ROMANS 1:15c-16
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Sunday Morning: December 5, 2004
Text: Romans 1:15-16 "So, as
much as in me is, I am ready to preach the gospel to you that are at
Rome also. 16. For I am not ashamed of the gospel of Christ: for it is
the power of God unto salvation to every one that believeth; to the Jew first,
and also to the Greek."
PAUL’S GOSPEL
Romans 1:15 "So, as much as in me is, I am ready to preach the
gospel to you that are at Rome also."
“PREACH”
TO THE ONES BELIEVING
1 Corinthians 1:21 "For after that in the wisdom of God
the world by wisdom knew not God, it pleased God by the foolishness of preaching
to save them that [the] believe [present active
participle]."
THOSE BEING SAVED
1 Corinthians 1:18 "For the preaching of the cross is to them that perish
[present middle participle, the ones perishing] foolishness; but unto
us (Paul, the saved) which are saved [present passive
participle, the ones being saved] it is the power of
God."
REMEMBER WHAT PAUL PREACHED
1 Corinthians 15:2 "By which also ye are saved [present passive
indicative], if (conditional) ye keep [present
active indicative] in memory what I preached (Paul’s
gospel) unto you, unless ye have believed in vain."
“AT ROME”
AT ROME
Romans 1:7 "To all that be in Rome, beloved of God, called
to be saints: Grace to you and peace from God our Father,
and the Lord Jesus Christ."
“GOSPEL”
MY GOSPEL
Romans 16:25 "Now to him that is of power to stablish you according to my
gospel, and the preaching of Jesus Christ, according
to the revelation of the mystery, which was kept secret
since the world [ages] began,"
PAUL’S GOSPEL
2 Thessalonians 2:14 "Whereunto he called you by our gospel,
to the obtaining of the glory of our Lord Jesus Christ."
OUR GOSPEL
2 Corinthians 4:3-4 "But if our gospel be hid [veiled], it
is hid [veiled] to them that are lost [perishing,
present active]: 4. In whom the god of this world hath
blinded the minds of them (that are perishing) which believe
not (Paul’s gospel), lest the light of the glorious
gospel [the gospel of the glory of the Christ] of Christ,
who is the image of God, should shine unto them."
ROMANS 1:16
Romans 1:16 "For I am not ashamed of the gospel of
Christ [“of Christ” omitted in the Nestles text]: for it is the power of
God unto salvation to every one that believeth; to the Jew first, and also to
the Greek."
“TO
THE JEW FIRST”
JEW FIRST
Matthew 10:5-6 "These twelve Jesus sent forth, and commanded them, saying, Go
not into the way of the Gentiles, and into any city of the Samaritans
(descendents of Joseph) enter ye not: 6. But go rather
to the lost sheep of the house of Israel."
“ALSO
TO THE GREEK” (Gentile)
AFAR OFF
Acts 2:39 "For the promise is unto you, and to your children, and to
all that are afar off, even as many as the Lord our God shall
call."
OTHER SHEEP
John 10:16 "And other sheep I have, which are not of
this fold: them also I must bring, and they shall hear my voice;
and there shall be one fold, and one shepherd."
GENTILES WERE AFAR OFF
Ephesians
2:17-19 "And came and preached peace to you
(Gentiles) which were afar off, and to them that were nigh.
(the house of Israel) 18. For through him we both have
access by one Spirit unto the Father. 19. Now therefore ye (Gentiles)
are no more strangers and foreigners, but fellow citizens with
the saints, and of the household of God;"
“NOT ASHAMED”
ASHAMED OF HIS WORDS
Luke 9:26 "For whosoever shall be ashamed of me and of my
words, of him shall the Son of man be ashamed, when he shall come in his
own glory, and in his Father's, and of the holy angels."
OVERCOMERS WILL NOT BE ASHAMED
Revelation 3:5 "He that overcometh, the same shall be clothed in
white raiment; and I will not blot out his name out of the book of life, but I
will confess his name before my Father, and before his angels."
THE BELIEVING WILL NOT ABE ASHAMED
Romans
9:33 "As it is written, Behold, I lay in
Sion a stumbling stone and rock of offence: and whosoever believeth [present
active] on him shall not be ashamed." (either now or at the
judgment seat)
TIMOTHY, BE NOT ASHAMED
2
Timothy 1:7-8 "For God hath not given us the
spirit of fear; but of power, and of love, and of a sound mind.
8. Be not thou therefore ashamed of the testimony of our
Lord, nor of me his prisoner: but be thou partaker of the afflictions of the
gospel according to the power of God;"
“THE POWER OF GOD”
PREACHING UNLEASHES THE POWER
1 Corinthians 1:18 "For the preaching of the cross (dying
to self) is to them that perish [present middle] foolishness;
but unto us which are saved [present passive, being saved] it is
the power of God."
FAITH IN THE POWER OF GOD
1
Corinthians 2:5 "That your faith should not stand in
the wisdom of men, but in the power of God."
“UNTO”
for
[eiJs, intent, purpose, leading to] Leading
the saved saints in Rome to this salvation.
“SALVATION” (not the common
salvation)
COMMON SALVATION
Jude 1:3 "Beloved, when I gave all diligence to write unto
you of the common salvation, it was needful for me to write unto you,
and exhort you that ye should earnestly contend for the faith
which was once delivered unto the saints."
HOW TO BE SAVED
Acts 16:30-31 "And brought them out, and said, Sirs, what must I do to be saved? 31. And they said, Believe [aorist active] on
the Lord Jesus Christ, and thou shalt be saved, and thy
house."
SO GREAT SALVATION
Hebrews 2:3 "How shall we escape, if we neglect so great salvation; which at
the first began to be spoken by the Lord, and was confirmed unto us by them
that heard him;"
SALVATION THROUGH BELIEVING
Romans 10:10 "For with the heart man believeth [present
active, not aorist] unto [leading to] righteousness; and with
the mouth confession [present active, can be stopped] is made unto
[leading to] salvation."
SALVATION FOR THOSE WHO FEAR GOD
Acts 13:26 "Men and brethren, children of the stock of
Abraham, and whosoever among you feareth God, to you [us]
is the word of this salvation sent."
SALVATION FOR THOSE IN CHRIST
2 Timothy 2:9-10 "Wherein I suffer trouble, as an evil doer, even unto
bonds; but the word of God is not bound. 10. Therefore I endure
all things for the elect's sakes, that they may also obtain the salvation
which is in Christ Jesus with eternal [agelasting] glory."
THE SALVATION OF GOD
Acts 28:27-28 "For the heart
of this people (saved Jews) is waxed gross, and their ears are
dull of hearing, and their eyes have they closed; lest they should see
with their eyes, and hear with their ears, and understand with their
heart, and should be converted, and I should heal them.
28. Be it known therefore unto you, that the salvation of God
is sent unto the Gentiles, and that they will hear
it (preached)."