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(Romans 16:25-27; Galatians 6:16-18)

The Gospel: God’s Revealed Plan

THE SETTING OF THE SIGNOFF

1. 1. Romans ends where it began:
      with the gospel of Christ and the obedience of faith (1:1-5+16:25-26)
   2. The signoff is a summary of the whole book
   3. Romans has shown:
      • the universal need for the gospel
      • the saving power of the gospel
      • the transformed life of the gospel
      • the unity produced by the gospel
      • the glory due to God for the gospel
   4. Paul closes Romans by praising the God of the gospel

THE SUBSTANCE OF THE SIGNOFF

1. 1. The Gospel Strengthens Us
   2. The Gospel Centers on Jesus Christ
   3. The Gospel Reveals God’s Eternal Mystery
   4. The Gospel Is Confirmed by Scripture
   5. The Gospel Calls All Nations to Obedient Faith
      • The Gospel Is Universal
      • The Gospel Carries Divine Authority
      • The Gospel Demands Obedient Faith
   6. The Gospel Leads All Glory to God

THE SIGNIFICANCE OF THE SIGNOFF

1. 1. Am I being strengthened by the gospel?
   2. Am I submitting to the gospel?
   3. Am I glorifying God for the gospel?

The Gospel: Our Identity in Christ

THE SETTING OF THE SIGNOFF

1. 1. Galatians is an urgent letter about the purity of the gospel
      • Some were troubling the churches of Galatia by distorting the gospel
   2. The book has emphasized:
      • there is no other gospel (Gal. 1:6-9)
      • justification is not by works of the law but through faith in Christ (Gal. 2:16)
      • believers are sons of God through faith and baptism (Gal. 3:26-27)
      • in Christ, all are one (Gal. 3:28)
      • Christians must stand fast in liberty and not return to bondage (Gal. 5:1)
      • circumcision is nothing, but faith working through love is everything (Gal. 5:6)
      • circumcision is nothing, but a new creation is everything (Gal. 6:15)
   3. Paul closes Galatians by drawing a line between those who boast in the flesh and those who walk by the gospel of the new creation

THE SUBSTANCE OF THE SIGNOFF

1. 1. The Gospel Gives Us the Rule by Which We Walk
   2. The Gospel Gives Us the Blessing of God’s Peace and Mercy
   3. The Gospel Identifies the True People of God
   4. The Gospel Is Worth Suffering For
   5. The Gospel Leaves Us Dependent on the Grace of Christ

THE SIGNIFICANCE OF THE SIGNOFF

1. 1. Am I walking according to the gospel’s rule?
   2. Am I finding my identity in Christ?
   3. Am I willing to bear reproach for Christ?
   4. Am I resting in the grace of Christ?