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SSS4 : Epistle to the Romans : Lesson 28

Text: Romans 5:9-11
22 October 2017

THE DOCTRINE OF RECONCILIATION

1. Part of the Doctrine of Salvation

2. The Doctrine of Salvation has many aspects

a) Justification (Romans 5:1)
i) Declared righteous
ii) We stand as righteous before God
iii) We are called “saints”
b) Reconciliation
i) We shall be saved from His wrath (Romans 5:9)
ii) We are no longer enemies (at enmity) (Romans 5:9)
iii) We have reconciliation through Christ (Romans 5:11)

3. The Doctrine of Reconciliation

a) The doctrine of reconciliation mentioned elsewhere
b) Life before reconciliation described (Colossians 1:21)
i) Alienated
ii) Enemies
iii) Wicked works
c) Reconciliation (Colossians 1:22)
i) Reconciled to God
ii) Through the death of Christ
iii) Presented to God as “holy, blameless and above reproach”
d) Reconciliation between Jews and Gentiles (Ephesians 2:14-18)
i) Middle wall of separation (Ephesians 2:14)
ii) Abolished the enmity (Ephesians 2:15)
iii) Created one new man from the two (Ephesians 2:15)
iv) Both (Jews and Gentiles) reconciled (Ephesians 2:16)
v) Peace proclaimed (Ephesians 2:17)
vi) Full access to God (Ephesians 2:18)

4. Paul wrote about the Ministry of Reconciliation (2 Corinthians 5:18)

a) This is a ministry that God has given to us
b) We are to seek to reconcile the world to God (2 Corinthians 5:19)
c) We are “ambassadors for Christ” (2 Corinthians 5:20)
d) The preaching of the Gospel
i) Our trespasses are not imputed to us
ii) We may be reconciled to God
iii) Christ made this reconciliation possible
iv) He gave His life to atone for our sins
v) Pleading with people to be reconciled to God