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Romans 3:19-31 and Psalm 51

Survive God's Thermonuclear Goodness

Most people admit that they are not as good as they should be, that sometimes they have done things which have been hurtful, immoral even evil. No one is totally good and totally pure. So for us to approach God would mean certain death, we would be melted in his thermonuclear goodness. No darkness, no corruptness, no evil can survive his purity. God is like a burning star that melts everything that comes close to it. Jesus Christ is like a special thermonuclear suit that enables us to be embraced by God without obliterating us. We don't have to try or pretend to be good because we never will be. Christ came to rescue us, to make us perfect in himself. We access this goodness by having faith in Jesus. the Rev

Survive God's thermonuclear Goodness

Exercises

There are some big, technical and theological words like; righteousness, justification, propitiation and redemption in this passage. To grow in your ability to live by faith it would be good for you to understand what these words mean and how they apply to your own life. Please click on "read more" to access exercises that will help you understand and live by faith.

Romans: Live by Faith

Bible Reading: Psalm 51 and Romans 3:19-31

Sermon Outline

Live by Faith Rom 3:21-31

• Reveal God’s Righteousness v21-22a, 25b-26

• Accept Christ’s Propitiation v22b-25a

• Believe Christ v27-31

Exercises

• Watch “Cell Phone Karma” click on link below to be redirected to YouTube.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cFuq01NvEnA

Discuss how Karma works and why it is appealing.

• Watch “Grace” click on link below to be redirected to YouTube.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EGBNa0L41Zc

What is Grace, what does it do, how does it work and why can it be confronting.

• Explain why God is angry Rom 3:23.

• Discuss the significance of propitiation and the mechanism by which it is applied.

• In what way does propitiation encourage humility Rom 3:27-31?

• Despite knowing the gospel share in what way you struggle to live by faith rather than by works, by Grace rather than by Karma.

Prayer: Dear God, forgive me for turning my back on you, forgive me for denying you by meeting my own needs, wants and feelings. Forgive me for trying to change the world around me from a place of your grace to a place of my own system of good Works/Karma. Help me to truly treasure Christ’s propitiation for me and the world, for without it we can only expect your wrath. Amen

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