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Book: Romans 1-7 For You: For reading, for feeding, for leading
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  1. Timothy J. Keller _ Romans 1-7 For You: For

    Our prayer is that as you read, you'll be struck not by the contents of this book, but by the book it's helping you open up; and that you'll praise not the author of this book, but the One he is pointing you to.
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  2. Timothy J. Keller _ Romans 1-7 For You: For

    Put most simply, the gospel is an announcement-a declaration. The gospel is not advice to be followed; it is news, good {eu} news about what has been done.
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  3. Timothy J. Keller _ Romans 1-7 For You: For

    a saved person does not work {v 5a}. This cannot mean that a saved person disregards the law {see 3:31}. It must therefore mean that the saved person no longer trusts in obedience as a way to be saved. A Christian is one who stops working to be saved, not one who stops working!
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  4. Timothy J. Keller _ Romans 1-7 For You: For

    Notice that Paul says that the gospel's power is boundless and boundaried at the same time. He says it is to everyone. It came to the Jew first, through Jesus, but it is for the Gentile as well-everyone and anyone. Yet he also sets a limit on it. It is for everyone who believes.
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  5. Timothy J. Keller _ Romans 1-7 For You: For

    All that is required to know this salvation is belief: it is offered to "everyone who believes" {v 16}.
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  6. Timothy J. Keller _ Romans 1-7 For You: For

    The gospel's power is seen in its ability to completely change minds, hearts, life orientation, our understanding of everything
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  7. Timothy J. Keller _ Romans 1-7 For You: For

    Theodoret, a Syrian bishop in the fifth century, likened the gospel to a pepper: "A pepper outwardly seems to be cold …
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  8. Timothy J. Keller _ Romans 1-7 For You: For

    Verse 11 teaches us to use whatever gifts the Lord has graciously given us to make others stronger in their faith. Verse 12 teaches us to allow others to use the faith and gifts the Lord has given them to build us up.
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  9. Timothy J. Keller _ Romans 1-7 For You: For

    There is a surprise here. The great apostle does not want to visit simply so he can encourage them. He will visit so that they can encourage him, too-"that you and I may be mutually encouraged by each other's faith" {v 12}.
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  10. Timothy J. Keller _ Romans 1-7 For You: For

    Obedience flows out of faith; it is a consequence of saving faith, not a second condition for salvation.
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