New Testament

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            John MacArthur in the introduction to Romans chapter four in his commentary writes, “If there is any doctrine that the chief enemy of man and of God desires to undercut and distort, it is the doctrine of salvation.  If Satan can cause confusion and error in regard to that doctrine, he has succeeded in keeping men in their sin and under divine judgment and condemnation, which the unredeemed will one day share with Satan and his demonic angels in the eternal torment of hell.”[1]

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            When you and I think of the cross and the death of the Lord Jesus Christ we look at it from man’s point of view. We look at it from what we gain from Christ’s death, we look at Jesus as our Savior, that He died for sinners. He died for our salvation, He died so our sins can be forgiven, He died so that we can have eternal life.  He died to rescue us from judgment and hell.  All of these things are true, and they should bring us great joy and peace and we should celebrate what the cross means for us.

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            Last Sunday we had the joy of celebrating the resurrection of the Lord Jesus Christ.  The week before that we were all in the courtroom in Romans 3.  Romans 3:9-20 is Paul’s final section on the sinfulness of man that started back in chapter 1, verse 18.

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            Today begins our fourth week in this passage of Scripture, a passage I had hoped to finish in one week, but God had other plans.  Paul has packed a lot of information into these 16 verses and it is important truth that cannot be taken lightly but must be carefully studied and understood in the light of the rest of Scripture so that it is not misinterpreted.

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