Whenever you hear someone "promising the world," it goes without saying that he will never deliver. But in God's covenant promise to Abraham, Paul says the patriarch became "heir of the world" -- and so did his offspring. If God can be trusted, we stand to inherit more than we every imagined. “Promising the World" is the fifteenth sermon in a series on Romans 1-5 titled That Grace Might Reign: The Gospel from Adam to Christ. With Paul's epistle as our guide, we are exploring both the realities of sin and the ramifications of redemption. Visit us online at www.graceforsiouxfalls.org.

If you want to know whether your theological arguments are sound, check them against Scripture. That's what Paul does in Romans 4, using the case of Abraham, who was justified by faith, not works. That is why the gospel results not in self-satisfaction, but in joy. “Reckoned Righteous" is the fourteenth sermon in a series on Romans 1-5 titled That Grace Might Reign: The Gospel from Adam to Christ. With Paul's epistle as our guide, we are exploring both the realities of sin and the ramifications of redemption. Visit us online at www.graceforsiouxfalls.org.

The only thing that sets us apart is God's grace. So why do we put so much value on the qualities that distinguish us from other people? Your natural gifts, your accomplishments, your heritage -- none of these mean what we imagine they do, and boasting in them is what keeps us from Christ. In other words, pride is your enemy, and the mission of the gospel is to put that pride to death. “Pride Is Your Enemy" is the thirteenth sermon in a series on Romans 1-5 titled That Grace Might Reign: The Gospel from Adam to Christ. With Paul's epistle as our guide, we are exploring both the realities of sin and the ramifications of redemption. Visit us online at www.graceforsiouxfalls.org.

No one will be justified by works -- but that doesn't mean that no one will be justified! Instead, the Gospel reveals that not only is God just, but he is determined to justify us, too. In other words, our salvation comes through God's righteousness rather than our own, a righteousness that becomes ours through faith in Jesus Christ. “To Show God's Righteousness" is the twelfth sermon in a series on Romans 1-5 titled That Grace Might Reign: The Gospel from Adam to Christ. With Paul's epistle as our guide, we are exploring both the realities of sin and the ramifications of redemption. Visit us online at www.graceforsiouxfalls.org.

"It Was My Sin That Held Him There" is a meditation on the significance of the cross, delivered as part of Grace's Good Friday service. Visit us online at www.graceforsiouxfalls.org.

The Apostle concludes his argument about the condemnation of sin with a flurry of evidence from Scripture. Our voices are constantly lifted to make excuses. God's law is at work so "that every mouth may be stopped." But don't despair: yes, the law silences you ... but only so that you may sing. “That Every Mouth May Be Stopped" is the eleventh sermon in a series on Romans 1-5 titled That Grace Might Reign: The Gospel from Adam to Christ. With Paul's epistle as our guide, we are exploring both the realities of sin and the ramifications of redemption. Visit us online at www.graceforsiouxfalls.org.

The apostle's teaching raises serious questions. Can God's promises be trusted? Are God's ways actually just? These questions are important, because they center on one theme: the acceptance of human sinfulness. If we agree on the Pauline view of sin, then everything that follows -- the atonement, justification by faith, even election and predestination -- comes as good news. “Is God Even Good?" is the tenth sermon in a series on Romans 1-5 titled That Grace Might Reign: The Gospel from Adam to Christ. With Paul's epistle as our guide, we are exploring both the realities of sin and the ramifications of redemption. Visit us online at www.graceforsiouxfalls.org.

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The promises of the Gospel are for the righteous, not the self-righteous. So many hypocrites cheer on the wrath of God against sin describes in Romans 1 because they think they themselves will escape. Why should you think that, Paul asks, when you are guilty of the very same things? “So Many Hypocrites" is the seventh sermon in a series on Romans 1-5 titled That Grace Might Reign: The Gospel from Adam to Christ. With Paul's epistle as our guide, we are exploring both the realities of sin and the ramifications of redemption. Visit us online at www.graceforsiouxfalls.org.