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Southview Baptist Church
Letters to the Church | The Gospel — The Simple Means of Having a Relationship with God
This week, Pastor Nathan Wakefield continues our Letters to the Church series. In Romans 9:30-10:21, we learn that the gospel really is a simple message, but that doesn't mean it is something that everyone believes. Video of the worship service is available beginning Sunday at 9:30 AM at https://southviewbaptist.org/live.
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Southview Baptist Church
3434 S 13th St, Lincoln, NE 68502, USA
Sunday 9:30 AM
1. Faith or zeal — Faith and zeal are not the same thing (9:30‑10:4).
• The Gentiles attained righteousness without pursuing it — by faith (9:30).
• Israel pursued righteousness but missed it by seeking it through zeal (9:31‑33).
• If it is not God’s way, it is not the way — even if you are zealous about it (10:1‑4).
Action: Do a gut check — are you trusting in faith, or in your zeal?
• The Gentiles attained righteousness without pursuing it — by faith (9:30).
• Israel pursued righteousness but missed it by seeking it through zeal (9:31‑33).
• If it is not God’s way, it is not the way — even if you are zealous about it (10:1‑4).
Action: Do a gut check — are you trusting in faith, or in your zeal?
2. Simple — God’s way of salvation really is simple (10:5‑13).
• Righteousness without faith is unattainable, but righteousness by faith is accessible (5‑8).
• Salvation is received through believed and confessed faith in Christ (9‑10).
• The simplicity of salvation makes it universally available to all who call on Him (11‑13).
Action: Check your understanding — do you grasp the gospel in its simple, biblical form?
• Righteousness without faith is unattainable, but righteousness by faith is accessible (5‑8).
• Salvation is received through believed and confessed faith in Christ (9‑10).
• The simplicity of salvation makes it universally available to all who call on Him (11‑13).
Action: Check your understanding — do you grasp the gospel in its simple, biblical form?
3. Responsibility — Because the gospel is simple, we are responsible to share it (10:14‑21).
• Faith begins with proclamation; people must hear the gospel (14‑15).
• The message we proclaim must be the word of Christ, not personal opinion (16‑17).
• All the while remembering: rejection of the gospel is a real occurrence — but it does not nullify our calling (18‑21).
Action: Make a commitment to clearly and faithfully share the gospel.
• Faith begins with proclamation; people must hear the gospel (14‑15).
• The message we proclaim must be the word of Christ, not personal opinion (16‑17).
• All the while remembering: rejection of the gospel is a real occurrence — but it does not nullify our calling (18‑21).
Action: Make a commitment to clearly and faithfully share the gospel.
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