LOVE'S LIBERTY, Rom 14:1-9 LOVE'S RESPONSIBILITY, Rom 14:10-21 LOVE'S CERTAINTY, Rom 14:22-23
diet, vv2-3 days, vv5-6 drink, vv17, 21
LOVE'S CERTAINTY: Romans 14:22-23
A. Faith of the CHRISTIAN, v22a “Do you have faith?”
1. Gifted by God, Eph 2:8-9 2. Grows Stronger, Rom 4:19-21; 2 Thess 1:3 3. Generates Good Work a. produces obedience, Jas 2:21-24 b. proclaims the gospel, Heb 11:17-19
B. Faith with CONFIDENCE, vv22b-22d “(b) Have it to yourself before God. (c) Happy is he who does not condemn himself (d) in what he approves”
1. With Care (v22b) Rom 14:1-21 2. Without Condemnation (v22c) Rom 8:1; 1 Jn 3:21 3. With Conviction (v22d) Heb 10:23
C. Faith for CONSCIENCE Sake, v23a “But he who doubts is condemned if he eats, because he does not eat from faith;”
1. Doubt, διακρινω (diakrino); Rom 4:20; Jas 1:6 (2x) a. damned (KJV) κατακρινω (katakrino) i. in this context, not eternally condemned, but of conscience; guilty b. dining apart from faith – one practical example of this guilt
D. Faith through CHRIST, v23b “…for whatever is not from faith is sin.”
1. Faith from Christ, Heb 3:14 2. Faith in Christ, 1Pet 1:18-21 a. eternal proposition, vv18-20 b. exhortation in application, v21 3. Faith unto Christ, Heb 12:1-2
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Jon Cardwell
Love's Certainty Practical Christianity- Romans Calvary Baptist Church
Jon Cardwell was saved by God’s grace on June 3, 1985 while serving in the military as a deep sea diver in the U.S. Navy. The call to ministry came 8 years later when he was invited to serve the Lord in the Philippine mission field. Jon’s entry into pastoral ministry came...
