RIGHTEOUSNESS OF GOD” - The Abiding Word

415 Pages·2010·35.04 MB·English

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About The Author
Larry Deason has been proclaiming the Good News of Jesus
Christ for 40 years. He has served the Body of Christ as deacon,
elder, preacher, missionary, counselor, teacher and writer.
Larry’s seminars have been presented throughout the
Northeastern United States, Texas, California, Hawaii, and
Florida. He has also presented seminars in Australia, New
Zealand, Tonga and the Fiji Islands.
While doing mission work in New Zealand Larry co-founded
and taught for four years at the Tauranga Two-Year Bible School.
He also co-founded and directed the Northeast School of Biblical
Studies where he taught for 12 years. He also consulted in the
establishing of the South Pacific Bible College in New Zealand.
Larry has been a guest lecturer each year for the past 23 years at
the South Pacific Bible College.
Larry Deason has written more than 20 booklets, books and
in-depth study guides. These books have been distributed in all
the states in the USA and in more than 70 nations worldwide
including China, Eastern Europe, and Russia.
Larry and his wife Helen have been married for 50 years.
They have two daughters, five grandchildren and three great-
grandchildren.
Larry Deason continues to do mission work, present his
seminars and distribute his books worldwide.
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Life Communications™
P.O. Box 1689
Lady Lake, Florida 32158
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Larry Deason
About The Author
Larry Deason has been proclaiming the Good News of Jesus Christ for 40
years. He has served the Body of Christ as deacon, elder, preacher, missionary,
counselor, teacher and writer.
Larry’s seminars have been presented throughout the Northeastern United
States, Texas, California, Hawaii, and Florida. He has also presented seminars
in Australia, New Zealand, Tonga and the Fiji Islands.
While doing mission work in New Zealand Larry co-founded and taught for
four years at the Tauranga Two-Year Bible School. He also co-founded and
directed the Northeast School of Biblical Studies where he taught for 12
years. He also consulted in the establishing of the South Pacific Bible College
in New Zealand. Larry has been a guest lecturer each year for the past 23
years at the South Pacific Bible College.
Larry Deason has written more than 20 booklets, books and in-depth study
guides. These books have been distributed in all the states in the USA and in
more than 70 nations worldwide including China, Eastern Europe, and Russia.
Larry and his wife Helen have been married for 50 years. They have two
daughters, five grandchildren and three great-grandchildren.
Larry Deason continues to do mission work, present his seminars and
distribute his books worldwide.
Contents
PART III: RIGHTEOUSNESS PRESENTED (LESSONS FIVE - SIX)
Lesson Five (Romans 3:21 - 4:25) ............................................................................................101
Righteousness is “in Christ” (3:21-31) .................................................................................103
Righteousness is Credited Through Faith (4:1-25) ...............................................................117
Lesson Six (Romans 5) .............................................................................................................131
Justification’s Blessedness (5:1-5) ........................................................................................133
Justification’s Effects (5:6-19) ..............................................................................................135
Justification’s Issues and Origin (5:20-21) ...........................................................................153
PART IV : RIGHTEOUSNESS PERFEcTED (LESSONS SEVEN - NINE)
Lesson Seven (Romans 6 - 7) ...................................................................................................159
The Reign of Righteousness Opposes the Reign of Sin (6:1-23) .........................................161
Dead to the Law, Joined to Christ (7:1-6) .............................................................................181
Freed from Law through Christ (7:7-25) ..............................................................................191
Lesson Eight (Romans 8:1-17) .................................................................................................197
Spirituality and the Spirit (8:1-11) ........................................................................................199
Sonship and the Spirit (8:12-17) ...........................................................................................207
Lesson Nine (Romans 8:18-39) ................................................................................................215
God’s Promise to Redeem Our Bodies (8:18-25) .................................................................217
God’s Spirit Abides with Us (8:26-27) .................................................................................227
God’s Providence Assures Us (8:28-30) ...............................................................................231
God’s Love Gives Us Confidence (8:31-39) .........................................................................237
PART V : RIGHTEOUSNESS PURPOSED (LESSON TEN)
Lesson Ten (Romans 9 - 11) .....................................................................................................247
God’s Sovereign Freedom: Israel’s Rejection (9:1-33) ........................................................249
God’s Righteousness Upheld: Israel’s Unbelief (10:1-21) ...................................................257
God’s Forbearance: Israel’s Salvation (11:1-36) ..................................................................263