Pastor Josh continues through his expository preaching series through the book of Romans:
“When we think about sins, like exchanging the glory of the immortal God for images, or dishonourable passions, or unnatural sexual relationships - it is so easy for us to hear about these things and think about ‘them’; Someone else needs to hear this message…”
You see there is a 'gothchya’ moment here. It’s not as though Paul is saying these things aren’t sins; it’s not that overt idolatry, adultery, and homosexuality are not sins - they are. But that misses the point. The point is, we sit here and nod about these things and then Romans turns it on ourselves and our own sins (see Romans 2:1). We must embrace the purpose of this first section of Romans - to bring us battered and bruised to the grace alone gospel. So that we will recognize our desperate need, that we have no righteousness of our own but must rely wholly on the undeserved favor of our heavenly Father who grants us a righteousness in Christ that comes entirely from outside ourselves.”
“That I can look at you, church, and I can’t see one worse sinner than myself. I can’t see one person that is in more desperate need to rely wholly on God’s grace alone…”