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  • Romans 3:27-31

    Romans 3:27-31
    2025/10/13

    Romans 3:27-31Senior Pastor Alex KennedyLast week we focused on the humbling truth that “all have sinned and fall short of the glory of God” (Romans 3:23). Each and every one of us have missed the mark and fallen short of God’s standard. But the great news is that those who place their hope in Christ as Savior “are justified by his grace as a gift, through the redemption that is in Christ Jesus” (Romans 3:24). Remember, justification is that legal term meaning we are declared not guilty by God!
    In our passage today, Paul continues this thought with an important question, “Then what becomes of our boasting (v. 27)?”If we’re honest, we all have a tendency to boast. Pastor Alex reminded us that boasting is an outward expression of an inner problem: pride. Let’s remember, this is not a new problem. In fact, we can trace boasting (and pride) all the way back to the Garden of Eden. Adam and Eve convinced themselves that they knew better than God and chose to go their own way rather than following and trusting Him. The reality is boasting is incompatible with the truth of the gospel… that we are justified by God’s grace as a gift (3:24). Elsewhere Paul reminds, “For it is by grace you have been saved, through faith—and this is not from yourselves, it is the gift of God— not by works, so that no one can boast” (Ephesians 2:8-9). If salvation were possible through the Law or any means of our own doing, then we would be able to boast in something we could earn. But the only response to salvation as a gift of God is a posture of gratitude and thankfulness to Him. Let’s remember who authored the book of Romans. If anyone would have had a right to boast in his accomplishments, lineage, education, and religious pedigree it would have been Paul. And yet, Paul considered all these things “rubbish” (literally garbage) compared to knowing Christ Jesus (see Philippians 3:5-11)!In addition to running completely counter to the truth of the gospel that salvation is a gift of God by grace alone through faith alone, boasting affects our everyday lives in several ways. First, boasting causes division. When we think better of ourselves because of anything – our race, our social status, or our achievements – it automatically divides and separates us from others. In addition to division, boasting can also reveal itself as anxiety in our lives. When the things that we boast about are threatened – i.e. our marriage, our kids, or our livelihood – we are vulnerable to fear and anxiety. Questions to Consider:
    1. First and foremost, is there anything in which you are tempted to boast as the grounds of your confidence or self-worth? As Paul reminds us in Galatians 3:14, “Far be it from me to boast except in the cross of our Lord Jesus Christ.” Ask God to expose anything that feeds the lie of self-sufficiency.
    2. Ask God to expose anything that gives you a heart of pride. Ask God to remove any sense of false security about things we might be tempted to boast about in our own strength.
    3. Ask God to reveal anything that gives you a sense of shame. If you haven’t done so already, confess those things to God, ask His forgiveness, and then thank God for that forgiveness He freely offers (1 John 1:9).
    4. If you’ve never put your trust in Christ alone as your Savior and would like to know more about what a relationship with Him looks like, we’re here to help. Send us an email at questions@carmelbaptist.org and someone from our team will reach out to you.

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    35 分
  • Romans 3:21-26

    Romans 3:21-26
    2025/10/06
    Romans 3:21-26Senior Pastor Alex KennedyThis passage is thought to be one of the most important paragraphs ever written. Paul has just spent the last two chapters explaining the purpose and insufficiency of the law, and now he starts with, "But now the righteousness of God has been manifested apart from the law". "For all have sinned and fallen short of the glory of God" means that all have, are, and will always fall short of God's glory. God is the standard, and we all fall short.To read more, please go to: https://carmelbaptist.org/carmel-sermon/romans-321-26/

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    33 分
  • Romans 3:1-20

    Romans 3:1-20
    2025/09/29
    Romans 3:1-20Senior Pastor Alex KennedyPaul continues his letter in Chapter 3 by handling Jewish objections to his teaching by using a diatribe, which means he set up a dialogue with his critics by posing questions and then answering them.
    Objection 1 - "Then what advantage has the Jew? Or what is the value circumcision?" (v1) In other words, "If my Jewishness doesn't save me and circumcision is no guarantee, then what advantage is there to being a Jew and having the sign of circumcision?"
    For us today, it could be stated, "What advantage then is there in being baptized? Is there any advantage to being a member of Carmel Baptist Church?"Answer 1 - "Much in every way. To begin with, the Jews were entrusted with the oracles of God (The Old Testament)." God gave His Truth to the Jews instead of to another people group. They were entrusted with it. (Romans 9:4-5)Objection 2 - "What if some were unfaithful? Does their faithlessness nullify the faithfulness of God?" (v3)Answer 2 - "By no means! Let God be true though every one were a liar" (v4)"God is faithful to all His words - the ones that threaten judgment for disobedience as well as to the ones that promise blessing." If, then, Paul implies, God judges Israel for her sins, He is still faithful, true, and just."
    But this same faithfulness that also involved punishment for disobedience was conveniently forgotten.
    Objection 3 - "But if our unrighteousness serves to show the righteousness of God, what shall we say? That God is unrighteous to inflict wrath on us?" (v5)In other words, if my badness makes God look good, then how can God judge me for my badness? I'm a bad person. You're saying we're all bad, but all we're doing is making God look really good...
    Answer 4 - "By no means! or then how could God judge the world?" (v6-8)Sinning like crazy so we will know grace like never before is bizarre thinking. There are no victimless sins. Every choice to do wrong harms someone. Sin grieves the heart of God, and it is an affront to His character. Sin separates the Creator from the creation He loves so dearly.Verses 10-12 show us we are worthless in terms of our spiritual good, but not in terms of our human worth. All humans are always valuable because the image of God cannot be erased, but it is marred by sin. Sin isn't something we just do, it is something that affects every part of us - our mind, our will, our speech, our relationships. Like a disease, it's spread through the whole system. (v 13-18)The law wasn't given to justify us, but to silence us because it removes all boasting and exposes the depth of our guilt. The purpose of the law wasn't to correct sin, but to reveal it.We must let the law do its work, and then run to Jesus Christ. He is the way, the Truth, and the life. God is going to change us, but it's not going to be by the law. (Romans 1:16)

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    33 分
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