Romans 8:17a: Our inheritance
Nick paints the picture of discovering that a long-lost, immensely wealthy uncle has died and left you his entire estate, then tells his congregation that something far greater is already theirs in Christ. Preaching Romans 8:17a, he traces the background, present possession, content, and ethical implications of the Christian’s inheritance.
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Romans 8:16: The Witness of the Spirit
Nick insists that Christianity is a supernatural religion, though not in the sense the modern signs-and-wonders movement means by that word, as he opens Romans 8:16 on the witness of the Spirit. He works through the objective and subjective proofs that the Spirit himself bears witness with our spirit that we are children of God.
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Romans 8:15: The Spirit of Adoption
Nick asks where Christians enjoy the greatest blessing of their salvation, weighing the new birth and justification against adoption, and argues that adoption may be the richest of all. Preaching Romans 8:15, he unpacks the facts, benefits, and implications of being brought into God’s family as sons and daughters.
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