by Paul Apple | Apr 16, 2020 | Bible-NT
BIG IDEA: NO MATTER WHAT WE FACE, SINCE GOD IS FOR US THERE IS NOTHING STRONG ENOUGH TO SEPARATE US FROM THE LOVE OF GOD INTRODUCTION: John Toews: Paul concludes every major section of the letter with a carefully phrased confessional or hymnic statement. The first...
by Paul Apple | Apr 16, 2020 | Bible-NT
BIG IDEA: GOD’S UNBREAKABLE CHAIN OF SALVATION PROVIDES ETERNAL SECURITY AND THE ASSURANCE THAT GOD IS WORKING ALL THINGS TOGETHER FOR OUR GOOD INTRODUCTION: Steven Cole: The security of our salvation (or the final perseverance of the saints) flows out of...
by Paul Apple | Apr 16, 2020 | Bible-NT
BIG IDEA: THE COMPASSIONATE INTERCESSION OF THE HOLY SPIRIT HELPS KEEP US ON TRACK AS WE ENDURE THE SUFFERINGS OF THIS LIFE ON OUR WAY TO GLORY INTRODUCTION: Thomas Schreiner: The idea of the Spirit groaning is not the main idea of verses 26–27. What Paul stresses is...
by Paul Apple | Apr 16, 2020 | Bible-NT
BIG IDEA: WE CAN PATIENTLY ENDURE SUFFERINGS BECAUSE OF OUR SURE HOPE THAT THEY WILL END IN A FAR SURPASSING GLORY INTRODUCTION: John Toews: Paul introduces the thesis by setting in confrontation the present reality of suffering and future glory. The suffering...
by Paul Apple | Apr 16, 2020 | Bible-NT
BIG IDEA: OUR HEAVENLY FATHER GAVE US HIS SPIRIT TO REASSURE US OF OUR PRIVILEGED FAMILY IDENTITY AND GLORIOUS INHERITANCE INTRODUCTION: Frank Thielman: Paul wants the Romans to understand that God has adopted them into his family, giving them the status of highly...
by Paul Apple | Apr 16, 2020 | Bible-NT
BIG IDEA: THE INCLINATION OF OUR HEART IS REVEALED BY WHETHER WE WALK IN THE SPIRIT OR IN THE FLESH INTRODUCTION: Michael Bird: Paul’s purpose in vv. 5-8 is not to warn Christians about the perils of walking, living, and thinking in the realm of the flesh. He will do...
by Paul Apple | Apr 16, 2020 | Bible-NT
BIG IDEA: IN CHRIST THERE IS NO CONDEMNATION BUT FREEDOM TO LIVE A NEW LIFE OF RIGHTEOUSNESS BY THE POWER OF HIS SPIRIT INTRODUCTION: Frank Thielman: The solution to the plight of the wretched human Paul depicted in 7:7–25 comes with the work of Christ and the...
by Paul Apple | Apr 16, 2020 | Bible-NT
BIG IDEA: THE CHRISTIAN LIFE IS A CONSTANT STRUGGLE WITH SIN INVOLVING CONTRADICTION, TENSION AND CONFUSION BUT WITH THE SURE HOPE OF COMPLETE DELIVERANCE THROUGH CHRIST INTRODUCTION: There has been much disagreement down through church history regarding the...
by Paul Apple | Apr 16, 2020 | Bible-NT
BIG IDEA: ALL THE BLAME FOR SIN FALLS ON OUR SINFUL NATURE, NOT ON GOD’S LAW WHICH REMAINS GOOD INTRODUCTION: Frank Thielman: The close association between the law, sin, and death in Paul’s argument up to this point does not mean that the law, like sin and...
by Paul Apple | Apr 16, 2020 | Bible-NT
BIG IDEA: WE CAN SERVE GOD IN A NEW WAY THROUGH THE SPIRIT SINCE WE HAVE DIED TO THE CLAIMS OF THE LAW AND ARE NOW MARRIED TO CHRIST INTRODUCTION: Frank Thielman: In 7:1–25 Paul will address why the believer is no longer “under law” (6:14–15) from the perspective...
by Paul Apple | Apr 16, 2020 | Bible-NT
BIG IDEA: GRACE HAS TRANSFORMED US FROM SLAVES OF SIN TO SLAVES OF RIGHTEOUSNESS WITH BENEFITS OF SANCTIFICATION AND LIFE INTRODUCTION: Douglas Moo: Paul carries forth the theme of 6:1–14 in this section. He continues to proclaim that believers are set free from sin...
by Paul Apple | Apr 16, 2020 | Bible-NT
BIG IDEA: EXHORTATION AND MOTIVATION TO USE GOD’S GRACE TO RESIST FULFILLING THE DESIRES OF SIN AND TO OFFER OURSELVES TO GOD IN THE PURSUIT OF RIGHTEOUSNESS INTRODUCTION: Douglas Moo: The victory over sin that God has won for us in Christ is a victory that must...
by Paul Apple | Apr 16, 2020 | Bible-NT
BIG IDEA: OUR UNION WITH CHRIST HAS FREED US FROM THE DOMINION OF SIN TO LIVE A NEW LIFE INTRODUCTION: God’s Grace is not a license to sin but freedom to live a new life. The Theological Foundation and Motivation for Holy Living = Freedom from the Dominion of Sin....
by Paul Apple | Apr 16, 2020 | Bible-NT
BIG IDEA: OUR SOLIDARITY WITH CHRIST ASSURES OF GOD’S GIFT OF RIGHTEOUSNESS AND LIFE EVEN MORE THAN OUR SOLIDARITY WITH ADAM BROUGHT SIN AND DEATH INTRODUCTION: Frank Thielman: The two paragraphs, however, are closely tied together logically and thematically....
by Paul Apple | Apr 16, 2020 | Bible-NT
BIG IDEA: THE SECURITY OF CHRIST’S LOVE ALLOWS US TO FACE THE FUTURE WITH JOYFUL CONFIDENCE INTRODUCTION: A lesson of reassurance for believers: If Christ demonstrated his love for us in the past, when our condition was awful, how much more will Christ continue...
by Paul Apple | Apr 16, 2020 | Bible-NT
BIG IDEA: JUSTIFICATION BY FAITH IS THE FOUNTAINHEAD FOR CONFIDENT CHRISTIAN LIVING IN LIGHT OF FUTURE GLORY – FRUITS OF JUSTIFICATION BY FAITH INTRODUCTION: Context: Assuring us that justification by faith is sufficient to carry us through eternity; it will never let...
by Paul Apple | Apr 16, 2020 | Bible-NT
BIG IDEA: RECEIVING GOD’S PROMISED BLESSING HAS ALWAYS REQUIRED REAL FAITH—THE KIND OF FAITH THAT LOOKS BEYOND NATURAL OBSTACLES TO FIND ASSURANCE IN GOD’S POWER AND FAITHFULNESS INTRODUCTION: Frank Thielman: Paul, then, describes Abraham’s faith in God’s...
by Paul Apple | Apr 16, 2020 | Bible-NT
BIG IDEA: JUSTIFICTION BY FAITH APART FROM WORKS HAS ALWAYS BEEN GOD’S UNIVERSAL PLAN OF SALVATION — THE OT EXAMPLE OF ABRAHAM INTRODUCTION: Thomas Schreiner: In chapter 4 Paul introduces Abraham as an example to confirm the first two themes of 3:27–31:...
by Paul Apple | Apr 15, 2020 | Bible-NT
BIG IDEA: GOD MANIFESTS HIS RIGHTEOUSNESS IN PAYING THE PRICE TO JUSTIFY SINNERS BY GRACE THROUGH FAITH–THE GUTS OF THE GOSPEL INTRODUCTION: Frank Thielman: In 3:21–31 Paul returns to his definition of the gospel as the righteousness of God that powerfully saves...
by Paul Apple | Apr 15, 2020 | Bible-NT
BIG IDEA: THE CONCLUSION: UNIVERSAL CORRUPTION LEAVES ALL MEN WITHOUT EXCUSE BEFORE GOD’S CONDEMNATION INTRODUCTION: The situation is worse than you think so stop trying to earn your salvation because you will never be good enough. Frank Thielman: So far,...
