2013/09/22
Romans 3.19-31, with Luke 7.36-50, and Psalm 32
of Jacob,’
joy, peace.
myself off from him, shunned him, denied him, crucified him.
never be cut off from him!
total renunciation.
day’s effort on earth.
Memorial, in Pensées, 309-310.
3 movements
of grace
central
movement (justifying grace) a “singularity”
hourglass
figure
prevenient:
God’s pursuit, either romance or hunt
first
thing: in the narrative of grace, “I” am not the subject of the story
second: God
is gracious, grace is always active
purposes of God”.
Justify a
wrong
Justify a
checkbook
Greek word
family also translated “righteous”, “just”
Holy, Holy,
Holy
Human Sin
Justice
Holy
God is Love
Justification
judgement/atonement
in his blood…. He did it to demonstrate his justice at the present time, so
as to be just and the one who justifies those who have faith in Jesus (Romans
3.25-26).
the gift is
FREE to us – “justified as a gift” (Romans 3.24)
not
deserved or earned
but
Jesus paid the full price
my hope is
built (on nothing less than Jesus’ blood & righteousness)
“The cross
purposes of God”
no clear “moment”
uncertainty,
not certainty
1. Legal
– Pardon, declared innocent
2. Relational
– Peace, reconciled – joy, certainty, embrace
Hymn: “pardon
for sin and a peace that endureth”
heritage
and drive
missionary
storm at
sea
where one was reading Luther’s preface to the Epistle to the Romans. About a
quarter before nine, while he was describing the change which God works in the
heart through faith in Christ, I felt my heart strangely warmed. I felt I did
trust in Christ, Christ alone, for salvation; and an assurance was given me
that He had taken away my sins, even mine, and saved me from the law of sin and
death.
Journal, in
John Wesley
Blaise Pascal. Memorial,
in Pensées,
309-310.
John Wesley. Journal,
in John Wesley, Albert Outler, editor.
Also online at http://www.ccel.org/ccel/wesley/journal.vi.ii.xvi.html
