Justification on SermonAudio

The sermon explores the paradox of the Gospel, arguing that the message of the cross appears as foolishness to the world but serves as the power of God to those who are saved. It contrasts human wisdom, which relies on works and reasoning, with divine wisdom, which offers salvation through faith in Jesus Christ alone. The text emphasizes that God chose the weak and foolish things of the world to confound the wise, highlighting that righteousness, sanctification, and redemption are gifts received rather than earned. This perspective challenges listeners to abandon self-justification and rely entirely on the finished work of Christ, who is made to believers wisdom, righteousness, sanctification, and redemption.

After 509 years after the Protestant Reformation, should anyone care about what happened and what caused it?

1. Inevitably Connected 2. Necessarily Distinguished 3. Related to Our Reward

Just as Christians have died to sin we have died to law. Law breaks down due to the rebellion of our sin nature. Just as law fails in Justification (Romans 3:20-25) it fails in sanctification (Romans 7:5).

Sunday morning sermon, continuing in Romans 4.

This sermon explores the theological truth of the priesthood of all believers, rooted in the Protestant Reformation's recovery of justification by faith. It argues that every member of the body of Christ is appointed as a royal priest on earth, with Christ serving as the sole Great High Priest in heaven. The message outlines four key duties of this priesthood: offering oneself as a living sacrifice, participating in public worship, living in the immediate presence of God without segregating religion from daily life, and practicing personal renewal through direct confession and repentance. By rejecting the need for a human mediating priesthood, believers are liberated to approach God boldly, receive forgiveness directly from His Word, and live with the assurance of their secure standing in Christ.