A NEW TASTE OF OLD TESTAMENT GRACE (1 OF 5)
by Bob Ingle
Scripture: Romans 4:1-12
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A New Taste of Old Testament Grace (1 of 5)
Series: Romans Volume 3
Bob Ingle
Romans 4:1-12
Open your bibles to Romans 4. One of my all-time favorite stories is about the farmer who was helping one of his cows give birth, and he had the calf about halfway out of the mother cow when he noticed his four-year-old son at the fence soaking in the whole event. That man thought to himself, ''Oh great! Only four years old, and he's going to have tons of questions, and I'll have to start explaining the birds and the bees.'' He started to tell his son to go away, but then he thought, ''No, I'll just let him watch and if he has questions, I'll answer them later.''
Well, after the birth was over, the farmer walked over to his little boy and said, ''Well, son, do you have any questions?'' The wide-eyed boy said, ''Just one, dad--how fast was that calf going when it hit that cow?'' Well, that little boy has some things mixed up, didn't he? He needed some clarification.
When it comes to knowing God and being right with God, humanity is mixed up. The book of Romans was written to give clarity on the most question anyone can ask: How can a person be right with God? The standard answer from just about everyone you talk to is this: Do your best to be a good person. Do more good things than bad things then God will allow you into heaven when you die. How do we know if we're a good person or a bad person? Well, just compare yourself to other people and you'll know where you stand.
Well, we've been seeing that the problem with that is it just isn't true. We saw in Romans 3:10 that God says, 'There is none who are righteous, no not one.' V12: 'There is none who do good, no, not one.' Then Paul summarizes our hopeless condition in Romans 3:23: For all have sinned and fall short of the glory of God.
God doesn't compare us to one another and save those who are the best of the lot. God compares us to Himself and says, 'You all fall short. You are all wicked. You are all ...
Series: Romans Volume 3
Bob Ingle
Romans 4:1-12
Open your bibles to Romans 4. One of my all-time favorite stories is about the farmer who was helping one of his cows give birth, and he had the calf about halfway out of the mother cow when he noticed his four-year-old son at the fence soaking in the whole event. That man thought to himself, ''Oh great! Only four years old, and he's going to have tons of questions, and I'll have to start explaining the birds and the bees.'' He started to tell his son to go away, but then he thought, ''No, I'll just let him watch and if he has questions, I'll answer them later.''
Well, after the birth was over, the farmer walked over to his little boy and said, ''Well, son, do you have any questions?'' The wide-eyed boy said, ''Just one, dad--how fast was that calf going when it hit that cow?'' Well, that little boy has some things mixed up, didn't he? He needed some clarification.
When it comes to knowing God and being right with God, humanity is mixed up. The book of Romans was written to give clarity on the most question anyone can ask: How can a person be right with God? The standard answer from just about everyone you talk to is this: Do your best to be a good person. Do more good things than bad things then God will allow you into heaven when you die. How do we know if we're a good person or a bad person? Well, just compare yourself to other people and you'll know where you stand.
Well, we've been seeing that the problem with that is it just isn't true. We saw in Romans 3:10 that God says, 'There is none who are righteous, no not one.' V12: 'There is none who do good, no, not one.' Then Paul summarizes our hopeless condition in Romans 3:23: For all have sinned and fall short of the glory of God.
God doesn't compare us to one another and save those who are the best of the lot. God compares us to Himself and says, 'You all fall short. You are all wicked. You are all ...
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