAITH TOBELIEVE IN JESUS”?
EPH 2:8 FAITH IS A GIFT OF GOD
ROM 10:17
**WHAT DO YOU SAY TO A NON-BELIEVER WHO SAYS, “IT’S TOO HARD TO UNDERSTAND IT ALL.I TRIED READING THE BIBLE, BUT IT’S GREEK TO ME.”?
JOH 16:13 HOLY SPIRIT WILL GUIDE YOU INTO ALL TRUTH.
JOH 10:3,4,14 HIS SHEEP HEAR HIS VOICE.
**WHAT DO YOU SAY TO A NON-BELIEVER WHO SAYS, “I TRIED BEING A CHRISTIAN ONCE, BUTIT DIDN’T WORK FOR ME”?
JOH 10:28-29 NO ONE SHALL PLUCK YOU OUT OF HIS HAND.
1JO 1:9 IF WE CONFESS OUR SINS, HE IS FAITHFUL TO FORGIVE.READ ROM 5:1-11 THE RESULTS OFJUSTIFICATION:
REVIEW: JUSTIFICATION IS THE ESTABLISHMENT OF A PERSON AS RIGHTEOUS BY ACQUITTAL FROMGUILT LEGALLY AND FORMALLY SO THAT GOD’S HONOR AND INTEGRITY IS NOT COMPROMISED.
**WHAT BLESSINGS ARE THE RESULT OF JUSTIFICATION?
WE HAVE PEACE WITH GOD (1).
WE HAVE ACCESS TO GOD BY FAITH (2).
WE HAVE JOY IN HOPE (2).
**WHAT DO THESE THREE THINGS MEAN TO YOU?
JOY COMES IN THREE AREAS:
IN THE HOPE OF THE GLORY OF GOD (2).
IN TRIBULATION (3).
IN GOD HIMSELF (11).
THE CURRICULUM FOR GOD’S “UNIVERSITY OF TRIBULATION” (3-5)
TRIBULATION >>> PATIENCE (PERSEVERANCE)
PATIENCE (PERSEVERANCE) >>> EXPERIENCE (CHARACTER)
EXPERIENCE (CHARACTER) >>> HOPE
**CAN YOU EXPLAIN IN PRACTICAL TERMS HOW YOU HAVE SEEN THIS WORK IN YOUR OWN LIFE?
JUSTIFICATION IS PAST, PRESENT, AND FUTURE:
PAST (1)–WHEN WE ACCEPTED JESUS AS LORD WE WERE JUSTIFIED AT THAT POINT. AT JESUS’DEATH ON THE CROSS 2000 YRS. AGO, WE WERE JUSTIFIED.
PRESENT (3-5)–THROUGH TRIALS AND TRIBULATIONS HE IS FORGIVING US SO THAT THE LOVE OF GODIS SHED ABROAD IN US. THAT’S THE CONTINUAL PROCESS OF GOD CONTINUALLY SEEING US ASJUSTIFIED.
FUTURE (9)–JUSTIFICATION MEANS IN THE FUTURE DAY OF JUDGMENT, I WILL BE SAVED FROM THEWRATH OF GOD AGAINST ALL UNGODLINESS.
JUSTIFICATION
ROM 5
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I. HOW GOD HAS LIFTED US! 5:1-11
A. AS TO OUR STANDING 5:1-2
1. WE HAVE ACCEPTANCE 5:1
2. WE HAVE ACCESS 5:2
B. AS TO OUR STATE (CONDITION) 5:1-2
1. HOW MATURITY IS DISPLAYED BY US 5:3
2. HOW MATURITY IS DEVELOPED IN US 5:3-5
3. HOW MATURITY IS DETERMINED FOR US 5:5
II. HOW GOD HAS LOVED US! 5:6-11
A. THE PROOF OF GOD’S LOVE
1. IT IS EVERLASTING LOVE 5:6-8
2. IT IS INCOMPARABLE LOVE 5:7-8
B. THE PROVISION OF GOD’S LOVE 5:9-10
1. CHRIST GAVE HIS LIFE FOR US 5:9-10
2. CHRIST GIVES HIS LIFE TO US 5:10
III. HOW GOD HAS LOOSED US! 5:12-21
A. THE PROBLEM OF SIN STATED 5:12-14
1. THE PRESENCE OF SIN 5:12
2. THE PENALTY OF SIN 5:12
3. THE POWER OF SIN 5:13-14
B. THE PROBLEM OF SIN STUDIED 5:15-19
1. ITS SOLUTION IN THE GIFT OF GOD 5:15-19
2. ITS SOLUTION IN THE GRACE OF GOD 5:20-21
JUSTIFICATION, REGENERATION, SANCTIFICATION:
DEFINE THE TERMS:
REGENERATION
OCCURS TWICE IN THE NEW TESTAMENT:
MAT 19:28 TIT 3:5
TO BRING AGAIN TO BIRTH, RENEW
ROM 12:2 2CO 5:17 EPH 4:24
A DRASTIC, DRAMATIC CHANGE THAT HAS PERMANENT, FAR-REACHING EFFECTS
SANCTIFICATION
TO MAKE HOLY, TO SET APART FOR SPECIFIC USE, DEDICATED, CONSECRATED
IN THE OLD TESTAMENT, THE WORD HOLINESS IS USED FOR OBJECTS OF WORSHIP
AN INWARD TRANSFORMATION PROCESS THAT GRADUALLY TAKES PLACE RESULTING IN PURITY, MORALITYAND HOLINESS EXPRESSING THEMSELVES OUTWARDLY IN ONE’S LIFE STYLE.
IN THE NEW TESTAMENT, THE WORD REFERS TO PEOPLE OF GOD. ROM 15:16
RECONCILIATION
GOOD RELATIONS BY THE DOING AWAY OF WRATH OR HOSTILITY
BEFORE SALVATION, WE ARE HOSTILE ENEMIES OF GOD (ROM 5:10) UNDER GOD’S WRATH OF JUDGMENT.AFTER SALVATION, THAT HOSTILITY ON OUR PART AND WRATH ON GOD’S PART IS DONE AWAY WITH.
JUSTIFICATION, REGENERATION, SANCTIFICATION
| JUSTIFICATION
(WORK OF GOD, THE FATHER) |
REGENERATION
(WORK OF CHRIST, THE SON) |
SANCTITICATION
(WORK OF THE HOLY SPIRIT) |
|
| EXAMPLE | A COURTROOM WITH GOD AS JUDGE AND CHRIST AS OUR ADVOCATE | A HOUSEHOLD WITH GOD AS THE FATHER AND JESUS CHRIST AS OUR BROTHER | A TEMPLE WITH THE HOLY SPIRIT CLEANING IT |
| SIN | GODS LAW IS TRANSGRESSED BY SIN | THE LAW IS FULFILLED THROUGH THE SACRIFICE OF JESUS CHRIST | THE O. T. LAW WAS TO BE A SCHOOLMASTER, AND NOW THE HOLY SPIRIT CONVICTS US OF SIN. |
| ATONEMENT | RECONCILLIATION | FORGIVENESS | HOLINESS |
| RELATIONSHIP | GODS PARDON IS MADE KNOW TO US IN ADOPTION | WE REALIZE THAT WE ARE THE CHILDREN OF GOD | WE ARE SEALED BY THE HOLY SPIRIT |
| CHARACTER | WHILE WE WERE YET SINNERS, GOD SAVED US | WE ARE TRANSFORMED FROM THE OLD NATURE TO A NEW CREATION WHEN WE ARE BORN AGAIN | WE ARE BECOMING MORE AND MORE LIKE CHRIST |
| RESULTS | WE HAVE DELIVERANCE FROM THE PENALTY OF SIN | WE HAVE DELIVERANCE FROM THE PRESENCE OF SIN | WE HAVE DELIVERANCE FROM THE POWER OF SIN |
**RELATE HOW YOU SEE THESE TERMS AND PROCESSES WORK OUT IN A PRACTICAL WAY IN YOURLIFE
READ ROMANS 5
12-21 THE CONCEPT OF ORIGINAL SIN
**WHAT ARE THE CONTRASTS AND PARALLELS BETWEEN ADAM AND JESUS CHRIST?
ADAM AS A TYPE OF CHRIST (OR EXAMPLE OF CHRIST BY CONTRAST)
ROM 5:14 1COR 15:20-28, 45-49
| ADAM | JESUS CHRIST |
| HE WAS MADE A LIVING SOUL
GEN 2:7 1CO 15:45 |
HE IS A LIFE-GIVING SPIRIT
JOH 1:4 JOH 5:21 |
| HE WAS OF THE EARTH
1CO 15:47 |
HE IS THE LORD FROM HEAVEN
1CO 15:47 |
| ALL IN ADAM, DIE
1CO 15:22 |
ALL IN JESUS CHRIST, LIVE
1CO 15:22 |
| THE ADAMIC CREATION IS FLESH
1CO 15:50 |
THE NEW CREATION IN CHRIST IS SPIRIT
JOH 3:6 |
| ADAM CAUSED DEATH TO REIGN ON EARTH IN MAN
ROM 5:14 |
JESUS CHRIST CAUSES GRACE AND REIGHTEOUSNESS TO REIGN IN MAN
ROM 5:17 |
| CAUSED JUDGMENT TO COME UPON ALL MANKIND
ROM 5:18 |
CAUSES JUSTIFICATION TO COME UPON ALL WHO BELIEVE
ROM 5:18 |
| CAUSED ALL PEOPLE TO BE SINNERS
ROM 5:19 |
CAUSED ALL WHO BELIEVE TO BE RIGHTEOUS
ROM 5:19 |
READ 1CO 15:20-28, 45-49
**WHAT THINGS ENTERED BY ADAM AND WHAT THINGS ENTERED BY CHRIST?
PARALLEL ANALYSIS OF ROM 5:12-21
| ADAM | JESUS |
| SIN ENTERED (VS.12) | GRACE ENTERED (VS. 15) |
| DEATH ENTERED (15,17) | LIFE ENTERED (17-18) |
| JUDGMENT TO CONDEMNATION ENTERED (16,18) | JUSTIFICATION ENTERED (16) |
| DISOBEDIENCE ENTERED (19) | RIGHTEOUSNESS ENTERED (17-19) |
THE CONCEPT OF ORIGINAL SIN AND ITS SOLUTION
**WHY IS THE CONCEPT OF ORIGINAL SIN IMPORTANT TO UNDERSTANDING SALVATION?
IT’S NOT JUST THE SINS WE COMMIT FOR WHICH CHRIST DIED, BUT THE SINS OF ADAM BY WHICH WEHAVE INHERITED DEATH. THIS CONCEPT IS A PART OF THE GOSPEL MESSAGE.
DEFINE TERMS:
IMPUTATION = CHARGING OR ATTRIBUTING TO YOUR ACCOUNT
VS. 13 THE IMPUTATION OF SIN
THE HISTORICAL VIEW OF ROM 5:12-21
FROM ADAM TO MOSES:
THERE WAS NO MOSAIC LAW. THEREFORE, THERE WAS NO IMPUTED SIN (IN OTHER WORDS PEOPLEDID NOT KNOW WHAT WAS SIN SO THEY COULD NOT BE HELD RESPONSIBLE FOR BREAKING A LAW WHICHDID NOT EXIST.) HOWEVER, MEN WERE STILL SINNERS (ROM 5:12) AND, THEREFORE, ALL PEOPLE DIEDBECAUSE OF BEING TAINTED BY ADAMS ORIGINAL SIN. (ROM 5:13-14)
A PROMISE OF A MESSIAH OR SAVIOR WAS GIVEN BY GOD TO ADAM IN GEN 3:15. FAITH IN THISPROMISE SAVED MEN FROM THE PENALTY OF SIN WHICH IS DEATH. GOD EXTENDED GRACE TO MANKINDFROM ADAM TO MOSES AND SAVED THEM BY FAITH.
THE PROMISE WAS REPEATED TO ABRAHAM IN GEN 12-17.
THE MOSAIC LAW CAME 430 YEARS AFTER THE PROMISE WAS GIVEN TO ABRAHAM (GAL 3:17). THELAW DID NOT REPLACE THE PROMISE BUT CAME IN ALONGSIDE IT (GAL 3:19). THE LAW ENTERED SOTHAT MAN MIGHT KNOW WHAT SIN WAS AND BECOME RESPONSIBLE FOR HIS OWN ACTIONS. THE RESULT OFTHE LAW (A SCHOOLMASTER TO TEACH ABOUT SIN) WAS THAT SIN INCREASED (ROM 5:20).
FROM MOSES TO CHRIST MAN WAS NOT ONLY TAINTED BY ORIGINAL SIN BUT ALSO CONDEMNED BY THELAW FOR HIS OWN PERSONAL SINS. THEREFORE, GODS GRACE MUST ABOUND MORE TO COVER BOTHORIGINAL SIN AND PERSONAL SIN (ROM 5:20).
EVEN THOUGH THE LAW CAME IN ALONGSIDE THE PROMISE, ALL OLD TESTAMENT PEOPLE WERE SAVEDBY FAITH IN THE PROMISE, NOT BY KEEPING THE LAW.
JESUS CHRIST CAME AS A FULFILLMENT OF THE ORIGINAL PROMISE GIVEN TO ADAM (GEN 3:15) ANDTO ABRAHAM (GEN 12-17). (GAL 3:16). AS A RESULT, MANY PEOPLE ARE MADE RIGHTEOUS THROUGHFAITH IN JESUS CHRIST (ROM 5:19), CAUSING GRACE TO REIGN THROUGH RIGHTEOUSNESS. (ROM 5:21)
HOMEWORK FOR ROMANS 6
THIS IS A SELF-STUDY. PLEASE DO NOT SEND HOMEWORK ANSWERS TO THE TEACHER FORCORRECTION.
APPLICATION OF ROMANS 5
WHAT DO YOU SAY TO THE UNBELIEVER WHO SAYS, “I DON’T WANT TO RECEIVE CHRIST TODAY,THERE’S PLENTY OF TIME. I’M YOUNG YET.” FIND SOME SCRIPTURES.
WHAT DO YOU SAY TO THE UNBELIEVER WHO SAYS, “I’M TOO OLD. IT’S TOO LATE.MY LIFE STYLEIS ALREADY SET. I CAN’T CHANGE.” FIND SOME SCRIPTURES.
PREPARATION FOR ROMANS 6
READ ROMANS 6:1-23
WHAT DOES THIS CHAPTER TELL US WE SHOULD “KNOW”?
HOW CAN “KNOWING” THESE THINGS HELP YOU TO OVERCOME THE TEMPTATIONS OF THEFLESH?
MEMORY VERSE: ROM 6:23
