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Rock Point Church · all sermons
Pastor Bill Bush · Dec 13, 2021
In Romans 4, Paul uses Abraham as an illustration to show that no amount of good works, religious ritual, or law-keeping can make a person right with God. Like Batman trying to outrun Superman, our best human efforts fall hopelessly short of God's perfection. The only path to righteousness is the same one Abraham walked: simply believing God — not merely believing in God — and trusting in the grace and power that raised Jesus from the dead and makes us entirely new.
Pastor Bill Bush · Nov 22, 2021
In Romans 3:21–31, Paul lays out the heart of the gospel: every person has sinned and falls perpetually short of God's perfect standard, making self-salvation impossible. Yet God, in His grace, freely justifies — fully pardons — all who place their faith in Jesus Christ. This righteousness is apart from the law, available only through Christ's atoning sacrifice, unearned by us but costly to Him. The gospel calls us not to climb the stairs of self-effort but to step onto the elevator of trust, living each day from God's love rather than striving for it.