REFLECTION/LIFEGROUPQUESTIONS
ReadRomans4:1-5:11Ø IfGodweretoaskyou,“WhyshouldIletyouintoheaven,”
whatwouldyousay?
Ø Howwouldyoudefinefaith?HasthatdefinitionchangedthroughyourreadingofRomans4?
Ø Howdoyouexperincetheblessingofforgiveness?Aretherethings,whichcauseyoutoforgetorunder-appreciateit?
Ø Canyouthinkofwaysthatyouhaveactedinfaithwhenit
washard?Areyoubeingcalledtodosorightnow?Ø Isthereanareaofsufferingordisappointmentinyourlife,
whichyouareseeingaspunishmentfromGod,insteadofGodworkingtobringyouclosertohim?
Ø Reflectonthepointsthatweremaderegarding
justification.Whichofthesepointsismostprecioustoyoutodayandwhy?Whichofthesepointsmostchallengesthewayyouseeyourselfandyourlifeandwhy?
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“JUSTIFICATION”Romans4:1-5:11JUNE19TH,2016
Justification:TheActofGodpardoning,accepting,anddeclaringasinnertoberightinhissight,onthebasisofChrist'ssacrifice.
JUSTIFICATIONCAUSESUSTOBESETFREEFROMALIFEOFPERFORMANCE!
ABRAHAMISANEXAMPLEOFAJUSTIFIEDLIFE:Romans4:3ForwhatdoestheScripturesay?“AbrahambelievedGod,anditwascountedtohimasrighteousness.”Ø WEARELOVEDANDACCEPTEDBYGODWHILEWEOURSELVES
ARESINFULANDIMPERFECT.
Whatissavingfaith?1. Theendingofonekindoftrust(TrustinourWorks)2. Thebeginningofanotherkindoftrust(TrustinGod’sWorks)Romans4:17(TheMessage)WecallAbraham“father”notbecausehegotGod’sattentionbylivinglikeasaint,butbecauseGodmadesomethingoutofAbrahamwhenhewasanobody.Isn’tthatwhatwe’vealwaysreadinScripture,GodsayingtoAbraham,“Isetyouupasfatherofmanypeoples”?Abrahamwasfirstnamed“father”andthenbecameafatherbecausehedaredtotrustGodtodowhatonlyGodcoulddo:raisethedeadtolife,withawordmakesomethingoutofnothing.Wheneverythingwashopeless,Abrahambelievedanyway,decidingtolivenotonthebasisofwhathesawhecouldn’tdobutonwhatGodsaidhewoulddo.
Ø WEAREBECOMINGGOD-MADEWOMEN&MENNOT
SELF-MADEWOMEN&MEN.
Romans4:20-2520NounbeliefmadehimwaverconcerningthepromiseofGod,buthegrewstronginhisfaithashegaveglorytoGod,21fullyconvincedthatGodwasabletodowhathehadpromised.22Thatiswhyhisfaithwas“countedtohimasrighteousness.”23Butthewords“itwascountedtohim”werenotwrittenforhissakealone,24butforoursalso.ItwillbecountedtouswhobelieveinhimwhoraisedfromthedeadJesusourLord,25whowasdeliveredupforourtrespassesandraisedforourjustification.Ø THELIFEOFFAITHISNOTTHEPERFECTLIFE,RATHERITISA
LIFETHATCLINGSTOWHATGODSAIDHEWILLDO.
THEBENEFITSJUSTIFICATIONBRINGSRomans 5:1-2 Therefore, sincewe have been justified by faith, we havepeacewithGodthroughourLordJesusChrist.2Throughhimwehavealsoobtainedaccessbyfaithintothisgraceinwhichwestand,andwerejoiceinhopeofthegloryofGod.Ø PEACEWITHGODRomans5:3-53Notonlythat,butwerejoiceinoursufferings,knowingthatsuffering produces endurance, 4and endurance produces character, andcharacter produces hope, 5and hope does not put us to shame, becauseGod’slovehasbeenpouredintoourheartsthroughtheHolySpiritwhohasbeengiventous.
Ø JOYINSUFFERINGRomans5:6-116Forwhilewewerestillweak,attherighttimeChristdiedfortheungodly.7Foronewillscarcelydie forarighteousperson—thoughperhapsforagoodpersononewoulddareeventodie—8butGodshowshislove for us in that while we were still sinners, Christ died for us. 9Since,therefore,wehavenowbeenjustifiedbyhisblood,muchmoreshallwebesaved by him from thewrath of God. 10For if while wewere enemies wewerereconciledtoGodbythedeathofhisSon,muchmore,nowthatwearereconciled,shallwebesavedbyhislife.11Morethanthat,wealsorejoiceinGod through our Lord Jesus Christ, throughwhomwe have now receivedreconciliation.Ø REALASSURANCE
