Romans 9:22-23: The Glory of God in Election
Nick asks what the chief end of man is before rephrasing the question, borrowing from John Piper, to ask what the chief end of God himself might be. Closing this stretch of Romans 9 at verses 22-23, he shows that God’s glory, displayed in both his judgement and his mercy, is the goal toward which all of election is aimed.
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Romans 8:30: Glorified
Nick calls glorification the final link in the unbreakable chain of redemption, admitting that it can feel like an anticlimax after the high point of justification. Preaching Romans 8:30, he shows that glorification means both a final freedom from sin and the completion of our conformity to Christ, worth every bit as much wonder as anything earlier in the chain.
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Romans 8:18: A Christian Response to Suffering
Nick describes atheism as one of the saddest and most hopeless systems of thought, offering no ultimate meaning to a short life of mixed joys and inevitable pain. Preaching Romans 8:18, he shows what Christians should think, expect, and hope for in the face of present suffering in light of the glory that is to be revealed.
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