Rescued from Misplaced Faith, Part 2 of 2
October 22, 2012
Many people have gone through religious rituals that they believe made them Christians. Are these people misguided? When Paul wrote to the Romans, he gave conclusive evidence that no ritual can confer salvation. He let his Jewish readers know that their father Abraham was not justified through circumcision.
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The value of placing your faith in something is all about the object of your faith, and not about the faith itself. You can believe that an idol is God, but that does not change the fact that the idol is made of stone. Faith in the wrong place is worse than no faith at all because it creates false confidence. When it comes to salvation, the last thing we need is false confidence.
October 19, 2012
Like barnacles on a boat, traditions had attached themselves to the Christian faith for well over a thousand years. It took a man like Martin Luther to free the church from darkness. Luther found salvation by reading the book of Romans, and used his newfound faith to change the church’s course toward a biblical understanding of salvation. He rediscovered the meaning of grace, justification, and faith.
October 18, 2012
The book of Romans has played a major role in world history. By reading its pages a man came to faith in Christ — a man whose actions began a tidal wave of spiritual power across Europe and eventually to all the world. His name was Martin Luther, and today we’ll begin tracing his story — the story of a man desperate to know how he could be right before a holy God.
October 17, 2012
If you want to stretch your mind as well as your heart, set aside the time it takes to read the book of Romans. Paul’s reasoning is complex, but clear. He proves that all of us are under a just condemnation for sin, but that all who believe in Jesus are rescued from that condemnation and given a robe of righteousness by God Himself. This is the best news anyone has ever heard.
October 16, 2012
The Apostle Paul was trained in the Law. His writings reveal a mind keen enough to argue before the Supreme Court. In Romans 3, he builds a case for the revolutionary idea that God demands perfect righteousness from us. God then supplies what He demands by conferring the righteousness of Jesus on those who believe. This process is called justification.
October 15, 2012
No matter how much we try to improve ourselves through education and cultural sensitivity, it’s never going to be enough, the best we can do will never please God, who sees every act of human goodness as a filthy rag, especially when compared to His own righteousness. That’s why through the gospel He confers His own righteousness on those who believe in His Son. Now that’s truly “amazing grace.”
October 12, 2012
It’s clear the Apostle Paul knew nothing of “political correctness,” because some of what he wrote was quite unpopular. He catalogs the depth of human depravity in Romans 3, a list many would argue with, but an accurate list nonetheless. As we read it, we see our true condition and why we’re in such desperate need of the grace of God as revealed in Jesus.
October 11, 2012
Some people will tell a falsehood, saying to themselves, “it’s only a little white lie.” To God, it’s a sin, and sin is never a good idea, no matter what good we think may come from it. As we continue to journey through Romans 3, we lose the hypocrisy, take off the mask, and become real people — really clean from the inside out.
October 10, 2012
Football players call it “putting on their game face” — projecting an air of invincibility whether or not they feel that way. To some degree, everyone projects an outward appearance that may not square with inner reality. With regard to salvation, it’s easy to make yourself and others believe that all is well when it’s not.
October 9, 2012
When we adopt an aura of religious respectability, it’s amazing what dark secrets lie beneath the surface where no one can see. Many of us do exactly what we accuse others of doing. We deceive ourselves and say God makes an exception for us, but not for them. Paul excoriated the Jewish religious elite for causing God’s name to be blasphemed.
October 8, 2012
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