We are not talking one God among gods, or an alternative among various paths. To call people from among the Gentiles is to call them from other religious or worldly paths and to the obedience of faith in Jesus.
1. Romans 1: 1-3
Paul, a servant of Christ Jesus, called to be
an apostle and set apart for the gospel of
God—the gospel He promised beforehand
through His prophets in the Holy Scriptures
regarding His Son, Who as to His human
nature was a descendent of David,
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2. Romans 1: 4-5
and Who through the Spirit of holiness was
declared with power to be the Son of God
by His resurrection from the dead: Jesus
Christ our Lord. Through Him and for His
name’s sake, we received grace and
apostleship to call people from among all
the Gentiles to the obedience that comes
from faith.
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3. Romans 1: 6-7
And you also are among those who are
called to belong to Jesus Christ. To all in
Rome who are loved by God and called to
be saints: Grace and peace to you from God
our Father and from the Lord Jesus Christ.
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4. Just because it doesn’t
make SENSE to you,
doesn’t make it UNTRUE
God is UNIQUE, and there is only ONE God,
and He will not give His GLORY to another.
Yet, Jesus was WORSHIPPED as God.
5. The Trinity DISTINGUISHES
Christianity and Jesus from
any other religion.
We cannot fully comprehend the Trinity, but
we can show the Trinity is not
CONTRADICTORY to one God Who is unique.
Two dangers: losing the personal
DIFFERENTIATION for the sake of one God,
or losing the ONE God for the differentiation
6. The Old Testament points
TOWARD the Trinity rather
than AGAINST it.
The Trinity is like a COMPOSITE unity where
the various PERSONS, Father, Son, and Holy
Spirit, make up one ESSENCE of God.
To call people from among the Gentiles is to
call them from other RELIGIOUS or worldly
paths and to the obedience of faith in Jesus.
7. Please take a moment to fill out your
Communication Card
My Next Step Today is to:
( ) Do the home life help (in bulletin)
( ) Read John (Notice references to glory)
( ) Read “What is the Trinity” by R.C. Sproul
( ) Commit to a better understanding of the
faith that I hold
( ) Examine how my faith is leading to
obedience (if not, why not)
( ) Other________________________