John Oswalt Analysis

Sin has become so overlooked by humanity, that the world has taken the Bible and made it a storybook. They have minimized the effect of sin with false beliefs of Jesus forgiving them even when they refuse to repent or to accept Him. Some have used the Genesis account of sin as a fable, while others have tried to eliminate the Savior Jesus’ part in the saving process. They have not even recognized the need for Jesus who sits beside the Father asking for our

Sins, or wrongdoings, bring punishment of death and damnation. Man is created in God's image and is sinful by nature Christians believe that we inherit “Original” sin through our common ancestor Adam, who rebelled against God Jesus Christ, our Savior, was sent by God to atone for our sins. Jesus’ death on the Cross was atonement for human sin and Jesus’ return to life was the beginning of eternal life. What brings a person into good relationship with God “is not obedience to the Law, but faith in Jesus Christ”. In acceptance of Jesus Christ, Christians are resurrected to eternal life; Upon death, non-Christians are condemned to eternal damnation. Almost everything we know of Jesus comes from the four Gospels of the New Testament in the

Romans 3:21 states that Jesus came to provide righteousness away from the Law, that way is Jesus Christ. Verse 22 states that is faith in Jesus Christ to all who believe. Verse 24 states that we are all justified freely by God’s grace and that God send Jesus as an atoning sacrifice for the world. The role that Jesus had on earth was to be a sacrifice for the sins for the world, to be the pure lamb, for those who have faith in the teachings and saying of Jesus Christ, the redeemer for the sins of the world that all have done. One of the most overlooked verses in Romans is chapter 5 verse 3; this is one of the only places in any holy scripture where one would find us being told to rejoice in our sufferings because it builds perseverance. Romans 5:18 states that just as sin enter the world through one man, so also the result of all righteousness was justification that brings life for all men. God did not want his creation to die, but we made the choice to do so, this God sent Jesus to be the atonement for that sin. Romans chapter 11 starts off telling Christians that we are to offer our bodies as living sacrifices to God, it is a way of worship, Paul is telling the readers of his letter, that their bodies are Gods creation, not something that we should be killing when you do drugs, or the other stupid things that people have done to their bodies. Paul also tells us

God gave men the free will to elect their own salvation. There is no sin until it is actually committed. Sin was now considered a voluntary act. It also consists of a change of heart, which revived the concept of limited atonement. Christ did not die for only a select few predestined elect, but for whosoever will accept God’s offer of salvation. Personal commitment also involved an active and useful Christian life in which individual action brings the kingdom closer.

(Phil 2:7n NIV); Jesus took upon himself the form of a servant, the Servant of God, and his instance of this shows his amazing humility. He who is the “Son of God”, of the same nature with God and equal to him voluntarily becomes the Servant of him. Further, the phrases “Son of God” described Jesus the only begotten of the Father (Luke 1:35, NIV) and in John 1:14 it is used forty-two times to affirm the deity of Christ. The phrase “Son of Man” is used as a contrast to the “Son of God;" this idiom affirms the humanity of Christ 's which exist alongside His divinity. (John 5:27, NIV). The Son of Man is also talked about in the Old Testament, Daniel 's chapter 7: 13-14.

• Romans 6:23- For the wages of sin are death but the gift of God is enteral life in Christ Jesus our Savior

Both law and grace are emphasized in the Bible. The Apostle Paul writes in his book of Romans, “For by works of the law no human being will be justified in his sight, since through the law comes knowledge of sin.” In this passage the the Apostle Paul saying that no one can be saved from following God’s law. His thoughtful reasoning is that God only made the law because of our constant sinning. In the book of Matthew, Jesus states, “for this is my blood of the covenant, which is poured out for many for the forgiveness of sins.” Jesus tells that his blood is the fulfillment of the covenant God made with man. What Jesus is saying because of the sacrifice anyone who believes in him will be forgiven. In the Bible it states that no one can follow the law given by God because it originated from sin but those who believes in Christ are saved because of the grace given by God.

II. Main Point 2. God tells us in 1 John 1: 9“If we confess our sins, He is faithful and just to forgive our sins and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness.” And again in 2 Corinthians 5:17“Therefore if anyone is in Christ, he is a new creation. The old has passed away; behold the new has come.”

In Romans 1-8 Paul is writing to teach the doctrine of Christ. Although Paul goes into much more depth in these eight chapters, his message ultimately boils down to the following sentence. We have all sinned and deserve death, however, through the redemption and sanctification of Christ we have been saved and should now lead, Christ centered lives of faith.

As was discussed during our first post for the week, Capon (2002) stated, “You judge yourself by taking your stand on the law’s demands rather than on my righteousness which is yours for the believing” (p.368). The Gospel demonstrates that God has provided everything for our salvation including the death of His son. The only thing we need to do is to believe. Kinnaman, S. & Lane, L. (2010) stated, “While other religions teach that something must be done to earn God’s favor and salvation, Christianity teaches that Jesus has already secured our salvation. God reaches out to people in Christ, rather than people reaching out to God” (p.37). It is critical to comprehend that to stand on the law means to try to justify oneself before God on account of our own actions. The truth is, that we cannot follow God’s law to perfection, and can never accomplish what it demands.

We are justified in Him through our faith in Him and do not have to prove ourselves through the law; all the law does is prove our sinfulness (Romans 3:27-28). We are loved by Christ if He would die for us while we were still sinners (Romans 5:6-8). We are promised eternity with Him through our faith in Him (Romans 6:5-7, Romans 6:22-23). We are called to live apart from sin as Christ followers (Romans 6:11-14), living as an instrument for God. He also speaks of us now being vessels of the Holy Spirit (Romans 8:9). Paul speaks of our identity being renewed and justified and sanctified very often but also speaks of our relationships with humans.

Without Christ we are condemned to be punished by the wrath of God. (Vs. 3)

Christ not only came to die for the sins of humanity, he came to teach humanity the way to redemption. Humanity needs redemption from sin. Humanity’s debt for sin is death, but through accepting Christ and his forgiveness, we have a chance to be in relationship with him and the Father. Christ taught humanity about God, he provides a model for right living, on how to love, pray, perform miracles, and minister to the lost and righteous. He came to fulfill the Law (Mat 5:17). In the preceding verse 16, Christ

Not only have we been cleansed of our sins and the guilt thereof, we have also "died to sin" and "to the Law" with Christ; Romans 6-7; Galatians 2:19-20; Galatians 6:14-15. We cannot live any longer in sin and we cannot live any longer under the Law, which is the strength of sin; 1 Corinthians 15:56. We are to "Walk in the Spirit" and "according to the Spirit" and it is by the Spirit that we "put to death the deeds of the body"—which (contrary to the dialectic reasoning)obviously includes the feelings and desires in back of the deeds; Romans 8; Galatians 5:16-26; Colossians 1:3-29; Colossians 2; 3:1-17; James

These verses cover some very deep doctrine which most people choose to discard, but I believe that if it’s in the Bible it’s here for a reason. These verses read,” For Christ also hath once suffered for sins, the just for the unjust, that he might bring us to God, being put to death in the flesh, but quickened by the Spirit: By which also he went and preached unto the spirits in prison;” In this verse they answer a very important question, what happens to those who never have a chance to know and accept God into their lives. In this verse it explains to us that after death Christ went a preached to others which were dead. This gives them the opportunity to know of Him, and to either accepted or reject Him just as we have chosen.