Eternal Reward of the Righteous (Romans 2:6–8)

Pray the Word with David Platt

David Platt

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🗓️ 12 August 2023

⏱️ 4 minutes

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In this episode of Pray the Word on Romans 2:6–8, David Platt explains to us the eternal consequences of our daily decisions.

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0:00.0	Pray the word with David Platt is a resource from Radical.net.
0:30.0	Because they remind us that how we live today will affect our eternity.
0:35.5	Just let that soak in. How we live today will affect our eternity. Romans 2.6. God will render
0:43.7	to each one according to his works. And obviously we know in the gospel that we are saved from our
0:50.8	sin by grace through faith and Christ not of our own works. It's not our own doing. It's trusting
0:57.6	in the person and the work of Jesus at the same time. The Bible clearly teaches us that our works
1:05.2	are important and our works on earth affect our reward in eternity or lack thereof. There are
1:13.2	many verses throughout the New Testament where God tells us that he is storing up reward
1:19.8	for those who are faithful by his grace in their works. So that's exciting on one hand to think
1:26.3	about there. There's a way I can live today. There will yield fruit in eternity in others lives
1:32.4	and in my life. That's pretty awesome. And at the same time it's sobering for those who are
1:36.9	self-seeking and do not obey the truth but obey unrighteousness. There will be wrath and fury.
1:42.5	Again the ultimate picture of this is those who do not trust in Jesus and his righteousness will
1:48.0	experience the holy just wrath and fury of Almighty God. What a sobering picture that leads us to
1:55.3	share the gospel today with urgency with people around us and at the same time to flee sin
2:01.6	all the more in our lives. If that is where sin leads even for those of us who know that our
2:08.0	eternity is sealed by the blood of Jesus, why would we give ourselves to sin today casually? Why
2:14.9	would we flirt with sin in any way? Let's run from it. Not rationalize it. Run from it. Not
2:21.3	flirt with it. Blee from sin today. Knowing that our lives, our works today will affect our lives
2:28.3	in eternity. Oh God, we fix our eyes on you and light of Romans 2 6 to 8 as the ultimate judge.
2:35.4	As the one who sees all and knows all in ways that we are humbled, O God, that you see our every
2:41.5	thought, you know, our every desire, every word, every deed. So God, we pray, help us to do good today
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