ROMANS 2:4-5

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Sunday Morning:  February 6, 2005

Text:  Romans 2:4-6  "Or despisest thou the riches of his goodness and forbearance and longsuffering; not knowing that the goodness of God leadeth thee to repentance? 5. But after thy hardness and impenitent heart treasurest up unto thyself wrath against the day of wrath and revelation of the righteous judgment of God; 6. Who will render to every man according to his deeds:"

NOT WILLING THAT ANY PERISH

2 Peter 3:9  "The Lord is not slack concerning his [the] promise, as some men count slackness; but is longsuffering to us-ward, not willing that any should perish, but that all should come to repentance."

THE PROMISE

1 John 2:25  "And this is the promise that he hath [the] promised us, even eternal [agelasting] life."

PAUL

1 Timothy 1:13  "Who was before a blasphemer, and a persecutor, and injurious: but I obtained mercy, because I did it ignorantly in unbelief."

OBTAINED MERCY

1 Timothy 1:16  "Howbeit for this cause I obtained mercy, that in me first Jesus Christ might show forth all longsuffering, for a pattern to them which should hereafter believe [present active] on him to life everlasting."

IN LONGSUFFERING GOD WAITS

1 Peter 3:20  "Which sometime were disobedient, when once the longsuffering of God waited in the days of Noah, while the ark was a preparing, wherein few, that is, eight souls were saved by water."

CONTINUE IN HIS GOODNESS

Romans 11:21-23  "For if God spared not the natural branches, take heed lest he also spare not thee. 22. Behold therefore the goodness and severity of God: on them which fell, severity; but toward thee, goodness, if thou continue in his goodness: otherwise thou also shalt be cut off. 23. And they also, if they abide not still in unbelief, shall be grafted in: for God is able to graft them in again."

HIS GOODNESS TOWARD US

Ephesians 2:7  "That in the ages to come he might show the exceeding riches of his grace in his kindness [goodness] toward us through Christ Jesus."

FOR THY GOODNESS SAKE

Psalms 25:7  Remember not the sins of my youth, nor my transgressions: according to thy mercy remember thou me for thy goodness' sake, O LORD.

GOODNESS LAID UP

Psalms 31:19  Oh how great is thy goodness, which thou hast laid up for them that fear thee; which thou hast wrought for them that trust in thee before the sons of men!

HIS GOODNESS IS GREAT

Psalms 145:7-9  "They shall abundantly utter the memory of thy great goodness, and shall sing of thy righteousness. 8. The LORD is gracious, and full of compassion; slow to anger, and of great mercy. 9. The LORD is good to all: and his tender mercies are over all his works."

HE IS GOOD, TEACHING SINNERS

Psalms 25:8  Good and upright is the LORD: therefore will he teach sinners in the way.

TASTE OF HIS GOODNESS

Psalms 34:8  O taste and see that the LORD is good: blessed is the man that trusteth in him.

READY TO FORGIVE IF CALLED UPON

Psalms 86:5-6  For thou, Lord, art good, and ready to forgive; and plenteous in mercy unto all them that call upon thee.  6  Give ear, O LORD, unto my prayer; and attend to the voice of my supplications.

PRAISE FOR HIS GOODNESS

Psalms 100:4-5  Enter into his gates with thanksgiving, and into his courts with praise: be thankful unto him, and bless his name.  5  For the LORD is good; his mercy is everlasting; and his truth endureth to all generations.

TEN TIMES

Numbers 14:22-23  "Because all those men which have seen my glory, and my miracles, which I did in Egypt and in the wilderness, and have tempted me now these ten times, and have not hearkened to my voice; 23. Surely they shall not see the land which I sware unto their fathers, neither shall any of them that provoked me see it:"

ONCE IN ANGER

Numbers 20:10-12  "And Moses and Aaron gathered the congregation together before the rock, and he said unto them, Hear now, ye rebels; must we fetch you water out of this rock? 11. And Moses lifted up his hand, and with his rod he smote the rock twice: and the water came out abundantly, and the congregation drank, and their beasts also. 12. And the LORD spake unto Moses and Aaron, Because ye believed me not, to sanctify me in the eyes of the children of Israel, therefore ye shall not bring this congregation into the land which I have given them."

THE LORD IS COMING TO REWARD

Revelation 22:12-15  "And, behold, I come quickly; and my reward is with me, to give every man according as his work shall be. 13. I am Alpha and Omega, the beginning and the end, the first and the last. 14. Blessed are they that do his commandments, that they may have right to the tree of life, and may enter in through the gates into the city. 15. For without are dogs, and sorcerers, and whoremongers, and murderers, and idolaters, and whosoever loveth and maketh a lie."