R. This chronicle deals with man?s The opening verses of Romans Humanity has two major problems For example, a person is speeding God’s gospel deals with man’s While it is true that life?s In chronicle one of God’s gospel God’s A court case in a legal system The God is the plaintiff. As Romans The The human race is the defendant. Jews<\/U><\/B>. Those with the religion of God or those Gentiles<\/U><\/B>. Nations and races other than Jews. The In the words of Romans 1:18: ?… against all ungodliness and unrighteousness of men, For example, you redecorate your But suppose you told them about This is God’s charge?that The The defendant submits excuses Witness #1<\/B> – CREATION<\/I><\/B> Because that which may be known The excuse does not hold for Yet knowing there is a God as Witness #2<\/B> – our mouths Therefore thou art inexcusable, Some open their mouths in criticism Witness #3<\/B> – Conscience<\/I><\/B> For when the Gentiles, which Every person is born with some “standard equipment.” “Programmed” in a heart God sees the secrets of a person?s Witness #4<\/B> – The law<\/I><\/B> Behold, thou art called a Jew, The law wasn’t given to give – Thou shalt have no other gods To break just one constitutes The … what things soever the law Creation, criticizing and conscience Humanity’s great problem is that The “Who knowing the judgment Death? sin is that serious! Eternal separation R. P. Amos This chronicle deals with man?s need for God?s gospel. To desire the good news one must understand the bad news. The sudden appearance of a fire truck is not good news unless there is first the bad news of a fire. The opening verses of Romans 1 give an overview of the […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_feature_clip_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":false,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2},"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false},"categories":[6,9],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-79","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-christ","category-salvation"],"yoast_head":"\n
\n P. Amos<\/em><\/B><\/P><\/p>\n
\n
\n need for God?s gospel. To desire the good news one must
\n understand the bad news. The sudden appearance of a fire truck
\n is not good news unless there is first the bad news of a fire.<\/P>
\n
\n 1 give an overview of the gospel?s nature.<\/P>
\n
\n
\n
\n 1:1<\/TD>
\n ?ORIGIN<\/I><\/B> – God<\/TD>
\n <\/TR>
\n
\n 1:2<\/TD>
\n ?AUTHENTICITY<\/I><\/B> – prophetic
\n Scriptures<\/TD>
\n <\/TR>
\n
\n 1:3<\/TD>
\n ?SUBJECT<\/I><\/B> – God’s Son, Jesus
\n Christ<\/TD>
\n <\/TR>
\n
\n 1:5<\/TD>
\n ?OBJECTIVE<\/I><\/B> – obedience of
\n faith<\/TD>
\n <\/TR>
\n
\n 1:5<\/TD>
\n ?SCOPE<\/I><\/B> – among all nations<\/TD>
\n <\/TR>
\n
\n 1:5<\/TD>
\n ?PURPOSE<\/I><\/B> – for His Name<\/TD>
\n <\/TR>
\n
\n 1:7<\/TD>
\n ?CAUSE<\/I><\/B> – grace<\/TD>
\n <\/TR>
\n
\n 1:7<\/TD>
\n ?EFFECT<\/I><\/B> – peace<\/TD>
\n <\/TR>
\n
\n 1:16<\/TD>
\n ?FORCE<\/I><\/B> – power of God<\/TD>
\n <\/TR>
\n
\n 1:16<\/TD>
\n ?PROMISE<\/I><\/B> – salvation<\/TD>
\n <\/TR>
\n
\n 1:16<\/TD>
\n ?CONDITION<\/I><\/B> – belief (trust)
\n in the Lord Jesus<\/TD>
\n <\/TR>
\n
\n 1:17<\/TD>
\n ?CHARACTER<\/I><\/B> – righteousness
\n (justice) of God<\/TD>
\n <\/TR>
\n <\/TABLE><\/P><\/BLOCKQUOTE>
\n before their Creator. One, the wrath of God against their committed
\n sins, and two, the wreckage of sin in their life-style because
\n of their inherent sinful nature.<\/P><\/p>\n
\n in his car and hits a child. He flees the accident scene in fear
\n as he is chased by an officer of the law. He crashes into a tree,
\n breaking many bones in his body, ending up in the hospital. The
\n person now has two problems. Obviously, his body cannot function
\n properly because of the wreck, but there is a more serious problem:
\n the legal consequences of the law?s judgment.<\/p>\n
\n dual problem; wrath and wreckage. And this is the order in the
\n scriptural presentation in Romans. To experience the personal
\n power of God in one?s life from sin?s internal damage
\n one must first be legally cleared to be accepted by God.<\/P>
\n
\n Evangelical
\n preaching today often emphasizesthe wreckage of sin:healing broken hearts and alleviating pain. Romans first emphasizes the wrath of God toward our sin that offended Him.
\n <\/CENTER><\/P>
\n
\n Picture
\n <\/B>
\n
\n In the book of
\n Exodus we find the children of Israel with two problems in Egypt.
\n They were slaves under the control of the hard Pharaoh. This
\n initially caused them to cry out to God. Also the judgment of
\n God was falling: death on the firstborn. God’s salvation would
\n save them from both slavery and judgment so they could serve
\n Him. God, however, will deal with them in the opposite order.
\n First God saved them from His judgment by sacrifice; the price
\n of passover blood. Then God saved them from their problem of
\n Pharoah’s controlling slavery by His power at the Red sea (Ex.
\n 12-14).<\/TD>
\n <\/TR>
\n <\/TABLE><\/CENTER><\/P>
\n
\n pain resulting from sin can drive one to seek God for a solution,
\n there is a bigger problem: God?s judgment against his sins.
\n Though his temporal problem may be an important one, he needs
\n to be aware of the more important problem of his eternal standing
\n before an offended God.<\/P>
\n
\n
\n
\n
\n
\n
\n <\/TR>
\n
\n
\n
\n
\n
\n <\/TR>
\n <\/TABLE><\/CENTER><\/P>
\n
\n we first want to emphasize what God’s salvation saves from. That
\n brings us to the problem of condemnation<\/I>.<\/P>
\n
\n Court Case<\/strong><\/P>
\n
\n
\n ?We will now consider God’s lawsuit
\n against the human race as found in Romans. Is man under God’s
\n judgment because God is some ?cranky old man? in a
\n bad mood? Does God have a ?favorite race? who will
\n escape judgment over others? Remember, this gospel reveals the
\n “righteousness (justice) of God” (Rom. 1:17).<\/TD>
\n <\/TR>
\n <\/TABLE><\/P>
\n
\n involves several basic elements.<\/P>
\n
\n
\n
\n ?Plaintiff<\/I><\/B> –<\/TD>
\n the offended party who makes the charge of wrongdoing<\/TD>
\n <\/TR>
\n
\n ?Defendant<\/I><\/B> –<\/TD>
\n the one being charged with the wrong<\/TD>
\n <\/TR>
\n
\n ?Charge<\/I><\/B> –<\/TD>
\n the description of the alleged wrong done<\/TD>
\n <\/TR>
\n
\n ?Witnesses<\/I><\/B> –<\/TD>
\n those whose testimony of the facts will either
\n help or hurt the defendant<\/TD>
\n <\/TR>
\n
\n ?Verdict<\/I><\/B> –<\/TD>
\n based on witnesses? evidence will convey
\n guilt or innocence of the defendant<\/TD>
\n <\/TR>
\n
\n ?Sentence<\/I><\/B> –<\/TD>
\n if found guilty, the type of punishment given<\/TD>
\n <\/TR>
\n <\/TABLE><\/P>
\n
\n It
\n is a positive thing that God is a legal God Who honors the rule of His law. One is not subjected to the whims and moods of a ruthless dictator but finds security of mind in the faithful actions of God based on legal justice.
\n <\/CENTER><\/P>
\n
\n Plaintiff<\/strong><\/P>
\n
\n 1:18 says: “The wrath of God is revealed from heaven against
\n … .” God has creative rights over His creation which was
\n intended for His glory. When one’s rights are violated one has
\n a right to be angry and to prosecute.
\n <\/P>
\n
\n Defendant<\/strong><\/P>
\n
\n Rom. 1:18 also says: “The wrath of God is revealed from
\n heaven against … men.” Romans views man in two groups.<\/P><\/p>\n
\n with the Bible. The law revealed details of the Creator God and
\n His righteous standards for living. Romans 2:12 refers to Jews
\n as those “in the law.”<\/p>\n
\n They were in pagan darkness without the revelation of God and
\n His law in the written Scriptures. Romans 2:12 refers to such
\n as those “without law.”
\n <\/p>\n
\n Charge<\/strong><\/P>
\n
\n who hold the truth in unrighteousness.” The charge is that
\n mankind has sinned. Not only that have men sinned, but they sinned
\n with a full knowledge of what they were doing; they held (suppressed
\n or held down) the truth in unrighteousness. In other words they
\n sinned while knowing better? not ignorantly, but intentionally.<\/P><\/p>\n
\n house and change the mud room into a formal foyer with a beautiful
\n white rug. But you forgot to tell the children and they come
\n in as normal with their dirty shoes and walk on the new rug.
\n You are upset but have no right to punish them because they did
\n it in ignorance.<\/p>\n
\n the new room and rug and they now said, “who cares,” and walked across the white rug with their muddy shoes. Would
\n your reaction be any different? You would have righteous indignation,
\n for they did it knowingly; that’s rebellion which merits punishment.<\/p>\n
\n both those with the Bible (law) and those without the Bible (law)
\n have sinned knowingly. It will be the burden of the witnesses
\n to prove this.
\n <\/P>
\n
\n Witnesses<\/strong><\/P>
\n
\n why the charge and wrath of God does not apply to him. There
\n will be four witnesses called to testify to see if the plaintiff’s
\n charge stands.<\/P>
\n
\n This excuse comes from the Gentile without the law. “I’m
\n not deserving of the wrath of God, for while maybe I didn’t always
\n do everything right, I never had a Bible that told me there was
\n a God. I’m innocent because I was ignorant.”<\/P><\/p>\n
\n of God is manifest in them; for God hath showed it unto them.
\n For the invisible things of him from the creation<\/B>
\n of the world are clearly seen, being understood by the things
\n that are made, even his eternal power and Godhead; so that they
\n are without excuse: (Rom 1:19, 20).<\/em><\/p>\n
\n one knows about the existence of God apart from the Holy Scriptures.
\n An intelligent design communicates the existence of a designer.
\n And the brilliance and beauty of the design communicate the greatness
\n of the designer.<\/P>
\n
\n witnessed unmistakably by creation, people are not thankful and
\n will not give Him the glory. They knowingly hold the truth of
\n creation’s revelation down. The result: they become blind in
\n their reasoning. The fruit of their blindness produced by their
\n deliberate rejection is the developing of their own fantasies
\n and religions (Rom. 1:20-23).<\/em><\/P>
\n
\n <\/I><\/B>This excuse claims
\n ignorance of right and wrong and yet at the same time judges
\n others for wrongdoing. They appear moral in their social system
\n of values.<\/P><\/p>\n
\n O man, whosoever thou art that judgest: for wherein thou judgest another<\/B>, thou condemnest thyself; for thou that
\n judgest doest the same things. (Rom 2:1).<\/em><\/p>\n
\n of those who do wrong. But by doing so, they have given themselves
\n away showing that they do know right and wrong after all – or
\n else they couldn’t have judged others. Thus, when they do wrong
\n themselves, it couldn?t have been in ignorance. They stand
\n condemned in God’s court.<\/P>
\n
\n How does a man without the Bible gain a knowledge of right and
\n wrong? This is revealed by this witness. As with witness #2,
\n this excuse also comes from the man without the law or God’s
\n religion. It too claims innocence based on ignorance. It reasons
\n that since one did not have the 10 commandments written on stones
\n like Moses gave the Jews then one cannot be responsible for breaking
\n a law.<\/P><\/p>\n
\n have not the law, do by nature the things contained in the law,
\n these, having not the law, are a law unto themselves: Which show
\n the work of the law written in their hearts, their conscience<\/B> also bearing witness, and their thoughts
\n the mean while accusing or else excusing one another; In the
\n day when God shall judge the secrets of men by Jesus Christ according
\n to my gospel. (Romans 2:13-16).<\/em><\/p>\n
\n is the basic moral knowledge of right and wrong; the knowledge
\n of good and evil. All societies have some level of law and order
\n demonstrating an inherent knowledge of basic moral values regardless
\n of not having the 10 commandments. The fact that our conscience
\n convicts or excuses us reveals that there is something activating
\n it. That something is the work of the law (moral awareness) written
\n not on stones but in the hearts of all humans.<\/P>
\n
\n heart when he goes against his own conscience. This condemns
\n him.<\/P>
\n
\n This excuse comes from the man who knows God’s Scriptures and
\n has religion. He reasons that he has the Bible and hears it,
\n so he is accepted with God.<\/P><\/p>\n
\n and restest in the law<\/B>, and makest thy boast of God, And knowest
\n his will, and approvest the things that are more excellent, being
\n instructed out of the law<\/B>; (Rom 2:17,18). Thou that makest thy
\n boast of the law<\/B>, through breaking the law<\/B>
\n dishonourest thou God? (Rom 2.23). It is not the hearers of the
\n law<\/B> that are right but the doers of the
\n law<\/B> (Rom. 2:13).<\/em><\/p>\n
\n man a free religious pass into heaven. It was given to a nation
\n chosen for special service to be obeyed. And when that law is
\n disobeyed, man’s sin is explicitly revealed.<\/P><\/p>\n
\n before me
\n – Thou shalt not make unto thee any graven image
\n – Thou shalt not take the name of the LORD thy God in vain
\n – Remember the Sabbath day, to keep it holy.
\n – Honor thy father and thy mother
\n – Thou shalt not kill (murder)
\n – Thou shalt not commit adultery
\n – Thou shalt not steal
\n – Thou shalt not bear false witness
\n – Thou shalt not covet<\/em><\/p>\n
\n one a lawbreaker (James 2:10). (Only one crime can put one in
\n jail). The violator stands condemned for breaking the very law
\n they possess. The wrath of God stands.
\n <\/P>
\n
\n Verdict<\/B><\/P>
\n
\n saith, it saith to them who are under the law: that every mouth
\n may be stopped, and all the world may become guilty<\/I><\/B> before God (Rom 3:19).<\/P>
\n
\n have proven that those without law are not innocent for they
\n are not ignorant. And the commandments show that those with the
\n law are lawbreakers by breaking it. Now all mouths are stopped
\n for all excuses are invalid. The whole world shares the same
\n verdict: guilty. As the verdict declares in 3:10: “There
\n is none righteous, no, not one.”<\/P>
\n
\n Most
\n will concede they have sinned. But God says we are guilty sinners. There is the difference.Guilty means to be responsible or accountable for what one has done and therefore deserving of judgment.
\n <\/CENTER><\/P>
\n
\n they are guilty of sinning against God in the first degree. Mankind
\n is not innocent for mankind is not ignorant. All need the gospel
\n of God?s salvation.
\n <\/P>
\n
\n Sentence<\/strong><\/P><\/p>\n
\n of God, that they which commit such things are worthy of death,…” (Rom 1.32).<\/em><\/p>\n
\n from God in the lake of fire (Rev. 20:15). Salvation?s attitude
\n should be humble repentance and faith alone in trusting the Savior
\n to ?be merciful to me a sinner.?<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"