Peter Barnes | Romans 11:7-10
SERMON NOTES
THE DARKNESS OF THE REPROBATE
(Romans 11:7-10)
– no wonder Paul wrote Rom.11:33-36!
1. Seeking righteousness by works leads to failure.
– 11:7a; see Rom.9:31-32; 10:3
– same for any man-devised religion e.g. see John 4:19-22 for the Samaritans
2. Only the elect …
Peter Barnes | Romans 11:5-6
SERMON NOTES
THE ELECTION OF GRACE
(Romans 11:5-6)
1. God sets apart a remnant to be saved.
– 11:5; like survivors in 2 Sam.21:2; 2 Kings 19:4
– same idea in Rom. 9:27 although it is a variation of the word; the remnant may be …
Peter Barnes | Isaiah 59:1-8
SERMON NOTES
SIN IS OUR PROBLEM
Isaiah 59:1-8 (p.527); Romans 3:9-26
– Isaiah 59 tells of sin as our problem (59:1-8), a lament for sin (59:9-16), and God’s answer to sin (59:16-21).
1. God has the capacity and the readiness to save.
– 59:1; even …
Peter Barnes | Romans 11:1-4
SERMON NOTES
PAUL, ELIJAH AND THE REMNANT
(Romans 11:1-4)
– privileges for the Jews in John 4:22; Rom.9:4-5. But Israel seemed to have sinned these privileges away (Rom. 9:30-32; 10:1-3, 21; Matt.8:11-12; 21:43).
1. God has not rejected Israel.
– 11:1a; ‘certainly not’ is the …
Peter Barnes | Romans 10:21
SERMON NOTES
GOD’S DESIRE FOR OUR SALVATION
(Romans 10:21)
– Paul cites Isa.65:2. How does it fit in with election?
1. God both loves and hates the non-elect.
– Lloyd-Jones and Augustine both say love the sinner, hate the sin. That is not entirely wrong …
Peter Barnes | Romans 10:18-20
SERMON NOTES
THE GOSPEL TO THE GENTILES
(Romans 10:18-20)
– Paul cites Psalm 19:4; Deut.32:21; and Isa.65:1
1. The gospel has gone to the ends of the earth.
– 10:18; to Jews or Gentiles? Lloyd-Jones says to both
– Paul applies the natural revelation of …
Peter Barnes | Romans 10:14-17
SERMON NOTES
HOW DO WE RECEIVE THE WORD?
(Romans 10:14-17)
– Charles Simeon of Cambridge: ‘The truth is not in the middle, and not in one extreme; but in both extremes.’ It is the doctrine of election and evangelism, not the doctrine of election or …
Peter Barnes | Romans 10:11-13
SERMON NOTES
WHO IS CALLED TO BELIEVE?
(Romans 10:11-13)
– ever wondered if someone waving in your direction was actually waving at you? Some read the Bible like that.
1. The gospel is declared to all.
– God saves the elect (Rom.9:18) but He calls …
Peter Barnes | Romans 10:9-10
SERMON NOTES
WHO IS SAVED?
(Romans 10:9-10)
– Modern evangelicalism invariably begins with Jesus as Saviour, contrary to Acts and to Romans 10:9-10
1. Believing and confessing Jesus as Lord.
– 2 Cor.4:5; Acts 16:30-31; Luke 6:46
– Jesus is your Lord before He is …
Peter Barnes | Romans 10:5-8
SERMON NOTES
WHERE IS THE WORD OF RIGHTEOUSNESS?
(Romans 10:5-8)
– Paul is arguing a case – hence the ‘for’ in verses 2, 3, 4, 5 (only in verse 2 in the NIV)
1. Righteousness by the law demands full obedience.
– 10:5; Cranfield says …
