LESSON - ROMANS
2:17-3:18 (NIV based)
THEME - Religious people
and all mankind are guilty before God
OBJECTIVE - to search
for the qualities and make personal applications
Q: Is being religious
good enough for a person to get into heaven?
v.17 rely on the law;
brag about their relationship to God
v.18 know God's will;
instructed by the law
v.19 convinced they are
enlightened
v.20 their source of
knowledge & truth is embodied in the Law
v.23 break the Law
themselves - hypocrites
v.25-27 rely on outward
ritual - circumcision
Q: How can we determine
if we ourselves and/or other religious people have what it takes to be
acceptable to God?
v.29 KEY VERSE: inward
circumcision of the heart by the Holy Spirit - not the Law
Q: Is it possible for
anyone to have enough intrinsic goodness to be acceptable to God based solely
on that goodness?
POINT: all of mankind is guilty before God - this
includes the wicked, heathen, good people, and religious people
EVIDENCE:
v.3:9 all are under sin
v.3:10 there is no one
righteous - not even 1
RIGHTEOUSNESS = acting
in accord with or conforming to a moral standard, especially the standard of
God's own righteousness
v.3:11 no one truly
seeks God - on their own
v.3:12 all have turned
away - together have become worthless = no intrinsic value of our own
righteousness or goodness
Q: Can anyone come to
God by their own efforts? A: v.3:12, 11
cannot get to God without God's help; v. 2:29 from God
Q: How does a person get
to God if they cannot initiate and achieve it on their own? A: John 6:44-45, 65 Father draws people to the Son; in
evangelism God uses us as a mouthpiece to draw people to the Son
BIG IDEA: There is no room for personal pride or merit
in our salvation. God initiated or
reached out to us. We did not reach out
to Him - even though we think we did.
We had all turned away. We were
all condemned in our sins before God - no matter if we were wicked, morally
good, or religious. God in His grace
has performed circumcision on our hearts.
Shouldn't that instill in each one of us a strong sense of thankfulness?
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