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Peace with God Romans 5:11

What if the greatest peace we need isn't the peace we're constantly trying to create for ourselves, but a peace that God has already secured for us?

That's where Paul takes us in Romans chapter 5.

Over the past few weeks, Paul has shown us why everyone needs God's righteousness and how sinners are justified through faith in Jesus Christ. In this lesson, Paul explains Salvation is importantly secured only through our reconciliation with God. We are not merely cleansed from sin but brought near to God through Christ, re-established as His children.

I. Peace and Standing Firmly in His grace Rom 5:1-2a

A. Peace made (v.1) the war is over. Sin made us God’s enemies, and Christ removed the cause. Reconciliation is introduced here as the enemies-to-friends idea.

B. Access into grace (v.2a)

C. Hope anchored in glory (v.2b)

Principle 1: God secures peace for sinners through the grace we receive in Christ

II. Hope and Glory now and always Rom 5:2b-8

A. Suffering produces fruit, Hope that does not disappoint (vv.3-5)

B. Love poured into our hearts, love proved at the cross (v.6-8)

Principle 2: Reconciliation radically changes what we live for and how we live

III. Reconciled into His death, and Reconciled into His Life Rom 5:9-11

A. Enemies reconciled, saved to the end (vv.9-10)

B. Joy in God Himself (v.11)

Principle 3: God reconciles believers to Himself and gives eternal hope.

Justification by Faith Part 2, Romans 4

Aim: God’s grace justifies all believers through faith secured by Christ.

D 1: Faith secures the Pardon (Rom 4:1-8)

A. Abraham's righteousness credited through faith, not works (v.1–5)

(v.3–5): Justification — righteousness credited, not earned.

B. David's sins forgiven and not counted against him (v.6–8) Jesus bears the penalty for sins that God forgives and does not count against believers.

P: God credits righteousness to sinners who trust Him.

D 2: Faith secures the Privilege (Rom 4:9-15)

A. Abraham declared righteous before circumcision (v.9–12)

B. God's promise received through faith, not the Law (v.13–15)

P: Justification through faith gives every believer an equal place in God’s family.

D 3: Faith secures the Promise (Rom 4:16-25)

A. God's promise guaranteed to Abraham's offspring through faith (v.16–17)

B. Abraham's faith in God's power to accomplish all He said He will do (v.18–22)

C. Righteousness credited to those who believe in the risen Christ (v.23–25)

P: God keeps every promise in Christ, even when circumstances look impossible.

God loved us, had mercy and grace on us through a real demonstration of His great Love. Instead of eradicating us, He make us right again through the only possible way for our rescue. To make right is not so easy and it will be costly; because the reality of our condition is so fixated onto sin. God had to make us right and just - without any blame or incrimination and restore us from the nature and ways of sin which we were stuck in. This is called justification. Justification is not only right standing before God, but right condition before God- a condition of mind, heart, soul, and strength totally whole, renewed, and restored in relation to God and capable of living into His purposes. No cycles, no repeats. All done through Jesus. To justify means to show, prove, or provide a good reason for something being right, valid, or reasonable. God justifies people through their trust in what Christ has done.

Aim: CATL justification by faith in Christ alone is available to all.

Division 1: Justification by faith in Christ alone excludes boasting - Rom 3:27-28

i. Romans 3:27a Why can’t we boast ?

ii. Romans 3: 27b What is the law of faith? (doctrine)

iii. Romans 3: 28 How are we justified by faith? (doctrine)

Principle 1: The focus of our faith is Christ alone.

Division 2: Justification by faith in Christ alone excludes none - Rom 3:29-30

i. Romans 3: 29a Is it the God of Jews? (Doctrine)

ii. Romans 3: 29b Is it the God of Gentiles?

iii. Romans 3: 30 Is it the God of Jews and Gentiles? (Doctrine)

Principle 2: The target of God’s grace is all people.

Division 3: Justification by faith in Christ alone excludes lawlessness - Rom 3:31

i. Romans 3:31a Is Law nullified by faith? (Doctrine)

ii. Romans 3:31b Is Law upheld by faith? (Doctrine)

Principle 3: The outcome of our faith is obedience.

How God Saves Sinner Romans 3:21-26 BSF Lesson 5

There is the Only Solution, and there are no substitutes - it is the atonement by the Deliverer Jesus, Yeshua the Messiah’s life laid down on the cross so that His sacrifice brings us cleansing and puts us in right and clear standing before a Just and Holy God. In so doing, His Life gives us a new Life through the Holy Spirit .. and we are transformed into His People. Join me as we reflect on this vitally important passage in Romans 3.

AIM: God graciously provides the way for sinners to be declared right with Him through Jesus Christ.

I.God’s Gracious Gift - Romans 3:21-24

a.Righteousness Made Known - vs 21

b.Righteousness Through Faith – vs 22-23

c.Justified Freely by Grace – vs 24

PRINCIPLE: Through faith in Jesus, God gives believers the gift of His righteousness.

II.Christ’s Sacrificial Work - Romans 3:25-26

a.Sacrifice of Atonement – vs 25a

b.In His Forbearance – vs 25b

c.Just and the One Who Justifies vs 26

PRINCIPLE: Christ’s atoning sacrifice satisfies God’s justice and secures our forgiveness.

Romans 3:1-21 There is no one righteous

Chapter 1 ended with a rap sheet — gossips, the arrogant, the disobedient, the ruthless — and by the time you finish reading it, you're nodding along.

Chapter 2 continued to explain Jews were in no better position before God despite their many efforts to live their lives according to the Levitical Laws. 

Chapter 3 explains there is No One Righteous. Even thought Israel is and will continue to serve and important prophetic role in human history, they and the Gentiles are all in need of God’s Salvation. 

Paul wants to explain we all need God’s Salvation… Jews, Religious, self-righteous, everyone is in desperate need of what Paul is going to explain. We’re ALL in the same boat of great need

BSF Lesson 3: Romans 2

We may live outward lives of propriety, but superficial religiosity makes little difference. In Romans 2:28-29, Paul writes that a true Jew is one inwardly, defined not by outward circumcision, but by a circumcision of the heart through the Spirit. Fittingly, the name "Jew" comes from the Hebrew Yehuda, meaning "Praise the Lord." Similarly, Jesus states in John 4:23-24 that God seeks true worshippers who will worship Him in Spirit and in Truth. By accepting the truth of our sins, we can humbly receive the only remedy that saves: Christ’s atonement, available to everyone who calls on the name of the Lord. Romans 2 teaches us that no one can hide from their sins or escape the consequences before God. We may try to deny or suppress our faults, but God sees all things as they truly are, and He will judge everyone perfectly.

Key truth: God alone perfectly judges every person.

I. No Escape from God’s Judgment — 2:1–16

A. God judges according to truth (1–5) Attribute: JUST (2–3)

B. Our deeds reveal our hearts (6–11) Doctrine 1: Judgment of believers and unbelievers (6–11)

C. No one is beyond God’s judgment (12–16)

Christ Connection 1: Jesus the Judge (16)

Principle 1: Our deeds reveal what we actually believe.

II. No Refuge in Outward Religion — 2:17–29

A. Knowing God’s Word is not enough (17–24)

B. Outward signs are not enough (25–27)

C. God looks at the heart (28–29) Doctrine 2: Complete punitive/evaluative judgment distinction

Christ Connection 2: Christ bore our judgment

Principle 2: God judges the heart, not the performance.

BSF Lecture Talk Romans 1:18-32

I. Humanity Rejects God — Romans 1:18–23

A. Suppressing God’s truth (18–20)

• Doctrine of : Wrath of God (18) shows the justice of God

• Attribute — God alone is Creator (19–20)

B. Refusing God His glory (21–22)

C. Exchanging the Creator for creation (23)

Principle 1: Rejecting God darkens our hearts.

II. God Gives Humanity Over — Romans 1:24–32

A. Sin takes hold of desires (24–25)

B. Sin distorts God’s design (26–27)

C. Sin corrupts the whole person (28–32) resulting in Wrath and Final Judgment (32)

• Christ Our Rescue (32; cf. 1:16–17; Romans 5:9)

Principle 2: Sin enslaves those who embrace it.

Three times in this passage we hear those frightening words: “God gave them over.”

They exchange God’s glory for created things, and God gives them over.

They exchange God’s truth for a lie, and God gives them over.

They decide that God is not worth retaining in their knowledge, and God gives them over.

That teaches us something important about God’s wrath.

Sometimes God’s judgment is not that He immediately sends some dramatic punishment.

Sometimes His judgment is that He allows people to have what they insist they want.

We say, “I want life without You.”

And God says, in effect, “Then I will allow you to experience where life without Me leads.”

That is sobering.

Romans 1:1-17 BSF San Francisco Men's Lecture Talk

Where else can we go Lord, You have the Words of Life! (John 6-68)

I. Called by the Gospel (1:1-7)

A. Paul: A Servant Set Apart (v.1-2)

B. Jesus: Promised, Descended, Declared (v.3-4) — Jesus, fully man and fully God

C. Believers: Loved, Called, Graced (v.5-7) (v.5) — grace given, not earned 

Principle 1: The gospel calls us to belong to Christ and live for His purposes.

I. Compelled by the Gospel (1:8-15)

A. A Thankful Heart (v.8-10)

B. A Longing Heart (v.11-13)

C. An Obligated Heart (v.14-15)

Principle 2: God sovereignly directs when, where, and how we serve Him.

III. Confident in the Gospel (1:16-17)

A. Unashamed of its message (v.16a)

B. Confident in its saving power (v.16b)

C. Living by God’s righteousness (v.17) Attribute: God is Righteous

Principle 3: God credits His righteousness to everyone who puts their faith in Jesus.

Romans is the blueprint of God's Salvation through our Lord Jesus. He is the Great Atonement for Sins and the High Priest who intercedes for us forever.

In life, we are so busy and misdirected, we don’t take time: To Pause, Ponder, Look Back, and Look Forward

Because over this past year, we haven’t just studied a series of books—we’ve walked through a story.

Ezekiel… Daniel… Ezra… Nehemiah… Esther… Haggai… Zechariah… Malachi.

Different leaders. Different situations.

Exile… return… rebuilding… opposition… drift… restoration.

And if we’re honest, it wasn’t a story of strong, consistent people.

It was a story of people who struggled… drifted… failed… and needed constant correction.

But through it all, there was one thing that never changed.

God’s faithfulness.

He revealed Himself.

He raised leaders.

He stirred kings.

He brought His people back.

He corrected them.

He sustained them.