THE RIDE IS BETTER ON THE ROMANS ROAD

ROMANS 5                                                                      

Pastor Rick Jackson

I. BENEFITS ON THE ROMANS ROAD [v. 1-11]

1. Peace with God [v. 1, Eph. 2:15-16]

2. Access with God [v. 2, Eph. 2:18, 3:12]

3. Hope with God [v. 2, Col. 1:5] [note the benefits cover the past=being justified, present=access, future=hope]

4. Tribulations yes, but with God [v. 3-5]

5. Indwelling Holy Ghost [v. 5, more in chapter 8]

6. God’s Love [v. 6-9, more later]

7. Deliverance from Wrath [v. 9-10, 1 Th. 5:1-9 = the Tribulation]

8. Joy [v. 11]

II. BASIS (Foundation) FOR THE ROMANS ROAD [v. 6-9]

1. Christ’s Death for Sinners [v. 6-8]

2. God’s Love for Sinners [v. 8]

3. Christ’s Life for Saints [v. 9]

III. BIG CHANGES ON THE ROMANS ROAD [v. 12-21] “There is a new Sheriff in town”

1. The Two Adams [v. 12-16, 1 Corinthians 15:22, 45]

[destroys evolution- v. 12]           

[demonstrates Adam’s Headship of the human race- v. 13-14]  

[details Christ gives “much more” than was lost in Adam- v. 10, 15, 17, 20]

2. The Two Reigns [v. 14, 17-21]

3. The Two Choices – Judgment or Justification [v. 16-18, 1, 9]