‘We Have Joy In God.’
Romans 5:1-11.
a) Romans 5:1. We have been Justified through Faith, we have Peace with God through our Lord Jesus Christ.
b) Romans 5:2. By Faith we are able to come into Grace where we now stand.
c) Romans 5:2. We Rejoice in the Hope of the Glory of God.
d) Romans 5:3-4. We also Rejoice in our sufferings;-
1- Suffering produces Perseverance.
2- Perseverance produces Character.
3- Character produces Hope.
e) Romans 5:5. Hope does not disappoint us, because God has poured out his Love into our hearts by the Holy Spirit, whom He has given us.
f) Romans 5:6. When we were without strength Christ died for the ungodly people.
g) Romans 5:7. It is difficult to die for someone, even someone good.
h) Romans 5:8. God has made clear His Love to us, in that, when we were still sinners, Christ gave His life for us.
i) Romans 5:9. Since we have now been Justified by His Blood, how much more shall we be saved from God's wrath through Him!
j) Romans 5:10. For if, when we were haters of God, the death of His Son made us at Peace with Him, much more, now that we are His friends, will we have Salvation through His Life.
k) Romans 5:11. We have Joy in God through our Lord Jesus Christ, through Whom we are now at Peace with God.
(Through this QT I Have Joy In God)
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‘We Need Forgiveness Of Our Sins.’
a) Job 15:14. It is impossible for us to be pure and upright just in our character alone.
b) Proverbs 20:9. Who is able to say, I have made my heart clean, I am free from my sin?
c) Ecclesiastes 7:20. There is no man on earth of such righteousness that he does good and is free from sin all his days.
d) Isaiah 53:6. We all, like sheep, have gone astray, each of us has turned to his own way; and the LORD has laid on Him the iniquity of us all.
(Through this Second one I realise that, just like all other human beings, I Need Forgiveness Of My Sins and that it is possible through Jesus Christ my Lord)
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Chris.
As mature adults we find that it is impossible for us to be pure and upright in our own strength and character. We all need the Grace and Love of God to change our lives and to control our lives. Without Him we are lost.
