Peter Barnes | Romans 4:6-8
SERMON NOTES
DAVID JUSTIFIED BY FAITH
(Romans 4:6-8)
– Abraham was the father of faith (4:11-12, 16) but David was the father (ancestor) of the Messiah
1. David is saved as Abraham was – by the righteousness of Another.
– 4:6 begins with ‘just as’ …
Peter Barnes | 1 Samuel 2:11-26
SERMON NOTES
A LACK OF GODLY DISCIPLINE
1 Samuel 2:11-26; 1 Samuel 3:10-14; 4:12-22
– children are in the covenant (Acts 2:39) but that does not of itself save them (Ezek.18:5, 9-10, 13-14, 17)
1. The bane of a corrupt clergy.
– 2:12-22; they …
Rev Dr Peter Barnes & Mustafa Arja debate: Was Paul the Founder of Christianity? Videos from the debate can be viewed by clicking here. …
Peter Barnes | Romans 4:1-5
SERMON NOTES
ABRAHAM JUSTIFIED BY FAITH
(Romans 4:1-5)
– Abraham was justified the same way as New Testament Christians
1. We have an alien righteousness.
– 4:1-3; the Book of Jubilees in the second century B.C. said that ‘Abraham was perfect in all his deeds …
Peter Barnes | 1 Samuel 1:21-2:10
SERMON NOTES
A GODLY WOMAN’S PRAYER, PART 2
1 Samuel 1:21-2:10; Luke 1:46-56
– the seemingly insignificant is not as it seems (Luke 12:32).
1. God lifts up the lowly.
– 2:4-5, 8a; see 2:21; Ted Turner said that Christianity was for losers. Rejoice, …
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Peter Barnes | 1 Samuel 1:21-2:10
SERMON NOTES
A GODLY WOMAN’S PRAYER, PART 1
1 Samuel 1:21-2:10; Luke 1:46-56
– an illustration of Psalm 116:1-2
1. We are to fulfil our vows.
– 1:21-23; the husband could undo this in some circumstances …
Commenting on Romans 3:25-26, Robert Haldane said: ‘Mercy and justice are irreconcilable except in Christ.’ He was referring to the fact that at the cross, God set forth Christ as a propitiation for the sins of His people. Christ satisfied the justice of God and thereby enables God to be …
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Peter Barnes | Romans 3:27-31
SERMON NOTES
RESULTS OF JUSTIFICATION BY FAITH
(Romans 3:27-31)
– verse 27 begins with a ‘then’ or ‘accordingly’.
1. We have no ground for boasting.
– 3:27-28; Luke 18:9; Eph.8-9
– Calvin: ‘faith receives all from God, …
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Peter Barnes | 1 Samuel 1:1-20
SERMON NOTES
A CHILDLESS WOMAN
1 Samuel 1:1-20; Luke 1:5-25
– about 1100 B.C., in the time of Judges 21:25. Samuel is priest, prophet, and the last of the judges.
1. God is at work even …
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Peter Barnes | Romans 3:25-26
SERMON NOTES
GOD IS JUST AND THE JUSTIFIER
(Romans 3:25-26)
– C. S. Lewis never tried to explain: ‘Christ died for sinners.’ But Paul does. It is propitiation because otherwise we cannot see God and live (Exodus …
