ONE MAN DID MAKE A DIFFERENCE
Romans 5

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Structure of Romans

• Thesis - 1:16-17
• Antithesis - 2:1-3:20
• Restatement - 3:21-31
• Abraham - 4:1-25
• Conclusions - 5:1-11
• Comparison - 5:12-21

Conclusions (5:1-11)

    Since we’ve been made right:

1. Peace (5:1-2)
   • Because of trusting
2. Patience (5:3-4)
   • Because of love of God
3. Hope (5:5)
   • Because of Holy Spirit

God is not a hidden policeman trying to catch us breaking the law.

Faith and Confidence

• Christ died for us when we were sinners
  – That’s love!
  – Count on Salvation
• Friendship with God

How Much More

• 5:9, 5:10, 5:15, 5:17
• If this is true, then how much more true with God?
• Lesser to Greater

Life and Death

• If reconciled to God by his death ...
• How much more are we saved by his life?
• Friends not Enemies
• RECONCILIATION

Boasting and Bragging

• Where’s our confidence?
• 5:2 and 5:11
• Abraham could not boast before God (He trusted = faith)
• We boast in the reconciliation we’ve received from God

ADAM and CHRIST

Sin Damnation Reign of Death Misstep

Gift Forgiveness Reign of Life Grace

Grace Outdoes Sin

• Law intrudes into the story
• Law names the sinfulness, even makes it worse
• Sin magnifies the problem
• Grace is even more magnified
• Do we preach Adam or Christ?

Getting a Grip on Grace

1. We dare not cheapen it
2. We dare not limit it
3. We dare not qualify it
4. Let’s dare to brag about it

Chris Benjamin

West-Ark Church of Christ, Fort Smith, AR
Evening Sermon, 14 December 2008

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