Sunday - 22 March 2020
Series: Romans
The Gospel for the Whole World
Message: “The Assurances of the Gospel” (Part 2)
Romans 5:12-21
Central Thought: Being justified by Christ and living forgiven are not the same. Understanding the certainty of forgiveness is a doorway into a whole new way of living.
How do we know that God forgives us?
1) Because Jesus has begun a new
The process of the
- God first created Adam and Eve
- Every human born inherits Adam’s sin nature
- The biological transfer of sin had to be
- The Holy Spirit Whose power created the first Adam, now forms the
- Adam’s line was broken by a “new
- Adam gave us our sin nature; Jesus offers us our new
We are
2) Because what Jesus has done
- Paul now proceeds to
- He will use the curse of Adam’s sin as a way to show the
- v.16 There is no comparison! Sin is horrible and hopeless; but grace is
- However powerful sin and death are, the work of Jesus in response is
3) Because the victory is still happening. vv.20-21
- Grace doesn’t merely conquer death; grace brings us
- Adam’s sin was worse than we knew; but it doesn’t compare to the
- Eternal principle: “where sin increased, grace increased all the
4) Application – “What shall we say then?”
- Forgiveness is guaranteed because Jesus has successfully created a new race by His
- We receive forgiveness by new
- We live as forgiven people by
For LIFE Groups and personal reflection
1) What would your life be like if you were convinced of God’s forgiveness?
2) What things in your life might show that you doubt God’s forgiveness?
3) How does defensiveness deny the forgiveness of God? Unforgiveness? Inferiority?
4) In what ways do you allow others to diminish God’s forgiveness of you?