ROMANS 1:
v.17—THE RIGHTEOUSNESS OF GOD,
v.16—THE POWER OF THE GOSPEL &
v.18—THE SINFULNESS OF MANKIND
Near the end of this monumental book, God has Paul explain one of the means of sanctification is the Biblical Counseling & Discipleship of other believers in the lives of individuals in Christ’s Church.
The Call from God to be Disciple Making Biblical Counselors
Look again at Romans 15:14 to see our calling to be disciple-making Biblical counselors of other believers in the Body of Christ.
Rom. 15:14 (NKJV): Now I am confident concerning you, my brethren, that you are also full of goodness, filled with all knowledge, able also to admonish one another.
This calling to be agents in God’s Hands ministering the sanctifying Word into the lives of other believers is only based on us being recipients of the Spirit’s sanctifying work first. We ask people to follow us as we follow the Lord (1 Cor. 11:1).
The Worldview God Offers
• God says we are an immortal spirit that lives within a temporal human body. We are waiting for the time when we’ll be clothed with our celestial body when we see Christ and become like Him (1 Cor. 15).
• Everyone either sees themselves first temporally, as a physical body with an eternal spirit, or eternally as an eternal spirit with a physical body.
• Choosing God’s upward orientation explains many facets of how we view life. If problems are seen in the long view of eternity, they are just a tiny part of the picture (Paul called life a “light, momentary affliction” 2 Cor. 4:17).
• Life lived looking downward at the decay of our bodies and the decline of our world, nation, and culture is always discouraging. But looking up, seeing what God has said life will be like (full of “troubles” Job 5:7) and where all of history is heading (Rev. 6-19) and that all who are godly will suffer because we are headed in a different direction (2 Tim. 3:12), is always encouraging.
#5 God’s Righteousness & His Gospel
• Everyone we meet at that moment—is either saved or lost (Rom. 3:10).
• If the person is saved, you can tell them what God’s Word says about everything they need for life and godliness (2 Peter 1:3).
• If the person is lost, they need the Gospel; all other spiritual truths they are unable to receive are foolishness to them (1 Cor. 2:14). Our help is limited and should be based on compassion for their actual condition. They need to hear where their life is headed (Ps. 1:6).
• If they are saved and know it but are struggling or lack assurance of the Gospel’s work in their lives, both need to be reminded of its truths.
From WOL2023-WCS-06a – Romans 1 – Righteousness, Power, & Sinfulness (230310AM)
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