Pleasing God, Making Disciples of Jesus Christ

Summarizing the Glorious Gospel

 For I am not ashamed of the gospel, for it is the power of God for salvation to everyone who believes, to the Jew first and also to the Greek. 17 For in it the righteousness of God is revealed from faith for faith, as it is written, “The righteous shall live by faith.”  Romans 1:16-17

A. The power of God displayed in the Gospel: Rom. 1:16a

B. The result of the Gospel (part 1) – Salvation: Rom. 1:16a

1. Delivered from the identity as children of wrath to children of God: Eph. 2:1-5, Eph. 1:4-5; 1 Peter 2:10

2. Delivered from the kingdom of darkness to the kingdom of Jesus: Col. 1:12-13

C. The application of the Gospel: Rom 1:16b, John 6:35, John 6:37, John 3:16

D. The impartiality of the Gospel: Rom. 1:16c, Eph. 2:14-16

E. The result of the Gospel (part 2) – Righteousness: Rom. 1:17, Job 9:1-2, Job 15:14-16, Rom, 3:21-24, Rom. 11:36

F. The continuity of the Gospel: Rom. 1:17, Psalm 98:1-2, 2 Tim. 1:3-5