Bible Text: Romans 4:1-5:11 | Speaker: Micah Hackett | Series: The Gospel According to Romans Today’s message discusses three things that cannot justify, illustrated in the life of Abraham. Then, still following Abraham’s example, we look at the quality of faith that God reckons as righteousness and thereby justifies a man. All this centers around the cross and resurrection, giving us an everlasting hope and growing joy in the God we have come to know.
Bible Text: Romans 3:19-28 | Speaker: Micah Hackett | Series: The Gospel According to Romans Paul has just proven that the whole world is condemned. But God wants to show mercy. How can God forgive sinners without ignoring their sin and thus violating His justice? The cross answers this question so that God can be righteous in judging sin AND in forgiving sinners simultaneously. This message will explain Romans 3:19-28 and show how this works.
Bible Text: Romans 1-5, 10 | Speaker: Micah Hackett | Series: The Gospel According to Romans Beginning with the mandate of gospel preaching in Romans 10, we looked at how the gospel is developed in Romans with a view to systematically understanding and presenting it for ourselves. We use chapters 1-5 as a paradigm for how the gospel should be presented.