The best exposition I've heard..I will be googling him more for questions..much needed and we need more of him..God please raise up more young men to get interested in this' love fir the word. The seriousness of the word
Enjoyed and Really blessed by this series on Romans by Dr. Steve. Thank you for recording and putting up on this channel. I am still continuing.. and listening when I am working in my laboratory. this video is several years old but I am listening as a fresh pure water for my soul now. How wonderful is that. Thank you again.
The scripture is clear that “Abraham” believed and it was accounted to him as righteousness. God didn’t believe for Abraham, neither did God give Abraham the faith to believe. God did not create “automatons” in His image. He created beings with the ability to respond in faith or unbelief. God created humans with the capacity to “love”. To give and to receive that love in personal fellowship with other personal beings is necessary for love to be real. Automatons that are predetermined in every aspect of their existence cannot experience or respond in true love. The response of “faith” in the scripture is never classified as a “work”. Faith and works are two different things when considering the topic of justification. Much could be said about this topic. Other than issues like these I very much enjoy these videos!
One question for you Does this saving faith operate differently for different person? Say for Apostle Paul, Abraham or the thief on the cross? Or do you see the only single way a person is brought to Christ or saved? How about Jesus himself said that no men can come to me unless the Father has given to me.. I believe this is the saving faith that Jesus is mentioning here. So in your estimation, Is there exception in the way God save a person? Don't mean to be poking..
@@pizmen24 Actually Jesus said in John 6:44...No one can come to Me unless the Father who sent Me draws him....and Jesus said in John 12:32...And I, if I am lifted up from the earth, will draw all men unto Myself.” God “draws” every person to Jesus through the preaching of the gospel. Saving faith is the heart response of an individual in trust, confidence, and reliance upon the saving and completed work of (God)Jesus in redemption. That basic response when the the word of God comes to an individual was no different in Abraham, Paul, or the thief on the cross as you referenced. As I stated in my original comment, the New Testament teaches that the response of faith from an individual who is being drawn by God is Not a “work” that adds to or contributes to their salvation. Faith is simply the heart response of an individual when they are drawn or called by God to come into a right relationship with Him. It is only by the grace of God that each individual is given that choice when they are drawn by God, to either respond positively to the gospel in belief, or negatively in unbelief in their hearts. All true loving relationships require a reciprocal choice from the persons involved in the relationship, if not, true agape love cannot exist in a one sided predetermined coercion.
I agreed completely with you that faith itself is not work. But I believe that faith which is genuine comes from God as gift. It is much more than understanding in just the response of man positively or negatively. In your believe, if God draws a person (by hearing of the gospel), will that person come to saving faith? According to your reply, that person may response negatively even if God draws him. That view puts God as failure in doing what He tries to do if that man reject after hearing the gospel.. I know there are lots of things to be taken care of in handling this subject. But I am saying in larger view.. But bro don't get me wrong, I think in my estimation, you are a sincere believer..
@@pizmen24 Thanks for your response! If God draws “all men” to Himself as Jesus said He would do after redemption was completed, and at the same time “all men” will not be saved as we know the Scriptures clearly teach, then there obviously was a rejection from certain individuals of Gods grace that was drawing them. The Bible is also clear that God desire and will is that all people would be saved. I Timothy 2:4 says...”who desires all men to be saved and to come to the knowledge of the truth”. Just as II Peter 3:9 also says the same thing. If God desires that “all men” be saved, do you think that He would somehow not extend out to some the grace to be saved? Do you believe in “ “double predestination”, where God has predestined some people to eternal life and others to eternal damnation? If God does not draw all people by His grace then that would mean He is choosing to damn those individuals by not offering them the grace to be saved that He offers to others. Obviously God is not a “failure” if all people are not saved. He has done everything possible through redemption to make salvation possible for everyone. The reality is that God in His sovereignty has chosen to create mankind in His image and by doing that He has given us all the opportunity and ability to make a choice to be able to enter into a right relationship with Him for eternity, or to be separated from Him for eternity. That’s was God’s sovereign choice in creation to make, and that is what He did because He is a loving God, but also equally “Just” in all His decisions and judgments.
Churches mix the 2 main gospels. You must see grace ambassadors n Jim brackin n Ron knight n steave Atwood n Jim devney n Richard Jordan n Lesfeldick ministries explains churches ⛪️ mix the 2 main gospels 😮
getting the gospel "right" is a trickey click bait since we need to know there is more than one "good news" in the new testament. the gospel of the circumcision and the gospel of the kingdom and the gospel of the uncircumcision and the mystery of the dispensation of Grace unto Gentiles
The gospel is the gospel of the kingdom! Jesus is going to return and set up the kingdom of God ON THE EARTH! God’s government ON THE EARTH! The Messiah died for his people! God resurrected the Messiah! The Messiah will resurrect his people at his coming! The destiny of the Messiah and his people is to be ON THE EARTH! The renewed restored earth! God also dwelling with them! Rev 21 Matt 24 14 And this gospel of the kingdom will be proclaimed throughout the whole world as a testimony to all nations, and then the end will come. Jesus said the Father is the only true God! John 17 3 And this is eternal life, that they know thee the only true God, and Jesus Christ whom thou hast sent.
The best exposition I've heard..I will be googling him more for questions..much needed and we need more of him..God please raise up more young men to get interested in this' love fir the word. The seriousness of the word
Enjoyed and Really blessed by this series on Romans by Dr. Steve. Thank you for recording and putting up on this channel.
I am still continuing.. and listening when I am working in my laboratory.
this video is several years old but I am listening as a fresh pure water for my soul now. How wonderful is that. Thank you again.
I am really enrich with the verse by verse exposition, it's so helpful in my sermon preparation, God bless your ministry
Thank you for this teaching
May the Lord bless you and your families gentlemen
In Jesus Christ name amen 🙏
These studies have been such a blessing, thank you Dr. Steven Lawson
Wow, you watch a year ago, it's taking me a year to get thru all these.
I am always so encouraged by Dr. Lawson because God does go after the hardest to save to bring Himself glory!!
Stereo Audio Mix!!! . Much better when listening with headphones.
Thank you “sound guy”!!!!
Thank you gentlemen!🙌🏽♥️📖
🌎🙏🙏🙏🇺🇸 Thank God for the truth.
Love it! Please keep’em coming!
Thank you!
The scripture is clear that “Abraham” believed and it was accounted to him as righteousness. God didn’t believe for Abraham, neither did God give Abraham the faith to believe. God did not create “automatons” in His image. He created beings with the ability to respond in faith or unbelief. God created humans with the capacity to “love”. To give and to receive that love in personal fellowship with other personal beings is necessary for love to be real. Automatons that are predetermined in every aspect of their existence cannot experience or respond in true love. The response of “faith” in the scripture is never classified as a “work”. Faith and works are two different things when considering the topic of justification. Much could be said about this topic.
Other than issues like these I very much enjoy these videos!
One question for you
Does this saving faith operate differently for different person? Say for Apostle Paul, Abraham or the thief on the cross?
Or do you see the only single way a person is brought to Christ or saved?
How about Jesus himself said that no men can come to me unless the Father has given to me.. I believe this is the saving faith that Jesus is mentioning here.
So in your estimation, Is there exception in the way God save a person? Don't mean to be poking..
@@pizmen24 Actually Jesus said in John 6:44...No one can come to Me unless the Father who sent Me draws him....and Jesus said in John 12:32...And I, if I am lifted up from the earth, will draw all men unto Myself.” God “draws” every person to Jesus through the preaching of the gospel. Saving faith is the heart response of an individual in trust, confidence, and reliance upon the saving and completed work of (God)Jesus in redemption. That basic response when the the word of God comes to an individual was no different in Abraham, Paul, or the thief on the cross as you referenced. As I stated in my original comment, the New Testament teaches that the response of faith from an individual who is being drawn by God is Not a “work” that adds to or contributes to their salvation. Faith is simply the heart response of an individual when they are drawn or called by God to come into a right relationship with Him. It is only by the grace of God that each individual is given that choice when they are drawn by God, to either respond positively to the gospel in belief, or negatively in unbelief in their hearts. All true loving relationships require a reciprocal choice from the persons involved in the relationship, if not, true agape love cannot exist in a one sided predetermined coercion.
I agreed completely with you that faith itself is not work.
But I believe that faith which is genuine comes from God as gift. It is much more than understanding in just the response of man positively or negatively. In your believe, if God draws a person (by hearing of the gospel), will that person come to saving faith? According to your reply, that person may response negatively even if God draws him. That view puts God as failure in doing what He tries to do if that man reject after hearing the gospel..
I know there are lots of things to be taken care of in handling this subject. But I am saying in larger view..
But bro don't get me wrong, I think in my estimation, you are a sincere believer..
I understand that Doctrines doesn't save a person.. but it matters again..
@@pizmen24 Thanks for your response! If God draws “all men” to Himself as Jesus said He would do after redemption was completed, and at the same time “all men” will not be saved as we know the Scriptures clearly teach, then there obviously was a rejection from certain individuals of Gods grace that was drawing them. The Bible is also clear that God desire and will is that all people would be saved. I Timothy 2:4 says...”who desires all men to be saved and to come to the knowledge of the truth”. Just as II Peter 3:9 also says the same thing. If God desires that “all men” be saved, do you think that He would somehow not extend out to some the grace to be saved? Do you believe in “ “double predestination”, where God has predestined some people to eternal life and others to eternal damnation? If God does not draw all people by His grace then that would mean He is choosing to damn those individuals by not offering them the grace to be saved that He offers to others. Obviously God is not a “failure” if all people are not saved. He has done everything possible through redemption to make salvation possible for everyone. The reality is that God in His sovereignty has chosen to create mankind in His image and by doing that He has given us all the opportunity and ability to make a choice to be able to enter into a right relationship with Him for eternity, or to be separated from Him for eternity. That’s was God’s sovereign choice in creation to make, and that is what He did because He is a loving God, but also equally “Just” in all His decisions and judgments.
Churches mix the 2 main gospels. You must see grace ambassadors n Jim brackin n Ron knight n steave Atwood n Jim devney n Richard Jordan n Lesfeldick ministries explains churches ⛪️ mix the 2 main gospels 😮
getting the gospel "right" is a trickey click bait since we need to know there is more than one "good news" in the new testament. the gospel of the circumcision and the gospel of the kingdom and the gospel of the uncircumcision and the mystery of the dispensation of Grace unto Gentiles
Rom 4
The gospel is the gospel of the kingdom!
Jesus is going to return and set up the kingdom of God ON THE EARTH! God’s government ON THE EARTH! The Messiah died for his people! God resurrected the Messiah! The Messiah will resurrect his people at his coming! The destiny of the Messiah and his people is to be ON THE EARTH! The renewed restored earth! God also dwelling with them! Rev 21
Matt 24
14 And this gospel of the kingdom will be proclaimed throughout the whole world as a testimony to all nations, and then the end will come.
Jesus said the Father is the only true God!
John 17
3 And this is eternal life, that they know thee the only true God, and Jesus Christ whom thou hast sent.
Spamming with a copy and paste helps no-one
@@HearGodsWord
It’s a video about getting the gospel right