Romans 5
Volume 4: Assurance
| Weight | 0.58 kg |
|---|---|
| Dimensions | 22.3 × 14.3 × 2.5 cm |
| ISBN | 9780851510507 |
| Binding | Cloth-bound |
| Format | Book |
| Page Count | 384 |
| Set | Romans |
| Volume | 4 |
| Scripture | Romans |
| Original Pub Date | 1971 |
| Banner Pub Date | Jun 1, 1998 |
Book Description
Dr. Lloyd-Jones saw Romans 5 as a central chapter in the entire letter. Here is Paul’s exposition of the blessings of justification by faith; but here too, the cosmic roots of our salvation are traced back to Christ.
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| Preface | xi | |
| 1. | One | 1 |
| Analysis of chapters 5-8, showing that the main theme is not sanctification but the certainty of final salvation – chapter 5: 1-11: the consequences of justification – through our Lord Jesus Christ – ‘peace with God’ before ‘the peace of God’ | ||
| 2. | Two | 14 |
| The manward and Godward sides of ‘peace with God’ – six tests of our justification – peace and assurance – the characteristics of true and false peace | ||
| 3. | Three | 30 |
| Access to God – our once-for-ever introduction into the state of grace – its privileges and blessings – the security of our standing – boldness and assurance | ||
| 4. | Four | 44 |
| Boasting and exulting in hope – ‘the glory of God’ – glorification and physical resurrection – ‘glory begun below’ – the sense of glory | ||
| 5. | Five | 59 |
| The Christian’s reaction to trials contrasted with that of the cults – not resignation-but glorying – understanding God’s purpose in trials – the final result | ||
| 6. | Six | 74 |
| Hope leads not to shame but to overcoming – the direct, experimental assurance of God’s love – supporting testimonies – exhortation to seek this knowledge of God’s love | ||
| 7. | Seven | 89 |
| The Holy Spirit and assurance – the proof of God’s working within us – the guarantee of our perseverance in faith – the evidence of the Spirit’s presence by his work in us | ||
| 8. | Eight | 102 |
| Verses 6-8 an exposition of the Father’s love – no conflict with his justice – God’s love commended in relation to the time, the sending and death of Christ and the character of those saved | ||
| 9. | Nine | 116 |
| God’s love for sinners – the meaning of ungodliness – the righteous man and the good man – the death of Christ – God’s love the ground of our assurance | ||
| 10. | Ten | 128 |
| ‘Much more then’ – salvation past, present and future – Christ’s blood the ground of our justification – the finality of God’s pronouncement of justification | ||
| 11. | Eleven | 140 |
| Further argument from the greater to the lesser – objective and subjective aspects of enmity – the necessity of Christ’s death for reconciliation – the security of those who have been grafted into Christ | ||
| 12. | Twelve | 154 |
| Glorying in God and causes of not doing so – inadequate understanding of justification by faith – lack of meditation – failure to reason from the Scriptures – self-examination and rejoicing | ||
| 13. | Thirteen | 169 |
| New section – connection with preceding verses – linked especially with ‘in his life’ – passage seen as an introduction to chapters 6-8 – the two heads of the human race – the importance of the section | ||
| 14. | Fourteen | 183 |
| General analysis of the passage – comparison and contrast of Christ with Adam – the universality of sin and death – the contrary explanations of evolutionary philosophy and the Bible | ||
| 15. | Fifteen | 198 |
| The meaning of ‘all have sinned’ – the imputation of Adam’s sin – the parallel with the imputation of Christ’s righteousness – the doctrine of original sin | ||
| 16. | Sixteen | 213 |
| Our relationship to Adam – the realistic view and the federal view – the authority of the apostles defended – Adam the type of Christ, the similarities and the differences | ||
| 17. | Seventeen | 226 |
| The contrasts between Adam and Christ – wages and the free gift – the certainty and abundance of God’s grace – blessings gained more than Adam lost | ||
| 18. | Eighteen | 240 |
| Universalism, the ‘one’ and the ‘many’ – Biblical usage and contextual limits – Paul concerned with the connection, not with numbers – dangers of speculation | ||
| 19. | Nineteen | 253 |
| One offence and many offences – condemnation and justification – the reign of death – the gift of righteousness and our reign in life | ||
| 20. | Twenty | 267 |
| The judicial effects of Adam’s sin – the judicial effects of Christ’s obedience – our position in Christ, no longer in Adam – the Christian’s assurance in spite of sin | ||
| 21. | Twenty-one | 281 |
| The function of the Law – increasing man’s knowledge of sin – convicting of sin – inciting to sin – bringing men to Christ – the necessity for a law-work | ||
| 22. | Twenty-two | 297 |
| The superabundance of grace – the source of assurance and joy – man under sin’s dominion – sin’s reign in modem society – sin and death | ||
| 23. | Twenty-three | 313 |
| The reign of grace – the activity of grace – the inauguration of the kingdom of grace – grace and righteousness – reverence and boldness | ||
| 24. | Twenty-four | 326 |
| The programme of the reign of grace – seen in Biblical history, prophecy and church history – seen in the individual, in the ‘ordo salutis’ – the power of grace | ||
| 25. | Twenty-five | 341 |
| The power of the reign of grace – spiritual death and irresistible grace – the powerful work of grace in every part of salvation – indelible grace | ||
| 26. | Twenty-six | 356 |
| The munificence of grace – the ultimate victory of grace – the One who makes this reign possible – the triumph of grace in Christ’s Kingship |
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