Southview Baptist Church
Letters to the Church — The Gospel ‑ God's Impartial Judgement
This week, Pastor Nathan Wakefield continues the Letters to the Church series with Romans 3:1-20. This passage serves as a sobering reminder for Christians and others that they cannot rely on their own efforts to earn God's favor. It encourages believers to embrace the Gospel as the only means of justification, freeing them from the burden of perfectionism and leading them to a deeper reliance on Christ's righteousness. Video of the worship service is available beginning Sunday at 9:30 AM at https://southviewbaptist.org/live.
Locations & Times
Southview Baptist Church
3434 S 13th St, Lincoln, NE 68502, USA
Sunday 9:30 AM
1. Without excuse — Faithfulness begins and ends with God and leaves us without excuse (1‑8).
• Question 1: Does God's justice mean God is unfaithful to His people, the Jews (1‑2)?
• Question 2: Does man's failure mean that God is unfaithful (3‑4)?
• Question 3: Does God's glory resulting from our sin justify our unfaithfulness (5‑8)?
Action: Commit to faithfulness in life not to earn your salvation, but because God is faithful.
• Question 1: Does God's justice mean God is unfaithful to His people, the Jews (1‑2)?
• Question 2: Does man's failure mean that God is unfaithful (3‑4)?
• Question 3: Does God's glory resulting from our sin justify our unfaithfulness (5‑8)?
Action: Commit to faithfulness in life not to earn your salvation, but because God is faithful.
2. The impossibility of righteousness — Righteousness is only attainable through God (9‑18).
• Question: Does one's heritage give one an advantage when it comes to the power of sin?
• Answer 1: Nobody seeks after God on their own (11‑12).
• Answer 2: Nobody is righteous (10, 13‑17).
• Answer 3: Nobody properly fears God (18).
Action: Pray that God reveals Himself more to you this week.
• Question: Does one's heritage give one an advantage when it comes to the power of sin?
• Answer 1: Nobody seeks after God on their own (11‑12).
• Answer 2: Nobody is righteous (10, 13‑17).
• Answer 3: Nobody properly fears God (18).
Action: Pray that God reveals Himself more to you this week.
3. Law's limitations — Unlike the Gospel, the law is unable to declare anyone righteous (19‑20).
• Laws only apply to those to whom the laws apply (19a).
• Laws only serve to condemn (19b).
• Laws prove guilt, not innocence (20a).
• The Law can help us identify sin (20b).
Action: Put the Law in its right place: as a guide, not as a tool for righteousness.
• Laws only apply to those to whom the laws apply (19a).
• Laws only serve to condemn (19b).
• Laws prove guilt, not innocence (20a).
• The Law can help us identify sin (20b).
Action: Put the Law in its right place: as a guide, not as a tool for righteousness.
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