GODS IMMUTABLE PLAN
AND PURPOSE of THE AGES
A PERFECT COMPANY IN HARMONY WITH HIS PERFECT WILL
• TO LOVE HIM WITH A PERFECT LOVE
• TO BE LIKE HIM and WITH HIM THROUGH-OUT A PERFECT ETERNITY’
(Alfred Thompson Eade)
lemma.g:τίς AND lemma.g:εἶπον
What can we deduce from this context?
What conclusion should we draw?
Rom 3:5 what shall we say? Is God unjust who inflicts wrath?
Rom 4:1 What then shall we say that Abraham our father has found according to the flesh?
Rom 6:1 What shall we say then? Shall we continue in sin that grace may abound?
Rom 7:7 What shall we say then? Is the law sin?
Rom 8:31 What then shall we say to these things? If God is for us, who can be against us?
Rom 9:14 What shall we say then? Is there unrighteousness with God? Certainly not!
Rom 9:30 What shall we say then? That Gentiles, who did not pursue righteousness, have attained to righteousness, even the righteousness of faith;
- Rom 8:24 For we are saved by hope: but hope that is seen is not hope: for (1)what a man seeth, why doth he yet hope for?
- Rom 8:31 (2)What shall we then say to these things?
- If (since) God be for us, (3)who can be against us?
- Rom 8:32 He that spared not his own Son, but delivered him up for us all, (4)how shall he not with him also freely give us all things?
- Rom 8:33 (5)Who shall lay any thing to the charge of God’s elect? It is God that justifieth.
- Rom 8:34 (6)Who is he that condemneth? It is Christ that died, yea rather, that is risen again, who is even at the right hand of God, who also maketh intercession for us.
- Rom 8:35 (7)Who shall separate us from the love of Christ?
- (8)shall [1]tribulation, or [2]distress, or [3]persecution, or [4]famine, or [5]nakedness, or [6]peril, or [7]sword?
- Rom 8:38-39 For I am persuaded, that neither (1)death, nor (2)life, nor (3)angels, nor (4)principalities, nor (5)powers, nor (6)things present, nor (7)things to come, 39 Nor (8)height, nor (9)depth, nor (10)any other creature, shall be able to separate us from the love of God, which is in Christ Jesus our Lord.
Eternal Security:
Elect, Chosen, Called
John 10:27–29
1 John 2:18-19,1 John 2:28,1 John 3:6,9,10,1 John 5:4,13
Php 1:6,Php 4:3
John 3:15-16,36,John 6:37,39,John 10:27,28,29,John 14:16
Revelation 3:5
Romans 4:3–8,8:30,37-39
Jude 24
1 Cor 3:15
Eph 1:13-14,Eph 4:30
it is possible for our sin to “quench the Holy Spirit” (1 Thessalonians 5:19,23-24) or “grieve the Holy Spirit” (Ephesians 4:30)
OT – Spirit comes and goes from people
NT – Acts 2 and on, permanently indwells
Hebrews 12:5–11
Rom 8:33 Who shall lay any thing to the charge of God’s elect? It is God that justifieth.
Rom 16:13 Salute Rufus chosen in the Lord, and his mother and mine.
In the question, If God be for us, who can be against us? Psalm 118:6 says, The Lord is on my side; I will not fear: what can man do unto me? Since Psalm 118 is the closing portion of the Hallel it would come readily to Paul’s mind when he dictated the epistle. The psalmist had every confidence, The Lord is on my side; what can man do unto me?
The courtroom is filled with intense drama as the lawyer for the plaintiff states the case for guilt and the lawyer for the defendant builds the case for innocence. Judge and jurors listen carefully in preparation for their verdict.
Sometimes we teach children short sayings. For instance—justified means “Just as if I’d never sinned.” It is not very theological, but it is not too bad as a definition.
I. Definition
A. The setting is the courtroom.
1. The prosecutor reads charges.
2. The person admits guilt.
3. A sentence is required (“soul that sinneth …”).
4. The judge declares not guilty.
B. We are more than not guilty.
1. All failure/sin is forgiven.
2. We are viewed as if having kept the law.
3. We are granted additional privileges.
II. Method
A. Our sin/failure is not just glossed over.
B. Christ took care of both.
1. He paid penalty for sins.
2. He fulfilled law for righteousness (Romans 10:4).
3. He both lived and died for us—both aspects are fully cared for.
III. Application
A. How does what He did get credited to our account?
1. It is credited to us when we accept Him.
2. When we accept Christ, we accept what He did as well.
3. We are justified by grace through faith.
B. God does it by grace, and it is applied by faith.
IV. Benefits
A. Justification gives standing with God.
B. Justification opens box of blessings (Romans 5:1–11).
C. Judgment is thus moved up and completed (case can’t be reopened).
D. Justification grants status that can’t be lost.Conclusion:
Justification is a major Bible theme. There is only one way to get justified. You might earn it by keeping the law, but no one can keep the law. You can only draw on what Christ has done, and that is done through faith. Are you justified?
Romans 8:31 If (since/Because/forasmuch as/Inasmuch as/although/given that)
Ps 118:6 The LORD is on my side; I will not fear: what can man do unto me?
No condemnation
A new walk
The Spirit dwells
A new mind
Christ in you
quicken mortal bodies, redemption of our body
the leading of the Spirit
son-ship, adoption
heirs
glorification
deliverance
hope
Spirit itself maketh intercession
Ps. 119:67, 71; Jer. 31:18, 19; Heb. 12:11 – affliction as discipline
Job – affliction as testimony
Barnes, A. (1884–1885). Notes on the New Testament: Romans (R. Frew, Ed.; p. 190). Blackie & Son.
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In addition, the search syntax can handle the rhetorical nature of the question as follows:
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Thompson, J. (2017). Questions in the Bible Dataset Documentation. Faithlife.
Rom 8:24For we are saved by hope: but hope that is seen is not hope: for what a man seeth, why doth he yet hope for?
Rom 8:31What shall we then say to these things?
If God be for us, who can be against us?
Rom 8:32He that spared not his own Son, but delivered him up for us all, how shall he not with him also freely give us all things?
Rom 8:33Who shall lay any thing to the charge of God’s elect? It is God that justifieth.
Rom 8:34Who is he that condemneth? It is Christ that died, yea rather, that is risen again, who is even at the right hand of God, who also maketh intercession for us.
Rom 8:35Who shall separate us from the love of Christ?
shall tribulation, or distress, or persecution, or famine, or nakedness, or peril, or sword?
- Rom 8:31 What then shall we say to these things?
- If God is for us, who can be against us?
- Rom 8:32 He who did not spare His own Son, but delivered Him up for us all, how shall He not with Him also freely give us all things?
- Rom 8:33 Who shall bring a charge against God’s elect? It is God who justifies.
- Rom 8:34 Who is he who condemns? It is Christ who died, and furthermore is also risen, who is even at the right hand of God, who also makes intercession for us.
- Rom 8:35 Who shall separate us from the love of Christ?
- Shall tribulation, or distress, or persecution, or famine, or nakedness, or peril, or sword?