• Review
  • Salutation, explanation and proposition — Rom 1:1-17
  • The Gentile need of by-faith salvation — Rom 1:18-32
  • The Jewish need of by-faith salvation — Rom 2:1-3, 8
  • The summary of the world's need of by-faith salvation — Rom 3:9-20
  • Salvation from the guilt of sin — Rom 3:21-31
  • Justification by faith — historically — Rom 4:1-25
  • The personal benefits of justification by faith — Rom 5:1-21
• The Certainty of Salvation Rests in the Love of God — Rom 5:5-8
  • The Father loved — Jhn 3:16
  • The Father sent the Son — 1Jo 3:16
  • The Son gave His life — 1Jo 4:10, 14, 19
• God's Plan
  • In due time
    • An appointed time — Gal 4:4
    • An appropriate time
      • World history
        • Greeks
        • Romans
      • History of Israel
    • The plan is not an afterthought — Eph 1:4
      • It was planned before the foundation of the world
  • Our condition
    • We were without strength
      • Devoid of spiritual strength
        • Total inability
        • Totally incapable
      • Unable to understand spiritual truth — 1Co 2:14
      • Unable to please God
        • Our righteousness is as a rotten garment —
        • Isa 64:6; Luk 16:15
      • Unable to obey God — Rom 3:20
      • Unable to break the power of sin
      • We do not desire God
    • We were ungodly
      • Godless
      • Irreverent
      • Positive ungodliness
      • Aggressive in evil
      • Unlike God
      • Lost the image of God
      • Without love to God
      • Does not delight in God
      • God is not in His thoughts
      • Without God
      • All the ungodly
      • Do not accept God's revelation
      • There is no naturally godly person
    • We were sinners
    • We were enemies
  • Christ died for us — without strength, ungodly sinners
    • Christ — Son of God — 1Jo 4:9; Mat 21:33
    • It is Christ who died
      • The proof of God 's ;ove is the death of Christ
        • Not His life — His teaching — His miracles — His example
        • It is His death that saves us
    • Christ died for us
      • "For" — in connection with
        • In behalf of
        • Instead of
        • In the place of
      • He endured the experience for us
        • He did not need salvation
        • We had the need
      • He died the supreme manifestation of love —
        • The final complete act
        • Rom 8:32; Phl 2:5-8; Eph 2:4-5
      • He gave up His life — Jhn 10
• Application
  • Admit our condition
  • Look at the cross
  • Trust our salvation to that act of love
    • Not trusting at all in self
    • Trusting Christ alone
  • Love the Lord — 1Jo 4:19

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