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More Sin, More Grace?

A Question that needs to be answered.

January 5, 2014 • Pastor Ron Finch

“Grace Greater Than Our Sin” is the title of an old hymn that I sang as a young boy, but never came to understand the depth of the words until I was saved at the age of twenty-two. “Marvelous grace of our loving Lord, Grace that exceeds our sin and our guilt” are the opening words of that song, and it ends with the words, “Grace that is greater than all our sins!” What an incredible statement! The apos-tle Paul put it this way, “... where sin increased, grace abounded all the more!” (Rom. 5:20) But as Martyn Lloyd-Jones put it, “The preaching of the gospel of salvation by grace alone always leads to the possibility” of misunderstanding! It did in the Believers in Rome, and it still does today. So, this morning I want to talk about that “misunderstanding”.

More from Romans 6-8

Overwhelming Conquerers in Christ

May 4, 2014 • Pastor Ron Finch

I. Two Questions to Introduce: I believe that verse 37 is the key verse in these last eight verses of Romans 8: “But in all these things we overwhelmingly conquer through Him who loved us!” • What are “all these things”? • Who is the One who loved us?

Understanding Our Calling (Part 2)

April 27, 2014 • Pastor Ron Finch

I. Let’s Review: In our last message in Romans 8 we began “unpacking” the phrase “called according to His purpose” by examining the five foundational words in verses 29 & 30. We noticed four important things: a. The “for” at the beginning of verse 29 introduces an explanation. b. Even though our CALL is Paul’s focus, he wants us to know that there are two things that happen BEFORE the call and two things that happen AFTER the call. c. Before the CALL God “foreknew” and He “predestined”. d. All of the actions described in these five words are by God’s initiative, NOT OURS!

Understanding Our Calling! (Part 1)

April 13, 2014 • Pastor Ron Finch

I. Setting the Stage: Verse 29 begins an explanation. The three letter word, “for” (Greek at the beginning of verse 29 is an explanatory particle. In verses 29-30 he develops more fully the phrase, “called according to His purpose.” He answers the “how” and “why” of our call.