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The Gospel – Word and Spirit

The Gospel – Word and Spirit. Biblical Tension of Grace and Works Series. I. Tensions . Scientific Tensions That Keep Us In Tune. Balance. Pulled to the Sun. Fly off into space. Gravitational Force. Centrifugal Force. Earth's Revolution. Biblical Tensions that Keep us in Tune.

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The Gospel – Word and Spirit

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  1. The Gospel – Word and Spirit Biblical Tension of Grace and Works Series

  2. I. Tensions

  3. Scientific Tensions That Keep Us In Tune Balance Pulled to the Sun Fly off into space Gravitational Force Centrifugal Force

  4. Earth's Revolution

  5. Biblical Tensions that Keep us in Tune Balance Extreme Error Extreme Error Truth Scripture Truth Scripture Conflict

  6. Biblical Tensions that Keep us in Tune Balance Legalism 2 Cor. 3:6 The letter kills but the Spirit gives life Works James 2:18 Show me your faith by your works License Gal. 5:13 Using freedom to indulge sinful nature Grace Eph. 2:8 Saved by grace through faith not of works Conflict

  7. Much time spent in Romans, Galatians, and James

  8. II. The Gospel • The Gospel, by the Word and by the Spirit • Word without Spirit – dry up • Spirit without Word – blow up • Word and Spirit – grow up

  9. Romans 1 • Paul – sent to preach Good News • Jesus – shown to be God’s son when raised from the dead by the power of the Spirit • Privilege to tell Gentiles everywhere what God has done for them – great sense of obligation

  10. So… eager to come to you to preach the Good News • Not ashamed of this Good News – it is the power of God at work saving everyone who believes • This Good News tells us how to be right in God’s sight • Accomplished from start to finish by faith • Ephesians 2:8 – by grace through faith

  11. Not ashamedof how God makes us right with him • Battle of tolerance – prevailing idea that God has made many ways • The battle of inclusion • The battle of imperialisticexclusivism– • God Rules Through Jesus • Revelation 11:15 Then the seventh angel blew his trumpet, and there were loud voices shouting in heaven: “The world has now become the Kingdom of our Lord and of his Christ, and he will reign forever and ever.”

  12. III. The Spirit and the Word • The Word and the Law • Law - Galatians 3:19-25 • Temporarily added to God’s covenant with Abraham • To regulate conduct, define sin, show propensity to violate it, awaken sense of need for mercy, grace and redemption • Fulfilled in Jesus – Matthew 5:17 • Love fulfills the law – Romans 13:10

  13. The Word - 2 Timothy 3:16 - 1716All Scripture is inspired by God and is useful to teach us what is true and to make us realize what is wrong in our lives. It corrects us when we are wrong and teaches us to do what is right.  17God uses it to prepare and equip his people to do every good work.

  14. 2 Corinthians 3:2-6 • Your lives are a letter - epistole��ep-is-tol-ay‘ a writtenmessage:—”epistle”, letter. • Written with the Spirit of God on human hearts • The law kills, but the Spirit gives life

  15. Romans 2:29 – one whose heart is right with God • Not by obeying the letter of the law • A changed heart produced by God’s Spirit • Seeks praise from God, not people

  16. IV. Conclusion • Embrace Tension – understand conflict • Let the Word and the Spirit work together • Understand the Gospel – the power of God to make people right with himself • Be unashamed of the gospel • Changing your life • Praise from God, not men

  17. IV.

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