The Book of Romans - Lesson 7

I.          THE BENEFITS OF JUSTIFICATION  (Romans 5:1-5)

A.                Our Position  (5:1-2)

1.                  Peace  (v.1;  John 14:27)

a.             Peace with God (Ephesians  2:12-17)

b.            Peace of God (Philippians  4:7,9; Colossians  3:15; Isaiah  26:3)

2.                  Access (v.2)

a.             By faith (Hebrews  11:6)

b.            With confidence (Ephesians  3:12)

c.             For help (Hebrews  4:16)

3.                  Hope (v.2)

a.             Our glimpse of glory (2Corinthians  4:16-18; Colossians  3:1-4)

b.            Our source of joy (Philippians  4:4)

B.                 Our Growth  (5:3-5)

1.                  Tribulation (v.3; 2Timothy  3:12; James  1:2-4)

2.                  Patience (v.3-4; 12:12; 2Corinthians  4:8-12)

3.                  Experience (v.4; Genesis  30:27; Psalm  37:23-24)

4.                  Hope (v.4-5; 8:23-25)

5.                  Boldness (v.5; Philippians  1:20)

II.                 The Method of Justification  (Romans 5:6-11)

A.                By His Death  (5:6-8,10)

1.                  For the ungodly (v.6)

2.                  For sinners (v.7-8)

3.                  For his enemies (v.10)

B.                 By His Love  (5:8)

1.                  The offer of His love (John 3:16; 1John  4:8-11)

2.                  The proof of His love (John 15:13)

C.                By His Blood  (5:9)

1.                  The price of justification (Acts 20:28; Colossians  1:14; 1Peter  1:18-19)

2.                  Our freedom from wrath (1Thessalonians  5:9)

D.                By His Life (5:10-11)

1.                  Our salvation (v.10; 2Timothy  2:11)

2.                  The atonement (v.11; Leviticus  1:4; 17:11)

MEMORY VERSE:  Romans 5:8

But God commendeth his love toward us, in that, while we were yet sinners, Christ died for us.

 

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