Not ashamed of the Gospel
The Armor of the Gospel of Peace (Part 4)
Today's Three-minute Bible Study
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Title: Not ashamed of the
Gospel ------------------- Date: 04/016/1999
Keywords: "ashamed" "gospel" "power" "salvation"
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following is one of 42 studies on the "armor of God" as it relates to resisting
Web porn. Some of the studies will examine Ephesians chapter six, which is famous for the
armor theme. Some of the other studies, however, will examine how the armor pieces are
discussed elsewhere in Scripture. All 42 studies are listed in the three-minute
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to this thematic approach in the three-minute studies.
Passage: Romans
1:16; 8:32*
1:16 - For I am not ashamed of the gospel, for it is
the power of God for salvation to everyone who believes, to the Jew first and also to the
Greek.
8:32 - He who did not spare His own Son, but delivered Him up for us all, how will He not
also with Him freely give us all things?
Questions
1. The apostle Paul writes in Romans 1:16 that he is "not
ashamed" of the Gospel. Try to picture something or someone you are not ashamed of.
Picture something or someone you are proud of!
2. The verse says that there is something specific about the Gospel
that prompts Paul to be unashamed. What is that something?
3. According to Romans 1:16, what does the Gospel have the power to
do?
Practical help
Let’s get REAL practical and ask one question - "What is
the Gospel?"
The Gospel is the message that tells how people who have sinned can find forgiveness.
The Gospel is the message that tells how people who are Hell-bent can become Heaven-bound.
The Gospel is the message that turns slaves of sin into sons of God.
The Gospel is incredible good news! It reports that Jesus suffered the
wrath of God so that you and I would never have to. It reports that the love of God is so
intense that God willingly sent His own Son to suffer for you and for me
- and that the Son willingly came to die!
Now, if God cared for you so much that He sent His Son to die for you, does it not make
sense that He would also with the gift of Jesus grant you the power (remember, the Gospel
comes with power!) to resist temptation? Of course it does. Next time you are tempted to
click on to porn, remember the Gospel. Remember that you are the special object of
God’s love. Remember that you are God’s son. Empowered by the truths of the
Gospel, walk away from that stuff!
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The Lockman Foundation 1960, 1962, 1963, 1968, 1971, 1972, 1973, 1975, 1977, 1995. Used by
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