Greetings to all our congregation and internet family in America and abroad especially the excellent Pastors in India, Pakistan, and Africa! Today our teacher, Pastor Landis Fisher returns to our study from the Apostle Paul’s letter to the Romans. In case you missed any of the previous lessons, remember that they are posted online at Teachingbible.org. Since the Jews are called ‘God’s Chosen People’ does this mean that they have an advantage over the Gentiles with God? Could it be said that since there are so many opinions especially concerning ‘religion’ that this means that God must accept them all equally? Since it is said that the Jews are God’s chosen people, does this mean that there were no saved Gentiles before the gospel was declared? Well get your bible and grab a note pad and listen to a message Called: “God’s Perfect Standard”.
Old Testament Scripture Reading: Daniel 7:9 – 14 (NASB)
Dan 7:9 “I kept looking Until thrones were set up, And the Ancient of Days took His seat; His vesture was like white snow, And the hair of His head like pure wool. His throne was ablaze with flames, Its wheels were a burning fire. Dan 7:10 “A river of fire was flowing And coming out from before Him; Thousands upon thousands were attending Him, And myriads upon myriads were standing before Him; The court sat, And the books were opened. Dan 7:11 “Then I kept looking because of the sound of the boastful words which the horn was speaking; I kept looking until the beast was slain, and its body was destroyed and given to the burning fire. Dan 7:12 “As for the rest of the beasts, their dominion was taken away, but an extension of life was granted to them for an appointed period of time. Dan 7:13 “I kept looking in the night visions, And behold, with the clouds of heaven One like a Son of Man was coming, And He came up to the Ancient of Days And was presented before Him. Dan 7:14 “And to Him was given dominion, Glory and a kingdom, That all the peoples, nations, and men of every language Might serve Him. His dominion is an everlasting dominion Which will not pass away; And His kingdom is one Which will not be destroyed.
New Testament Scripture Reading: Romans 2:11 – 16 (NASB)
Rom 2:11 For there is no partiality with God. Rom 2:12 For all who have sinned without the Law will also perish without the Law; and all who have sinned under the Law will be judged by the Law; Rom 2:13 for not the hearers of the Law are just before God, but the doers of the Law will be justified. Rom 2:14 For when Gentiles who do not have the Law do instinctively the things of the Law, these, not having the Law, are a law to themselves, Rom 2:15 in that they show the work of the Law written in their hearts, their conscience bearing witness, and their thoughts alternately accusing or else defending them, Rom 2:16 on the day when, according to my gospel, God will judge the secrets of men through Christ Jesus.
Transforming Power Points:
#1) Because of the testimonies of ‘Creation and Conscience’ all people, both Jews and Gentiles alike are without excuse for not believing in God and all of them in both camps are guilty of violating God’s standards in some form or another and therefore are in serious need of God’s pardon or else they all must be condemned. #2) Man, due to a lack of knowledge, never can judge completely without partiality and usually always tends to favor himself over another; and being born spiritually dead operates in blindness of the gospel and needs therefore, to be born from above in order to see their need for the provision of God in order to attain an acceptable righteousness according to God’s perfect moral standard, which can only be satisfied by Jesus’ blood and righteousness.
#3) The Gospel of Jesus Christ is the standard by which all people shall be tried and shall stand or fall in God’s sight on the basis of their position with respect only to how they have either accepted or rejected Christ as the only spotless Mediator acceptable to God on their behalf.
