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 Good morning. This morning we'll be in Romans chapter 1 through 6. Can you take a copy of God's word and turn there with me please?

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 One thing that Shai and I enjoy to do is puzzles. We've not done many of them, but when we do, we really enjoy getting together and do them.

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 More her than me, though. When putting together a puzzle, typically we find all the

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 end pieces and try to get them aligned and fit together. And when the border is connected, we can see how all the interior pictures kind of fit together.

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 So this morning, as we move forward in Romans to chapter 7, I thought it'd be really helpful if we spend a little bit of time reviewing chapters 1 through 6,

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 so that we can get the structural bearings on the whole book. So as we come to chapter 7, when we're studying the book and we're going through it,

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 it makes sense what was said previously. It helps us understand what is said in chapter 7.

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 So my hope this morning is to take on that daunting task of reviewing chapters 1 through 6.

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 And I hope that during this time we'll see where Paul is going, how is he building this grand argument,

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 and that our hearts would be reminded and enriched in the gospel that we've heard thus far

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 in Romans chapters 1 through 6.

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 When Nathan began to teach the book of Romans, and as he has been preaching it,

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 he's often told us the theme of the book of Romans is the gospel.

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 And Luther said it is the purest of gospels, and that we should ponder this book all the time.

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 Nathan said the theme of the whole book is salvation is by grace alone,

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 through faith alone, and Christ alone.

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 So this morning, the theme that we're going to be unpacking chapter by chapter

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 is that salvation is by grace alone, through faith alone, in Christ alone.

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 To help us with this and with the amount of scripture we're going through,

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 I provided an outline this morning.

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 So if you open your bulletins, you can find that outline,

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 and it'll provide the ways in which we see this truth explained.

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 In that outline, the points are,

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 The glory of the gospel, Romans 1, 16 through 17.

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 God's righteousness against sin, Romans 1, 18 through 3, 20.

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 Justification by grace, through faith, in Christ, Romans 3, 21 through Romans 5, 11.

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 The basis of our justification, federal headship, Romans 5, 1 through 21.

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 The basis of our justification, union with Christ, Romans 6, 1 through 21.

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 And as we go through this, just to remind you, this is a big arching overview,

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 so it'll be a little less experiential in application.

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 But my hope is, as we go into chapter 7 next week, and the week after,

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 that there'll be lots more application in the text.

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 So point number one, the glory of the gospel of Jesus Christ, Romans 1, 16 through 17.

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 Romans 1, 16 and 17 provide the theme and the summary of the whole book.

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 Paul sets out and says, this is what the book is about.

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 And then the chapters have to explain the truths found in Romans 1, 16 through 17.

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 And I believe what he's saying is, look at the gloriness of this gospel that we have, that we possess.

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 Verses 16 through 17 say,

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 I am not ashamed of the gospel, for it is the power of God for salvation to everyone who believes,

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 to the Jew first and also to the Greek.

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 For in it, the righteousness of God is revealed from faith for faith.

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 As it is written, the righteous shall live by faith.

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 Paul is asserting that we should not have any shame over the good news that we possess,

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 but we should glory in it.

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 It should be something that causes us to rejoice in, to embrace, to treasure.

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 The gospel is the announcement of good news that brings salvation.

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 It rescues, redeems, and reconciles.

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 It liberates, empowers, and secures.

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 It motivates, convicts, and assures.

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 Brothers, this gospel is powerful.

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 And it is at work, even now, in our hearts, sanctifying us, calling us to the glorious grace of our King Jesus.

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 So we see this with two ways in the first two verses that we're going over.

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 The first is we see the glory of the gospel is without distinction.

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 The gospel was first proclaimed to the Jews, but through the Torah, the prophets, and the writings,

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 they had the prophecies, they had the covenants, and all this points them to a coming Messiah.

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 But it wasn't just for the Jews.

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 Paul's making the point that it is for all who believe.

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 Colossians 3.11 says,

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 There is not Greek and Jew, circumcised and uncircumcised, barbarian, Scythian, slave, free,

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 but Christ is all and in all.

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 And Romans 3.28-29 says,

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 And Paul's response is,

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 Yes, God is God of the Gentiles also.

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 The gospel does not discriminate.

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 It is for all peoples and all nations.

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 Every tongue, tribe, language, and people will be present at the Feast of the Lamb.

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 The gospel motivates us to share the good news with the poor and the rich,

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 with the American, the African, and the Asian,

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 with the Jew and the Muslim,

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 so that Christ is in all and is all.

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 It is the gospel of the Gentiles also, without distinction.

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 It is this that we see as faithful to our God that drives us to send missionaries,

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 that drives us to send people throughout the whole world and to give up the people we love

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 so that every tribe and tongue would hear

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 and that every tribe and tongue would believe in our Lord Jesus Christ.

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 Secondly, we see that the gospel is one that is apart from works or without works.

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 The gospel is not a message of law, but of grace.

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 It is a message that the righteous shall live by faith.

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 In the gospel, the righteousness of Christ is imputed or credited to those who believe.

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 Salvation is by grace alone, through faith alone, and not of our own doing.

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 And we see this in Galatians 2.15.

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 It says,

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 The rest of the book of Romans demonstrates how we are saved by grace,

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 through faith, and Christ alone.

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 The gospel is for all peoples and not based on the will or works of man,

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 but on the God who saves.

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 In application to this first point,

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 we should think often about the gospel that has saved us.

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 Think often about our position before God that is based on grace,

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 through faith,

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 in Jesus Christ alone.

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 And it should cause us deep gratitude,

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 should promote great gratitude in our heart,

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 and even abound in joy.

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 Our hearts should be aflamed by the gospel of our Lord.

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 The song by Sovereign Grace called,

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 I Will Glory My Redeemer,

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 expresses these verses beautifully.

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 It's on the back of your bulletin if you'd like to read along with me.

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 It says,

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 I will glory in my redeemer,

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 whose priceless blood has ransomed me.

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 Mine was the sin that drove the bitter nails

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 and hung him on that judgment tree.

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 I will glory in my redeemer,

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 who crushed the power of sin and death,

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 my only savior before the holy judge,

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 the lamb who is my righteousness,

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 the lamb who is my righteousness.

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 I will glory in my redeemer,

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 my life he bought,

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 my love he owns.

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 I have no longings for another,

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 I'm satisfied in him alone.

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 Yes,

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 I will glory in my redeemer,

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 his faithfulness,

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 my standing place.

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 Though foes are many rush upon me,

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 my feet are firm held by his grace.

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 My feet are firm held by his grace.

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 I will glory in my redeemer,

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 who carries me on eagle's wings.

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 He crowns my life with love and kindness.

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 His triumph song I'll ever sing.

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 And I will glory in my redeemer,

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 who waits for me at gates of gold.

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 And when he calls me,

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 it will be paradise,

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 his face forever to behold.

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 We have a glorious gospel.

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 So let us glory in our redeemer,

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 who has saved us by grace through faith.

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 This salvation is without distinction

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 and without works.

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 Point number two,

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 God's righteousness against sin,

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 Romans 1.18 through 3.20.

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 Paul is about to explain

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 the great love that is found in the gospel

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 and the amazing grace that we have through it.

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 But first,

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 he must state the problem.

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 For someone to know the remedy,

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 they need to know the disease.

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 For us to treasure grace,

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 we need to know why we need it.

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 We need to know the problem.

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 Paul begins by putting forth bad news.

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 This says that all have sinned

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 and all are held accountable for their sin.

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 So first,

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 we see that all have sinned.

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 The first three chapters of Romans

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 is very clear that all have sinned.

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 And we get to verse 23 of chapter 3.

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 It says,

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 all have sinned and fallen short of the glory of God.

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 The Puritan Ralph Benning,

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 in his book,

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 The Sinfulness of Sin,

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 says,

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 Sin is the transgression of God's law.

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 Sin is contrary to God.

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 Sin is contrary to the works of God,

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 to the law and the will of God,

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 to the image of God,

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 to the people and children of God,

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 and is set against the glory of God.

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 Benning makes a really keen insight for us to note

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 that we see in Romans chapter 1 through 3

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 that when we look at sin,

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 we need to see it in reference to its God orientation.

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 Who is sin ultimately against?

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 So in Romans 1 through 3,

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 God has universally revealed himself to all peoples.

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 Instead of exalting in his glory

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 through knowing,

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 esteeming,

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 loving,

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 rejoicing,

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 and praising him,

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 we see in verse 18

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 that these people have suppressed the truth.

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 And in verse 23 of chapter 1,

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 we see they have exchanged

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 the glory of the immortal God

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 for his creation.

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 Man has rejected God

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 and has failed to give thanks or honor to him

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 is what chapter 1 is telling us.

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 And due to man's rebellion,

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 God gave man over to his impurities

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 and the lusts of his heart.

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 Joel Beeky,

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 in a way that is very much convictional,

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 says this regarding our perspective of sin.

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 Today,

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 sin is often lamented over

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 because of its consequences.

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 Since it destroys marriages,

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 ruins lives,

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 and wrecks havoc on God's good order,

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 people grieve over the temporal consequences of sin

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 and what it does in our fallen world.

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 But few sigh and cry

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 over the abomination of sin

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 because it is such an offense against God.

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 David cried against thee,

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 thee only,

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 have I sinned.

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 When you become aware of your sin,

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 what grieves you more,

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 that it causes harm to you and others,

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 or that it offends and grieves the heart of God?

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 The Puritans often viewed

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 the gravity of sin in proportion

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 to the infitude of God's majesty.

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 Since God is infinitely glorious

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 and majestic and holy and righteous,

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 sin is unspeakably heinous.

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 And they often talked about this point.

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 In Romans 1 through 3,

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 we're reminded that sin is egregious.

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 And our sin is ultimately aimed toward God.

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 But sin is wicked,

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 not because of its temporal effect,

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 though that is devastating.

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 Sin is wicked because of the eternal object it's against,

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 the God of the universe.

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 In chapter 3,

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 Paul begins to explain

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 that our sin problem

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 is much worse than actions that we do.

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 Our sin problem is actually a condition

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 that we're born in,

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 a condition that we possess.

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 We call this condition

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 the doctrine of total depravity.

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 Total depravity does not teach

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 that we are as evil

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 or as depraved

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 or as bad

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 as we could be,

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 but that all of creation

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 has been affected

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 by the corruption of sin.

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 It teaches that sin

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 has affected

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 the totality of creation.

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 We are born into

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 this sinful condition

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 and its effects

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 corrupt the whole person,

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 both our body

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 and our soul.

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 We see this

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 in Romans chapter 3,

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 verses 9 through 18,

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 if you'll read with me.

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 What then,

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 are we Jews any better off?

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 No,

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 not at all.

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 We have already

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 charged that all,

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 but Jews and Greeks

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 are under sin.

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 As it is written,

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 none is righteous,

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 no,

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 not one.

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 No one understands,

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 no one seeks for God.

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 All have turned aside,

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 together they have become worthless.

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 No one does good,

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 not even one.

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 Their throat

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 is an open grave.

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 They use their tongues

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 to deceive.

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 The venom of asp

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 is under their lips.

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 Their mouth

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 is full of curses

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 and bitterness.

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 Their feet

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 are swift

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 to shed blood

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 and their paths

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 are ruin and misery.

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 In the way of peace

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 they have not known.

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 There is no fear

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 of God

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 before their eyes.

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 It is a scary place

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 to be

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 when there is no fear

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 of God

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 in man.

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 Secondly,

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 we see in Romans 1 through 3

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 that all

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 are held accountable.

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 So all have sinned

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 and all

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 are held accountable.

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 In Romans 1.18

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 it says,

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 for the wrath

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 of God

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 is revealed

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 from heaven

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 against all

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 ungodliness

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 and unrighteousness

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 of men

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 who by their

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 unrighteousness

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 suppress the truth.

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 God has revealed

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 his wrath

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 against all

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 unrighteousness.

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 In Romans 3.9-18

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 he describes

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 all as being

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 under sin.

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 In fact,

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 verse 10 says,

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 no one

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 is righteous.

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 All have sinned,

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 all are under sin,

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 and all will be

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 held accountable

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 before God.

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 This is exactly

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 what verses 19-20

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 of chapter 3 tell us.

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 Now we know

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 that whatever the law

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 says,

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 it speaks to those

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 who are under the law,

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 so that every mouth

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 may be stopped

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 and the whole world

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 may be held

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 accountable to God.

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 For by the works

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 of the law

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 no human being

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 will be justified

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 in his sight,

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 since through the law

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 comes the knowledge

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 of sin.

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 This is bad news.

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 In our own works

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 and efforts

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 we have all sinned

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 and we have all

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 experienced

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 the wrath of God

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 in ourselves.

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 There is not a scale

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 of right or wrongs

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 that our future

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 eternity is based upon.

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 There is an infinitely

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 wise, holy,

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 and righteous God

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 and any act of sin

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 is treason

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 and is unspeakably

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 heinous.

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 God's righteousness

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 against sin

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 leaves us desperate,

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 it leaves us condemned,

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 and it leaves us

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 silent.

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 Seeing our ruin

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 to stay under sin

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 gives us

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 great need

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 for a savior.

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 seeing the problem,

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 the disease,

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 gives us great need

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 for the remedy,

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 for the glorious gospel.

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 God's righteousness

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 against sin

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 points us

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 to the glory

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 and beauty

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 of salvation

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 by grace alone

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 through faith alone.

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 So point number three,

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 justification

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 by grace

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 through faith

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 in Christ.

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 we see a severe

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 ending to verse 20

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 that all will be

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 held accountable

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 and all mouths

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 will be stopped

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 before the king

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 of the universe.

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 But he begins

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 in 21

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 and 22

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 with hope.

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 He begins to

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 lay down our hope

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 that we have

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 in Christ,

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 that we are justified

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 by grace

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 through faith.

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 So first we see

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 that we are justified

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 by grace

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 in Christ.

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 Christ.

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 And the remedy

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 for us

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 is present

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 in verse 22

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 of chapter 3.

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 The righteousness

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 of God

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 through faith

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 in Jesus Christ

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 for all who believe.

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 In verses 23

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 through 26

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 Paul explains

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 how God's righteousness

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 in Jesus Christ

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 saves us.

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 We are all unrighteous,

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 we all deserve

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 the eternal wrath

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 of God

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 for our sins.

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 That's what verse 23

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 tells us,

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 all is sin

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 and falling short

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 of the glory of God.

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 Every one of us

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 would stand

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 before our king

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 with our mouths shut

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 and our awful deaths

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 before us

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 and he would be right

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 to condemn us.

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 He would be right

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 to stamp the gavel

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 and say that we

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 are in sin

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 and we deserve his wrath.

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 He would be right

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 to sentence us

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 to hell.

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 It's a somber reality

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 if we think deeply

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 about sin

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 and its weight.

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 But then in verse 24

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 we see something change

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 in the letter.

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 We see this beautiful thing

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 that God has justified

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 by grace

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 as a gift.

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 But our God

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 has done something

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 for us

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 through his great love

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 and abundant mercy

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 he has provided us

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 redemption

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 by his grace.

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 So if you read

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 verse 24 and 26

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 with me

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 and are justified

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 by his grace

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 as a gift

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 through the redemption

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 that is in Christ Jesus

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 whom God put forward

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 as a propitiation

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 by his blood

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 to be received

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 by faith.

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 This was to show

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 God's righteousness

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 because in his divine

00:18:46.960 --> 00:18:47.640
 forbearance

00:18:47.640 --> 00:18:48.680
 he passed over

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 former sins.

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 It was to show

00:18:50.680 --> 00:18:51.319
 his righteousness

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 at the present time

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 so that he might be

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 the just and justifier

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 of the one

00:18:55.420 --> 00:18:56.039
 who has faith

00:18:56.039 --> 00:18:56.980
 in Jesus.

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 Jesus Christ

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 was put forward

00:18:59.940 --> 00:19:01.359
 as a propitiation

00:19:01.359 --> 00:19:02.700
 as a gift

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 of grace

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 for you.

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 The word propitiation

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 is an offering

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 that was sacrificed

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 to appease sin.

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 In a propitiation

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 the offering

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 would be brought forth

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 and the sin

00:19:13.519 --> 00:19:14.220
 would be appeased

00:19:14.220 --> 00:19:15.119
 through the offering.

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 We have all sinned

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 and deserve God's wrath.

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 We ourselves

00:19:19.920 --> 00:19:20.859
 were objects

00:19:20.859 --> 00:19:21.740
 of wrath.

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 God put forward

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 Jesus

00:19:23.519 --> 00:19:25.079
 in our place

00:19:25.079 --> 00:19:26.319
 to bear that wrath

00:19:26.319 --> 00:19:26.900
 for us.

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 That's propitiation

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 that we deserve

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 to be

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 the object

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 of eternal wrath.

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 But God

00:19:34.299 --> 00:19:35.200
 put forward

00:19:35.200 --> 00:19:36.139
 in his great love

00:19:36.139 --> 00:19:36.660
 and mercy

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 Jesus Christ.

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 And Jesus Christ

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 was the object

00:19:40.720 --> 00:19:41.259
 of wrath

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 on the cross.

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 God in his justice

00:19:43.559 --> 00:19:44.440
 poured out

00:19:44.440 --> 00:19:45.700
 his judgment

00:19:45.700 --> 00:19:46.960
 on Christ

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 for our sake.

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 At the cross

00:19:50.779 --> 00:19:51.519
 when our redemption

00:19:51.519 --> 00:19:52.339
 was accomplished

00:19:52.339 --> 00:19:53.700
 Jesus died

00:19:53.700 --> 00:19:54.680
 for every sin

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 of his people

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 for all those

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 who believe

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 the past

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 the present

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 and the future sins.

00:20:00.740 --> 00:20:01.519
 His sacrifice

00:20:01.519 --> 00:20:02.380
 was once

00:20:02.380 --> 00:20:03.620
 and for all.

00:20:04.880 --> 00:20:05.759
 Jesus on the cross

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 bore this punishment

00:20:06.700 --> 00:20:07.460
 for all

00:20:07.460 --> 00:20:08.819
 our sinful thoughts

00:20:08.819 --> 00:20:10.659
 all our wicked deeds

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 words and actions.

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 So that means

00:20:13.159 --> 00:20:13.679
 brother and sister

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 every thought

00:20:14.659 --> 00:20:15.139
 you've had

00:20:15.139 --> 00:20:17.279
 that was ill

00:20:17.279 --> 00:20:18.000
 that was towards

00:20:18.000 --> 00:20:18.779
 someone else

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 any slanderous word

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 any deed

00:20:21.720 --> 00:20:22.279
 you've committed

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 those things

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 that you want

00:20:23.679 --> 00:20:24.319
 to feel condemned

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 for because

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 you've done wrong

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 if you have

00:20:27.460 --> 00:20:28.220
 faith in Jesus

00:20:28.220 --> 00:20:29.619
 all those things

00:20:29.619 --> 00:20:30.480
 those words

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 those thoughts

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 and those actions

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 have been cancelled.

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 It says our record

00:20:34.639 --> 00:20:35.399
 is cancelled

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 in Christ.

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 Paul begins

00:20:39.100 --> 00:20:39.800
 to go back

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 to the gospel

00:20:40.240 --> 00:20:41.100
 in chapter 5

00:20:41.100 --> 00:20:42.080
 Romans 5.8

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 says

00:20:42.500 --> 00:20:43.700
 God shows

00:20:43.700 --> 00:20:44.140
 his love

00:20:44.140 --> 00:20:44.700
 for us

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 and that while

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 we're sinners

00:20:46.100 --> 00:20:47.640
 Christ died

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 for us.

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 In the death

00:20:49.519 --> 00:20:50.000
 of Christ

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 we have been

00:20:50.580 --> 00:20:51.560
 reconciled

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 to God

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 and he was

00:20:52.779 --> 00:20:53.360
 delivered up

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 for our

00:20:53.820 --> 00:20:54.420
 trespasses.

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 In his resurrection

00:20:56.120 --> 00:20:57.000
 we have received

00:20:57.000 --> 00:20:57.920
 life and righteousness

00:20:57.920 --> 00:20:58.980
 and he was raised

00:20:58.980 --> 00:21:00.060
 for our justification.

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 Romans 5.9-11

00:21:03.759 --> 00:21:04.440
 explains this

00:21:04.440 --> 00:21:05.019
 wonderful reality

00:21:05.019 --> 00:21:05.580
 for us

00:21:05.579 --> 00:21:06.319
 if you'll read

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 there with me.

00:21:08.199 --> 00:21:08.919
 Since therefore

00:21:08.919 --> 00:21:09.500
 we have now

00:21:09.500 --> 00:21:10.119
 been justified

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 by his blood

00:21:11.119 --> 00:21:12.179
 much more

00:21:12.179 --> 00:21:12.659
 shall we be

00:21:12.659 --> 00:21:13.500
 saved by him

00:21:13.500 --> 00:21:14.159
 from the wrath

00:21:14.159 --> 00:21:14.579
 of God.

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 For if while

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 we were enemies

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 we were reconciled

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 to God

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 by the death

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 of his son

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 much more

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 now that

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 we are reconciled

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 shall we be

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 saved by his

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 life.

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 More than that

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 we also rejoice

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 in God

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 through our

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 Lord Jesus Christ

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 through whom

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 we have now

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 received

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 reconciliation.

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 reconciliation.

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 In the text

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 in Romans 3.21-5.11

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 we see a

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 marvelous truth

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 that we have

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 called the

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 great exchange

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 or double

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 imputation.

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 The word

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 imputed means

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 to credit.

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 So in the

00:21:47.299 --> 00:21:47.639
 gospel

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 our sins

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 our record

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 all those

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 thoughts and

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 deeds

00:21:51.699 --> 00:21:52.759
 were credited

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 to Christ

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 and he dies

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 for them.

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 He became

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 sin and

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 bore

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 its curse

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 and his

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 righteousness

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 is now

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 credited

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 to us

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 and we

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 become

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 righteous.

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 There's an

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 exchange.

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 We receive

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 his righteousness

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 he receives

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 our sin

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 and it is

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 no more.

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 Our righteousness

00:22:14.039 --> 00:22:14.720
 that gives us

00:22:14.720 --> 00:22:15.159
 good standing

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 before God

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 is not of

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 ourselves

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 and within

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 ourselves

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 but it is

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 from outside

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 of us.

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 It is what

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 we call

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 alien righteousness.

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 It is from

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 outside of us

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 from Jesus

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 Christ.

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 Our penalties

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 are gone

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 and we

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 stand clothed

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 in works

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 that are

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 not our

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 own.

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 Truly

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 we are

00:22:33.560 --> 00:22:34.080
 saved by

00:22:34.080 --> 00:22:34.640
 grace alone

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 in Christ.

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 Secondly

00:22:36.400 --> 00:22:36.779
 we are

00:22:36.779 --> 00:22:37.279
 justified

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 through faith

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 in Christ.

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 Jesus

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 atoning

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 death

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 for us

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 does not

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 apply to

00:22:42.640 --> 00:22:43.000
 everyone

00:22:43.000 --> 00:22:43.360
 in the

00:22:43.360 --> 00:22:43.640
 world

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 but to

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 those

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 who

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 believe.

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 Look at

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 Romans 3

00:22:46.660 --> 00:22:47.140
 with me.

00:22:47.840 --> 00:22:48.300
 Verse 22

00:22:48.300 --> 00:22:48.820
 says

00:22:48.820 --> 00:22:49.779
 the righteousness

00:22:49.779 --> 00:22:50.320
 of God

00:22:50.320 --> 00:22:51.140
 through faith

00:22:51.140 --> 00:22:51.560
 in Jesus

00:22:51.560 --> 00:22:51.960
 Christ

00:22:51.960 --> 00:22:52.640
 for those

00:22:52.640 --> 00:22:53.360
 who believe.

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 Verse 26

00:22:54.800 --> 00:22:55.640
 says

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 that he

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 might be

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 the just

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 and justifier

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 of the

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 one who

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 has faith

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 in Jesus.

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 And verse 25

00:23:01.340 --> 00:23:01.760
 says

00:23:01.760 --> 00:23:02.380
 whom God

00:23:02.380 --> 00:23:02.740
 put forward

00:23:02.740 --> 00:23:03.700
 their propitiation

00:23:03.700 --> 00:23:04.820
 by his blood

00:23:04.820 --> 00:23:06.480
 to be received

00:23:06.480 --> 00:23:07.820
 by faith.

00:23:09.260 --> 00:23:09.900
 Timothy

00:23:09.900 --> 00:23:10.360
 George

00:23:10.360 --> 00:23:10.900
 says that

00:23:10.900 --> 00:23:11.400
 faith is

00:23:11.400 --> 00:23:11.900
 the means

00:23:11.900 --> 00:23:12.300
 by which

00:23:12.300 --> 00:23:12.740
 one

00:23:12.740 --> 00:23:13.780
 lays hold

00:23:13.780 --> 00:23:14.560
 of Christ

00:23:14.560 --> 00:23:15.160
 who is

00:23:15.160 --> 00:23:15.400
 our

00:23:15.400 --> 00:23:15.900
 righteousness.

00:23:16.940 --> 00:23:17.500
 And John

00:23:17.500 --> 00:23:17.900
 Calvin

00:23:17.900 --> 00:23:18.260
 in trying to

00:23:18.260 --> 00:23:18.680
 articulate

00:23:18.680 --> 00:23:19.180
 faith

00:23:19.180 --> 00:23:19.820
 says that

00:23:19.820 --> 00:23:20.320
 faith

00:23:20.320 --> 00:23:21.300
 does not

00:23:21.300 --> 00:23:22.020
 save

00:23:22.020 --> 00:23:22.600
 it's not

00:23:22.600 --> 00:23:23.160
 a work

00:23:23.160 --> 00:23:23.960
 or sorry

00:23:23.960 --> 00:23:24.600
 faith is not

00:23:24.600 --> 00:23:25.040
 a work

00:23:25.039 --> 00:23:25.740
 but it

00:23:25.740 --> 00:23:26.019
 is the

00:23:26.019 --> 00:23:26.500
 instrument

00:23:26.500 --> 00:23:27.480
 or vessel

00:23:27.480 --> 00:23:28.019
 that joins

00:23:28.019 --> 00:23:28.420
 us to

00:23:28.420 --> 00:23:28.819
 Christ.

00:23:29.859 --> 00:23:30.200
 Christ

00:23:30.200 --> 00:23:30.639
 and his

00:23:30.639 --> 00:23:31.139
 righteousness

00:23:31.139 --> 00:23:31.759
 save.

00:23:32.279 --> 00:23:32.659
 Faith

00:23:32.659 --> 00:23:33.440
 is the

00:23:33.440 --> 00:23:33.980
 means.

00:23:35.420 --> 00:23:35.659
 The

00:23:35.659 --> 00:23:36.220
 1689

00:23:36.220 --> 00:23:36.480
 London

00:23:36.480 --> 00:23:36.700
 Baptist

00:23:36.700 --> 00:23:37.200
 Confession

00:23:37.200 --> 00:23:37.700
 says

00:23:37.700 --> 00:23:38.599
 saving

00:23:38.599 --> 00:23:38.980
 faith

00:23:38.980 --> 00:23:39.279
 is the

00:23:39.279 --> 00:23:39.519
 means

00:23:39.519 --> 00:23:40.079
 by which

00:23:40.079 --> 00:23:40.359
 we

00:23:40.359 --> 00:23:41.079
 accept

00:23:41.079 --> 00:23:42.299
 receive

00:23:42.299 --> 00:23:43.299
 and rest

00:23:43.299 --> 00:23:43.579
 upon

00:23:43.579 --> 00:23:44.119
 Christ

00:23:44.119 --> 00:23:44.779
 for

00:23:44.779 --> 00:23:45.519
 justification

00:23:45.519 --> 00:23:46.779
 sanctification

00:23:46.779 --> 00:23:47.579
 and eternal

00:23:47.579 --> 00:23:48.059
 life

00:23:48.059 --> 00:23:49.200
 by virtue

00:23:49.200 --> 00:23:49.579
 of the

00:23:49.579 --> 00:23:49.819
 covenant

00:23:49.819 --> 00:23:50.339
 of grace.

00:23:51.460 --> 00:23:51.819
 And Paul

00:23:51.819 --> 00:23:52.720
 further explains

00:23:52.720 --> 00:23:53.539
 faith in

00:23:53.539 --> 00:23:53.799
 Romans

00:23:53.799 --> 00:23:54.500
 chapter 4.

00:23:55.359 --> 00:23:55.659
 If you

00:23:55.659 --> 00:23:55.899
 look at

00:23:55.899 --> 00:23:56.419
 verses 4

00:23:56.419 --> 00:23:56.839
 through 5

00:23:56.839 --> 00:23:57.200
 with me.

00:23:58.919 --> 00:23:59.200
 Now

00:23:59.200 --> 00:23:59.679
 to the

00:23:59.679 --> 00:24:00.039
 one who

00:24:00.039 --> 00:24:00.480
 works

00:24:00.480 --> 00:24:01.159
 his wages

00:24:01.159 --> 00:24:01.460
 are not

00:24:01.460 --> 00:24:02.119
 counted as

00:24:02.119 --> 00:24:02.559
 a gift

00:24:02.559 --> 00:24:03.259
 but as

00:24:03.259 --> 00:24:03.720
 his due.

00:24:04.639 --> 00:24:04.879
 And to

00:24:04.879 --> 00:24:05.259
 the one

00:24:05.259 --> 00:24:05.579
 who does

00:24:05.579 --> 00:24:06.059
 not work

00:24:06.059 --> 00:24:06.679
 but believes

00:24:06.679 --> 00:24:06.980
 in him

00:24:06.980 --> 00:24:07.839
 who justifies

00:24:07.839 --> 00:24:08.599
 the ungodly

00:24:08.599 --> 00:24:09.599
 his faith

00:24:09.599 --> 00:24:10.019
 is counted

00:24:10.019 --> 00:24:10.460
 as

00:24:10.460 --> 00:24:11.059
 righteousness.

00:24:11.960 --> 00:24:12.539
 There's a

00:24:12.539 --> 00:24:13.619
 comparison.

00:24:13.919 --> 00:24:14.099
 The one

00:24:14.099 --> 00:24:14.659
 who works

00:24:14.659 --> 00:24:14.839
 the one

00:24:14.839 --> 00:24:15.079
 who tries

00:24:15.079 --> 00:24:15.779
 to earn

00:24:15.779 --> 00:24:17.500
 his works

00:24:17.500 --> 00:24:18.379
 will only

00:24:18.379 --> 00:24:18.679
 give what

00:24:18.679 --> 00:24:19.200
 he is due.

00:24:20.039 --> 00:24:20.460
 And the

00:24:20.460 --> 00:24:20.740
 one who

00:24:20.740 --> 00:24:21.279
 believes

00:24:21.279 --> 00:24:21.759
 receives

00:24:21.759 --> 00:24:22.259
 what isn't

00:24:22.259 --> 00:24:22.700
 his.

00:24:24.240 --> 00:24:24.799
 Paul does

00:24:24.799 --> 00:24:25.160
 not see

00:24:25.160 --> 00:24:25.700
 faith as

00:24:25.700 --> 00:24:26.000
 a work

00:24:26.000 --> 00:24:26.240
 that

00:24:26.240 --> 00:24:26.720
 justifies.

00:24:26.839 --> 00:24:27.200
 He sees

00:24:27.200 --> 00:24:27.519
 it as

00:24:27.519 --> 00:24:28.180
 a means,

00:24:28.400 --> 00:24:28.920
 as an

00:24:28.920 --> 00:24:29.539
 instrument

00:24:29.539 --> 00:24:30.519
 in which

00:24:30.519 --> 00:24:30.859
 we have

00:24:30.859 --> 00:24:31.640
 access to

00:24:31.640 --> 00:24:32.140
 Christ.

00:24:32.980 --> 00:24:33.379
 Jesus'

00:24:33.779 --> 00:24:34.099
 work on

00:24:34.099 --> 00:24:34.559
 the cross

00:24:34.559 --> 00:24:34.960
 is to

00:24:34.960 --> 00:24:35.420
 be received

00:24:35.420 --> 00:24:36.059
 by faith.

00:24:36.879 --> 00:24:37.379
 And we

00:24:37.379 --> 00:24:38.000
 see the

00:24:38.000 --> 00:24:38.619
 splendor of

00:24:38.619 --> 00:24:39.000
 Christ

00:24:39.000 --> 00:24:39.799
 on the

00:24:39.799 --> 00:24:40.180
 cross

00:24:40.180 --> 00:24:41.079
 and what

00:24:41.079 --> 00:24:41.339
 he has

00:24:41.339 --> 00:24:41.799
 done for

00:24:41.799 --> 00:24:42.200
 us and

00:24:42.200 --> 00:24:42.640
 we believe

00:24:42.640 --> 00:24:43.000
 this.

00:24:43.539 --> 00:24:44.019
 We accept

00:24:44.019 --> 00:24:44.500
 the truths

00:24:44.500 --> 00:24:44.740
 of the

00:24:44.740 --> 00:24:45.079
 gospel,

00:24:45.440 --> 00:24:46.140
 we receive

00:24:46.140 --> 00:24:46.460
 them as

00:24:46.460 --> 00:24:46.779
 our own,

00:24:46.819 --> 00:24:47.039
 and we

00:24:47.039 --> 00:24:47.680
 find rest

00:24:47.680 --> 00:24:48.079
 in them.

00:24:49.420 --> 00:24:49.879
 Paul

00:24:49.879 --> 00:24:50.160
 further

00:24:50.160 --> 00:24:50.559
 describes

00:24:50.559 --> 00:24:50.920
 faith as

00:24:50.920 --> 00:24:51.400
 something that

00:24:51.400 --> 00:24:52.200
 grows in

00:24:52.200 --> 00:24:52.460
 us.

00:24:52.560 --> 00:24:52.860
 In verse

00:24:52.860 --> 00:24:53.420
 20 he

00:24:53.420 --> 00:24:53.759
 says,

00:24:54.820 --> 00:24:55.519
 no unbelief

00:24:55.519 --> 00:24:56.019
 made him

00:24:56.019 --> 00:24:56.800
 waver concerning

00:24:56.800 --> 00:24:57.320
 the promise

00:24:57.320 --> 00:24:57.780
 of God,

00:24:57.960 --> 00:24:58.560
 but he grew

00:24:58.560 --> 00:24:59.240
 strong in

00:24:59.240 --> 00:24:59.800
 his faith as

00:24:59.800 --> 00:25:00.220
 he gave

00:25:00.220 --> 00:25:00.940
 glory to

00:25:00.940 --> 00:25:01.300
 God.

00:25:02.380 --> 00:25:03.280
 Faith doesn't

00:25:03.280 --> 00:25:04.320
 just begin our

00:25:04.320 --> 00:25:04.560
 walks,

00:25:04.620 --> 00:25:04.900
 brothers and

00:25:04.900 --> 00:25:05.140
 sisters,

00:25:05.280 --> 00:25:05.800
 faith is

00:25:05.800 --> 00:25:06.380
 our walk.

00:25:06.620 --> 00:25:07.000
 We are

00:25:07.000 --> 00:25:07.640
 currently living

00:25:07.640 --> 00:25:08.460
 by faith,

00:25:08.660 --> 00:25:09.360
 not by

00:25:09.360 --> 00:25:09.800
 sight.

00:25:10.440 --> 00:25:10.880
 And as we

00:25:10.880 --> 00:25:11.460
 look forward

00:25:11.460 --> 00:25:12.340
 to the

00:25:12.340 --> 00:25:12.800
 outcome of

00:25:12.800 --> 00:25:13.300
 our salvation,

00:25:13.560 --> 00:25:14.160
 we continue

00:25:14.160 --> 00:25:14.660
 to grow.

00:25:15.019 --> 00:25:15.660
 We grow in

00:25:15.660 --> 00:25:16.000
 believing,

00:25:16.140 --> 00:25:16.720
 we grow in

00:25:16.720 --> 00:25:17.259
 relying,

00:25:17.720 --> 00:25:18.420
 we grow in

00:25:18.420 --> 00:25:18.940
 accepting.

00:25:18.940 --> 00:25:20.620
 We grow to

00:25:20.620 --> 00:25:21.140
 accept the

00:25:21.140 --> 00:25:21.500
 truths of

00:25:21.500 --> 00:25:21.779
 scripture,

00:25:21.920 --> 00:25:22.400
 and as they

00:25:22.400 --> 00:25:23.059
 magnify the

00:25:23.059 --> 00:25:23.380
 gospel,

00:25:23.700 --> 00:25:24.120
 and they

00:25:24.120 --> 00:25:24.759
 change us,

00:25:24.799 --> 00:25:25.120
 they change

00:25:25.120 --> 00:25:25.559
 the way we

00:25:25.559 --> 00:25:25.799
 think.

00:25:25.860 --> 00:25:26.080
 As we

00:25:26.080 --> 00:25:26.539
 believe the

00:25:26.539 --> 00:25:26.860
 gospel,

00:25:27.220 --> 00:25:27.799
 it changes

00:25:27.799 --> 00:25:28.519
 our thoughts.

00:25:29.220 --> 00:25:29.519
 And we

00:25:29.519 --> 00:25:30.360
 receive these

00:25:30.360 --> 00:25:31.220
 as these

00:25:31.220 --> 00:25:31.840
 truths of the

00:25:31.840 --> 00:25:32.039
 gospel,

00:25:32.160 --> 00:25:32.640
 bread and

00:25:32.640 --> 00:25:33.100
 food to

00:25:33.100 --> 00:25:33.559
 enjoy,

00:25:33.860 --> 00:25:34.420
 and we

00:25:34.420 --> 00:25:35.360
 find rest

00:25:35.360 --> 00:25:35.799
 in them.

00:25:36.320 --> 00:25:36.900
 The gospel

00:25:36.900 --> 00:25:37.900
 is a gospel

00:25:37.900 --> 00:25:39.059
 of rest.

00:25:39.900 --> 00:25:40.960
 It's not us

00:25:40.960 --> 00:25:41.299
 who work,

00:25:41.360 --> 00:25:41.860
 but Christ

00:25:41.860 --> 00:25:42.519
 who worked.

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 So now we

00:25:43.380 --> 00:25:44.019
 can rest,

00:25:44.380 --> 00:25:44.700
 and in

00:25:44.700 --> 00:25:45.100
 resting,

00:25:45.500 --> 00:25:46.440
 we love to

00:25:46.440 --> 00:25:46.779
 serve,

00:25:46.920 --> 00:25:47.480
 and we love

00:25:47.480 --> 00:25:48.120
 to obey.

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 Praise the

00:25:51.140 --> 00:25:51.559
 Lord for

00:25:51.559 --> 00:25:51.940
 such a

00:25:51.940 --> 00:25:52.240
 marvelous

00:25:52.240 --> 00:25:53.160
 gospel that

00:25:53.160 --> 00:25:53.680
 we have.

00:25:54.559 --> 00:25:55.360
 Norman Clayton

00:25:55.360 --> 00:25:56.000
 wrote a hymn

00:25:56.000 --> 00:25:56.660
 called My

00:25:56.660 --> 00:25:57.259
 Hope is in

00:25:57.259 --> 00:25:57.640
 the Lord.

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 It says,

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 My hope is

00:25:59.740 --> 00:26:00.259
 in the Lord

00:26:00.259 --> 00:26:00.720
 who gave

00:26:00.720 --> 00:26:01.320
 himself for

00:26:01.320 --> 00:26:02.200
 me and

00:26:02.200 --> 00:26:02.640
 paid the

00:26:02.640 --> 00:26:03.279
 prices of

00:26:03.279 --> 00:26:03.740
 all my

00:26:03.740 --> 00:26:04.620
 sin at

00:26:04.620 --> 00:26:05.160
 Calvary.

00:26:05.840 --> 00:26:06.480
 No merit

00:26:06.480 --> 00:26:07.180
 of my own

00:26:07.180 --> 00:26:07.620
 his anger

00:26:07.620 --> 00:26:08.380
 to suppress.

00:26:08.779 --> 00:26:09.279
 My only

00:26:09.279 --> 00:26:09.779
 hope is

00:26:09.779 --> 00:26:10.279
 found in

00:26:10.279 --> 00:26:10.580
 Jesus'

00:26:11.140 --> 00:26:11.640
 righteousness.

00:26:12.500 --> 00:26:12.980
 And now

00:26:12.980 --> 00:26:13.480
 for me he

00:26:13.480 --> 00:26:14.200
 stands before

00:26:14.200 --> 00:26:14.860
 the Father's

00:26:14.860 --> 00:26:15.160
 throne.

00:26:15.400 --> 00:26:16.180
 He shows

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 his wounded

00:26:16.779 --> 00:26:17.900
 hands and

00:26:17.900 --> 00:26:18.500
 names me

00:26:18.500 --> 00:26:19.039
 as his

00:26:19.039 --> 00:26:19.460
 own.

00:26:20.200 --> 00:26:20.700
 His grace

00:26:20.700 --> 00:26:21.160
 is planned

00:26:21.160 --> 00:26:21.720
 at all.

00:26:22.059 --> 00:26:22.559
 Tis mine

00:26:22.559 --> 00:26:22.900
 but to

00:26:22.900 --> 00:26:23.640
 believe and

00:26:23.640 --> 00:26:24.299
 recognize his

00:26:24.299 --> 00:26:24.759
 works of

00:26:24.759 --> 00:26:25.579
 love and

00:26:25.579 --> 00:26:26.779
 Christ receive.

00:26:27.460 --> 00:26:28.079
 For me he

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 died,

00:26:28.640 --> 00:26:29.140
 for me he

00:26:29.140 --> 00:26:29.599
 lives,

00:26:30.059 --> 00:26:30.579
 in everlasting

00:26:30.579 --> 00:26:31.200
 life and

00:26:31.200 --> 00:26:31.779
 light he

00:26:31.779 --> 00:26:33.000
 freely gives.

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 We are

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 justified by

00:26:35.619 --> 00:26:36.279
 grace alone,

00:26:36.519 --> 00:26:36.960
 through faith

00:26:36.960 --> 00:26:37.299
 alone,

00:26:37.380 --> 00:26:38.119
 in Christ

00:26:38.119 --> 00:26:38.859
 alone.

00:26:39.839 --> 00:26:40.559
 Point number

00:26:40.559 --> 00:26:41.039
 four, the

00:26:41.039 --> 00:26:42.200
 basis of our

00:26:42.200 --> 00:26:43.119
 justification,

00:26:43.579 --> 00:26:44.539
 federal headship.

00:26:44.539 --> 00:26:44.619
 faith.

00:26:45.819 --> 00:26:46.700
 In Romans

00:26:46.700 --> 00:26:47.619
 5, 12

00:26:47.619 --> 00:26:49.079
 through 6,

00:26:49.159 --> 00:26:50.480
 21, we

00:26:50.480 --> 00:26:50.920
 see the

00:26:50.920 --> 00:26:51.480
 basis of

00:26:51.480 --> 00:26:51.879
 the doctrine

00:26:51.879 --> 00:26:52.379
 of justification

00:26:52.379 --> 00:26:53.159
 is by

00:26:53.159 --> 00:26:53.859
 faith.

00:26:55.159 --> 00:26:55.460
 And this

00:26:55.460 --> 00:26:56.079
 basis is

00:26:56.079 --> 00:26:56.500
 found in the

00:26:56.500 --> 00:26:57.279
 wonderful doctrines

00:26:57.279 --> 00:26:57.819
 of federal

00:26:57.819 --> 00:26:59.000
 theology and

00:26:59.000 --> 00:26:59.460
 union with

00:26:59.460 --> 00:26:59.899
 Christ.

00:27:00.899 --> 00:27:01.240
 Federal

00:27:01.240 --> 00:27:01.960
 theology is

00:27:01.960 --> 00:27:02.859
 concerned with

00:27:02.859 --> 00:27:03.519
 understanding the

00:27:03.519 --> 00:27:04.420
 biblical covenants.

00:27:04.859 --> 00:27:05.240
 And there is

00:27:05.240 --> 00:27:06.480
 much discussion

00:27:06.480 --> 00:27:07.440
 and disagreement

00:27:07.440 --> 00:27:08.639
 over this

00:27:08.639 --> 00:27:09.079
 subject.

00:27:09.420 --> 00:27:09.940
 My hope this

00:27:09.940 --> 00:27:10.480
 morning is to

00:27:10.480 --> 00:27:11.259
 present to you

00:27:11.259 --> 00:27:12.700
 the prominent

00:27:12.700 --> 00:27:13.160
 Protestant

00:27:13.160 --> 00:27:13.840
 position for

00:27:13.840 --> 00:27:14.059
 the last

00:27:14.059 --> 00:27:14.960
 400 years.

00:27:15.799 --> 00:27:16.180
 In this

00:27:16.180 --> 00:27:16.900
 position, there

00:27:16.900 --> 00:27:17.600
 are nuances,

00:27:17.819 --> 00:27:18.120
 but for the

00:27:18.120 --> 00:27:18.620
 most part,

00:27:18.980 --> 00:27:20.180
 Calvin, Luther,

00:27:20.600 --> 00:27:21.400
 the Puritans,

00:27:21.779 --> 00:27:22.220
 the particular

00:27:22.220 --> 00:27:22.980
 Baptists, the

00:27:22.980 --> 00:27:24.279
 Presbyterian, and

00:27:24.279 --> 00:27:25.039
 the founders of

00:27:25.039 --> 00:27:25.580
 Southern Baptist

00:27:25.580 --> 00:27:26.420
 Convention all

00:27:26.420 --> 00:27:27.600
 held to this

00:27:27.600 --> 00:27:27.900
 view.

00:27:29.039 --> 00:27:29.519
 And it

00:27:29.519 --> 00:27:30.019
 matters, it

00:27:30.019 --> 00:27:30.860
 matters a lot

00:27:30.860 --> 00:27:31.759
 on how we

00:27:31.759 --> 00:27:32.680
 cast our faith

00:27:32.680 --> 00:27:34.140
 upon God and

00:27:34.140 --> 00:27:35.279
 how we receive

00:27:35.279 --> 00:27:36.340
 his grace, how

00:27:36.340 --> 00:27:36.600
 we are

00:27:36.600 --> 00:27:38.259
 beneficiaries in

00:27:38.259 --> 00:27:38.840
 Christ.

00:27:38.839 --> 00:27:43.139
 It has been

00:27:43.139 --> 00:27:43.919
 the efforts of

00:27:43.919 --> 00:27:44.480
 pastors throughout

00:27:44.480 --> 00:27:44.980
 the history of

00:27:44.980 --> 00:27:45.459
 the church to

00:27:45.459 --> 00:27:46.240
 diligently labor

00:27:46.240 --> 00:27:46.980
 to understand

00:27:46.980 --> 00:27:47.480
 the scriptures

00:27:47.480 --> 00:27:48.559
 and provide a

00:27:48.559 --> 00:27:49.439
 biblically faithful

00:27:49.439 --> 00:27:50.699
 and helpful way

00:27:50.699 --> 00:27:51.480
 for us to

00:27:51.480 --> 00:27:52.059
 understand the

00:27:52.059 --> 00:27:52.579
 way that God

00:27:52.579 --> 00:27:53.419
 relates to

00:27:53.419 --> 00:27:54.039
 humanity.

00:27:54.819 --> 00:27:55.699
 The way in

00:27:55.699 --> 00:27:56.659
 which God has

00:27:56.659 --> 00:27:57.119
 a relationship

00:27:57.119 --> 00:27:57.839
 with humanity

00:27:57.839 --> 00:27:58.699
 is through

00:27:58.699 --> 00:27:59.279
 covenant.

00:28:00.039 --> 00:28:00.939
 All relationships,

00:28:01.159 --> 00:28:02.159
 all people have

00:28:02.159 --> 00:28:03.779
 with God is by

00:28:03.779 --> 00:28:04.720
 covenant.

00:28:05.720 --> 00:28:06.740
 A covenant is

00:28:06.740 --> 00:28:07.959
 God's voluntary

00:28:07.960 --> 00:28:09.720
 condescension to

00:28:09.720 --> 00:28:10.380
 relate to man.

00:28:10.900 --> 00:28:11.600
 So God in his

00:28:11.600 --> 00:28:12.860
 majesty and his

00:28:12.860 --> 00:28:13.640
 unsearchable

00:28:13.640 --> 00:28:15.420
 greatness stoops

00:28:15.420 --> 00:28:16.900
 to lowly man

00:28:16.900 --> 00:28:17.559
 and he makes

00:28:17.559 --> 00:28:17.940
 covenant.

00:28:18.039 --> 00:28:19.180
 He develops a

00:28:19.180 --> 00:28:20.600
 relationship with

00:28:20.600 --> 00:28:21.000
 us.

00:28:21.840 --> 00:28:22.380
 In God's

00:28:22.380 --> 00:28:22.819
 covenantal

00:28:22.819 --> 00:28:23.299
 relationship he

00:28:23.299 --> 00:28:24.440
 always establishes

00:28:24.440 --> 00:28:25.640
 covenants through

00:28:25.640 --> 00:28:26.960
 federal heads,

00:28:27.519 --> 00:28:27.840
 through these

00:28:27.840 --> 00:28:28.240
 people who

00:28:28.240 --> 00:28:29.460
 represent a

00:28:29.460 --> 00:28:30.120
 group of people.

00:28:30.240 --> 00:28:30.779
 This is a

00:28:30.779 --> 00:28:32.720
 public person who

00:28:32.720 --> 00:28:33.900
 represents the

00:28:33.900 --> 00:28:35.039
 members of that

00:28:35.039 --> 00:28:35.620
 covenant or

00:28:35.620 --> 00:28:35.960
 kingdom.

00:28:36.620 --> 00:28:37.100
 This makes

00:28:37.100 --> 00:28:37.620
 complete sense

00:28:37.619 --> 00:28:38.039
 for us.

00:28:38.399 --> 00:28:38.879
 We live in a

00:28:38.879 --> 00:28:39.779
 country that

00:28:39.779 --> 00:28:40.339
 has a president

00:28:40.339 --> 00:28:41.359
 and when another

00:28:41.359 --> 00:28:42.979
 king or president

00:28:42.979 --> 00:28:43.379
 or another

00:28:43.379 --> 00:28:44.239
 representative from

00:28:44.239 --> 00:28:44.779
 another country

00:28:44.779 --> 00:28:45.519
 comes, they

00:28:45.519 --> 00:28:45.979
 don't come and

00:28:45.979 --> 00:28:46.339
 hang out with

00:28:46.339 --> 00:28:46.719
 us and have

00:28:46.719 --> 00:28:47.539
 coffee with us.

00:28:47.979 --> 00:28:48.859
 They go, they

00:28:48.859 --> 00:28:49.599
 meet with our

00:28:49.599 --> 00:28:50.879
 representative, our

00:28:50.879 --> 00:28:52.000
 leader, and they

00:28:52.000 --> 00:28:53.079
 develop relationships

00:28:53.079 --> 00:28:54.019
 with him.

00:28:55.139 --> 00:28:55.939
 When the king of

00:28:55.939 --> 00:28:57.119
 the universe makes

00:28:57.119 --> 00:28:57.839
 covenant with man,

00:28:58.059 --> 00:28:58.879
 it is developed

00:28:58.879 --> 00:29:00.239
 through a federal

00:29:00.239 --> 00:29:01.379
 person, through a

00:29:01.379 --> 00:29:02.539
 representative on

00:29:02.539 --> 00:29:03.159
 our behalf.

00:29:03.599 --> 00:29:04.199
 And this is what we

00:29:04.199 --> 00:29:05.199
 see in Romans 5.

00:29:05.259 --> 00:29:05.819
 We see two

00:29:05.819 --> 00:29:06.359
 representatives.

00:29:07.379 --> 00:29:08.240
 In Romans 5, we

00:29:08.240 --> 00:29:08.720
 see the

00:29:08.720 --> 00:29:09.299
 representative of

00:29:09.299 --> 00:29:10.220
 Christ and of

00:29:10.220 --> 00:29:10.720
 Adam.

00:29:11.779 --> 00:29:12.700
 So when we think

00:29:12.700 --> 00:29:13.079
 about covenant

00:29:13.079 --> 00:29:13.759
 relationships, they

00:29:13.759 --> 00:29:14.839
 are defined based

00:29:14.839 --> 00:29:15.740
 on benefits and

00:29:15.740 --> 00:29:16.980
 conditions that

00:29:16.980 --> 00:29:18.000
 arrange the

00:29:18.000 --> 00:29:18.480
 relationship.

00:29:19.279 --> 00:29:20.200
 In scripture, there

00:29:20.200 --> 00:29:20.759
 are various

00:29:20.759 --> 00:29:21.899
 covenants, but there

00:29:21.899 --> 00:29:23.159
 are three overarching

00:29:23.159 --> 00:29:24.659
 ones that we see in

00:29:24.659 --> 00:29:25.659
 Romans chapter 5.

00:29:25.919 --> 00:29:26.679
 There is the

00:29:26.679 --> 00:29:27.619
 covenant of works

00:29:27.619 --> 00:29:28.500
 that is with Adam

00:29:28.500 --> 00:29:29.000
 in the garden.

00:29:29.480 --> 00:29:29.960
 There is the

00:29:29.960 --> 00:29:30.359
 covenant of

00:29:30.359 --> 00:29:30.939
 redemption that

00:29:30.939 --> 00:29:31.480
 was made with

00:29:31.480 --> 00:29:32.019
 Christ when he

00:29:32.019 --> 00:29:32.679
 accomplished the

00:29:32.679 --> 00:29:33.399
 work for us.

00:29:33.400 --> 00:29:34.280
 And there is the

00:29:34.280 --> 00:29:34.940
 covenant of grace,

00:29:35.019 --> 00:29:35.820
 which we call the

00:29:35.820 --> 00:29:36.440
 new covenant.

00:29:36.840 --> 00:29:37.420
 The covenant in

00:29:37.420 --> 00:29:38.220
 which we receive

00:29:38.220 --> 00:29:39.000
 all of God's

00:29:39.000 --> 00:29:40.880
 grace freely, apart

00:29:40.880 --> 00:29:41.860
 from any work.

00:29:43.180 --> 00:29:44.180
 So we see this

00:29:44.180 --> 00:29:45.460
 concept of works and

00:29:45.460 --> 00:29:46.420
 of grace laid out in

00:29:46.420 --> 00:29:46.759
 scripture.

00:29:47.700 --> 00:29:49.560
 Adam had works set

00:29:49.560 --> 00:29:50.380
 before him, a

00:29:50.380 --> 00:29:51.040
 command that he

00:29:51.040 --> 00:29:51.560
 was supposed to

00:29:51.560 --> 00:29:53.280
 do, and if he

00:29:53.280 --> 00:29:54.160
 failed, he received

00:29:54.160 --> 00:29:54.440
 curse.

00:29:54.560 --> 00:29:55.900
 If he did it, he

00:29:55.900 --> 00:29:56.460
 would receive a

00:29:56.460 --> 00:29:57.080
 reward.

00:29:57.500 --> 00:29:58.620
 So a covenant of

00:29:58.620 --> 00:29:59.280
 works is a

00:29:59.280 --> 00:30:00.380
 commitment based on

00:30:00.380 --> 00:30:00.759
 obedience.

00:30:00.759 --> 00:30:02.900
 It's a do this

00:30:02.900 --> 00:30:03.680
 and live.

00:30:04.420 --> 00:30:05.339
 Earn the reward.

00:30:05.599 --> 00:30:06.180
 You get what you

00:30:06.180 --> 00:30:07.000
 put into it.

00:30:07.539 --> 00:30:08.140
 A covenant of

00:30:08.140 --> 00:30:09.220
 grace is a promise

00:30:09.220 --> 00:30:10.039
 that is based

00:30:10.039 --> 00:30:10.960
 freely on the

00:30:10.960 --> 00:30:12.299
 giver, that we

00:30:12.299 --> 00:30:13.579
 receive freely.

00:30:14.720 --> 00:30:15.420
 So if you look at

00:30:15.420 --> 00:30:16.559
 Romans 11, 6, it

00:30:16.559 --> 00:30:18.539
 says, but if it is

00:30:18.539 --> 00:30:20.460
 by grace, it is no

00:30:20.460 --> 00:30:21.400
 longer based on

00:30:21.400 --> 00:30:21.819
 works.

00:30:22.180 --> 00:30:23.039
 Otherwise, grace

00:30:23.039 --> 00:30:24.140
 would no longer be

00:30:24.140 --> 00:30:24.559
 grace.

00:30:25.339 --> 00:30:26.299
 Galatians 3, 18

00:30:26.299 --> 00:30:27.400
 says, if the

00:30:27.400 --> 00:30:28.140
 inheritance comes

00:30:28.140 --> 00:30:29.559
 by the law, it

00:30:29.559 --> 00:30:30.400
 no longer comes

00:30:30.400 --> 00:30:31.420
 by promise.

00:30:32.660 --> 00:30:33.780
 So in Romans

00:30:33.780 --> 00:30:35.420
 chapter 5, verses

00:30:35.420 --> 00:30:37.300
 12 through 21, we

00:30:37.300 --> 00:30:38.259
 see the covenant

00:30:38.259 --> 00:30:39.060
 works, the covenant

00:30:39.060 --> 00:30:39.560
 redemption, the

00:30:39.560 --> 00:30:40.180
 covenant grace.

00:30:40.440 --> 00:30:41.340
 We see two public

00:30:41.340 --> 00:30:42.280
 persons that stand

00:30:42.280 --> 00:30:43.200
 for their covenants.

00:30:43.500 --> 00:30:44.680
 We see Adam, who

00:30:44.680 --> 00:30:45.860
 sinned, and his

00:30:45.860 --> 00:30:46.780
 consequence for sin

00:30:46.780 --> 00:30:47.900
 affected all who

00:30:47.900 --> 00:30:48.680
 represented, all

00:30:48.680 --> 00:30:49.140
 creation.

00:30:49.600 --> 00:30:50.680
 And we see Christ,

00:30:50.860 --> 00:30:51.759
 whose righteousness,

00:30:52.259 --> 00:30:53.320
 his perfect obedience

00:30:53.320 --> 00:30:55.220
 was rendered, who all

00:30:55.220 --> 00:30:56.259
 who believe receive

00:30:56.259 --> 00:30:57.140
 grace through him.

00:30:57.460 --> 00:30:58.780
 They represent a

00:30:58.780 --> 00:30:59.100
 people.

00:30:59.099 --> 00:30:59.139
 people.

00:30:59.799 --> 00:31:00.519
 So let's look at

00:31:00.519 --> 00:31:01.299
 Adam first.

00:31:02.119 --> 00:31:02.919
 Number one, the

00:31:02.919 --> 00:31:04.500
 covenant works, or

00:31:04.500 --> 00:31:05.299
 what we call being

00:31:05.299 --> 00:31:06.000
 in Adam.

00:31:06.619 --> 00:31:08.359
 So Adam was in the

00:31:08.359 --> 00:31:09.119
 garden, and God

00:31:09.119 --> 00:31:09.939
 developed a covenant

00:31:09.939 --> 00:31:10.359
 with him.

00:31:10.759 --> 00:31:11.799
 After God created

00:31:11.799 --> 00:31:12.939
 everything, he

00:31:12.939 --> 00:31:13.379
 developed a

00:31:13.379 --> 00:31:13.819
 relationship with

00:31:13.819 --> 00:31:14.179
 Adam.

00:31:14.419 --> 00:31:15.500
 He was king over

00:31:15.500 --> 00:31:16.959
 all the universe, and

00:31:16.959 --> 00:31:18.259
 Adam was his

00:31:18.259 --> 00:31:18.959
 faithful servant

00:31:18.959 --> 00:31:19.259
 king.

00:31:19.619 --> 00:31:21.000
 Adam had dominion, he

00:31:21.000 --> 00:31:22.679
 ruled, he had a

00:31:22.679 --> 00:31:23.899
 responsibility in the

00:31:23.899 --> 00:31:24.139
 garden.

00:31:25.240 --> 00:31:26.539
 Adam was the federal

00:31:26.539 --> 00:31:27.299
 head of all creation.

00:31:27.299 --> 00:31:29.059
 Adam represented all

00:31:29.059 --> 00:31:29.599
 creation.

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 So in establishing this

00:31:32.059 --> 00:31:32.980
 relationship with Adam,

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 God gave him dominion, he

00:31:34.599 --> 00:31:35.619
 gave him the luxuries of

00:31:35.619 --> 00:31:36.980
 the garden, and he gave

00:31:36.980 --> 00:31:38.899
 him the opportunity for

00:31:38.899 --> 00:31:39.799
 eternal life.

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 If Adam does not eat the

00:31:41.700 --> 00:31:42.839
 fruit of eternal life, he

00:31:42.839 --> 00:31:43.579
 can enjoy God's

00:31:43.579 --> 00:31:43.919
 blessings.

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 He would reflect his

00:31:45.619 --> 00:31:46.919
 divine image, he would

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 be a prophet, a priest, and

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 a king in the garden.

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 He would execute godly

00:31:52.279 --> 00:31:53.700
 dominion, and he would

00:31:53.700 --> 00:31:55.059
 enjoy everlasting life.

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 And what was supposed to

00:31:56.399 --> 00:31:57.859
 happen, his image bearers,

00:31:58.039 --> 00:31:59.200
 his sons and children, were

00:31:59.200 --> 00:32:00.519
 fruitful, they multiplied,

00:32:00.659 --> 00:32:02.139
 and they spread his glory in

00:32:02.139 --> 00:32:02.759
 all creation.

00:32:03.279 --> 00:32:04.359
 In the beginning was a

00:32:04.359 --> 00:32:05.379
 picture of rest and

00:32:05.379 --> 00:32:06.419
 enjoyment of God.

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 That was the picture of

00:32:08.059 --> 00:32:09.440
 what Adam had before him.

00:32:09.859 --> 00:32:12.299
 But tragically, Adam chose

00:32:12.299 --> 00:32:13.359
 to rebel against his king.

00:32:14.139 --> 00:32:15.500
 Adam decided to commit

00:32:15.500 --> 00:32:16.879
 treason, and he ate the

00:32:16.879 --> 00:32:17.779
 fruit of the knowledge of

00:32:17.779 --> 00:32:18.240
 good and evil.

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 And the consequences of

00:32:20.139 --> 00:32:22.179
 this decision affected all

00:32:22.179 --> 00:32:23.279
 the people he represented,

00:32:23.480 --> 00:32:24.500
 all that was under his

00:32:24.500 --> 00:32:24.960
 dominion.

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 Look at verse 12 of

00:32:26.940 --> 00:32:27.920
 chapter 5 with me.

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 Sin came into the world

00:32:30.460 --> 00:32:31.359
 through one man, and

00:32:31.359 --> 00:32:32.079
 death through sin.

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 So death spread to all

00:32:33.839 --> 00:32:35.519
 man, because all sinned.

00:32:36.259 --> 00:32:38.000
 Adam's disobedience brought

00:32:38.000 --> 00:32:38.940
 sin and death into the

00:32:38.940 --> 00:32:41.000
 world, providing devastating

00:32:41.000 --> 00:32:42.059
 consequences both

00:32:42.059 --> 00:32:44.119
 temporally, here and now we

00:32:44.119 --> 00:32:45.660
 feel the effects, but also

00:32:45.660 --> 00:32:46.299
 eternally.

00:32:46.740 --> 00:32:48.240
 We are now born into a

00:32:48.240 --> 00:32:48.720
 condition.

00:32:50.460 --> 00:32:51.960
 Romans 5, 18 says,

00:32:51.960 --> 00:32:53.360
 one trespass led to

00:32:53.360 --> 00:32:55.160
 condemnation for all men.

00:32:55.880 --> 00:32:56.980
 Because of Adam's headship

00:32:56.980 --> 00:32:58.400
 over all creation and all

00:32:58.400 --> 00:33:00.480
 under his dominion,

00:33:00.819 --> 00:33:02.140
 suffers the consequences.

00:33:02.720 --> 00:33:04.360
 And we see that sin has

00:33:04.360 --> 00:33:05.960
 affected the totality of

00:33:05.960 --> 00:33:07.039
 creation and man.

00:33:07.480 --> 00:33:09.120
 We saw it in Romans 3, we

00:33:09.120 --> 00:33:10.059
 saw it in our congregational

00:33:10.059 --> 00:33:10.819
 recitation where

00:33:10.819 --> 00:33:12.579
 redemption is longing for,

00:33:12.720 --> 00:33:13.940
 or creation is longing for

00:33:13.940 --> 00:33:14.380
 redemption.

00:33:15.120 --> 00:33:16.380
 There is a totality of

00:33:16.380 --> 00:33:17.880
 effect due to Adam and his

00:33:17.880 --> 00:33:18.340
 decisions.

00:33:18.339 --> 00:33:20.679
 after Adam's disobedience,

00:33:20.799 --> 00:33:23.079
 God justly gave consequences

00:33:23.079 --> 00:33:24.740
 to all the parties involved.

00:33:25.299 --> 00:33:28.799
 In the midst of despair, in

00:33:28.799 --> 00:33:30.879
 the midst of shame, of

00:33:30.879 --> 00:33:33.119
 failing to commit and do the

00:33:33.119 --> 00:33:35.419
 covenant works, God revealed

00:33:35.419 --> 00:33:37.480
 his goodness and his grace and

00:33:37.480 --> 00:33:39.199
 gave a promise that was solely

00:33:39.199 --> 00:33:40.279
 based on grace.

00:33:41.059 --> 00:33:42.359
 And this is the beginning of

00:33:42.359 --> 00:33:43.879
 promises we see in scripture

00:33:43.879 --> 00:33:45.899
 that are fulfilled in the new

00:33:45.899 --> 00:33:46.220
 covenant.

00:33:46.220 --> 00:33:46.660
 covenant.

00:33:46.660 --> 00:33:48.740
 In Ephesians 2, Paul calls

00:33:48.740 --> 00:33:50.980
 these the covenants of the

00:33:50.980 --> 00:33:53.319
 promise or the new covenant.

00:33:54.339 --> 00:33:56.059
 So the covenant of grace, this

00:33:56.059 --> 00:33:58.500
 idea where we receive all the

00:33:58.500 --> 00:33:59.980
 benefits apart from anything we

00:33:59.980 --> 00:34:02.519
 do, is fulfilled in Christ.

00:34:03.180 --> 00:34:05.380
 He comes, he does a work and

00:34:05.380 --> 00:34:07.299
 fulfills all responsibilities of

00:34:07.299 --> 00:34:09.780
 the law and takes our curse for

00:34:09.780 --> 00:34:10.079
 us.

00:34:10.380 --> 00:34:11.880
 And in it, we receive benefits

00:34:11.880 --> 00:34:12.440
 from him.

00:34:12.860 --> 00:34:14.400
 So think about the ways that he's

00:34:14.400 --> 00:34:16.119
 fulfilled different promises.

00:34:16.219 --> 00:34:18.639
 He is the serpent crusher,

00:34:19.299 --> 00:34:20.859
 blessing to the nations, the

00:34:20.859 --> 00:34:22.879
 lion of Judah, the lamb of God,

00:34:23.199 --> 00:34:24.879
 the deliverer, the prophet

00:34:24.879 --> 00:34:26.659
 greater than Moses, the priest

00:34:26.659 --> 00:34:28.339
 of a better order, the suffering

00:34:28.339 --> 00:34:30.839
 servant, the Davidic king, the

00:34:30.839 --> 00:34:32.500
 son of Abraham, the son of

00:34:32.500 --> 00:34:34.719
 David, and the Christ.

00:34:35.839 --> 00:34:37.959
 Jesus is the fulfillment of all

00:34:37.959 --> 00:34:39.719
 the New Testament promise or all

00:34:39.719 --> 00:34:41.299
 the Old Testament promises and

00:34:41.299 --> 00:34:42.899
 brings us the new covenant,

00:34:43.159 --> 00:34:44.739
 brings us a gift of grace in

00:34:44.739 --> 00:34:45.179
 himself.

00:34:46.179 --> 00:34:47.039
 So how?

00:34:47.239 --> 00:34:49.459
 How can Jesus bring us a gift of

00:34:49.459 --> 00:34:49.639
 grace?

00:34:49.719 --> 00:34:51.819
 How can we be part of a covenant

00:34:51.819 --> 00:34:54.279
 that is freely given to us, even

00:34:54.279 --> 00:34:55.679
 though we're in Adam, even though

00:34:55.679 --> 00:34:56.939
 we have sin?

00:34:57.939 --> 00:34:59.979
 And this is what Roman 5 tells us.

00:35:00.739 --> 00:35:02.000
 It helps us understand that Adam

00:35:02.000 --> 00:35:03.299
 disobeyed and broke the covenant

00:35:03.299 --> 00:35:04.759
 works, and there is a better

00:35:04.759 --> 00:35:05.319
 representative.

00:35:05.719 --> 00:35:06.799
 There is a better head.

00:35:07.139 --> 00:35:09.039
 This is the God-man, Jesus Christ,

00:35:09.239 --> 00:35:12.039
 who perfectly obeyed God and kept

00:35:12.039 --> 00:35:12.480
 his covenant.

00:35:13.199 --> 00:35:14.639
 And this is where we receive the

00:35:14.639 --> 00:35:15.480
 covenant of redemption.

00:35:15.699 --> 00:35:17.000
 It's what we see in Romans 5,

00:35:17.920 --> 00:35:19.480
 that just as Adam was given a

00:35:19.480 --> 00:35:20.480
 covenant of works in the garden,

00:35:21.099 --> 00:35:22.480
 Jesus was given a covenant of

00:35:22.480 --> 00:35:23.599
 works in eternity past.

00:35:23.920 --> 00:35:25.699
 And we call this the covenant of

00:35:25.699 --> 00:35:26.059
 redemption.

00:35:26.900 --> 00:35:28.480
 Look at verses 18 through 19 with

00:35:28.480 --> 00:35:28.699
 me.

00:35:28.699 --> 00:35:32.419
 Therefore, as one trespass led to

00:35:32.419 --> 00:35:34.739
 condemnation for all, so one act of

00:35:34.739 --> 00:35:36.099
 righteousness leads to justification

00:35:36.099 --> 00:35:37.359
 in life for all men.

00:35:37.859 --> 00:35:39.759
 For as by one man's disobedience the

00:35:39.759 --> 00:35:41.739
 many were made sinners, so by one

00:35:41.739 --> 00:35:43.819
 man's obedience the many will be made

00:35:43.819 --> 00:35:44.179
 righteous.

00:35:45.859 --> 00:35:48.859
 God requires perfect obedience from

00:35:48.859 --> 00:35:49.219
 man.

00:35:49.779 --> 00:35:51.699
 But Christ came in the covenant of

00:35:51.699 --> 00:35:53.579
 redemption and rendered perfect

00:35:53.579 --> 00:35:54.980
 obedience to God.

00:35:55.519 --> 00:35:57.500
 He came and brought reconciliation so

00:35:57.500 --> 00:36:00.699
 that by this one man's obedience the

00:36:00.699 --> 00:36:02.199
 many can be made righteous.

00:36:02.739 --> 00:36:04.300
 We don't have to work to do it.

00:36:04.800 --> 00:36:05.920
 That's what this is telling us in

00:36:05.920 --> 00:36:08.079
 Romans 5, is that he did all the

00:36:08.079 --> 00:36:08.480
 work.

00:36:08.920 --> 00:36:10.920
 Everything we deserved, the perfect

00:36:10.920 --> 00:36:13.280
 law we need to render, the blameless

00:36:13.280 --> 00:36:16.119
 life, Christ came, perfectly lived,

00:36:16.579 --> 00:36:18.380
 and even went a step further and

00:36:18.380 --> 00:36:19.960
 suffered the curse for our sins.

00:36:20.539 --> 00:36:22.760
 He lived perfectly and took the

00:36:22.760 --> 00:36:23.139
 penalty.

00:36:24.360 --> 00:36:26.719
 We see this in Galatians 3, 13 through

00:36:26.719 --> 00:36:29.279
 14, Christ redeemed us from the curse

00:36:29.279 --> 00:36:30.959
 of the law by becoming a curse for

00:36:30.959 --> 00:36:31.339
 us.

00:36:32.139 --> 00:36:34.319
 For it is written, cursed be everyone

00:36:34.319 --> 00:36:36.379
 who is hanged on a tree, so that in

00:36:36.379 --> 00:36:38.139
 Christ Jesus, the blessing of Abraham

00:36:38.139 --> 00:36:40.079
 might come to the Gentiles, so we might

00:36:40.079 --> 00:36:41.799
 receive the promised spirit through

00:36:41.799 --> 00:36:42.159
 faith.

00:36:42.959 --> 00:36:45.099
 Jesus is the perfect representative who

00:36:45.099 --> 00:36:47.079
 perfectly obeyed God and fulfilled the

00:36:47.079 --> 00:36:47.799
 covenant of works.

00:36:48.519 --> 00:36:50.879
 In doing so, Jesus brings us grace.

00:36:51.459 --> 00:36:53.539
 He brings us a gift, as Romans 5 says.

00:36:53.539 --> 00:36:55.259
 This is what we call the new covenant.

00:36:55.420 --> 00:36:56.579
 This is what we call the covenant of

00:36:56.579 --> 00:36:56.980
 grace.

00:36:58.739 --> 00:37:00.900
 The covenant of grace, this new

00:37:00.900 --> 00:37:03.500
 covenant, this gift of grace in Romans

00:37:03.500 --> 00:37:06.739
 5, is solely based on God and his grace

00:37:06.739 --> 00:37:07.739
 through Jesus Christ.

00:37:08.920 --> 00:37:10.599
 God's grace is freely lavished on his

00:37:10.599 --> 00:37:12.659
 people without distinction and without

00:37:12.659 --> 00:37:15.179
 works because of Jesus' perfect work in

00:37:15.179 --> 00:37:15.539
 redemption.

00:37:17.119 --> 00:37:19.659
 Jesus' work in the covenant of redemption is

00:37:19.659 --> 00:37:22.099
 the foundation for the new covenant, for us to

00:37:22.099 --> 00:37:24.659
 receive grace. Because he did it, we benefit.

00:37:26.599 --> 00:37:29.279
 Romans 5, 15-17 says just this,

00:37:29.880 --> 00:37:31.659
 But the free gift is not like the

00:37:31.659 --> 00:37:34.000
 trespass, for if many died through one

00:37:34.000 --> 00:37:36.440
 man's trespass, much more have the grace

00:37:36.440 --> 00:37:38.559
 of God and the free gift by the grace of

00:37:38.559 --> 00:37:41.319
 that one man, Jesus Christ, abounded for

00:37:41.319 --> 00:37:44.119
 many. And the free gift is not like the

00:37:44.119 --> 00:37:46.559
 results of the one man's sin, for judgment

00:37:46.559 --> 00:37:49.039
 following one trespass brought condemnation, but

00:37:49.039 --> 00:37:51.139
 the free gift following many trespasses

00:37:51.139 --> 00:37:54.840
 brought justification. For if because of

00:37:54.840 --> 00:37:56.779
 one man's trespass, death reigned through

00:37:56.779 --> 00:37:59.860
 one man, much more will those who receive

00:37:59.860 --> 00:38:01.719
 the abundance of grace and the free gift

00:38:01.719 --> 00:38:03.380
 of righteousness reign in life through one

00:38:03.380 --> 00:38:04.320
 man, Jesus Christ.

00:38:05.920 --> 00:38:09.179
 Therefore, in summary, because Jesus is our

00:38:09.179 --> 00:38:11.559
 perfect representative in his covenant of

00:38:11.559 --> 00:38:14.380
 works, we have access to free grace through

00:38:14.380 --> 00:38:17.079
 the new covenant. We are beneficiaries. We do

00:38:17.079 --> 00:38:20.199
 none of the work. He did it all. The basis of

00:38:20.199 --> 00:38:22.340
 our justification is Christ's representation

00:38:22.340 --> 00:38:25.779
 for us. He is the better Adam who perfectly

00:38:25.779 --> 00:38:28.340
 represents his people as the federal head, and

00:38:28.340 --> 00:38:31.420
 he offers them salvation. Just as Adam could

00:38:31.420 --> 00:38:34.599
 not bring eternal life, Jesus Christ brings

00:38:34.599 --> 00:38:38.340
 eternal life, and we benefit. We are partakers

00:38:38.340 --> 00:38:42.380
 of that. And this is exactly why Christians in

00:38:42.380 --> 00:38:44.920
 Scripture are called being in Christ. If you do

00:38:44.920 --> 00:38:47.659
 a search on the word Christian in your Bible, you

00:38:47.659 --> 00:38:51.200
 see three uses of it as a label. But if you do

00:38:51.200 --> 00:38:53.780
 a search on the word in Christ, you see over

00:38:53.780 --> 00:38:56.500
 a hundred. The primary way the scriptures talk

00:38:56.500 --> 00:39:00.940
 about us as Christians is that we are in Christ, that

00:39:00.940 --> 00:39:04.920
 we're beneficiaries of Christ in his work, in all

00:39:04.920 --> 00:39:09.860
 of his grace. Dave Jenkins says, being a Christian is

00:39:09.860 --> 00:39:12.039
 not merely being outwardly identified with Christ,

00:39:12.039 --> 00:39:15.719
 but belonging to part of Christ. Not merely being

00:39:15.719 --> 00:39:20.059
 united with him, but being united in him. In the

00:39:20.059 --> 00:39:21.639
 New Testament, Christians are those who are in

00:39:21.639 --> 00:39:25.440
 Christ by virtue of the new covenant. This is

00:39:25.440 --> 00:39:29.219
 exactly what we saw in the 1689 definition of

00:39:29.219 --> 00:39:33.759
 faith, that we are those who saving faith is

00:39:33.759 --> 00:39:35.900
 accepting, receiving, and resting upon Christ

00:39:35.900 --> 00:39:39.259
 alone for justification, sanctification, eternal

00:39:39.260 --> 00:39:42.240
 life by virtue of the covenant of grace, or by

00:39:42.240 --> 00:39:45.420
 virtue of the new covenant. Being in Christ, we

00:39:45.420 --> 00:39:48.140
 experience him in all his benefits, all of his

00:39:48.140 --> 00:39:51.000
 blessings. And this is exactly why Ephesians 1-3

00:39:51.000 --> 00:39:54.340
 says that in him we receive every spiritual blessing

00:39:54.340 --> 00:39:58.900
 in Christ, so that Christ would be our all in all. That's

00:39:58.900 --> 00:40:01.720
 the summary. I know this is a lot of concepts and

00:40:01.720 --> 00:40:04.980
 words and theology, but in the summary, this girds our

00:40:04.980 --> 00:40:10.579
 justification in Christ is all in all. Matt Boswell and

00:40:10.579 --> 00:40:12.420
 Stuart Townend in their song, O Church of Christ

00:40:12.420 --> 00:40:16.599
 Invincible says, O Church of Christ Invincible, people of

00:40:16.599 --> 00:40:19.659
 the Lord, empowered by the Spirit's breath and nourished

00:40:19.659 --> 00:40:22.820
 by his word. His covenant of grace will be our portion

00:40:22.820 --> 00:40:26.760
 evermore, for he who calls us will not change our help and

00:40:26.760 --> 00:40:32.639
 our reward. Lastly, and shortly, point number five, the

00:40:32.639 --> 00:40:38.019
 basis of our justification is our union with Christ. In

00:40:38.019 --> 00:40:41.960
 Romans 6, Paul goes on to explain how we partake of this

00:40:41.960 --> 00:40:47.159
 grace, of this covenant, by becoming in Christ. This is the

00:40:47.159 --> 00:40:50.619
 wonderful doctrine that we call the union with Christ. And

00:40:50.619 --> 00:40:52.599
 for us to develop a better understanding of our union of

00:40:52.599 --> 00:40:54.639
 Christ, we would have to survey all the New Testament. We

00:40:54.639 --> 00:40:57.699
 would have to look what in Christ means and look at every

00:40:57.699 --> 00:41:00.719
 place it's used, because all that is defining, all that is

00:41:00.719 --> 00:41:04.919
 helping us understand. But for two quotes, that's all I'll do

00:41:04.919 --> 00:41:09.179
 on this phrase. Hopefully they're helpful to you. Joel

00:41:09.179 --> 00:41:12.619
 Beeky says, the believer's union with Christ enables him or

00:41:12.619 --> 00:41:16.059
 her to receive all the benefits of Christ's work, including

00:41:16.059 --> 00:41:20.079
 justification, adoption, and sanctification. To have Christ is

00:41:20.079 --> 00:41:25.179
 to have all. And John Owen says, this union is the principle

00:41:25.179 --> 00:41:29.259
 and measure of all spiritual enjoyments and expectations. This

00:41:29.260 --> 00:41:32.000
 is what girds us to Christ. This is how we are part of his vine,

00:41:32.420 --> 00:41:36.660
 his body. He is our head and we are his body. And it's through

00:41:36.660 --> 00:41:39.480
 our union, through the Holy Spirit that connects us, that we

00:41:39.480 --> 00:41:45.480
 receive and enjoy all his benefits. So in Romans 6, it explains

00:41:45.480 --> 00:41:48.100
 how we are united to Christ and experience all of his benefits.

00:41:49.080 --> 00:41:53.340
 Union with Christ is now the subject of chapter 6, chapter 7, and

00:41:53.340 --> 00:41:58.100
 chapter 8. So as we think about this overarching puzzle and the

00:41:58.100 --> 00:42:02.720
 border, the border is that Christ completed a work for us and offers us

00:42:02.720 --> 00:42:07.340
 grace freely. And now we are united to him and benefit from all that. So

00:42:07.340 --> 00:42:11.680
 that's how we're secure, liberated. That's how we enjoy all these benefits,

00:42:11.840 --> 00:42:15.800
 is that Christ did the work and we're now a part of him. We're now connected to

00:42:15.800 --> 00:42:22.740
 him. So how does one go from being in Adam and being in Christ? How do we go

00:42:22.740 --> 00:42:27.960
 from experiencing all the curses effects to experiencing all of the benefits, all

00:42:27.960 --> 00:42:33.740
 the blessings, and all of the grace? We see in verses 6, or 6, 1 through 4, that

00:42:33.740 --> 00:42:38.220
 the Spirit unites us to Christ. According to verse 4, just as our sins were

00:42:38.220 --> 00:42:42.940
 buried with him in his death, we are raised with him to new life. There's a phrase in

00:42:42.940 --> 00:42:47.639
 verse 4 that says, newness of life. This could also be rendered new creation

00:42:47.639 --> 00:42:53.760
 life. We were spiritually dead in Adam. We were under the curse and we felt all of

00:42:53.760 --> 00:42:58.940
 its weights. And God, through his Spirit, gives us new life and connects us to

00:42:58.940 --> 00:43:05.840
 Christ. We were a part of a dying tree, a withering tree, and life was not as it

00:43:05.840 --> 00:43:09.019
 should be. But by the work of the Spirit, we've been connected to the living

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 vine, and we receive the resurrection sap. We enjoy the benefits. And as this

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 subject's broached upon in the book, the rest of the next three chapters are

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 leaning on it. So we see in chapter 6 that we are freed from the dominion of sin

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 and that we are alive to God. When we go into chapter 7, we're going to be, we're

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 going to see that we're freed from the law. And then when we go into chapter 8, we're

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 going to see that we have no condemnation for those who are in Christ Jesus. So as we

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 keep going, you're going to see all these benefits that we benefit from or that we

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 are blessed with. So number one, we are freed from the dominion of sin. Prior to

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 being united to Christ, sin had dominion over us. We were slaves to it and we

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 lived our lives for it. But being united to Christ, we've been freed from the

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 dominion of sin and are now slaves of righteousness. So in chapter 6, you see that

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 in verse 14, for sin will have no dominion over you, since you are not under law

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 but under grace. And then verse 22, but now that you've been set free from sin and

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 have become slaves of God, the fruit you get leads to sanctification and its end,

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 eternal life. Those who are connected to Christ produce fruit and sanctification and

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 they receive their end, eternal life. Secondly, we are alive to God because we are

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 in Christ. We now have life through his resurrection. We have been united to Christ and

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 we are no longer dead in sin, but to sin. We're no longer dead in sin, but to sin. It's

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 no longer a part of us as a consequence. And now we are alive to God. Look at verse 11

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 in chapter 6. So you also must consider yourselves dead to sin and alive to God in Christ. And then

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 it ends. Now we live in Christ through the Spirit. The new life produces fruit that leads to

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 sanctification and its end, eternal life. For the wages of sin is death, but the free gift of God is

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 eternal life in Christ Jesus our Lord. Through the Spirit we have life in Christ now and we will

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 receive its end, eternal life. So in review, Romans 1 16 through 17, we see the glory of the gospel

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 without distinction, without works. Romans 1 18 through 320, we see God's righteousness against sin.

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 All have sinned and all are held accountable for sin. In Romans 3 21 through 5 11, we see that

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 justification is by grace through faith in Christ. The atoning work of Christ provides us salvation

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 by grace alone, not any works, and we have access to this grace through faith in Christ.

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 In Romans 5 12 through 21, we see the basis for our justification is federal headship. When Adam

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 failed in representing humanity, Jesus perfectly represented his chosen people. Adam broke the

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 covenant with God and brought sin into the world. Jesus perfectly kept the covenant of God and offers

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 eternal life. And in Romans 6 1 through 21, we see the other basis for justification, our union with

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 Christ. In union with Christ, we are freed from the dominion of sin and given new life in Christ.

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 Through our union with Christ, we receive every spiritual benefit, and it provides foundation to our

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 communion and our enjoyment with God. So now that we've summarized the first six chapters, next week,

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 we will start in Romans 1 or Romans 7 1 through 6, and then we'll finish the book of Romans 7 the week

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 after. So in closing, Hudson Taylor, Hudson Taylor and his life discovered the beauty and the wonders of

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 the doctrine of the union in Christ. And John Piper, in an article called How Familiar Truth Forever

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 Change, Hudson Taylor, says these words about this experience. And I pray this is the experience

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 that you also have as you ponder the scriptures and as you learn to love and rejoice in these truths.

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 During a despairing season of Hudson Taylor's ministry, Hudson Taylor found a letter waiting for him in

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 Xinjiang from John McCarthy. And what Hudson Taylor read in this letter revived his soul and revolutionized

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 his life. Taylor says, when my agony of soul was at its height, a sentence in a letter from Dear McCarthy

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 was used to remove the scales from my eyes. And the Spirit of God revealed to me the truth of the oneness

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 with Jesus as I had never known it before. As I read, I saw it all. I looked to Jesus and saw,

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 and oh, when I saw how the joy flowed, that he had said, I will never leave thee. I saw not only that

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 Jesus will never leave me, but I am a member of his body, of his flesh, and of his bones. The vine is

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 not the root merely, but all. Roots, stem, branches, twigs, leaves, flowers, fruit. And Jesus is not that

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 alone. He is the soil and the sunshine. He is the air in the showers, and 10,000 times more than we've

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 ever dreamed, wished for, or needed. Oh, the joy of seeing this truth of our union with Christ. So I pray

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 that as we close our time, our hearts will be drawn to this oneness of Jesus, to this union that we

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 have, we benefit from, and that we will also see the soil and the sunshine, the air and the showers,

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 and 10,000 times more than we ever dreamed, wished for, or needed. Pray with me.