Paul’s Epistle to the Romans

New Community Church, Adelaide - Sermon series on Romans. Martin Luther tells us why this epistle is critical: “This letter is truly the most important piece in the New Testament. It is purest Gospel. It is well worth a Christian’s while not only to memorise it word for word but also to occupy himself with it daily,  as though it were the daily bread of the soul. Up to now it has been  darkened by glosses and by many a useless comment, but it is in itself  a bright light, almost bright enough to illumine the entire Scripture.”

14 October 2012
Geoff Hohneck
Romans 5:1-5

If God’s salvation could be compared to a chain, then there are many who think that man’s responsibility is the weakest link. After all, if it was a person’s faith that brought them in, could a lack of faith have them kicked out?

In this passage we come to one of the biggest talking points in Christian doctrine – can a person be saved today and be lost tomorrow? Here, in just five short verses, Paul drives home the point that justified sinners are always standing in a sphere of forgiveness. Therefore their acceptance by God is not temporary, intermittent or circumstantial. Rather, their acceptance is based on the finished work of Christ.

Geoff expounds on this very chain of salvation and focuses on the spiritual links that make this chain unbreakable.