Romans 9:5: The Deity of Christ
Nick quotes C.S. Lewis’s famous trilemma, that a mere man who said the things Jesus said would have to be a lunatic or worse, not merely a good moral teacher, to open Romans 9:5 on the deity of Christ. He gathers the evidence from Jesus’s own claims and from Paul’s own words here to show that Christ is described as God over all, blessed forever.
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Romans 8:34: Christ’s Heavenly Session
Nick notes that when Christians think of Christ’s work for them they usually stop at Good Friday and Easter Sunday, overlooking one of the most neglected parts of his ministry. Preaching Romans 8:34 on Christ’s heavenly session, he shows the significance of Christ’s seating at God’s right hand and his ongoing work of intercession for his people.
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