Len’s Mens Fellowship Archives

ROMANS 6:3-9 – “KNOWING THIS” – OUR IDENTITY IN CHRIST

Who do you think you are? As we saw last week from Romans 6, Scripture calls us to know who we are in Christ! “Knowing this, that our old self was crucified with Him, in order that our body of … Continue reading

ROMANS 6 – DEALING WITH SIN BY KNOWING, RECKONING, AND YIELDING TO GOD

“What shall we say then? Are we to continue in sin so that grace may increase? 2 May it never be! How shall we who died to sin still live in it? 3 Or do you not know that all of us … Continue reading

THE REIGN OF DEATH VERSUS THE REIGN OF LIFE – ROMANS 5:12-21

This section of Scripture is both analogous and antithetical in comparing Adam to Christ. The only analogous part is how one man’s act affected many. The rest is a contrast regarding the great difference in the effect of each one’s … Continue reading

THE LOVE OF GOD – CAUSELESS, MEASURELESS, CEASELESS – ROMANS 5:1-11

“Could we with ink the ocean fill, And were the skies of parchment made, Were every stalk on earth a quill, And every man a scribe by trade, To write the love of God above, Would drain the ocean dry. … Continue reading

GOD TRANSMUTES SUFFERING INTO GLORY THROUGH HIS GRACE – Romans 5:2-5

“And let us rejoice and exult in our hope of experiencing and enjoying the glory of God. 3 Moreover [let us also be full of joy now!] let us exult and triumph in our troubles and rejoice in our sufferings, … Continue reading

JUSTIFICATION (SALVATION) BRINGS PEACE WITH GOD, AND ACCESS TO HIS PRESENCE -ROMANS 5:1-2

V. 1 – “Therefore, since we have been justified by faith, we have peace with God through our Lord Jesus Christ.” (Romans 5:1) The “Therefore” refers back to Romans 1:18 through Romans 3:20 where Paul explains the bad news. ”Now … Continue reading

ROMANS 4 – SALVATION APART FROM WORKS, CIRCUMCISION (OUTWARD SIGNS), AND THE LAW

“Abraham was, humanly speaking, the founder of our Jewish nation. What did he discover about being made right with God? 2 If his good deeds had made him acceptable to God, he would have had something to boast about. But that … Continue reading

THE GOSPEL: WE ARE UNWORTHY BUT WORTH THE CROSS TO GOD! AMAZING LOVE – Romans 3:19-31

“Now we know that whatever the Law says, it speaks to those who are under the Law, so that every mouth may be closed and all the world may become accountable to God; 20 because by the works of the Law … Continue reading

ROMANS 2:17-3:20 – THE KNOCK-OUT PUNCH TO ALL FALSE SECURITY

  We all want to feel secure, safe, free from risks, dangers, and loss. We want economic security, job security, relational security with our spouse, parents, and friends. But the stock market falls, banks fail, companies fold, and loved ones … Continue reading

ROMANS 2:1-16 – HOW GOD JUDGES THE UNSAVED AND THE SAVED

How God judges the lost and the saved, the ignorant heathen, the religious Jew, and churchman God judges (1) according to truth vs. appearances (vv. 1–5), (2) according to works for the saved and the unsaved (vv. 6–10), and (3) … Continue reading

PEOPLE NEED TO KNOW THE BAD NEWS TO KNOW THEY NEED THE GOOD NEWS – ROMANS 1:18 – 32

Secular psychologists, liberal theologians, and mankind in general erroneously tell us that man is basically good. So Paul, by the Holy Spirit, begins the good news of the gospel by telling us the bad news, that man is desperately wicked … Continue reading

The gospel – the power of God for salvation to everyone who believes – Romans 1:16

Bad news: Guilty! Guilty! All are guilty! Jews and Gentiles! All have fallen far short of the righteousness of God! Therefore all are under His condemnation and judgment! “For the wrath of God is revealed from heaven (from God the … Continue reading