Sunday Message 10-31-10

10/31/10
"Blessed Assurance"
Romans 5:1-11
Message by Pastor Paul Woodruf

Romans 1-4 Doctrine of Justification by Faith
Romans 5-8 The Results of Justification by Faith

We can know with absolute certainty that we are saved and have eternal life
1 Jn 5:13 "These things I have written to you who believe in the anme of the Son of God, so that you may know that you have eternal life"

3 Great Truths That Give Us The Blessed Assurance

1.) We Have the Blessed Assurance of Peace With God 5:1
This is about FACT not FEELING
Christ's sacrifice satisfied God's Justice
The Sin issue is over for those who have put their faith in Christ-- an objective fact
Ephesians 2:14 "For He Himself is our peace, who made both groups into one and broke down the barrier of the dividing wall"
Colssians 1:19-23
Colossians 1:19-20 "For it was the Father's good pleasure for all the fullness to dwell in Him, and through Him to reconcile all things to Himself, having made peace through the blood of His cross;"

2.) We Have the Blessed Assurance of the Glory of God 5:2
We are standing in Grace before the Father
Eph 2:18 "for through Him we both have our access in one Spirit to The Father"
Jude 24- We shall stand blameless before God with great Joy
Our hope is a confident expectation of Glory Heb 3:6
Rom 8:29-30
vs 3 Because we know- we exalt in tribulation knowing it proves our character & proves the genuineness of our Faith

3.) Blessed Assurance of the Love of God vs 5
God's love doesn't depend upon us.
vs 6-10-- Though we were sinners and unlovable God still loses us
God shows us on Calvary the proof of His love for us.
His love for us isn't related to our works either before or after we are saved
Nothing can seperate us from God's love Romans 8:31-39

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