the gospel according to paul the righteous cannot save the unrighteous romans 9:1-3 i am speaking...
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The Gospel According to Paul
The Righteous Cannot Save the Unrighteous
Romans 9:1-3I am speaking the truth in Christ—I am not lying; my
conscience bears me witness in the Holy Spirit— 2 that I have great sorrow and unceasing anguish in my heart. 3 For I could wish that I
myself were accursed and cut off from Christ for the sake of my brothers, my kinsmen according
to the flesh.
Paul couldn’t trade places, couldn’t save Israel,Not even in grief and sorrow
Elders can’t save a church
Acts 20:28-30Pay careful attention to yourselves and to all the
flock, in which the Holy Spirit has made you overseers, to care for the church of God, which he obtained with his own blood. 29 I know that
after my departure fierce wolves will come in among you, not sparing the flock; 30 and from
among your own selves will arise men speaking twisted things, to draw away the disciples after
them.
Elders can’t save a church
1 Peter 5:1-4So I exhort the elders among you, as a fellow elder
and a witness of the sufferings of Christ, as well as a partaker in the glory that is going to be
revealed: 2 shepherd the flock of God that is among you, exercising oversight, not under
compulsion, but willingly, as God would have you; not for shameful gain, but eagerly; 3 not
domineering over those in your charge, but being examples to the flock. 4 And when the chief
Shepherd appears, you will receive the unfading crown of glory.
Elders can’t save a churchHebrews 13:17
Obey your leaders and submit to them, for they are keeping watch over your souls, as those who will have to give an account. Let them do this with joy
and not with groaning, for that would be of no advantage to you.
Individuals must follow
Philippians 2:12Therefore, my beloved, as you have always obeyed, so
now, not only as in my presence but much more in my absence, work out your own salvation with fear
and trembling, Individuals have the responsibility
Loved Ones Can’t Save Others1 Peter 3:1-2
Likewise, wives, be subject to your own husbands, so that even if some do not obey the word, they may
be won without a word by the conduct of their wives, 2 when they see your respectful and pure
conduct.
1 Peter 3:7Likewise, husbands, live with your wives in an
understanding way, showing honor to the woman as the weaker vessel, since they are heirs with
you of the grace of life, so that your prayers may not be hindered.
Loved Ones Can’t Save OthersTitus 2:4
…and so train the young women to love their
husbands and children,
Ephesians 6:4Fathers, do not provoke your
children to anger, but bring them up in the discipline
and instruction of the Lord.
Outward Signs are not a Sign of Salvation
Romans 9:4-5They are Israelites, and to them belong the
adoption, the glory, the covenants, the giving of the law, the worship, and the promises. 5 To
them belong the patriarchs, and from their race, according to the flesh, is the Christ who is God
over all, blessed forever. Amen.
Job’s lesson- blameless, upright, none like him…God’s eye on him every second of his misery.
Hebrews 5:8-9Although he was a son, he learned obedience through
what he suffered. 9 And being made perfect, he became the source of eternal salvation to all who
obey him,
John 4:24God is spirit, and those who worship him must worship
in spirit and truth.” Obedient individuals
1 Corinthians 1:10I appeal to you, brothers, by the name of our Lord
Jesus Christ, that all of you agree, and that there be no divisions among you, but that you be united in
the same mind and the same judgment. Obedient churches.
If We are Lost, It Will not be God’s Fault
Romans 9:6-7 But it is not as though the
word of God has failed. For not all who are
descended from Israel belong to Israel, 7 and
not all are children of Abraham because they
are his offspring, but “Through Isaac shall
your offspring be named.”
Romans 1:19-20
For what can be known about God is plain to
them, because God has shown it to
them. 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. He has given evidence.
Isaiah 55:10-11“For as the rain and the snow come down from
heaven and do not return there but water the earth, making it bring forth and
sprout, giving seed to the sower and bread to the
eater, 11 so shall my word be that goes out
from my mouth; it shall not return to me empty,
but it shall accomplish that which I purpose, and shall succeed in the thing
for which I sent it.
He has given revelation.
John 3:16 “For God so loved the world, that he gave his only Son,
that whoever believes in him
should not perish but have eternal
life.
He has given His Son.
John 20:30-31Now Jesus did many
other signs in the presence of the
disciples, which are not written in this
book; 31 but these are written so that
you may believe that Jesus is the Christ,
the Son of God, and that by believing you
may have life in his name.
He has given supernatural confirmation.
He has warned us…
2 Peter 3:10-11 But the day of the Lord will
come like a thief, and then the heavens will pass away with a
roar, and the heavenly bodies will be burned up and dissolved, and the earth and the works that are done on it
will be exposed. 11 Since all these things are
thus to be dissolved, what sort of people ought you to be in
lives of holiness and godliness,
He has warned us…
2 Corinthians 5:10 For we must all
appear before the judgment seat of
Christ, so that each one may receive
what is due for what he has done in the
body, whether good or evil.
He has demonstrated the truth of His warnings… 2 Peter 2:4-6
For if God did not spare angels when they sinned, but cast them into hell and committed them to chains of gloomy darkness to be kept
until the judgment; 5 if he did not spare the ancient world, but preserved Noah, a herald
of righteousness, with seven others, when he brought a flood upon the world of the
ungodly; 6 if by turning the cities of Sodom and Gomorrah to ashes he condemned them
to extinction, making them an example of what is going to happen to the ungodly;
He has given us all we need to be saved.. 2 Peter 1:3 –
everything that pertains to life and godliness
Hebrews 4:12 – effective and relevant directions
Luke 16:27-31- …as authoritative as miracles
The Truly Saved are Children of Promise
Romans 9:7-8 and not all are children of Abraham because they
are his offspring, but “Through Isaac shall your offspring be named.” 8 This means that it is not the children of the flesh who are the children of
God, but the children of the promise are counted as offspring.
What promise? V. 24 hints of blessings for the obedient !
True believers are those who act on the truth in their heart
Acts 2 – believers repented and were baptized
2 Peter 3:18 – believers grow in grace and knowledge
Revelation 2:10 – believers remain faithful unto death
Are you a true believer?
We can’t save others, but we CAN save ourself With God’s
patience Instruction, Grace, And our obedience
Will you give God your
obedience?