WHY CHRISTIANS NEED THE GOSPEL TOO (3 OF 7)
by Bob Ingle
Scripture: Romans 1:8-15
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Why Christians Need the Gospel Too (3 of 7)
Series: Divine Dynamite
Bob Ingle
Romans 1:8-15
If you have a bible, open it up to Romans 1. Over the last two weeks, we looked at Paul's introduction in his letter to the Christians in Rome. It's seven verses in our English translations, but in the Greek, it's just one long sentence. We saw that Paul starts with a huge gospel splash, right? In seven verses, Paul makes six big statements about the Gospel of Jesus Christ.
1. The Gospel is the Good News of God.
2. The Gospel is promised in the Old Testament.
3. The Gospel is centered on Jesus Christ.
4. The Gospel is for everyone.
5. The Gospel produces obedience.
6. The Gospel transforms those who believe.
As you can see, from the opening line, Paul has one central theme as he writes to these Christians. It's all about the Gospel. He lays the foundation for the rest of the letter. For the next 16 chapters he's going to continue to explain, illustrate, and apply what he told them about the Gospel in the very first sentence.
Today, I want to read V8-15, but I'm going to do something weird. I'm going to just focus on verse 15 to set up what we see in Paul's heart in V8-14. Paul has a gospelized heart. He doesn't just know the Gospel with his mind; he has allowed the Gospel to shape him and control his heart. Next week I'm going to show you six things that come out of a heart controlled by the Gospel. But I need to set it up first. Romans 1:8-15 (READ).
That last verse really struck me. Paul can't wait to preach the gospel to who? To Christians. To people who already know the gospel and believe the gospel. Isn't that interesting? In fact, Paul hails their faith in Jesus and His gospel as world famous. He says in V8, ''I thank God...because your faith is being reported all over the world.'' Why was their faith so impressive? Because it wasn't easy being a Christian in first century Rome. There were pagan temples on every street corner. ...
Series: Divine Dynamite
Bob Ingle
Romans 1:8-15
If you have a bible, open it up to Romans 1. Over the last two weeks, we looked at Paul's introduction in his letter to the Christians in Rome. It's seven verses in our English translations, but in the Greek, it's just one long sentence. We saw that Paul starts with a huge gospel splash, right? In seven verses, Paul makes six big statements about the Gospel of Jesus Christ.
1. The Gospel is the Good News of God.
2. The Gospel is promised in the Old Testament.
3. The Gospel is centered on Jesus Christ.
4. The Gospel is for everyone.
5. The Gospel produces obedience.
6. The Gospel transforms those who believe.
As you can see, from the opening line, Paul has one central theme as he writes to these Christians. It's all about the Gospel. He lays the foundation for the rest of the letter. For the next 16 chapters he's going to continue to explain, illustrate, and apply what he told them about the Gospel in the very first sentence.
Today, I want to read V8-15, but I'm going to do something weird. I'm going to just focus on verse 15 to set up what we see in Paul's heart in V8-14. Paul has a gospelized heart. He doesn't just know the Gospel with his mind; he has allowed the Gospel to shape him and control his heart. Next week I'm going to show you six things that come out of a heart controlled by the Gospel. But I need to set it up first. Romans 1:8-15 (READ).
That last verse really struck me. Paul can't wait to preach the gospel to who? To Christians. To people who already know the gospel and believe the gospel. Isn't that interesting? In fact, Paul hails their faith in Jesus and His gospel as world famous. He says in V8, ''I thank God...because your faith is being reported all over the world.'' Why was their faith so impressive? Because it wasn't easy being a Christian in first century Rome. There were pagan temples on every street corner. ...
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