270 - Les Feldick Bible Study Lesson 2 - Part 2 - Book 23 - Roman Road to Salvation - Part 2

https://lesfeldickbiblestudy.com Through the Bible with Les Feldick LESSON 2 * PART 2 * BOOK 23 ROMAN ROAD TO SALVATION: The plan of Salvation. You can do nothing in the realm of the Spirit without faith which is Taking God at his Word. Romans 3:23 "For all have sinned, and come short of the glory of God;" All have come short, and they can not meet God's criteria. They can no way claim to be good enough to enter God's heaven. Because invariably people will say, "Yes," but instead you ask them, "Why should God let you into His heaven?" Of all the reasons that people will give, as to why they think God should let them into His heaven, they will invariably overlook Romans 3:23. Which means we can't enter God's heaven unless God does something on our behalf. Now, the next verse I always like to use is Romans Chapter 6 and verse 23. Romans 6:23 "For the wages of sin is death; but the gift of God is eternal life through Jesus Christ our Lord." Wages are never a gift. Eternal death. Romans 6:23 "...but the gift of God is eternal life..." Now, I would like for you to turn to Romans Chapter 1, and verse 16, and this is a well known verse, where Paul now writes: Romans 1:16 "For I am not ashamed of the gospel of Christ: for it (the Gospel) is the power of God unto salvation..." It's that all inclusive word that implies everything that God does on behalf of the believer who cries out, "I'm a sinner, I'm in need of Salvation, I believe that Christ died for me." Then God does everything else. God would create man, and man would sin, and find himself in need of a Saviour, a Redeemer. "That Christ died for our sins, was buried, and rose again." Ephesians 1:12 Ephesians 1:13 "In whom ye also trusted, after that ye heard the word of truth (what's the word of truth?), the gospel of your salvation (that Christ died, was buried, and rose from the dead. After you believed what did God do?), ye were sealed with that holy Spirit of promise." Verse 13 again: Ephesians 1:13,14 Back to the Book of Romans Chapter 5, and verse 8. These verses are just loaded if people will stop and examine them. Romans 5:8 "But God (The Almighty, Creator, Triune God) commendeth (extended) his love toward us (everything is based on His love), in that, while we were yet sinners, Christ died for us." Why did God ever create man in the first place? Ephesians 5:25 "Husbands, love your wives,..." Men, extend that love to the female, and God has put within her a responder, and she will respond to that love. And that is what God does in the big picture to the whole human race. He extends His love. People will sometimes say, "How can a God of love and mercy send people to an eternal hell?" This Book was given to the human race for basically the sole purpose of helping people escape this wrath of a righteous God. Romans 5:8 again: Romans 5:8 "But God commendeth his love toward us, in that, while we were yet (still) sinners (God doesn't expect people to straighten up, and clean up their lives, and then approach Him for Salvation. God saves everybody just exactly where we are, and then He does the work of regeneration. So while we were yet sinners), Christ died for us." Romans 5:20 "Moreover the law entered (the human experience), that the offence (man's sins) might abound. The last part of that verse deals with Grace. Now, let's go over to Chapter 10. And let's read verse 9 through 13. Romans 10:9 "That if thou shalt confess with thy mouth the Lord Jesus, and shalt believe in thine heart that God hath raised him from the dead, thou shalt be saved." God is looking for a verbalization of all of these various steps. You tell God that you recognize from Scripture that you're a sinner. So looking at verse 9 again: Romans 10:9 So if you believe that Christ died, was buried, and rose from the dead what's the promise?) thou shalt be saved." God said, and I know the Apostle Paul wrote it, but God said it through him. Then what does God become? Now, reading verse 10: Romans 10:10 unto righteousness;..." Now, that's an imputed thing, and as soon as we believe the Gospel for our Salvation then God imputes His righteousness. Righteousness. Genesis 3:21 "Unto Adam also and to his wife did the LORD God make coats of skins, and clothed them." Isaiah 61:10 Romans 3:22 "Even the righteousness of God which is by faith of Jesus Christ unto all and upon all them that believe:" Now, Paul is saying the same thing here in Romans 10:10 Romans 10:10 "For with the heart man believeth unto righteousness (that God can actually clothe him with the righteousness of Christ); and with the mouth confession is made unto salvation." None of us are deserving of God's Heaven, but we know we're going there because of God's promises. Romans 10:13 Now, I think God is the same way. #LesFeldick #BibleStudy #Bible