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The Need for the Gospel (part 4) – Four Deceptions

• 1:18-32 / The self-lordship deception –

thinking that I can adequately run my own life.

The Need for the Gospel (part 4) – Four Deceptions

• 1:18-32 / The self-lordship deception – thinking that I can

adequately run my own life.

• 2:1-16 / The moralistic deception –

thinking that my ethical behavior makes me good enough for God.

The Need for the Gospel (part 4) – Four Deceptions

• 1:18-32 / The self-lordship deception – thinking that I can

adequately run my own life.

• 2:1-16 / The moralistic deception – thinking that my ethical behavior

makes me good enough for God.

• 2:7-3:8 / The religion deception –

thinking that God accepts me because of my outward goodness.

The Need for the Gospel (part 4) – Four Deceptions

• 1:18-32 / The self-lordship deception – thinking that I can

adequately run my own life.

• 2:1-16 / The moralistic deception – thinking that my ethical behavior

makes me good enough for God.

• 2:7-3:8 / The religion deception – thinking that God accepts me

because of my outward goodness.

• 3:9-20 / The universal deception –

thinking that sin is less destructive than it is.

The Need for the Gospel (part 6) – The Final Argument Observation – what’s going on here? 1) v.9 – Paul is making his final argument.

The Need for the Gospel (part 6) – The Final Argument Observation – what’s going on here? 1) v.9 – Paul is making his final argument.

• The question: “Is there any way to be righteous on our own?”

The Need for the Gospel (part 6) – The Final Argument Observation – what’s going on here? 1) v.9 – Paul is making his final argument.

• The question: “Is there any way to be righteous on our own?”
• Mankind has rejected God’s revelation of:
• His nature and power in creation.

The Need for the Gospel (part 6) – The Final Argument Observation – what’s going on here? 1) v.9 – Paul is making his final argument.

• The question: “Is there any way to be righteous on our own?”
• Mankind has rejected God’s revelation of:
• His nature and power in creation.
• His moral code in our hearts.

The Need for the Gospel (part 6) – The Final Argument Observation – what’s going on here? 1) v.9 – Paul is making his final argument.

• The question: “Is there any way to be righteous on our own?”
• Mankind has rejected God’s revelation of:
• His nature and power in creation.
• His moral code in our hearts.
• His choosing and calling of people.

The Need for the Gospel (part 6) – The Final Argument Observation – what’s going on here? 1) v.9 – Paul is making his final argument.

• The question: “Is there any way to be righteous on our own?”
• Mankind has rejected God’s revelation.
• No one can please God on their own.

The Need for the Gospel (part 6) – The Final Argument Observation – what’s going on here? 1) v.9 – Paul is making his final argument.

• The question: “Is there any way to be righteous on our own?”
• Mankind has rejected God’s revelation.
• No one can please God on their own.
• All people are under the “power of sin”

to lure, control and crush us.

The Need for the Gospel (part 6) – The Final Argument Observation – what’s going on here?

1) v.9 – Paul is making his final argument.

2) vv.10-18 – Paul gives a difficult overview of sin’s destruction.

The Need for the Gospel (part 6) – The Final Argument Observation – what’s going on here?

1) v.9 – Paul is making his final argument.

2) vv.10-18 – Paul gives a difficult overview of sin’s destruction.

• vv.10-12 address the scope of humanity’s need –

WHO is impacted.

The Need for the Gospel (part 6) – The Final Argument Observation – what’s going on here?

1) v.9 – Paul is making his final argument.

2) vv.10-18 – Paul gives a difficult overview of sin’s destruction.

• vv.10-12 address the scope of humanity’s need –

WHO is impacted.

• Q: Who has escaped the devastation of sin?

A: No one – not even one.

The Need for the Gospel (part 6) – The Final Argument Observation – what’s going on here?

1) v.9 – Paul is making his final argument.

2) vv.10-18 – Paul gives a difficult overview of sin’s destruction.

• vv.10-12 address the scope of humanity’s need –

WHO is impacted.

• Q: Who has escaped the devastation of sin?

A: No one – not even one.

• Q: Who is accountable for the suppression of God’s truth?

A: All of us.

The Need for the Gospel (part 6) – The Final Argument Observation – what’s going on here?

1) v.9 – Paul is making his final argument.

2) vv.10-18 – Paul gives a difficult overview of sin’s destruction.

• vv.10-12 address the scope of humanity’s need – WHO is impacted.
• vv.13-17 address the universality of sin’s impact on humanity –

WHAT is impacted.

The Need for the Gospel (part 6) – The Final Argument Observation – what’s going on here?

1) v.9 – Paul is making his final argument.

2) vv.10-18 – Paul gives a difficult overview of sin’s destruction.

• vv.10-12 address the scope of humanity’s need – WHO is impacted.
• vv.13-17 address the universality of sin’s impact on humanity –

WHAT is impacted.

• All of creation, inside and out and all around us is impacted.

The Need for the Gospel (part 6) – The Final Argument Observation – what’s going on here?

1) v.9 – Paul is making his final argument.

2) vv.10-18 – Paul gives a difficult overview of sin’s destruction.

• vv.10-12 address the scope of humanity’s need – WHO is impacted.
• vv.13-17 address the universality of sin’s impact on humanity – WHAT is impacted.
• vv.11,12,18 address the absence of God in sin –

HOW are we impacted?

The Need for the Gospel (part 6) – The Final Argument Observation – what’s going on here?

1) v.9 – Paul is making his final argument.

2) vv.10-18 – Paul gives a difficult overview of sin’s destruction.

• vv.10-12 address the scope of humanity’s need – WHO is impacted.
• vv.13-17 address the universality of sin’s impact on humanity – WHAT is impacted.
• vv.11,12,18 address the absence of God in sin –

HOW are we impacted?

• v.11 – In suppressing God’s revelation,

we lose the way to know God.

The Need for the Gospel (part 6) – The Final Argument Observation – what’s going on here?

1) v.9 – Paul is making his final argument.

2) vv.10-18 – Paul gives a difficult overview of sin’s destruction.

• vv.10-12 address the scope of humanity’s need – WHO is impacted.
• vv.13-17 address the universality of sin’s impact on humanity – WHAT is impacted.
• vv.11,12,18 address the absence of God in sin –

HOW are we impacted?

• v.11 – In suppressing God’s revelation,

we lose the way to know God.

• v.12 – In turning away from God, we have lost our worth.

The Need for the Gospel (part 6) – The Final Argument Observation – what’s going on here?

1) v.9 – Paul is making his final argument.

2) vv.10-18 – Paul gives a difficult overview of sin’s destruction.

• vv.10-12 address the scope of humanity’s need – WHO is impacted.
• vv.13-17 address the universality of sin’s impact on humanity – WHAT is impacted.
• vv.11,12,18 address the absence of God in sin – HOW are we impacted?
• v.18 – In choosing our own way, we lose the fear of God.

The Need for the Gospel (part 6) – The Final Argument Observation – what’s going on here?

1) v.9 – Paul is making his final argument.

2) vv.10-18 – Paul gives a difficult overview of sin’s destruction.

• vv.10-12 address the scope of humanity’s need – WHO is impacted.
• vv.13-17 address the universality of sin’s impact on humanity – WHAT is impacted.
• vv.11,12,18 address the absence of God in sin – HOW are we impacted?
• v.18 – In choosing our own way, we lose the fear of God.
• The fear of God involves two aspects –

awareness and response.

The Need for the Gospel (part 6) – The Final Argument Observation – what’s going on here?

1) v.9 – Paul is making his final argument. 2) vv.10-18 – Paul gives a difficult overview of sin’s destruction.

3) v.19 – The law accuses all who depend on

• utward goodness for their righteousness.

The Need for the Gospel (part 6) – The Final Argument Observation – what’s going on here?

1) v.9 – Paul is making his final argument. 2) vv.10-18 – Paul gives a difficult overview of sin’s destruction. 3) v.19 – The law accuses all who depend on outward goodness for their righteousness.

4) v.20 / Purpose – The law shows us:

• How holy and perfect God is.

The Need for the Gospel (part 6) – The Final Argument Observation – what’s going on here?

1) v.9 – Paul is making his final argument. 2) vv.10-18 – Paul gives a difficult overview of sin’s destruction. 3) v.19 – The law accuses all who depend on outward goodness for their righteousness.

4) v.20 / Purpose – The law shows us:

• How holy and perfect God is.
• God’s perfect, unreachable standard.

The Need for the Gospel (part 6) – The Final Argument Observation – what’s going on here?

1) v.9 – Paul is making his final argument. 2) vv.10-18 – Paul gives a difficult overview of sin’s destruction. 3) v.19 – The law accuses all who depend on outward goodness for their righteousness.

4) v.20 / Purpose – The law shows us:

• How holy and perfect God is.
• God’s perfect, unreachable standard.
• How unholy and imperfect we are in our sinful nature.

The Need for the Gospel (part 6) – The Final Argument Interpretation – what does it mean? 1) Everyone / everything is impacted by sin.

The Need for the Gospel (part 6) – The Final Argument Interpretation – what does it mean?

1) Everyone / everything is impacted by sin.

2) Even the blessings of God on earth are tainted by sin. Psalm 73:25 “Whom have I in heaven but you? And earth has nothing I desire besides you.”

The Need for the Gospel (part 6) – The Final Argument Interpretation – what does it mean?

1) Everyone / everything is impacted by sin. 2) Even the blessings of God on earth are tainted by sin.

3) The truths about God and ourselves are always suppressed together.

The Need for the Gospel (part 6) – The Final Argument Application – what can we do with these truths?

The Need for the Gospel (part 6) – The Final Argument Application – what can we do with these truths? 1) Embrace the bad news - in my sinful nature, I am more evil than I ever dare to imagine.

The Need for the Gospel (part 6) – The Final Argument Application – what can we do with these truths?

1) Embrace the bad news - in my sinful nature, I am more evil than I ever dare to imagine.

2) Embrace the good news - in Christ, I am more loved than I ever dare to hope.

The Need for the Gospel (part 6) – The Final Argument Application – what can we do with these truths?

1) Embrace the bad news - in my sinful nature, I am more evil than I ever dare to imagine. 2) Embrace the good news - in Christ, I am more loved that I ever dare to hope.

3) Embrace a world separated from Jesus.