GREYFRIARS PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH THEMES FROM ROMANS 1. THE JUDGEMENT OF GOD Passage: Romans 1:17 - 32 Introduction: In this letter to the Romans, Paul sets out for Christian people he has never met his understanding of "the Gospel". It is also to prepare the way for a personal visit (see 15:28‑32) when…

The greatest question that a person could ever ask themselves is, “How is my standing with God?” This one question alone is the revealer of one’s eternity. Actually life and death hangs in the balance of the answer, for how a person stands before God decides their eternal destiny of heaven or hell. So…

Do you have the faith of Abraham.

HOW TO BE ACCEPTED BY GOD Grace: The Truth that Transforms - Part 9 of 36 Romans 4:1-16 Rick Warren In Romans 3:28 Paul states the principle that it is only by faith that we can have a right relationship to God. Now, in chapter 4, he uses the true-life example of Abraham to illustrate this important…

Let us pray. The Word is Near You ( Romans 10:5-17 ) Why do we celebrate Mother’s Day? Perhaps because, along with fatherhood, the massive and critically important service of motherhood rarely receives the thanks it deserves. We are so used to our mother’s being there, we forget to stop, consider and…

Today's message: I Will Not Boast (Romans 3:27-31)... "I’m saved by faith, not what I do - so I’ll boast in Jesus Christ!" // To find out more about Involve Church, head to involvechurch.com or email info@involvechurch.com.

The necessity of salvation A little boy came running into the house after playing outside. His mother stopped him and asked what was on his right hand. He replied, “Oh, just a little mud.” His mother then asked if he was planning on getting it off his hand. He thought for a moment and said, “Sure, Mom.…

Sola Fide – Faith Alone is the Instrument of Justification Sola Fide –Faith Alone receives God’s gift of salvation. On the basis of: Scripture alone (sola scriptura), we believe God’s elect, who are called by grace alone (sola gratia), are justified in the sight of God on account of the imputed righteousness…

Read So I have told you all that the book of Romans is all about Good News! See it says so right here in the title of the sermon series- The Gospel ( good news) great and glorious. But what we have heard so far in Romans has not been great news. In chapter 1 paul told us that all of humanity is guilty…

If there is any one thing that is the focal point of Christianity... it’s Jesus Christ - and the Cross The cross of Jesus Christ The Centrality of the Cross is the heart of Christianity The theological framework of Christianity all leads back to Jesus and His work on the cross And when we SAY - The Cross…

Lutherans are sola fide people. Faith alone. Typically, when we talk about faith alone, we talk about salvation, that is, that we are saved by faith alone, faith in Jesus Christ. We think of Romans 3, which we heard a couple weeks ago, “We maintain that a man is justified by faith, apart from observing…

Why is Salvation by Faith, and Faith alone? Let's take a look.

27 Where is boasting then? It is excluded. By what law? Of works? No, but by the law of faith. 28 Therefore we conclude that a man is justified by faith apart from the deeds of the law. 29 Or is He the God of the Jews only? Is He not also the God of the Gentiles? Yes, of the Gentiles also, 30 since there…

A survey of all of the pieces we have been studying in the first eight chapters of Romans. Very lengthy, but some of the most powerful theology there is.

Justification by Faith (Romans 3:21-31) Introduction: The title of our lesson this morning is . . . . and in this message we will begin a lengthy study of the doctrine of justification. We’ve now finished a powerful section of Romans in which Paul made an unrelenting drive revealing the sinfulness of…

Have we given this Pharisee a raw deal? After all, if you pay attention, he does pray, “God, I thank you.” Look, he gives credit to God that he is not like the rest of men. He knows about grace. It’s wrongheaded of us to see those whom Jesus attacked as always and all the time mired in a works righteousness…

The Lord's love: 1. Gives us infinite blessings (vs. 31-32). 2. Makes us innocent (vs. 33-34). 3. Brings His intercession for us (vs. 34). 4. Is invincible (vs. 35-37). 5. Is inseparable (vs. 35, 38-39).

The THEN of the Gospel Rom. 3.9 All... are under sin Rom. 1.18 […]the wrath of God is revealed from heaven against all ungodliness and unrighteousness of men, who by their unrighteousness suppress the truth. The NOW of the Gospel Rom. 3:21 But now the righteousness of God has been manifested Rom. 1:16-17…

Sinful, law-breaking humanity needs a means of justification because of its failure to keep God’s law and live up to God’s requirements.

The doctrine of justification is one of the most crucial teachings of the Christian faith. It is the foundation of the Christian life. What does the Bible say about this subject?

Merlin Carothers, author of the book Prison to Praise, had firsthand experience of what it is like to be declared righteous. During World War II, he joined the army. Anxious to get into some action, Carothers went AWOL but was caught and sentenced to five years in prison. Instead of sending him to prison,…