by Paul Apple | Apr 15, 2020 | Bible-NT
BIG IDEA: GOD’S CONDEMNATION OF ALL MEN (EVEN THE MOST RELIGIOUS) DOES NOT CONTRADICT: – THE VALUE OF SPIRITUAL PRIVILEGES OR – THE CONSISTENCY OF GOD’S OWN CHARACTER (HIS FAITHFULNESS AND JUSTICE) INTRODUCTION: Michael Bird: Paul now tries to...
by Paul Apple | Apr 15, 2020 | Bible-NT
BIG IDEA: EVEN THE MOST RELIGIOUS PERSON (DEVOUT JEW) CANNOT ESCAPE GOD’S RIGHTEOUS JUDGMENT–TRUE SPIRITUALITY IS MUCH MORE THAN POSSESSING RELIGIOUS PRIVILEGES AND PRACTICING RELIGIOUS RITUALS INTRODUCTION: Frank Thielman: Paul wants to demonstrate to his...
by Paul Apple | Apr 15, 2020 | Bible-NT
BIG IDEA: HYPOCRITICAL HUMANITY (RELIGIOUS MORALIZERS) CANNOT ESCAPE GOD’S IMPARTIAL RIGHTEOUS JUDGMENT INTRODUCTION: Frank Thielman: In Romans, Paul wants to show that the gospel is for everyone without exception. He is obligated to proclaim the gospel to...
by Paul Apple | Apr 15, 2020 | Bible-NT
BIG IDEA: A SOCIETY THAT ABANDONS TRUTH (THEIR KNOWLEDGE ABOUT GOD) IS IN DANGER OF BEING ABANDONED BY GOD TO GROSS SIN AND IMMORALITY INTRODUCTION: Examples of Sodom and Gomorrah; Roman Empire; etc. – Look at their manifestation of depravity and the disintegration of...
by Paul Apple | Apr 15, 2020 | Bible-NT
BIG IDEA: REJECTING WHAT WE NATURALLY KNOW ABOUT GOD LEAVES US WITHOUT EXCUSE AND ALWAYS BRINGS GOD’S WRATH INTRODUCTION: Douglas Moo: Verse 18 comes to the reader as quite a surprise. Paul has just announced his theme for the letter: the gospel as God’s saving...
by Paul Apple | Apr 15, 2020 | Bible-NT
BIG IDEA: THE EFFICACY OF THE GOSPEL INSPIRES BOLDNESS IN PROCLAMATION INTRODUCTION: Are you ashamed of the gospel or do you boast in the gospel? (overcomes our feelings of reluctance and inadequacy) James Boice: [These verses] are the most important in the letter and...
by Paul Apple | Apr 15, 2020 | Bible-NT
BIG IDEA: FULFILLING GOD’S CALLING COMPELS US TO REACH OUT TO OTHERS TO PRODUCE ABUNDANT GOSPEL FRUIT INTRODUCTION: Michael Gorman: Paul does three main things in this particular thanksgiving, all of which help to establish his relationship with the Roman...
by Paul Apple | Apr 15, 2020 | Bible-NT
BIG IDEA: GOD’S CALL PROMOTES GOSPEL MINISTRY — 7 ESSENTIALS OF GOD’S CALL FOR THE APOSTLE PAUL (AND FOR YOUR LIFE) INTRODUCTION: Douglas Moo: Ancient letters typically began with a simple identification of the sender, the recipients, and a greeting. New...
by Paul Apple | Mar 10, 2020 | Bible-NT, Christian
Believers in the local church come from different backgrounds and have different personal convictions and different perspectives towards a variety of non-moral issues. The context of Romans 14 has been summarized by Dr. John MacArthur as follows: The weak Jewish...
