Romans Lesson 11

FOREKNOWLEDGE:
GOD’S PLAN — ROM 8:29
1. TO MAKE MEN SONS OF GOD (ADOPTED SONS, MATURE AND INHERITING) SONS RENEWED IN THE IMAGEOF GOD
2. THAT THE CHURCH SHOULD GROW TO THE FULLNESS OF CHRIST EPH 4:13
FROM THIS PLAN FLOWS A CALL OR CHOOSING OR A PREDESTINATION WHICH IS TO ELICIT A RESPONSEOF FAITH IN MAN
HOW FAR WILL GOD GO?
PREDESTINED TO SALVATION
JOH 6:37 JOH 17:2,6,9,24 JOH 18:9
GOD HAS A CHOICE JUST AS WE HAVE A CHOICE 1PE 1:20

PREDESTINATION:
ARRANGE BEFOREHAND ACCORDING TO GOD’S ULTIMATE SOVEREIGNTY AND PURPOSE ACTS 17:26
CAR ACCIDENT EXAMPLE:
ALL POSSIBLE PLANS OF ACTION:
1. CAR TROUBLE OR OUT OF GAS
2. LIGHT CHANGED
3. CAT RUNS ACROSS THE STREET

DETERMINED PURPOSE:
1. PROTECTION OF THE SAINTS
2. TO BRING OTHERS TO CHRIST
3. TO GET A DELINQUENT BELIEVER’S ATTENTION

WILL OF MAN AND MAN’S DETERMINATION
BRING ABOUT CERTAIN CAUSES AND EFFECTS
GOD USES THEM TO FIT IN WITH HIS PLAN AND DETERMINED PURPOSE
NOTICE THE ORDER OF EVENTS IN VERSE 29
GOD FIRST FOREKNOWS WHO WILL ACCEPT HIM
THEN HE PREDESTINATES EVENTS THAT WILL BRING HIM TO CHRIST AND CONFORM HIM TO THE IMAGE OFGOD.
NOTICE THE ORDER OF EVENTS IN VERSE 30
THE PERSON FOR WHOM GOD PREDESTINATES THE EVENTS IS NOW CALLED BY GOD TO ACCEPT HIM
READ ROMANS 8:30-39 SECURITY OF THE BELIEVER
NO PERSON CAN CAUSE OUR LOSS OF SALVATION (31)
GOD WILL NOT TAKE BACK THE GIFT OF SALVATION HE’S GIVEN (32)
SUBSEQUENT SIN WILL NOT CAUSE THE LOSS OF SALVATION (33)
NO EVENT OR CIRCUMSTANCE CAN CAUSE THE LOSS OF SALVATION (35)
SATAN CANNOT SEPARATE US FROM OUR SALVATION (38)

SUMMARY:
KNOWING THAT WE HAVE THIS TREMENDOUS SECURITY IN CHRIST SHOULD CAUSE US TO LIVEDIFFERENTLY WITHOUT FEAR OF THE FUTURE AND WITHOUT FEAR OF CIRCUMSTANCES FOR GOD FOREKNOWSAND PREDESTINES EVENTS THAT WILL CONFORM US TO HIS IMAGE.

REVIEW CHAPTER 8

THE TRINITY IN ROMANS 8
GOD THE FATHER:
JUDGE ROM 8:30,33
BENEFACTOR ROM 8:32
RULER OF HISTORY ROM 8:28-30
ONE WHO SEARCHES HEARTS ROM 8:27
ONE WHO CALLS MEN ROM 8:28
JUSTIFIES AND GLORIFIES BELIEVERS ROM 8:30
A GOD OF LOVE ROM 8:39
WHO SPARED NOT HIS SON FOR US ROM 8:32
GOD THE SON:
FIRST-BORN AMONG MANY BRETHREN ROM 8:29
DELIVERER ROM 8:1-4
INDWELLER OF HIS PEOPLE ROM 8:10
WITH WHOM WE ARE GLORIFIED ROM 8:17
SAVIOR OF OUR SOULS ROM 8:34
GOD THE SPIRIT: 
SOURCE OF POWER ROM 8:4
BRINGER OF LIFE AND PEACE ROM 8:6
OUR QUICKENER ROM 8:11
INDWELLER ROM 8:9,11
GUIDE ROM 8:14
THE WITNESS TO OUR SPIRITS ROM 8:16
OUR INTERCESSOR ROM 8:26
SPIRIT OF OUR SONSHIP ROM 8:15
FIRST FRUITS OF OUR REDEMPTION ROM 8:23

WAY OF VICTORY EXPERIENCED ROM 8:1-39
I. THE NEW LAW  ROM 8:1-4
A. NO MORE CONDEMNATION FOR SIN ROM 8:1
B. NO MORE CONTROL BY SIN ROM 8:2
C. NO MORE CONTINUANCE IN SIN ROM 8:3-4
II. THE NEW LORD ROM 8:5-13
A. THE HOLY SPIRIT CONTROLS THE MIND ROM 8:5-7
B. THE HOLY SPIRIT CONTROLS AND MOTIVATES ROM 8:8-9
C. THE HOLY SPIRIT CONTROLS THE MEMBERS ROM 8:10-13
III. THE NEW LIFE ROM 8:14-39
A. THE EMPHASIS ON SONSHIP ROM 8:14-27
1. ADOPTION INTO THE FAMILY ROM 8:14-17
2. ADAPTATION FOR THE FAMILY ROM 8:18-27
a. AS IT AFFECTS THE CREATION ROM 8:18-22
b. AS IT AFFECT THE CHRISTIAN ROM 8:23-25
c. AS IT AFFECTS THE COMFORTER ROM 8:28-39
B. THE EMPHASIS ON SECURITY ROM 8:28-30
1. THE BELIEVER IS PROMISED GLORY ROM 8:28-30
2. THE BELIEVER IS PRESERVED FOR GLORY ROM 8:31-39
a. THE FOUNDATION FOR HIS HOPE ROM 8:31-39
b. THE FULLNESS OF HIS HOPE ROM 8:33-34
1) THE PERFECT DEFEAT OF THE ADVERSARY   ROM 8:33
2) THE PERFECT DEFENSE OF OUR ADVOCATE  ROM 8:34
c. THE FINALITY OF THIS HOPE ROM 8:35-39
1) NO FOE CAN DAUNT US ROM 8:35-37
2) NO FEAR CAN HAUNT US ROM 8:38-39

HOMEWORK FOR ROMANS 9

THIS IS A SELF-STUDY. PLEASE DO NOT SEND HOMEWORK ANSWERS TO THE TEACHER FORCORRECTION.

APPLICATION OF ROMANS 8
LIST THE WAYS IN WHICH ROMANS 8 GIVES YOU ENCOURAGEMENT AND STRENGTH TO LIVE THESPIRIT-FILLED LIFE
PREPARATION FOR ROMANS 9
READ ROMANS 9:1-33
WHAT WERE ISRAEL’S PRIVILEGES?
WHAT ARE THE 2 KINDS OF ISRAEL SPOKEN OF IN THIS CHAPTER?
(ADVANCED QUESTION) EXPLAIN VERSE 13 AND WHY GOD HATED ESAU WHEN JOHN 3:16 SAYS THAT GODLOVED ALL THE WORLD?

MEMORY VERSE: ROM 9:33