ROMANS 8:17b
Sunday Morning: April
23, 2006
Text: Romans 8:16-18 The Spirit itself beareth witness with our
spirit, that we are the children of God:
17 And if children, then heirs; heirs of God, and joint-heirs with
Christ; if so be that we suffer with him, that we may be also glorified
together. 18 For I reckon that the sufferings of this
present time are not worthy to be compared with the glory which
shall be revealed in us.
TWO
INHERITANCES
Romans 8:17 And if
children (in the family), then heirs;
heirs of God, and joint-heirs with Christ; if so be that
we suffer with him, that we may be also glorified together.
ALL
CAN BECOME CHILDREN OF GOD
2 Corinthians 5:14 For the love of Christ constraineth us; because we thus judge, that if one died for all, then were all dead
MESSAGE
TO THE UNSAVED
1 Corinthians
2:1-2 And I,
brethren, when I came to you (before
they became brethren), came not with excellency of speech or of wisdom,
declaring unto you the testimony of God.
2 For I determined not to know any thing among you, save Jesus Christ, and him crucified.
BELIEVE
ON THE LORD JESUS
Acts 16:30-31 And brought them out, and said, Sirs, what
must I do to be saved? 31 And they said, Believe on the Lord Jesus
Christ, and thou shalt be saved, and thy house.
BECOME
PART OF THE FAMILY
John 3:3 Jesus answered and said unto him, Verily,
verily, I say unto thee, Except a man be born
again [from above], he cannot
see the kingdom of God.
CHILDREN
NEED MILK BEFORE MEAT
1 Corinthians
3:1-2 And I, brethren, could not speak unto you as unto spiritual, but as unto carnal, even as unto babes in Christ. 2 I
have fed you with milk, and not with meat: for
hitherto ye were not (basics
forgotten) able to bear it, neither yet now are ye able.
DESIRE
PURE MILK TO GROW
1 Peter 2:1-2 Wherefore laying aside all malice (extreme ill will) , and
all guile (cunning deceit),
and hypocrisies (acting, not real),
and envies (from pride, ambition),
and all evil speakings, 2 As
newborn babes, desire [long for]
the sincere [pure] milk of the word, that ye may grow thereby:
BABES
ARE DULL OF HEARING
Hebrews 5:11 Of whom we have many things to say, and hard
to be uttered, seeing ye are dull of
hearing.
NEED
TO BE TAUGHT AGAIN
Hebrews 5:12-13 For when for the time ye ought to be
teachers, ye have need that one teach
you again which be the first principles (the basics) of
the oracles of God; and are become such as have need of milk, and not of strong meat. 13 For
every one that useth milk is unskilful in the word of righteousness: for he is a
babe.
DOCTRINE
OF MILK
Hebrews 6:1 Therefore leaving the principles of the doctrine of Christ (get off of the
milk), let us go on unto perfection;
(move on to meat) not laying again the foundation of repentance from dead works, and of faith [fidelity as being faithful]
toward God
THE
CARNAL MIND
Romans 8:7-8 Because the carnal mind is
enmity against God: for it is not subject to the law of God, neither
indeed can be. 8 So then they
that are in the flesh cannot please God.
BABES
NEED THE WORD
John 8:30-32 As he spake these words, many believed on
him. 31
Then said Jesus to those Jews
which believed on him, If ye continue in my word, then are ye my disciples
indeed; 32 And ye shall know the truth, and the
truth shall make you free.
CHILDREN
SHOULD BE OBEDIENT
Colossians 3:20 Children,
obey your parents in all
things: for this is well pleasing unto
the Lord.
THE
JUST ARE OBEDIENT
Luke 1:6 And they were both righteous [just] before God, walking in all the commandments and ordinances [righteous acts, Rev. 19:8] of the Lord blameless.
THE
JUST NEED NO REPENTANCE
Luke 5:32 I came not to call the righteous [just] (obedient), but sinners to repentance. (to change)
MORAL
LAW FOR THE DISOBEDIENT
1 Timothy 1:8-10 But we know that the law is good, if a
man use it lawfully; 9 Knowing this, that the law is not made for a righteous [just]
man, but for the lawless and disobedient, for the ungodly and for sinners, for unholy and
profane (irreverent), for murderers of
fathers and murderers of mothers, (disrespect for authority in the family)
for manslayers, 10 For whoremongers, for them that defile
themselves with mankind, for men stealers, for liars, for perjured (wilfully
lying under oath) persons, and if there be any other thing that is contrary
to sound doctrine;
LOSS
OF INHERITANCE
Galatians 5:19-21 Now the works
of the flesh are manifest, which are these; Adultery, fornication,
uncleanness, lasciviousness, 20 Idolatry, witchcraft, hatred, variance (discord), emulations (rivalry), wrath (uncontrolled anger), strife (opposition), seditions [divisions, party spirit],
heresies [sect], 21 Envyings
(jealous) , murders, drunkenness, revellings (to carouse), and such like (all other evil activity): of the which I tell you
before, as I have also told you in time past, that they which do such things shall not inherit the kingdom of God.
THE
JUST FEAR GOD
Ecclesiastes
12:13-14 Let us hear the conclusion of
the whole matter: Fear God, and keep his commandments: for this is
the whole duty of man. 14 For God shall bring every work into judgment, with every secret thing, whether it be good, or whether it be evil.
INHERITANCE
IS A REWARD
Colossians 3:23-25 And whatsoever
ye do, do it heartily, as to the Lord, and not unto men;
24 Knowing that of the Lord ye shall receive the reward of the
inheritance: for ye serve the
Lord Christ. 25 But he that doeth wrong shall receive for the wrong which he hath
done: and there is no respect of persons.
LOOK
TO YOURSELVES
2 John 1:8 Look to yourselves, that we lose not those things which we have wrought, but that we receive a full reward.
THE
JUST ARE REWARDED
Matthew 10:41 He that receiveth a prophet in the name of a prophet shall receive a prophet's reward; and he that receiveth a righteous [just] man in the name of a righteous [just] man shall receive a righteous [just] man's reward.
THE
JUST SHALL SHINE IN THE KINGDOM
Matthew 13:43 Then shall the righteous [just] shine
forth as the sun in the kingdom of
their Father. Who hath ears to hear, let him hear.