Not Ashamed of the Gospel

by Rutledge, Fleming

• ISBN13: 9780802827371
• ISBN10: 0802827373
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2007-08-15
• Publisher: Eerdmans Pub Co

Summary

In this inspiring collection of fifty-one sermons on Romans, Fleming Rutledge presents afresh the radical gospel of Paul. Countering the widespread suspicion that Paul somehow complicated Jesus' simple teachings, Rutledge shows how Paul actually makes explicit what is implicit in the Gospel narratives and reveals "the full dimensions of God's project to reclaim the cosmos and everything in it for himself." With her stirring words and joyful delving into Romans passages, Rutledge leads readers to refocus their eyes and ears on Paul's valuable teachings. She unpacks major ideas and motifs in the epistle, including the cross and resurrection of Christ as the first event of the age to come, faith as the human response ignited by the fire of the Word and the Holy Spirit, and God's work of salvation as all-encompassing and incomparable. Her Not Ashamed of the Gospel will be a help to preachers and an encouragement to listeners.

Table of Contents

Not ashamed of the gospel (Romans 1:16)	p. 15
The power of obedience (Romans 1:1-6)	p. 27
Not ashamed of Jesus (Romans 1:16)	p. 34
Witness for the defense (Romans 1:16)	p. 42
There is no distinction (Romans 1:18-3:31)	p. 50
The line between good and evil (Romans 3:9)	p. 60
But now ... (Romans 3:21-22)	p. 69
Guilt and innocence (Romans 3:9-10, 21-25)	p. 79
Why did he do it? : (Romans 3:9-10, 21-24)	p. 85
Wrath redeemed (Romans 3:9-25)	p. 90
Lutherans and Episcopalians : a sermon in celebration of full communion (Romans 3:21-24)	p. 97
Father and mother of the ungodly (Romans 4:1-5, 16-17)	p. 106
The great reckoning (Romans 4:23)	p. 118
Beyond the imagination of man (Romans 4:17)	p. 126
The things that do not exist (Romans 4:17)	p. 133
To die for (Romans 5:6-11)	p. 142
Living water for the ungodly (Romans 5:6-8)	p. 149
The old, old story (Romans 5:12-21)	p. 157
My enemy, myself (Romans 5:6-9; 8:1)	p. 164
That one man (Romans 5:17)	p. 172
The final exit of the baptized (Romans 6:4-13)	p. 181
Death shall have no dominion (Romans 6:1-14)	p. 190
Divine love meets the strongest animal (Romans 6:23)	p. 198
Who will feed the : wolf? (Romans 7:21-25)	p. 208
Frodo and free will (Romans 7:15-20; 8:2)	p. 211
The condemned man (Romans 7:21-8:6)	p. 221
Hope beyond applegate (Romans 8:19-25)	p. 229
The remaking of the world (Romans 8:3-4, 35-39)	p. 236
Heirs of God (Romans 8:9-17)	p. 245
Creation on tiptoe (Romans 8:18-25)	p. 251
From denial to victory (Romans 8:35-36)	p. 258
Who is to condemn? : (Romans 8:33-34)	p. 265
The clue on the beach (Romans 9:1-5)	p. 273
The better bet (Romans 9-11)	p. 280
God's cosmic inclusion plan (Romans 11:12)	p. 287
Quoting the good news right (Romans 9:30-33; 10:3-4)	p. 297
Preaching without distinction (Romans 10:5-13)	p. 305
The order of the sentence (Romans 10:14-20)	p. 313
Gold medals for everybody (Romans 11:5-6)	p. 318
The mystery of disobedience (Romans 11:25-32)	p. 324
The enemy lines are hard to find (Romans 5:6; 11:32)	p. 332
Whose way of life? : (Romans 11:33-36)	p. 339
God to the rescue (Romans 11:32)	p. 347
Presenting ourselves (Romans 12:1-12)	p. 353
The content of our character (Romans 12:1-3)	p. 360
Transformation into Christ (Romans 12:1-21)	p. 367
Between the two thirteens (Romans 13:11)	p. 376
Weak and strong after Katrina (Romans 14:7-13)	p. 385
Judgment and grace (Romans 14:10)	p. 391
Written out, written in (Romans 14:5-12)	p. 397
Who is judged? : (Romans 14:10-12)	p. 406
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