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Taking advantage of the advantage                                                           Romans 3:1-8

What’s your opinion of God?My old understanding – Strict GodMy new understanding

Recap

Paul anticipated what they were thinking – Read their mailWhat is the advantage of being Jew?Actually, great in many aspectsThey were trusted with the Oracle of the Word of GodPaul stating the fact and not trying to discredit who they are – He does a great jobHe is not against the Jews just like Pastors are not against usYou have advantage, however without Jesus its all a wasteWithout true understanding of the Heart of God, they/we cannot benefit from the knowledgeIf someone did not believe or was unfaithful would that invalidate Gods Word or His FaithfulnessCircumcision – Simply cutting or external sign and no change on the insideLet God be found true (as He will be) though every person be found a liarAs it is written – Psalms 51:4 ( Nkjv) Against You, You only, have I sinned, And done this evil in Your sight - That You may be found just [a]when You speak, And blameless when You judgeDavid is owning up to his sins and accepting the consequences of themOur unrighteousness demonstrates the righteousness of God – NOTThe unrighteousness man enhances the righteousness of God – WrongThe Black background with a picture in the fore-frontThe darker the sin the more we show God’s gloryLike the people who glorify their past lifeGod is not wrong with inflicting His Wrath on such peopleWrong teaching – If through my lies, God’s truth is magnified and abounded to His Glory – why am I being Judged? Story of JudasSome Jews say – Let do evil so that good may come out of itGods Judgement is on themPeople don’t listen well- They listen to respondWe jump into conclusion based on our selfishnessChallenging to understandToday’s Jews look alike:Great churchGood teachingPeaceful countryBible in our own language – commentariesLittle to no hardship in this countryJews grew up hearing the Word of God, head knowledge vs heart knowledgeIf the Israelites did not make it to the promised land, does that make God not true?God does not lie – Titus 1:2(NLT) This letter is from Paul, a slave of God and an apostle of Jesus Christ. I have been sent to proclaim faith to[a] those God has chosen and to teach them to know the truth that shows them how to live godly lives. 2 This truth gives them confidence that they have eternal life, which God—who does not lie—promised them before the world beganThis eternal life is not a wish, but a hope. In this sense, hope is an anticipation founded not on wishful thinking, but on a promise from the God who cannot lieMan will not be judged based on what man says, but by what the WORD of God says i.e. – The standard of GodDon’t abuse GracePeople will interpret however they want to suit their wishes and understanding – World around us nowPaul is attempting to make them think but it’s a futile attempt – Trying to debate the mask/vaccine mandatesIt happens all the time, when you preach a Word and people misinterpret itIsaiah 40:8 (Nkjv) The grass withers, the flower fades, But the word of our God stands foreverThe Word of the Lord abides forever – no debateRomans 9:15 For He says to Moses, “I will have mercy on whomever I will have mercy, and I will have compassion on whomever I will have compassionThere is never any injustice with the LordSo, if God is not a liar, does not change His standards, is righteous, has compassion of who He chooses, is Just, - He has shown all these characters and proven them over and recorded them in 66 books, what’s the confusion?Here it is – our PerceptionJesus can’t get honor in His townMark 6: 1-6 (NLT) Jesus left that part of the country and returned with his disciples to Nazareth, his hometown. 2 The next Sabbath he began teaching in the synagogue,