Romans Chapter Three Lesson 42
#3. The third key word
=
grace; by His grace
- This really gives us the reason that guilty sinners can
be justified; It because of God's grace!
- Grace refers to all that God is free to do for the
believer because of the work of Christ on the cross.
Observations on Grace:
1. Grace is the
single principle by which God operates in the sphere of salvation.
- this is stated negatively; not
by law or not by works.
Rom 3:21; 3:28;
4:6; 4:13; Gal 2:16;
3:11; Phil 3:9
- this is stated positively; by all the faith passages Rom
5:1; Gal
2. Grace is unaffected by any merit or demerit in man.
3. Grace is the motivational principle for Christian
living!
- Since we're under grace then that is what should
motivate us as believers. Rom.
Or
stating it another way is that obedience is appreciation motivated; we learn to
appreciate the fact that He deals with us in all aspects by grace; not on the
basis of what we really deserve.
If I
fail to appreciate what God has provided by grace then the writer of Hebrews
says that I am trampling under foot the Son of God, I'm desecrating His work on
the cross. [Heb 10:29]
- Our worship is to be grace motivated; we worship because
we appreciate His love for us;
- Our giving is to be grace motivated! We don't give so that God will make us
healthy wealthy and wise! That's not
grace giving at all!
- He has given us everything on the basis of His grace and
when we are properly related to Him we are able to deal with others in the same
way.
4. Grace is the sphere of all Christian growth! 2 Pet 3:18
Most Pressing Responsibility (MPR)
- no matter how much you know and
understand of the grace of Jesus Christ, you will never appreciate grace fully,
there is always room for growth.
5. Grace is the principle that demands the meritless act of faith to
appropriate its blessing, its richness.
- Rom
6. Grace is ruined by compromise. Rom 11:6
7. Grace is inexhaustible.
Jn
- your understanding and
appreciation of grace only grows with use!
8. Grace is embodied in Jesus Christ. Titus 2:11-13
9. Grace is free to us, but is of incomprehensible cost to
God!
#4. The fourth key word = redemption
It is
what is embodied in redemption that allows God to declare man righteous through
a decisive judicial act and allows Him to maintain His holiness untainted.
-
Redemption involves 3 concepts:
#1. a prisoner #2. a
purchaser #3. a
price
-
Basically the idea of redemption is to deliver by paying a price.
- The imagery arises out of the OT concept of the
redemption of the nation of
- What's
the picture with the Passover and the Exodus?