Free by Divine Decree: The Book of Romans Made Practical
Autor Paul Johansson Jim Cymbalaen Limba Engleză Paperback – 31 mar 2013
The Apostle Paul writes the Book of Romans as a legal document to justify the believer's freedom. "Free by Divine Decree" takes you inside the court room to witness how the case for your freedom was argued and decided. The final verdict from the Supreme Judge is that "in Christ" you are righteous not by achieving but by believing. The truth in this book will set you free---free indeed. No further appeal! Your freedom is not a feeling it is a fact.
The Verdict Is In: Condemnation is OUT.
The Verdict Is In: Condemnation is OUT.
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ISBN-13: 9781614483700
ISBN-10: 1614483701
Pagini: 265
Dimensiuni: 143 x 213 x 17 mm
Greutate: 0.36 kg
Editura: Morgan James Publishing
ISBN-10: 1614483701
Pagini: 265
Dimensiuni: 143 x 213 x 17 mm
Greutate: 0.36 kg
Editura: Morgan James Publishing
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Recenzii
"Paul Johansson taps into the incredible guilt-quenching, boldness---producing power of the Gospel of Jesus Christ. As he unfolds the court room scene described in the Book of Romans, we finally hear clearly, 'If God is for us, who can be against us?' I encourage you to let the insights of this book to break the grip of condemnation in your life." --Mike Cavanaugh, President, Elim Bible Institute
"Through his right spiritual experience and prophetic insights, Paul Johansson masterfully unlocks secrets from the Apostle Paul's letter to the Roman Church. After reading "Free by Divine Decree" you will feel as though the Apostle Paul was writing the letter directly to you." Dr. David Ireland, PhD, Senior Pastor, Christ Church, Montclair, new Jersey
"Free by Divine Decree" makes Romans come alive, unlike any other book I've read on the subject. Paul clearly defines the liberating message of the freedom we have in Christ that frees us from guilt and condemnation. It's a must read for any student of the Bible." Dr. Ron Burgio, President, Elim Fellowship, Lancaster, New York
"For years I have listened to Paul Johansson teach the Book of Romans and I think of him as 'Mr. Romans.' The writer of Romans makes our freedom a legal transaction. The metaphor used in this book is of an accused person sitting in courtroom with God the Father as judge at his criminal trial. "Free by Divine Decree" is a must for every believer. It is not only to be read, but to be experienced." Bishop Tommy Reid, Full Gospel Tabernacle, Orchard park, New York
"I took Paul Johansson's class on Romans at Elim Bible Institute 30 years ago, and it was truly life-transforming for me. The judicial drama of the book unfolded before my eyes. Years later, like well-aged wine, Paul has finally reduced the wealth of his understanding of Romans to book. What a gold mine! This book will serve anyone who is preaching, teaching, or studying the Book of Romans." Bob Sorge, Author, "Oasis House"
"A 21st century Apostle Paul brings to life the epistle to the Romans in "Free by Divine Decree." The accuser condemned---our Advocate triumphantly victorious---cellar dwellers discover the height and price of Christ's outrageous grace. Intensely brilliant is the forum of the courtroom drama unveiling the prophetic parallels of freedom prescribed for yet another generation. A just read for both scholar and seeker." Nancy Clark, President, Evangelical Women Leaders of the National Association of Evangelicals
"The courtroom setting in "Free by Divine Decree" provides an dearly demonstration of how the laws and covenants of God's Kingdom are applied in the courtroom of Heaven. Not only will this book free the reader from the guilt of sin, he/she will also gain a deep revelation of the character of God and the love mercy and justice. He maes available to all mankind. Clarence "Buz" Swyers, Director of Publications, Business Men's Fellowship
"More than a handbook on Romans, "Free by Divine Decree" is the heartbeat of two authors, both named Paul. Paul Johansson has found the pulse of Paul the Apostle! Both hearts beat to proclaim the life-changing power of the Gospel. Building the case from the Apostle Paul's arguments, the present writer documents the legal process of our redemption as though it had been transacted in a heavenly courtroom. Rev. Sylvia R. Evans, Founder, Creative Word Ministries
"Paul Johansson's years of missionary ministry, urban evangelism and classroom exposure are reflected in his handling of the Apostle Paul's letter to the Church in first century Rome. The letter is old, the problems have not changed and the answers need to be understood and applied as urgently now as they were when first written. This book is birthed in the writer's heart and mind as it was in the heart of the Apostle." Rev. David Edwards, President Emeritus, Elim Bible Institute
"Through his right spiritual experience and prophetic insights, Paul Johansson masterfully unlocks secrets from the Apostle Paul's letter to the Roman Church. After reading "Free by Divine Decree" you will feel as though the Apostle Paul was writing the letter directly to you." Dr. David Ireland, PhD, Senior Pastor, Christ Church, Montclair, new Jersey
"Free by Divine Decree" makes Romans come alive, unlike any other book I've read on the subject. Paul clearly defines the liberating message of the freedom we have in Christ that frees us from guilt and condemnation. It's a must read for any student of the Bible." Dr. Ron Burgio, President, Elim Fellowship, Lancaster, New York
"For years I have listened to Paul Johansson teach the Book of Romans and I think of him as 'Mr. Romans.' The writer of Romans makes our freedom a legal transaction. The metaphor used in this book is of an accused person sitting in courtroom with God the Father as judge at his criminal trial. "Free by Divine Decree" is a must for every believer. It is not only to be read, but to be experienced." Bishop Tommy Reid, Full Gospel Tabernacle, Orchard park, New York
"I took Paul Johansson's class on Romans at Elim Bible Institute 30 years ago, and it was truly life-transforming for me. The judicial drama of the book unfolded before my eyes. Years later, like well-aged wine, Paul has finally reduced the wealth of his understanding of Romans to book. What a gold mine! This book will serve anyone who is preaching, teaching, or studying the Book of Romans." Bob Sorge, Author, "Oasis House"
"A 21st century Apostle Paul brings to life the epistle to the Romans in "Free by Divine Decree." The accuser condemned---our Advocate triumphantly victorious---cellar dwellers discover the height and price of Christ's outrageous grace. Intensely brilliant is the forum of the courtroom drama unveiling the prophetic parallels of freedom prescribed for yet another generation. A just read for both scholar and seeker." Nancy Clark, President, Evangelical Women Leaders of the National Association of Evangelicals
"The courtroom setting in "Free by Divine Decree" provides an dearly demonstration of how the laws and covenants of God's Kingdom are applied in the courtroom of Heaven. Not only will this book free the reader from the guilt of sin, he/she will also gain a deep revelation of the character of God and the love mercy and justice. He maes available to all mankind. Clarence "Buz" Swyers, Director of Publications, Business Men's Fellowship
"More than a handbook on Romans, "Free by Divine Decree" is the heartbeat of two authors, both named Paul. Paul Johansson has found the pulse of Paul the Apostle! Both hearts beat to proclaim the life-changing power of the Gospel. Building the case from the Apostle Paul's arguments, the present writer documents the legal process of our redemption as though it had been transacted in a heavenly courtroom. Rev. Sylvia R. Evans, Founder, Creative Word Ministries
"Paul Johansson's years of missionary ministry, urban evangelism and classroom exposure are reflected in his handling of the Apostle Paul's letter to the Church in first century Rome. The letter is old, the problems have not changed and the answers need to be understood and applied as urgently now as they were when first written. This book is birthed in the writer's heart and mind as it was in the heart of the Apostle." Rev. David Edwards, President Emeritus, Elim Bible Institute
Notă biografică
Rev. Paul Johansson has been a minister, missionary and educator for 56 years. After pastoring, he and his wife Gloria, served in Kenya, E. Africa to establish a Church and Bible College. He then returned to Elim Bible Institute and served as Dean of Students 16 years and laster as President for 12 years. He was instrumental in founding the New York School of Urban Ministry in New York City in 1982. He holds two degrees, B.A. and M.A. from the University of New York.
Extras
Riding my motorcycle down a lonely trail in Masaai country Kenya, East Africa, I passed among fields full of beautiful zebras and light-footed impalas. I was returning from a church planting and was unaware of the huge ditch obscured by brush along the right-hand side of the road. This ditch measured six feet wide, six feet deep, and several miles long. It had been dug years earlier to stop elephants from crossing over from the game reserve into the villages.
I was traveling along well until I hit a muddy spot on the trail, which flipped me upside down and left me dangling from a low hanging branch positioned over the elephant ditch. As I hung upside down, my forehead sizzled on the cycle’s exhaust. I fought my way off of the tree branch and into the ditch. Stunned and con- fused, I awakened to the sight of two Masaai women tilling their gardens. I called out to the women for help and soon we pulled the muddy motorcycle out of the ditch before pushing to get it started. I knew right away I would need healing from my injuries.
Along the path of each of our lives, there are many hidden dangers when we slip off the designated road. Usually, we remain unaware of the pitfalls until we go a different way and find our- selves in the “elephant ditch.” Romans immediately describes the pit we were in, the off-road dangers, and the effects of the resulting injuries. It continues on to reveal a personal Savior full of protection and benefits for those who cry out for help. Christ places us on His trail and takes us straight away from the miry pit. This Savior sets us free from guilt and fills us with faith to travel on. He then gives us a personal “travel guide” by the name of the Holy Spirit who leads us and holds us on-course. Now, nothing “else in all creation, will be able to separate us from the love of God that is in Christ Jesus our Lord” (NIV, Rom. 8.39b).
Do you find yourself struggling with sin and condemnation? Do you desire instead to enjoy the overabundance of God’s grace you are receiving? Do you feel like a failure when you don’t live up to God’s good requirements? Would you rather know you are a success story apart from measuring up to human assessments? Then this book of God’s transforming grace is for you! You are invited to learn of what God has done for you as revealed in the transforming book of Romans. God has forgiven you. The love of God does not forgive you; the justice of God forgives you. He died for you because He loves you. Through His death, you are justified. God would be unjust not to forgive you when the price for your salvation has been paid in full by Jesus Christ. Romans is the book for understanding the basic foundation of this super salvation.
Romans is a book for the whole person. It deals with your body, your soul, and your spirit. In this commentary on the book of Romans, every area of your life will be touched. Nothing will be untouched because, although Paul authored the book, the Holy Spirit inspired it before it was delivered, most likely, by the hand of a faithful believer named Phoebe.
A Legal Justification
The book of Romans calls you to enter not a ballroom, but a courtroom. Whether or not you are justified before God in His courtroom depends not on your feelings, but rather on the fact that the eternal Judge of the universe has pronounced you “Not guilty.” It is a logical conclusion, therefore, that what you do is not what justifies you; but rather what the Judge decrees is what justifies you. The issue of your salvation is not dependent on how you feel; it is dependent on what the just Judge declares based on the evidence.
How many days do you and I wake up to a “blue Monday” or a “blue week?” We are in the pits because we feel God, Satan, our- selves, or others may hold something we have done against us. We cannot seem to comprehend the word “breakthrough.” What we can comprehend is that the heavens are as brass. You might say to yourself, “Well, I had a really bad day, but I’m praying and fasting.” Praying and fasting are good and right, but the victory is gained first by believing. There are certain things that come forth by adding prayer and fasting; everything good comes forth by believing. Someone might argue that if a person has a drinking problem, it is prayer and fasting that will conquer that problem! Not true. Belief conquers problems. Victorious actions only follow right beliefs. Only believing will give the strength to embrace the truth.
LOOK FOR GOD TO FREE AND RELEASE YOU TO BE ALL THAT HE WANTS YOU TO BE, AND THEN TO PLACE YOU IN A SETTING WHERE YOU CAN BE YOURSELF IN SERVICE TO HIM.
The book of Romans is fully understood only by revelation. It is a revelation that will dawn on you. We may have built a system of beliefs that requires us to earn our salvation. Some people may mistakenly think that serving God well will earn a way to heaven. No deeds can purchase our salvation. It costs too much. It cost Jesus Christ His life. Only Jesus Christ was able to afford to pre-pay the full extravagant price of our salvation with His perfect sacrificial death. His payment was the final evidence that the Judge of all mankind needed to declare you and me, “Free, by divine decree.”
May the release of the Holy Spirit be real in your life. May He free you in every way in your body, soul, and spirit. Look for God to free and release you to be all that He wants you to be, and then to place you in a setting where you can be yourself in service to Him.
Out of this freedom come hearts full of praise, worship, and joy. Out of this freedom come bodies willing to serve as living sacrifices. Out of this freedom come gifts that are described in Romans chapters 8 and 12. Paul explains the outworking, the over- flow, and the freedom that come from Christ’s greatest gift--the gift of salvation. This purchase was not made by anything that you or I did or ever can do.
The revelation that comes from the book of Romans is able to free you from all bondages, or anything else that would hold you back. It frees you from unnatural relations, from the worship of created things, from cursing and bitterness, and all of the other sins addressed in the Romans book and elsewhere. It frees you into increasing measures of faith, hope, and love. You are free by the Judge’s decree!
There are at least three basic ways of studying the book of Romans: a simple outline approach (see Appendix 2), a tree metaphor outline (see Appendix 3), and a courtroom metaphor. In this book I will major in the courtroom metaphor where our salvation was legally declared.
I was traveling along well until I hit a muddy spot on the trail, which flipped me upside down and left me dangling from a low hanging branch positioned over the elephant ditch. As I hung upside down, my forehead sizzled on the cycle’s exhaust. I fought my way off of the tree branch and into the ditch. Stunned and con- fused, I awakened to the sight of two Masaai women tilling their gardens. I called out to the women for help and soon we pulled the muddy motorcycle out of the ditch before pushing to get it started. I knew right away I would need healing from my injuries.
Along the path of each of our lives, there are many hidden dangers when we slip off the designated road. Usually, we remain unaware of the pitfalls until we go a different way and find our- selves in the “elephant ditch.” Romans immediately describes the pit we were in, the off-road dangers, and the effects of the resulting injuries. It continues on to reveal a personal Savior full of protection and benefits for those who cry out for help. Christ places us on His trail and takes us straight away from the miry pit. This Savior sets us free from guilt and fills us with faith to travel on. He then gives us a personal “travel guide” by the name of the Holy Spirit who leads us and holds us on-course. Now, nothing “else in all creation, will be able to separate us from the love of God that is in Christ Jesus our Lord” (NIV, Rom. 8.39b).
Do you find yourself struggling with sin and condemnation? Do you desire instead to enjoy the overabundance of God’s grace you are receiving? Do you feel like a failure when you don’t live up to God’s good requirements? Would you rather know you are a success story apart from measuring up to human assessments? Then this book of God’s transforming grace is for you! You are invited to learn of what God has done for you as revealed in the transforming book of Romans. God has forgiven you. The love of God does not forgive you; the justice of God forgives you. He died for you because He loves you. Through His death, you are justified. God would be unjust not to forgive you when the price for your salvation has been paid in full by Jesus Christ. Romans is the book for understanding the basic foundation of this super salvation.
Romans is a book for the whole person. It deals with your body, your soul, and your spirit. In this commentary on the book of Romans, every area of your life will be touched. Nothing will be untouched because, although Paul authored the book, the Holy Spirit inspired it before it was delivered, most likely, by the hand of a faithful believer named Phoebe.
A Legal Justification
The book of Romans calls you to enter not a ballroom, but a courtroom. Whether or not you are justified before God in His courtroom depends not on your feelings, but rather on the fact that the eternal Judge of the universe has pronounced you “Not guilty.” It is a logical conclusion, therefore, that what you do is not what justifies you; but rather what the Judge decrees is what justifies you. The issue of your salvation is not dependent on how you feel; it is dependent on what the just Judge declares based on the evidence.
How many days do you and I wake up to a “blue Monday” or a “blue week?” We are in the pits because we feel God, Satan, our- selves, or others may hold something we have done against us. We cannot seem to comprehend the word “breakthrough.” What we can comprehend is that the heavens are as brass. You might say to yourself, “Well, I had a really bad day, but I’m praying and fasting.” Praying and fasting are good and right, but the victory is gained first by believing. There are certain things that come forth by adding prayer and fasting; everything good comes forth by believing. Someone might argue that if a person has a drinking problem, it is prayer and fasting that will conquer that problem! Not true. Belief conquers problems. Victorious actions only follow right beliefs. Only believing will give the strength to embrace the truth.
LOOK FOR GOD TO FREE AND RELEASE YOU TO BE ALL THAT HE WANTS YOU TO BE, AND THEN TO PLACE YOU IN A SETTING WHERE YOU CAN BE YOURSELF IN SERVICE TO HIM.
The book of Romans is fully understood only by revelation. It is a revelation that will dawn on you. We may have built a system of beliefs that requires us to earn our salvation. Some people may mistakenly think that serving God well will earn a way to heaven. No deeds can purchase our salvation. It costs too much. It cost Jesus Christ His life. Only Jesus Christ was able to afford to pre-pay the full extravagant price of our salvation with His perfect sacrificial death. His payment was the final evidence that the Judge of all mankind needed to declare you and me, “Free, by divine decree.”
May the release of the Holy Spirit be real in your life. May He free you in every way in your body, soul, and spirit. Look for God to free and release you to be all that He wants you to be, and then to place you in a setting where you can be yourself in service to Him.
Out of this freedom come hearts full of praise, worship, and joy. Out of this freedom come bodies willing to serve as living sacrifices. Out of this freedom come gifts that are described in Romans chapters 8 and 12. Paul explains the outworking, the over- flow, and the freedom that come from Christ’s greatest gift--the gift of salvation. This purchase was not made by anything that you or I did or ever can do.
The revelation that comes from the book of Romans is able to free you from all bondages, or anything else that would hold you back. It frees you from unnatural relations, from the worship of created things, from cursing and bitterness, and all of the other sins addressed in the Romans book and elsewhere. It frees you into increasing measures of faith, hope, and love. You are free by the Judge’s decree!
There are at least three basic ways of studying the book of Romans: a simple outline approach (see Appendix 2), a tree metaphor outline (see Appendix 3), and a courtroom metaphor. In this book I will major in the courtroom metaphor where our salvation was legally declared.
Descriere
"Free by Divine Decree" is written in narrative form. The individual being spoken about is brought before a jude. In the first few chapters, the judgment is given. . . all have sinned. From that point on Jesus Christ, our appointed lawyer takes the case and ultimately is able to show the Judge that we are free by divine decree.