Ready For Rome

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Ready For Rome

• Romans 11-17
• Chapter 1

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• Johne Wesley I went to America to convert the
  Indians, but Oh! Who shall convert me?
• He heard the message from Martin Luthers
  commentary on Romans 117 The just shall live by
  faith.
• Results Protestant Reformation (Luther)
• Wesleyan Revival
• Letter of Romans _at_56 AD
• Carried by Phebe from a church from Cenchra

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• He presented His Credentials (11-7)
• Paul opened the letter with his name unlike the
  letters today
• He was a servant of Jesus Christ (1a)
• Servant- slave
• 60,000,000 slaves in Roman Empire
• He was an apostle (1a)
• Apostle one who is sent by authority with
  commission
• Requirement experience of seeing the risen
  Savior (I Cor 91-2, Acts 91-9)
• Apostle to the Gentiles
• He was a preacher of the gospel (1c-4)

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• Gospel the good news (I Cor 151-4)
• Gospel pf God (Rom 11) started with God, not
  humans
• Gospel of Christ (116) centers in christ, the
  Savior
• Gospel of His Son (19) for Jesus is the Son of
  God
• My gospel (1625-26) to the doctrine of the
  church the place of the Gentiles
• Promised in Old Testament
• Gen 315
• Isaiah 118, 53 55
• By the prophets (I Peter 110-12)
• He was a missionary to the Gentiles (5-7)

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• Missionary Latin form of apostle one who is
  sent
• Several assemblies of the believers in Rome (Rom
  16)
• Both Jews and Gentiles
• Not found by Peter or any other apostle
• Minister only where no other apostle had gone
  (Rom 15 20-21)
• called Paul was called to be an apostle
• Believers were the called of Jesus Christ
• Called to be saints
• Saints set-apart one saved by His grace
• Special commission to the Gentiles (nations)
• He Expressed His Concern (18-15)
• He was thankful ((8)

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• He prayed for them (9-10)
• Desire to go to Rome minister to the church
• Left for Jerusalem to deliver special offering
  for the poor Jewish saints
• He loved them (11-12)
• I long to see you
• Saints in Romans (163-4 12)
• He was in debt to them (13-14)
• Hindered by Satan (I Thess 2 17-20)
• by the work of the Lord
• Debt to all men
• He was eager to visit them (15)
• ready prepared (Acts 2123) eager (15)

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• He Affirmed His Confidence (116-17)
• The origin of the gospel, gospel of Christ
• Not afraid or ashamed (16a)
• The operation of the gospel power of God (16)
• Gospel worked in wicked cities as Ephesus,
  Corinth, Rome
• Salvation deliverance (personal national)
• Major theme in Romans great need of the human
  race
• The outreach of the gospel to everyone that
  believeth (16d-17)
• For all people (Mark 1615)
• Believe, not behave

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• Romans 117, key verse of Romans
• Righteousness (righteous, just, justified)
• Over 60 times
• Revealed in death by punishing sin
• Revealed in resurrection of Christ by making
  salvation available to the believing sinners
• By faith The just shall live by faith Hab24
• The just Romans117)
• Shall live Gal 311
• By faith Heb 1038
• Practical outworking of Gods righteousness
• Dedication to God (121-2)
• Continue with the ministry in the church
  (123-21)
• Obedience to the government (131-14)
• Life together in harmony and joy (Rom 14)
• Pauls plans greetings (Rom 15 14-1627)
• Be right with God, with yourself with others