Introduction/Thesis
In a world that seems to disregard the existence of God through a misunderstanding of the world around them, it is important that we use the Bible and its teachings to try and open the eyes of those who are lost in our world today. Paul orates an awe-inspiring message to the Roman Christians of his day that can help in our understanding of God’s righteousness, man’s fallen nature, and the redemption that can be found in Jesus Christ. We find the same circumstances in today’s times as Paul found in his, where people no longer wanted to worship God and they were unthankful to Him for all that was given to them. Bridging the gap of our two cultures and finding a way to share the insights of the apostle Paul through his message
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We are all in need of a savior to redeem us from the death that we deserve because of sin (Romans 6:23). Jesus Christ is the gift that was given for our salvation and the One who would repair the damage done by sinful man. God manifested Himself in flesh (I Tim. 3:16) as the Son of God, Jesus Christ, took on all of our sins (I John 3:5) on the Cross at Calvary and died for our sins (Romans 4:25), once and for all. “There is now no condemnation to them which are in Christ Jesus, who walk not after the flesh, but after the Spirit” (Romans 8:1). We must relate to the death, burial, and resurrection of Jesus in order to have eternal life in Him. Jesus said in John 3:3-5 that we must be born again of water and Spirit to enter into the kingdom of God. Peter preached this message in more detail on the Day of Pentecost when he told the crowd to repent, and be baptized every one of you in the name of Jesus Christ for the remission of sins, and ye shall receive the gift of the Holy Ghost (Acts 2:38). In this sermon by Peter we find the keys to the kingdom and our New Birth experience can come to fruition. In repentance true sorrow is expressed for our sins and disobedience to God and a turning away from fleshly desires is proclaimed, just as Jesus died on the Cross for our sins. In water baptism, we are buried (by immersion in water) with Christ and all our sins are remitted and we are washed clean. When we receive the Holy Ghost, our new identity is established as a child of God and we can walk in “newness of life” (Romans 6:4). Once this process is complete, the power to overcome sin, the devil, and the world’s evil schemes is available to us. Our sanctification process can only begin when we are born again and then we can say that there is no more condemnation because we believed in the gospel message that the apostles preached, had faith in the redeeming work of Jesus Christ, and now walk