1/11/15 Sunday's Notes

Woo! was that good or what?   This past Sunday I took 3 pages of notes in my little notebook, but don't worry, I won't post them all here.  I do hope you're not getting tired of reading them.  My main goal is to get you the scripture just in case you missed it or want to review it. 

Anyway, Pastor's sermon was based in Romans 5.  We studied the "Therefore" verses and learned what they are there for.  Within the context of our text, Pastor also spoke about God's wrath and the different definitions of it. Basically, God's wrath is always righteous, always to correct or punish those who choose to disobey his commands.  God's commands are not an option and He does have a remedy for our failure. 

Pastor also asked, "What is the difference between sin and sins?".  After much discussion,  we found that the best way to describe it is that  sin is collective, as in all have sinned, but sins is individual acts of disobedience (Thank you, Deb, for nailing it! So blessed to have you teaching in our local school).  Sin is broader yet is inseparable from sins. Our sin is never accidental but intentional.  It's a failure to conform to God in act, attitude or nature.  As you'll see in the verses below, if we reject God we'd also better expect the consequences of our actions.

Here are the verses I jotted down yesterday:
(all are English Standard Version - ESV)

Romans 5:1-17
Therefore, since we have been justified by faith, we have peace with God through our Lord Jesus Christ. 2 Through him we have also obtained access by faith into this grace in which we stand, and we rejoice in hope of the glory of God. 3 More than that, we rejoice in our sufferings, knowing that suffering produces endurance, 4 and endurance produces character, and character produces hope, 5 and hope does not put us to shame, because God's love has been poured into our hearts through the Holy Spirit who has been given to us. 6 For while we were still weak, at the right time Christ died for the ungodly. 7 For one will scarcely die for a righteous person--though perhaps for a good person one would dare even to die-- 8 but God shows his love for us in that while we were still sinners, Christ died for us. 9 Since, therefore, we have now been justified by his blood, much more shall we be saved by him from the wrath of God. 10 For if while we were enemies we were reconciled to God by the death of his Son, much more, now that we are reconciled, shall we be saved by his life. 11 More than that, we also rejoice in God through our Lord Jesus Christ, through whom we have now received reconciliation. 12 Therefore, just as sin came into the world through one man, and death through sin, and so death spread to all men because all sinned-- 13 for sin indeed was in the world before the law was given, but sin is not counted where there is no law. 14 Yet death reigned from Adam to Moses, even over those whose sinning was not like the transgression of Adam, who was a type of the one who was to come. 15 But the free gift is not like the trespass. For if many died through one man's trespass, much more have the grace of God and the free gift by the grace of that one man Jesus Christ abounded for many. 16 And the free gift is not like the result of that one man's sin. For the judgment following one trespass brought condemnation, but the free gift following many trespasses brought justification. 17 For if, because of one man's trespass, death reigned through that one man, much more will those who receive the abundance of grace and the free gift of righteousness reign in life through the one man Jesus Christ. 

Verses on  God's wrath and sin:
Genesis 18:30
Then he said, "Oh let not the Lord be angry, and I will speak. Suppose thirty are found there." He answered, "I will not do it, if I find thirty there." 

Exodus 15:7
In the greatness of your majesty you overthrow your adversaries; you send out your fury; it consumes them like stubble. 

Deuteronomy 31:4
And the LORD will do to them as he did to Sihon and Og, the kings of the Amorites, and to their land, when he destroyed them.

2 Kings 22:13
"Go, inquire of the LORD for me, and for the people, and for all Judah, concerning the words of this book that has been found. For great is the wrath of the LORD that is kindled against us, because our fathers have not obeyed the words of this book, to do according to all that is written concerning us." 


Romans 1:18 
For the wrath of God is revealed from heaven against all ungodliness and unrighteousness of men, who by their unrighteousness suppress the truth.

Genesis 19:24 
Then the LORD rained on Sodom and Gomorrah sulfur and fire from the LORD out of heaven. 

Ephesians 5:6 
Let no one deceive you with empty words, for because of these things the wrath of God comes upon the sons of disobedience. 

Romans 1:20 
For his invisible attributes, namely, his eternal power and divine nature, have been clearly perceived, ever since the creation of the world, in the things that have been made. So they are without excuse. 

Romans 3:10  
as it is written: "None is righteous, no, not one

Romans 3:23 
  for all have sinned and fall short of the glory of God

Romans 6:23  
For the wages of sin is death, but the free gift of God is eternal life in Christ Jesus our Lord.

So, now we know that by one man's  (Adam's) disobedience sin came into the world and by one man came eternal life - salvation through that one Redeemer, Jesus Christ.  Keep in mind that redemption is not a process, there are not several ways to receive eternal life.  We can't work for it or buy it.  The only way to be saved from the wrath of God and have eternal life is through faith in Jesus Christ as your Lord and Savior.  

Here's a quote from Pastor Randy that I loved:  "If  He is sufficient enough to save us, isn't He sufficient enough to give us victory over sin?  Only by faith are we justified and viewed by God as tho we had never sinned." 

So, have a great week and go conquer your giants!
Lauri