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*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 truth.
*I.
TWO IMPORTANT WORDS*
~* "JUSTIFIED"
~* "CREDITED"
*II.
HOW CAN I BE ACCEPTED BY GOD?*
Abraham shows us ...
1.
We don't become acceptable to God by _______________.
Romans 4:1-8
vs. 2 - no bragging
vs. 3 - See Genesis 15:1-6
vs. 4-5 - wages versus a gift
vs. 6-8 - David agrees with Abraham
2.
We don't become acceptable to God by _______________.
Romans 4:9-12
Compare Genesis 15:6 with 17:23
Which came first?
The purpose of this rite:
3.
We don't become acceptable to God by _______________ .
Romans 4:13-15
How long did Abraham live before the Law was given?
See Galatians 3:17-25 for a full explanation of the Law's purpose:
4.
The only way we are acceptable to God is _______________.
*III.
WHY DID GOD MAKE OUR ACCEPTANCE BASED ONLY BY OUR FAITH?*
~* (verse 16)
~* (verse 17)
\\ *HOW TO BE ACCEPTED BY GOD*
*Grace: The Truth that Transforms - Part 9 of 36*
*Romans 4:1-16*
*Rick Warren*
Tonight I want to talk about the issue "How can I be accepted by God?" That's a very crucial question.
It's asked many different ways.
Some people would phrase it like this: How do I get to heaven?
What will I do that will please God? How can I be right with God? How do I become justified?
How can I find myself acceptable so that God will accept me as part of His family and into His kingdom?
When you consider all the many ways that people try to save themselves you can see a lot of variety.
Baptism, communion, going to church, keeping the Ten Commandments, being a moral person...
There are basically three different ways that people try to get to heaven:
1.
Earn it.
Work hard, follow rules, regulations, rituals.
Most of the world thinks this.
If I just work hard enough and my good outlasts my bad then I'll make it to heaven.
2.
Belong to the right group.
Salvation by affiliation.
"I'm a ... (and they give their label)".
If you belong to the In group, you get in.
3.
The Bible teaches that you are accepted by your faith.
It's a matter of belief and trust in Christ.
That's the message of Romans.
Faith alone saves us.
Nothing else.
Not, Faith plus baptism or Faith plus church.
Just faith alone.
Romans 3:28 summarizes this principle.
/"For we maintain that a man is justified by faith apart from observing the law."/
The only way we can be accepted by God is by faith.
Paul, being a master teacher, uses a very effective teaching tool to reinforce this truth.
It's called an illustration.
Paul knows we learn by illustration.
He gives the example of Abraham to tell us what he's just said in the previous chapter.
The entire chapter, in the original Greek, is one long paragraph.
They broke it up in the English Bible.
Every good teacher knows that illustrations are crucial to keep people interested and listening.
The moment I start telling a story I get everyone's attention.
Spurgeon said "Illustrations are like windows.
They let light in."
Even in a very heavy doctrinal book, Paul stops right in the middle of it and gives an example.
Romans 4 is an example.
He selects his example with care.
He chooses Abraham, a man all of us can relate to.
Abraham was the father of the Jewish nation.
4:1 -- He is our forefather, the original Jew.
Through Isaac, Abraham's son, all the Jewish nation was born.
Abraham was also the father of the Arab nation.
He's also the father of all the Arabs, the Moslems.
All the feud in the Middle East is really just a family feud -- between cousins.
Arabs and Israelites are really related.
They both can trace themselves back to Abraham.
Abraham is the father of Islam and Judaism.
As we get into this chapter, we'll see he's also the father of Christians.
Three great religions look back to Abraham.
He was the father of faith.
Abraham was born in the city of Ur in the Mesopotamian valley.
Ur of the Chaldees.
In Ur, he was a moon worshiper.
That's what they worshiped in Ur -- the moon.
It wasn't out of rebellion; it was out of ignorance.
One day God, the one and true God, spoke to him and said, "Abram, take all your family and move."
Abram said, "Where are we going?"
God said, "I'll tell you when we get there."
On faith he moved.
God promised out of this one man He would make a great nation -- the nation of Israel.
Paul knew that the Jews regarded Abraham as a pattern.
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