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"A Warning Against Boasting" Romans 11:17-24

The sermon emphasizes that salvation is entirely a gift of God's unmerited grace, received through faith rather than human effort or religious merit. It contrasts the hopeless, God-hating condition of humanity with the profound mercy demonstrated when God intervenes to save sinners who come empty-handed. The preacher stresses that believers are created for good works as a result of salvation, not as a cause for it, eliminating any ground for boasting. Central to this message is the concept of peace, where Christ breaks down the barriers between Jew and Gentile, reconciling all people to God through His sacrifice. Ultimately, the text urges listeners to abandon self-justification and rest solely in the finished work of Jesus Christ for their standing before God.

Q: How should believers respond to the freedom Christ has secured? A: Stand firm in the freedom of faith, rejecting every attempt to return to law-based righteousness and trusting wholly in Christ.

Christian ID "God's Work" Ephesians 1:11-14 Blessing for His Praise (vv. 11-12) Psa. 5:4-6 4 For you are not a God who delights in wickedness; evil may not dwell with you. 5 The boastful shall not stand before your eyes; you hate all evildoers. 6 You destroy those who speak lies; the Lord abhors the bloodthirsty and deceitful man. Blessing with His Mark (vv. 13-14) Lu. 6:43-44a,45 43 "For no good tree bears bad fruit, nor again does a bad tree bear good fruit, 44 for each tree is known by its own fruit.... 45 The good person out of the good treasure of his heart produces good, and the evil person out of his evil treasure produces evil, for out of the abundance of the heart his mouth speaks. Ro. 8:7-9 7 For the mind that is set on the flesh is hostile to God, for it does not submit to God's law; indeed, it cannot. 8 Those who are in the flesh cannot please God. 9 You, however, are not in the flesh but in the Spirit, if in fact the Spirit of God dwells in you. Anyone who does not have the Spirit of Christ does not belong to him. Jo. 16:7-8 7 Nevertheless, I tell you the truth: it is to your advantage that I go away, for if I do not go away, the Helper will not come to you. But if I go, I will send him to you. 8 And when he comes, he will convict the world concerning sin and righteousness and judgment..