ROMANS 11
We will begin this lesson in Romans 5:1 "Therefore being
justified by faith, we have peace with God through our Lord Jesus
Christ:"
Look at this carefully. Justified means just as if I had never
sinned. Notice, again, what makes us justified. It is when we make
Jesus our Lord and Saviour. Aside from Jesus no man is justified.
Galatians 2:16 "Knowing that a man is not justified by the works of
the law, but by the faith of Jesus Christ, even we have believed in
Jesus Christ, that we might be justified by the faith of Christ, and
not by the works of the law: for by the works of the law shall no
flesh be justified." Peace comes when we are assured of our salvation.
Romans 5:2 "By whom also we have access by faith into this grace
wherein we stand, and rejoice in hope of the glory of God."
We have access to the Father, because Jesus tore down the middle
wall of partition and gave us acess when He died on the cross. We see
how Jesus furnished us access to the Father......Mark 15:38 "And the
veil of the temple was rent in twain from the top to the bottom." This
curtain was not torn down by man, but by God.
Romans 5:3 "And not only [so], but we glory in tribulations also:
knowing that tribulation worketh patience;"
Jesus taught that in this life you will have tribulation. The
only peace is in Him. John 16:33 "These things I have spoken unto
you, that in me ye might have peace. In the world ye shall have
tribulation: but be of good cheer; I have overcome the world." II
Corinthians 1:4 "Who comforteth us in all our tribulation, that we may
be able to comfort them which are in any trouble, by the comfort
wherewith we ourselves are comforted of God." You see, the problems
come to all. Christians have Jesus to lean upon in their troubles. In
Revelation chapter 7 verse 14, we see all the Christians around the
throne who have been taken out of great tribulations on this earth. He
promises He will be with us and provide a way out for us. Matthew
5:45 "That ye may be the children of your Father which is in heaven:
for he maketh his sun to rise on the evil and on the good, and sendeth
rain on the just and on the unjust."
One of the greatest examples of people who are perfect and
upright in the sight of God, and yet have great tribulation, is Job in
the book of Job. He is tested by tribulation and yet his patience
never tires. When we are going through tribulation (undeserved), we
must remember that it is to make us stronger in God. Jesus was tried
for 40 days and nights, but never faltered. We can make it, too, if we
keep in the back of our mind that it is for our own good and not harm.
Romans 5:4 "And patience, experience; and experience, hope:"
We Christians have hope of the resurrection. In Lamentations 3:26
"[It is] good that [a man] should both hope and quietly wait for the
salvation of the LORD." I have discovered that God allows these little
trials to come along to see if we still believe in Him under pressure.
If we fold in the trial, then we have to go through another similar
trial until we learn to lean on him in our trials. I Thessalonians
4:13 "But I would not have you to be ignorant, brethren, concerning
them which are asleep, that ye sorrow not, even as others which have
no hope."
Romans 5:5 "And hope maketh not ashamed; because the love of God
is shed abroad in our hearts by the Holy Ghost which is given unto
us."
This Holy Ghost spoken of here comes and dwells within us. It is
the Holy Ghost in us that loves others unselfishly. We are not
ashamed of the gospel of Jesus Christ unto salvation. If we are
ashamed of Jesus or the Holy Ghost here, He will be ashamed of us in
heaven. We must not be ashamed but boldly tell of our Lord and Saviour
and His blessed Holy Spirit.
Romans 5:6 "For when we were yet without strength, in due time
Christ died for the ungodly."
The mystery of it all is how He loved us enough to die for us
while we were evil in every way. Jesus died for those who deserved to
go to hell, because they had sinned. (There is no one righteous in his
own right) everyone needs a Saviour. God loves a sinner and has made
way for him or her: the way is Jesus Christ our Lord. He gave each of
us a free will so we must be willing to be saved, Jesus does the rest.
Romans 5:7 "For scarcely for a righteous man will one die: yet
peradventure for a good man some would even dare to die."
This is just saying that it would have been a little more
understandable that Jesus would die on the cross for us, if we had
been good people. There are no good people (Jesus said even He was not
good). A death of this cruel nature would be hard to endure, even for
righteous people, but for wicked people it is almost not
understandable. The reason we do not understand is because God`s love
is so much greater than any thing we know about.
Romans 5:8 "But God commandeth his love toward us, in that, while
we were yet sinners, Christ died for us."
In verse eight above, it is as if God forced His love to be shown
by His mighty hand. The word commandeth means more than just give.
The greatest love ever known was when God the Father gave His only
begotten son to die on the cross for you and me that we might be
saved. The mystery of it all is He does not wait until we are good
enough to be saved.
Romans 5:9 "Much more then, being now justified by his blood, we
shall be saved from wrath through him."
One of the best Scriptures on this, I believe, is in Revelation.
Revelation 7:9 "After this I beheld, and, lo, a great multitude, which
no man could number, of all nations, and kindreds, and people, and
tongues, stood before the throne, and before the Lamb, clothed with
white robes, and palms in their hands;" Revelation˙7:10 "And cried
with a loud voice, saying, Salvation to our God which sitteth upon the
throne, and unto the Lamb." Revelation 7:11 "And all the angels stood
round about the throne, and [about] the elders and the four beasts,
and fell before the throne on their faces, and worshipped God,"
Revelation 7:12 "Saying, Amen: Blessing, and glory, and wisdom, and
thanksgiving, and honour, and power, and might, [be] unto our God for
ever and ever. Amen." Revelation 7:13 "And one of the elders
answered, saying unto me, What are these which are arrayed in white
robes? and whence came they?" Revelation 7:14 "And I said unto him,
Sir, thou knowest. And he said to me, These are they which came out of
great tribulation, and have washed their robes, and made them white in
the blood of the Lamb."
This beautiful scene in heaven of Christians (innumerable)
standing around the throne of God takes place while the wrath of God
is poured out upon the earth. Those saved by the blood of Jesus never
taste God's wrath. Notice, it is a voluntary act upon our part,
because we are the ones who washed our robe, Jesus provided the blood
to wash them with.
Romans 5:10 "For if, when we were enemies, we were reconciled to
God by the death of his Son, much more, being reconciled, we shall be
saved by his life."
In John 11:25 "Jesus said unto her, I am the resurrection, and
the life: he that believeth in me, though he were dead, yet shall he
live:" John 11:26 "And whosoever liveth and believeth in me shall
never die. Believest thou this?" Because He (Jesus) lives, We shall
live also. Jesus is life: In John 14:6 "Jesus saith unto him, I am
the way, the truth, and the life: no man cometh unto the Father, but
by me." Jesus is life. If we have Jesus, we have life.
Romans 5:11 "And not only [so], but we also joy in God through
our Lord Jesus Christ, by whom we have now received the atonement."
Atonement, here, means restoration to divine favor. Notice, this
atonement is by Jesus Christ. Even our joy is in Him.
Notes
QUESTIONS 11
1. In verse one we are justified by what?
2. Who do we have peace with God through?
3. In Galations ch. 2 v. 16, we find that no man is justified by
what?
4. When does peace come to the believer?
5. How do we have access to the Father?
6. How was the veil of the temple rent?
7. We glory in tribulations knowing that tribulations worketh what?
8. In John ch. 16 vr.33, we find that in Jesus we might have
_____________.
9. In this world we will have_____________.
10. In Revelation ch.7 v.14, who do we see around the throne?
11. Who does God make the sun to shine on?
12. What is possibly the best illustration of tribulation undeserved?
13. What do we need to remember when we are being tried?
14. Patience and experience brings what?
15. In I Thessalonians ch.4 vr.13, what hope does the Christian have?
16. What O.T. book gives promise of the same hope?
17. Hope maketh not ashamed, why?
18. What within us loves others unselfishly?
19. Verse 6 said, Christ died for whom?
20. What is our only way out?
21. Verse 7, maybe for __________ _______ ________ some would even
dare to die?
22. God _______ His ________ toward us?
23. What condition were we in when Jesus died for us?
24. What is the greatest love ever known?
25. In verse 9, we find that we are justified by what?
26. We will be saved from the ________ to come?
27. How were the Christians dressed in Rev. ch. 7?
28. Where had they come from?
29. In verse 10, when we were enemies we were reconciled to God by
what?
30. In John ch. 11 vrs. 25, Jesus said He was two things, what were
they?
31. In John ch.14 Verse 6, Jesus calls Himself 3 things, name them.
32. The word atonement in verse 11 means what?
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