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The Power Of God IS Salvation “For God did not give us a spirit of fear. He
gave us a spirit of power and of love and of a good mind. 8. Do not be
ashamed to tell others about what our Lord said, or of me here in prison. I am
here because of Jesus Christ. Be ready to suffer for preaching the Good News and
God will give you the strength you need. 9. He is the One Who
saved us from the punishment of sin. He is the One Who chose us to do His work.
It is not because of anything we have done. But it was His plan from the
beginning that He would give us His loving-favor through Christ Jesus.”
II Timothy 1:7-9 (NLV)
The world we live in today, is largely hostile toward Christians.
Often referred to mockingly as the “ religious right”, our culture
has little regard or tolerance toward Godly values and standards.
Paul encourages us by proclaiming he is, “not ashamed of the Gospel,
for it is the Power of God unto Salvation...” Read:
Romans 1:1-17 I.
The Gospel is “Good News”
Isaiah
61:1,2 the Lord was anointed
to “preach good news” *
who is ever ashamed to proclaim good news ? *
no one ever wants to be the bearer of bad news ! *
the word “Gospel” means “Good News” II.
The Gospel is about Salvation”
Romans
8:1,2 Jesus does not bring
condemnation *
not just any salvation, but our own personal salvation and hope *
mankind, because of sin, stands condemned by God’s law *
everyone must face God’s judgment * however, God has intervened and sent us His Son, Jesus Christ to pay the penalty for our sin by His death on the cross. III.
The Gospel is God’s way of
Salvation Romans
8:3,4 the law was powerless to save I
Corinthians *
no scheme of man or self help seminar will bring us salvation *
the “Gospel is God’s reaching out to save perishing men IV.
v16 The Gospel is Powerful
John
3:16,17 God did not send His son to condemn the world · it’s not only a matter of salvation, but also powerful enough to accomplish God’s purpose for us to have restored fellowship again “It's news I'm most proud to proclaim, this
extraordinary Message of God's powerful plan to rescue everyone who trusts him,
starting with Jews and then right on to everyone else! God's way of putting
people right shows up in the acts of faith, confirming what Scripture has said
all along: "The person in right standing before God by trusting him really
lives." Romans.
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