Romans Chapter One Lesson 10
Review:
5. Since Scripture is
sufficient to Prepare the Believer for life, some
considerations, or observations:
a. Must recognize that there is a basic principle
of Obedience:
In those areas specifically addressed by the Bible,
the revealed commands and principles of God (His moral or directive will) are
to be obeyed.
- Some basic guidelines:
What God says to do, we must do it!
What God says not to do, we must not do!
For all the rest your free
to make your own decisions guided by the framework of His revealed will.
b. The ramifications of the
principle of obedience are more fully recognized when four crucial
characteristics of God's moral will are brought into focus.
1. The moral will of God is fully revealed in the
Bible.
a. 100% of
what God wants us to know and how we're to live to please Him, to bring Him
glory, He has already told us.
b. The Bible is to be our final
and complete authority for faith and practice. 2 Tim 3:16-17
2. The moral will of God is the
expression of the character of God.
Rom
a. Because of this, it produces
that same character in the life of the one who obeys it and leads to fullness
of life. Ps 19:7-11.
b. Specific areas where Christ
is our example in character:
- we
are to be conformed to the image of Christ. Rom
- Look at 2 Pet 1:4
1. holiness
- 1 Pet 1:15-16
2. righteousness
- 1 Jn 3:7; living the standards of the word
3. purity
- 1 Jn 3:3; takes constant cleansing
4. love
- Eph 5:1-2; we are to walk in love just as Christ loved us.
5. forgiveness
- Col 3:13; forgiving one another....just as the Lord forgave you, so also
should you.
6. compassion
- Lk 6:36; [look at the context]
7. kindness
- Lk
8. humility
and obedience - Phil 2:3-8
9. endurance
- Heb 12:2-4; related to occupation with Christ; He set the example.
10. generosity
in giving - 2 Cor 8:1-9
3. The moral will of God touches
every aspect and moment of life.
a. God's moral will encompasses
more than just overt behavior.
b. He is concerned not only
with what we do, but He cares also about what we think, as well as the
motivation for what we do.
c. In other words, God's moral
will prescribes the believer's goals and attitudes, as
well as his actions. (the what, the why, the how)
d. Furthermore, the moral will
of God is to shape our perspective of reality which serves as the context in
which our decisions as believers are made.
(i.e. to have the proper world-view regarding
reality; we must have Biblically based presuppositions)
e. Goals by nature are more
general than behavioral commands.
Our goals in life as believer's
should reflect God's stated purposes for us in phase 2.
(1) Primary goal = to glorify Him in all things. 2 Cor 5:9; 1 Cor
(2) Toward this end some intermediate
goals and objectives are to be established:
(a) to fulfill God given
responsibilities. 1 Pet 4:10-11
(b) to minister to others;
building up one another. Rom
(c) to
reach maturity. Eph 4:13; [Heb
(d) to
do good works and produce spiritual fruit DGP.
Eph 2:10;
(e) to
evangelize the lost - 2 Pet 3:9; 1 Cor