THE HOLY TRINITY AT WORK IN YOUR LIFE
Romans 5:1-11
THE WORK OF JESUS ON THE CROSS
V;1-2. " Therefore, since we have been justified
through faith, we have peace with God through our Lord Jesus Christ, through whom we have gained access by faith
into this grace in which we now stand. And we rejoice in the hope of the glory
of God. "
A. We have been Justified before the Father.
1. Justification
means rendered innocence.
2. Before the
Father, it is as if we never sinned or our sins have been removed.
B. The justification is through our faith in the blood of
Jesus shed on the cross.
1. Before our
faith in Jesus, we were enemies of God.
2. Before Jesus
we were held captive by Satan.
C. We have peace with God through Jesus Christ.
1. Because we have
peace with God through Jesus, we can have peace within
ourselves.
2. We have access
to God's Grace, that is access to the favors of God.
3. All the
promises of God are available to us.
4. God is the
supplier of all our needs and is our protector
D. Because we have faith in Jesus, we find Joy in God's
glory.
1. We can recognize
God's glory in creation.
2. We can
recognized the hand of God in our lives.
3. We can recognize
and appreciate what God is doing for us
in the present.
4. Since we have a history
with God, we have hope for tomorrow.
a. Hope that
everything is going to work out for our good.
b. Hope to have
faith to do the best I can do and leave
the rest to Jesus.
THE ADVANTAGE IN SUFFERING
V:3-4. " Not only so, but we also rejoice in our
sufferings, because we know that suffering produces perseverance; perseverance, character; and character, hope.
"
A. Because of our relationship with Jesus, we can see the
advantage of our troubles.
1. Our troubles serve
to strengthen our faith.
2. A strong faith
enables us to endure tough times.
3. Because we have
faith in Jesus, we are targets of Satan and should expect
trouble to come
our way from time to time.
4. Because we know
Jesus, we know He will make our troubles work out for
our good.
OUR DIVINE HOPE
V:5. " And hope does not disappoint us, because God has
poured out his love into our hearts by the Holy Spirit, whom he has
given us. "
A. Our testimony encourages others to hope in Jesus.
1. We are not
ashamed to promote the Gospel of Jesus because we know that He died
on the cross to save our souls.
2. God so loved
the world that He gave His only begotten Son so that whoever
believes in
Him shall not perish but have eternal life.
B. It is the power of the Holy Spirit that helps us
understand God's love
displayed through
the death of His Son.
EVERYTHING IN GOD'S TIME
V:6-7. " You see, at just the right time, when we were
still powerless, Christ died for the ungodly.
Very rarely will anyone die for a righteous man, though for a good man
someone might possibly dare to die. "
A. Christ death on the cross was a planned death. Christ
died at just the right time.
1. Christ death on
the cross was a purposed death. He died for the ungodly.
2. Christ death on
the cross was a selected death. He died
for God's elect.
a. He was
selected by the Father because He was righteousness.
b. He was
selected because there is no sin in Him and He is one with the Father.
3. Christ death is
power enabling . The powerless gained power .
B. Christ death on the Cross is true love.
1. I am not sure I
would die for a good man.
2. Christ died to
save us form our worst sins.
WHAT TRUE LOVE DOES
V:8. : But God demonstrates his own love for us in this:
While we were still sinners, Christ died for us."
A. God's love for us
has noting to do with anything we have done.
1. God's love for
us has everything to do with Him.
2. God is Love.
3. There is no
comparison between our love and God's Love
4. Any love we
have is motive driven.
5. Any love we
have is flesh driven.
6. Any love we
have, has self in it.
7. Any love we
have is corrupted.
B. God showed His
Love for us by sacrificing what He Loved.
1. God's Love for
us is eternal.
a. It has no
beginning time.
b. It has no
ending time.
c. God gave us time to show us how original and independent
His Love
is.
d. The time He gave us for a beginning of
His Love is before the foundation
of the
earth, which really is no definite time.
Eph 1:4-5
C. God's Love for us
has no cause.
1. He chose us
in Jesus before the foundation of the earth.
2. Therefore we
have no part in His Love.
JUSTIFIED BY HIS BLOOD
V.9. " Since we have now been justified by his blood,
how much more shall we be saved from God's wrath through him!"
A. God's Love for us has it origin in God Sovereign desire
to save us from His eternal
damnation.
1. We were born in
sin and shaped in iniquity, deserving His wrath.
2. But according to
His will, He sent His Son as payment for our sins,
rendering us
innocence of all charges. .
B. It is the Blood of His Son shed on Calvary
that is the atonement for our sins.
1. Calvary is the evidence of God's love for us.
2. Calvary
is the evidence of God election of us.
MADE FRIENDS WITH GOD
V:10-11. " For if, when we were God's enemies, we were
reconciled to him through the death of his Son, how much more, having been
reconciled, shall we be saved through his life!
Not only is this so, but we also rejoice in God through our Lord Jesus
Christ, through whom we have now received reconciliation. ":
A. Our former unredeemed life was an enemy of God.
1. We were oppose
to God's way.
2. We hated his
commands.
3. We were violent
toward God and His principles.
4. We were selfish
with hate in our hearts.
5. We ran toward
sin seeking the darkness of the world.
6. We sought
temporary happiness with no thought of lasting joy.
B. Our redeemed state is one of reconciliation with God.
1. Any man in
Christ is a new creation.
2. Through the
death of Jesus we are made one with God.
3. Our character is
changed to be in harmony with God.
4. We now have an
eternal relationship with God.
5, That
relationship we have is eternal and perpetual..
6. We have
fellowship with God through confession of our sins and repentance,
C. Jesus, through God's election gave up His earthly life so
we could inherit
eternal life.
1. Jesus death on
the cross was the beginning of His
intercession before the
Father on our
behalf.
2. Being reconciled
with the Father, we have peace with Him.
3. Being reconciled
with Father, we are enabled to experience Jesus Joy.
4. Our Joy in the
Lord is our confidence in His ever
presence in our lives.
D. The Holy Spirit that indwells us reminds us continuously
of the debt
that Jesus
satisfied with the Father for us.
1. The Holy Spirit
that indwells us reminds us of what God has done for us
through His
Son, which should inspire us to an attitude of gratefulness.
2. The Holy Spirit
that indwells us reminds us of the Word of Jesus and
the command to
be His disciples in service and dedication.
The Holy Trinity, One God in Three Persons work together to
draw us in
the likeness and the image of them. God the Father planned
our eternal
existence. God the Son died
to atone our sin debt. God the Holy Spirit
reminds us of every Word of God and empowers us to be
grateful for His
Grace and Mercy.
THANK GOD FOR JOY AND
PEACE THROUGH HIS SON
Rev. M. Mitchell
Asst Pastor Of Greater Macedonia Baptist Church
For a complete list of my
lessons visit my blog
"goodnewsrevmitc.blogspot.com"
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