Download Lesson: 2.15.15 Class Notes – Rom 4

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The gift of salvation by grace is available to all who believe upon Jesus Christ who died for our sins and was raised to life for our justification. The ones who will be most receptive to this gift are sinners who are “dead” and are unable to help themselves before He can release His saving power. As long as the lost sinner thinks he is strong enough to do anything to please God (there is no one righteous, no not one), he cannot be saved by grace! Only when a lost sinner confesses that he is spiritually dead and unable to help himself that God can save him.

Suggestion: Think about the people who are spiritually lost in your circle of influence, especially those who seem very independent and self-sufficient. Let’s ask the Lord to show us when we were like that before we were saved so that we have a genuine connecting point with them. We need to be able to tell our own story around this so people don’t feel we’re being judgmental of them. We don’t ever want to project that we’re above it all. We, too, needed to be saved by grace!