Date: 7/16/23

By: Elder Steven Morris

Text: Romans 2:6-10

Outline:

I. Principles

A. God justly and gladly grants ‘eternal life’ to all those who diligently seek Him by patiently continuing in doing what is good in His sight.

B. Patient continuance in doing/working good is the fruit of possessing present eternal life (i.e. new birth, faith, hope, & love seeking glory to God) that is seeking the fullness of eternal life (i.e. glory, honor, and immortality from God).

1. The righteous seek for and receive ‘eternal life’ (v.7a) So what is “eternal life”?

2. The righteous patiently continue in “doing/working good”. So what makes works ‘good’? And can we who are sinners really do what is “good” in God’s sight?

II. Practices

A. Praising and prizing God as our chief and highest goal and good

B. Praying to God in dependence on (abiding in) Christ

C. Fighting/wrestling and running to “lay hold of eternal life”

D. Giving/loving of ourselves to “lay hold of eternal life” and “treasure in heaven”

E. Dying and rising daily to bear fruit unto eternal life