Romans 1:16-32 Good News Bad News

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1 Romans 1:16-32 Good News Bad News

2 16 I am not ashamed of the gospel, because it is the power of God for the salvation of everyone who believes: first for the Jew, then for the Gentile. 17 For in the gospel a righteousness from God is revealed, a righteousness that is by faith from first to last, just as it is written: The righteous will live by faith. ~Romans 1:16-17

3 Paul and the Gospel Imprisoned in Philippi Expelled from Thessalonica Spirited out of Damascus Called a fool in Corinth Accused of blasphemy in Jerusalem Stoned and left for dead in Lystra Paul was never deterred by opposition, disheartened by criticism or ashamed of the total transformation that God s gospel had wrought in his life.

4 The unpopularity of a crucified Christ has prompted many to present a message which is more palatable to the unbeliever ~Geoffrey Wilson

5 The unpopularity of a crucified Christ has prompted many to present a message which is more palatable to the unbeliever ~Geoffrey Wilson People want a God without wrath who brings people without sin into a kingdom without judgment to a Christ without a Cross. ~H. Richard Niebuhr

6 The removal of the offense of the cross always renders the message ineffective. An inoffensive gospel is also an inoperative gospel. Thus, Christianity is wounded most in the house of its friends. ~Geoffrey Wilson

7 A Gospel That Both Attracts and Repulses Men love and hate their vices at the same time. ~Seneca the Younger

8 A Gospel That Both Attracts and Repulses Men love and hate their vices at the same time. ~Seneca the Younger People seek a peace not of Caesar s proclamation, but of God s. ~Epictetus

9 A Gospel That Both Attracts and Repulses Men love and hate their vices at the same time. ~Seneca the Younger People seek a peace not of Caesar s proclamation, but of God s. ~Epictetus What may be known about God is plain to them, because God has made it plain. ~Romans 1:19 Plain Greek phaneros ; English epiphany. The lost live in an ongoing epiphany of their lostness.

10 Peace With God The Gospel reveals that the peace of God only comes by peace with God.

11 Peace With God The Gospel reveals that the peace of God only comes by peace with God. It is by belief & faith Greek pisteuo (πίστεως): total acceptance and absolute trust. Through faith we are made righteous Greek dikaioo (δίκαιος): Treating the sinner as if he had not been a sinner at all.

12 Justification God treats us not as enemies, but as friends!

13 Justification God treats us not as enemies, but as friends! God treats us not as bad people deserve, but as good people deserve! God treats us not as law-breakers to be punished, but as men and women to be loved. God treats us just as if we had never sinned!

14 18 e wrath of God is being revealed from heaven against all the godlessness and wickedness of men who suppress the truth by their wickedness, 19 since what may be known about God is plain to them, because God has made it plain to them.

15 20 For since the creation of the world God s invisible qualities his eternal power and divine nature have been clearly seen, being understood from what has been made, so that men are without excuse. ~Romans 1:18-20

16 The Wrath of God 1. God breaks into human history to inflict punishment upon both evil nations and evil doers. (Exodus 7-14, Acts 5) 2. Hell a literal, physical place where unrepentant sinners who die suffer eternal separation from God. (Mark 9:42-49) 3. The Great White Throne judgment of God at the end of the age. (Revelation 20, Romans 2:5-8)

17 The Wrath of God 4. The removal of the Divine restraints that have protected man from his own worst self.

18 The Wrath of God 4. The removal of the Divine restraints that have protected man from his own worst self. ere comes a point where in judgment, God says to rebellious man, if you insist, then go ahead, do your own thing.

19 Therefore God gave them over in the sinful desires of their hearts to sexual impurity for the degrading of their bodies with one another. ~Romans 1:24

20 Therefore God gave them over in the sinful desires of their hearts to sexual impurity for the degrading of their bodies with one another. ~Romans 1:24 Because of this, God gave them over to shameful lusts. ~Romans 1:26 He gave them over to a depraved mind, to do what ought not to be done. ~Romans 1:28

21 Have It Your Way Foolish, unclear and humanistic thinking Verses 21-23

22 Have It Your Way Foolish, unclear and humanistic thinking Verses Sexual perversion and degradation Verse 24 Worship of the environment and wanton materialism Verse 25 e rise and unfettered acceptance of homosexuality Verse The innovation and celebration of evil Verses 29-32

23 What may be known about God is plain to them, because God has made it plain to them. ~Romans 1:19

24 What may be known about God is plain to them, because God has made it plain to them. ~Romans 1:19 ey suppressed the truth. ~Romans 1:18 ey are without excuse. ~Romans 1:20

25 The Wrath of God 5. God unleashed his full wrath against our sin on his own sinless Son as he hung on the cross.

26 The Wrath of God 5. God unleashed his full wrath against our sin on his own sinless Son as he hung on the cross. He himself bore our sins in his body on the tree, so that we might die to sins and live for righteousness; by his wounds you have been healed. ~I Peter 2:24