Sermon Notes Romans 9:1-13 from April 24th, 2010

Rom. 9:1-13

 

 I.  Paul expresses anguish for his lost kinsmen.

-great = megale

   a. Paul longs for them to be saved.

-accursed = anathema = to be under the curse

   b. Despite their advantages, Israel is lost.

 

 II.  The promise of God has not failed.

   a. Being a member of spiritual Israel is not based upon lineage.

-regarded = logizomai, to calculate, count, reckon

   b. Being a member of spiritual Israel depends on the choice of God.

-choice = ekloge = election, choosing

Sermon Notes: Free John 8:31-36

John 8:31-36

 

   I.  In Jesus we are given authentic freedom.

     a.  Believing in Jesus. 

-D. A. Carson "Jesus is the truth, because he embodies the supreme revelation of God - He himself 'narrates' God (1:18), says and does exclusively what the Father gives him to say and do (5:19ff, 8:29), indeed he is properly called 'God' (1:1, 18, 20:28). He is God's gracious self-disclosure, his 'Word' made flesh (1:14)."

     b.  Continuing in the truth.

-continue = meno = abide, remaine

     c.  Knowing the truth.

     d.  Being set free by the truth.

-make you free = eleutheroo = to liverate, set free

-Rom. 6:17-19

 

  II.  Without Jesus sin deceptively enslaves.

-Calvin "the greater the mass of vices anyone is buried under, the more fiercely and bombastically does he extol free will."

-Ryle "the power of self-deception in uncoverted man is infinite."

-Augustine "at times a man's slave, worn out by the commands of an unfeeling master finds rest in flight. Whither can teh servant of sin flee? Himself he carries with him wherever he flees. An evil conscience flees not from itself; it has no place to go to; it follows itself. Yea, he cannot withdraw from himself, for the sin he commits is within."

-Eph. 4:22; Heb. 3:13, Rom. 6:16, II Pet. 2:19

 

  III.  Through Jesus our freedom is ensured.

    a.  Jesus makes us sons.

-Rom. 8:15, 9:26

    b.  Jesus guarantees our security.

-John 10:28-30