Podcast appearances and mentions of bob trumpy

The La Salle HS legend and NFL tight end, joined Bob Trumpy in February of 1981.

From Head First with Bob Trumpy in 1986

Lance is joined by The Godfather of Sports Talk, Bob Trumpy, to discuss moments and memories of the show. Plus, we hear clips from Pete Rose and Waite Hoyt co-hosting in 1983.

Lance is joined by The Godfather of Sports Talk, Bob Trumpy, to discuss moments and memories of the show. Plus, we hear clips from Pete Rose and Waite Hoyt co-hosting in 1983.

A hour sprint edition of Sports Talk! Lance goes back in the archives with Gerry Faust and Bob Trumpy. He also talks with Peter Fritschner to discuss Xavier Basketball.

A hour sprint edition of Sports Talk! Lance goes back in the archives with Gerry Faust and Bob Trumpy. He also talks with Peter Fritschner to discuss Xavier Basketball.

Lance talks Bengals draft prospects with James Rapien, the hiring of Mark Pope with Matt Jones of Kentucky Sports Radio and Lance takes your calls talking Reds. Lance also plays old audio from Bob Trumpy's show talking with Peewee Reese and Red Barber.

Lance talks Bengals draft prospects with James Rapien, the hiring of Mark Pope with Matt Jones of Kentucky Sports Radio and Lance takes your calls talking Reds. Lance also plays old audio from Bob Trumpy's show talking with Peewee Reese and Red Barber.

Lance talks latest news surrounding the Bengals and free agency, Reds Opening Day with Montas getting the start as well as the value of Nick Martinez, talks about Jason Williams' interview this past weekend with John Brannen and relives Sports Talk with soundbites from the archives with Bob Trumpy and Waite Hoyt. All that and more!

Lance talks latest news surrounding the Bengals and free agency, Reds Opening Day with Montas getting the start as well as the value of Nick Martinez, talks about Jason Williams' interview this past weekend with John Brannen and relives Sports Talk with soundbites from the archives with Bob Trumpy and Waite Hoyt. All that and more!

Lance talks the 2024 outlook for the Reds, Dan Pitcher and we go to the archives and listen back to Bob Trumpy with Dave Lapham and Forrest Gregg after the Bengals Super Bowl XVI loss 42 years ago today. Tune in!

Lance talks the 2024 outlook for the Reds, Dan Pitcher and we go to the archives and listen back to Bob Trumpy with Dave Lapham and Forrest Gregg after the Bengals Super Bowl XVI loss 42 years ago today. Tune in!

It's the “Keep Rollin'” edition of the Bengals Booth Podcast as the Bengals look to extend their winning streak to five straight as they host the 4-4 Houston Texans. Dan Hoard's guests include Cam Taylor-Britt, four-time Pro Bowl tight end Bob Trumpy, and Texans' radio voice Marc Vandermeer.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Lance is joined by Northern Kentucky University VP and Director of Athletics Christina Roybal and we take a listen back at parts of Chick Ludwig's interview with Jim Bowden from Tuesday night. Lance also goes to the archives and we hear a Bob Trumpy conversation with Gerry Faust. Tune in!

Lance is joined by Northern Kentucky University VP and Director of Athletics Christina Roybal and we take a listen back at parts of Chick Ludwig's interview with Jim Bowden from Tuesday night. Lance also goes to the archives and we hear a Bob Trumpy conversation with Gerry Faust. Tune in!

Lance is joined by guests Jay Morrison, Pat Brennan and Scott Springer. He also brings back a Dave Cowens interview with Bob Trumpy from the archives, talks Michigan football controversy and takes your calls. Tune in!

Lance is joined by guests Jay Morrison, Pat Brennan and Scott Springer. He also brings back a Dave Cowens interview with Bob Trumpy from the archives, talks Michigan football controversy and takes your calls. Tune in!

Thom talks with former NFL Tight End Bob Trumpy about being a three-sport star in High school, being drafted by the Bengals, and being NBC's number one football analyst.

The Cincinnati Reds won their 11th straight game on Wednesday afternoon. Bengals legend Bob Trumpy joins Off The Bench for an extended interview about his life and career. Tracy Jones joins the show for his usual Thursday segment, presented by Encore Technologies.

March 31, 1986 Reds scouting director Chief Bender called into Bob Trumpy on Sports Talk to discuss the Reds trade of Wayne Krenchicki to the Expos for a pitching prospect named Norm Charlton.

Dave Parker signed with the Reds as a free agent on December 7, 1983. He called into Sports Talk to talk with Bob Trumpy to discuss coming home after 11 seasons with the Pirates.

Sports Talk Extra: The former Moeller H.S. coach joined Bob Trumpy on Sports Talk during his first season at Notre Dame (November 1981).

Not a good day for the Reds against the Pirates, getting swept in the doubleheader. Lance has reaction and discusses the new MLB rules for 2023, the Bengals loss to the Steelers, and looks back at a 1981 interview between Bob Trumpy, Pete Rose, and Curt Gowdy.

Not a good day for the Reds against the Pirates, getting swept in the doubleheader. Lance has reaction and discusses the new MLB rules for 2023, the Bengals loss to the Steelers, and looks back at a 1981 interview between Bob Trumpy, Pete Rose, and Curt Gowdy.

The Norwood HS product joined Bob Trumpy on Sports Talk to discuss making the Bengals roster (August 28, 1984). He would later become a pro wrestler....Flyin' Brian Pillman. He died in 1997 at the age of 35.

Lance takes your calls after another Reds loss to the Phillies. Also, an Extra Innings Extra with Bob Trumpy and Buddy Bell from 1986.

Lance takes your calls after another Reds loss to the Phillies. Also, an Extra Innings Extra with Bob Trumpy and Buddy Bell from 1986.

The Reds reliever joined Bob Trumpy on Sports Talk from 1986 spring training.

Reds drop game 1 vs the Phillies with Mike Minor suffering yet another loss. Lance takes you calls and reaction; an Extra Innings Extra with Bob Trumpy and John Franco from 1986; also an update from the Western and Southern Open.

Reds drop game 1 vs the Phillies with Mike Minor suffering yet another loss. Lance takes you calls and reaction; an Extra Innings Extra with Bob Trumpy and John Franco from 1986; also an update from the Western and Southern Open.

The Reds rookie joined Bob Trumpy from spring training in Tampa. He talked about why he thought he could make the team and what it was like playing for Pete.

Reds lose against the Mets! Lance has reaction. Plus, a vintage extra from Sports Talk in the 1980's with Bob Trumpy and Tracy Jones. Tune in!

Reds lose against the Mets! Lance has reaction. Plus, a vintage extra from Sports Talk in the 1980's with Bob Trumpy and Tracy Jones. Tune in!

The then 31- year old pitcher joined Bob Trumpy in-studio for Sports Talk to discuss coming home and his first half with the Reds.

From the archives: Bob Trumpy tells the tale of running back Boobie Clark battling weight issues in training camp in 1974. It involves a 21-piece bucket of chicken and a rope.

Legendary Reds broadcaster/HOF Waite Hoyt tells the tale of meeting gangster Al Capone in the late 1920's. Pete Rose was guesting hosting Sports Talk for Bob Trumpy.

23-year old Cris Collinsworth as guest host for Bob Trumpy on Sports Talk January 28, 1983. He had just completed his 2nd season as Bengals lost to Jets 44-17 in the playoffs. He takes calls and talks with Jeff Ruby about the race horse they just purchased.

5 Reds beat writers joined Bob Trumpy from spring training '81 to preview the season: Hal McCoy Earl Lawson Tim Sullivan Paul Meyer Dick Netzley

Bearcats! NFL Draft! Bengals! Bob Trumpy! Lance has a star-studded show this evening. Much to talk about from the NFL Draft and more. Take a listen!

Great insight from Bengals coach Forrest Gregg into then potential draft prospects Cris Collinsworth and David Verser + roster comments about Ken Anderson, Archie Griffin and potentially moving their training camp.

Bob Trumpy talked with Dodgers legend, Pee Wee Reese 40-years ago tonight about the great, Jackie Robinson.

Reds broadcaster Joe Nuxhall and hitting coach Ted Kluszewski joined Bob Trumpy during spring training 1981. They talked about money in the game, contracts, hitting, best career moments, etc.

Lance has a full show for you! Reds Baseball and COO Phil Castellini dominate the discussion amongst local callers. Plus, a flashback segment from the archives with Bob Trumpy. Check it out!

Bob Howsam, the retired Reds GM and architect of the Big Red Machine, joined Bob Trumpy. He discussed the dangers facing MLB, free agency and why he stepped down in 1978.

Reds! Hunter Greene! Tiger Woods! Lance has it all for you on this Monday evening. Plus, a blast from the past with Bob Trumpy and Joe Nuxhall. Check it out.

Sports Talk from Tampa during Spring Training 1981. The Old Left-hander joined Bob Trumpy poolside for Reds talk.

April 7, 1981 Pete Rose and Curt Gowdy joined Bob Trumpy on Sports Talk.

3/30/22: Abbreviated sports talk due to Reds game and Hot Stove League program. Lance touches on everything Reds and has a memorable On This Date segment w/ Bob Trumpy.

Lance continues the 100th Celebration of WLW with updates on La'el Collins, Cincinnati Reds, and old segments from Bob Trumpy. Check it out!

Lance continues the 100th Celebration of WLW with updates on La'el Collins, Cincinnati Reds, and old segments from Bob Trumpy. Check it out!

The HOF pitcher and legendary broadcaster joined Trumpy on Sports Talk. He was asked about how the game has changed over the years.

The HOF pitcher and legendary broadcaster joined Trumpy on Sports Talk. He was asked about how the game has changed over the years.

The HOF pitcher/Reds radio voice joined Trumpy on Sports Talk in 1981. He discusses teammate Babe Ruth and if he called his shot in 1932 World Series.

The HOF pitcher/Reds radio voice joined Trumpy on Sports Talk in 1981. He discusses teammate Babe Ruth and if he called his shot in 1932 World Series.

June 2, 1981. The HOF pitcher and legendary Reds pitcher Waite Hoyt joined Sports Talk. He was 81 years old at the time. Here is a portion of the interview.

June 2, 1981. The HOF pitcher and legendary Reds pitcher Waite Hoyt joined Sports Talk. He was 81 years old at the time. Here is a portion of the interview.

The legendary Reds broadcaster and HOF pitcher joined Trumpy in-studio for Sports Talk on June 2, 1981. He was 81 years old.

Lance roars in fresh off the Xavier Big East Game and takes local calls from the tri-state area. Part 2 of the classic Waite Hoyt and Bob Trumpy interview continues. Check it out!

The legendary Reds broadcaster and HOF pitcher joined Trumpy in-studio for Sports Talk on June 2, 1981. He was 81 years old.

Lance roars in fresh off the Xavier Big East Game and takes local calls from the tri-state area. Part 2 of the classic Waite Hoyt and Bob Trumpy interview continues. Check it out!

The longtime voice of the Reds and HOF pitcher joined Trumpy in-studio for Sports Talk on June 2, 1981. He was 81 years old at the time

The longtime voice of the Reds and HOF pitcher joined Trumpy in-studio for Sports Talk on June 2, 1981. He was 81 years old at the time

Bob Trumpy, Andy MacWilliams and Phil Samp interview Dave Lapham, Rick Razzano, Forrest Gregg and others.

Bob Trumpy, Andy MacWilliams and Phil Samp interview Dave Lapham, Rick Razzano, Forrest Gregg and others.

Sports Talk interviews the week of '82 Super Bowl: Bob Trumpy with the Bengals QB's, Dave Lapham, Blair Bush, Sam Wyche.

Sports Talk interviews the week of '82 Super Bowl: Bob Trumpy with the Bengals QB's, Dave Lapham, Blair Bush, Sam Wyche.

Former Cincinnati Bengals tight end Bob Trumpy spent his entire adult life in the game of football since being drafted out of Utah in the 1968 Common Draft by the AFL Bengals. While being picked in the 12th round, it didn't take Trumpy long to make his mark earning AFL All-Star and NFL Pro Bowl status in four of his 10-year career. After his playing career, Trumpy started a career in broadcasting working for NBC as a color analyst of AFC games before embarking on a career at 700WLW hosting a weeknight sports talk show for 10 years before leaving to work other assignments. In 2014, Trumpy was named the recipient of the Pete Rozelle Radio-Television Award given by the Pro Football Hall of Fame for lifetime achievement in NFL broadcasting. In The Trenches with Dave Lapham presented by First Star Logistics is excited to have one of the best, Bob Trumpy to talk Joe Burrow, Jessie Bates II, the success of 2021 Bengals, and more.

Narrated by Bob Trumpy. When you hear the name Paul Brown, you automatically think of a legend. Paul took the Cleveland Browns to success and he set out to do the same thing when he started the Cincinnati Bengals in 1968. After back to back four and twelve years, followed by a record of six and ten in 1980, die hard Bengal fans were wondering if this team would never win. Everyone knew the Bengals had talent, lots of talent. Something had to be done about the direction in which the team was taking. When Forest Gregg was hired the first thing he had to straighten out was the attitude of the team. Forest had to convince the players that they could win. It didn't take long. The Cincinnati Bengals made it to Super Bowl XVI just one year after the former Green Bay Great came to the Queen City. From six and ten to the Super Bowl was proof enough that the Bengals Franchise was alive and well. The 1981 season could be termed a "Cinderella" one but that's such an overused term in this instance. Starting wtih the come from behind wins at the beginning of the year to the "November to Remember" to the great playoff wins over Buffalo, then San Diego in the coldest game ever played. This year, 1981, was the year in which the Bengals would savor.. A taste of success. This is the story of the 1981 Cincinnati Bengals, the American Football Conference Champions.

It's the "Good Old Days" edition of the Bengals Booth Podcast as Dan Hoard plays "10 Teammates in a Hat" with Dave Lapham. Great stories about Anthony Munoz, Cris Collinsworth, Ken Anderson, Bob Trumpy and more. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

This week Paul and Nathan discuss the Ring of Honour nominees and welcome in one of them for a (Cinci)natter - legendary tight end, Bob Trumpy. An original Bengal, Bob went on to become a trailblazer who revolutionised the position. Here, he discusses his career and recounts stories about Paul Brown, Bill Walsh, Greg Cook and Ken Anderson. Closing song: The Grass Roots 'Midnight Confessions'

My guest on this episode of Nobody’s Safe w/Brady Laber is Richard Skinner who is Digital Sports Editor for Local-12 WKRC and the host of the Skinny Podcast. Skinny was born in Cincinnati and his parents worked for American Airlines. He spent his early years being relocated to New York and Oklahoma before returning to Northern Kentucky permanently when he was in middle school. He credits playing sports and his dad’s love for the Reds, Bengals and UK Wildcats for developing his passion. Skinny played high school baseball at Dixie Heights High School for head coach Dean Fookes. He attempted walking-on to the baseball team at the University of Kentucky before taking his current path. Although it didn’t work out he’s glad he took a chance at landing a spot on the team led by head coach Keith Madison. He has the opportunity to do play-by-play of UK home games and as a senior writes for the student newspaper The Kernel. Skinny was able to develop relationships with many of the veteran local media members. One person in particular that helped him was Keith Elkins who he teamed up with on those broadcasts of Kentucky games. After graduation Skinny returned to Northern Kentucky writing for a weekly newspaper and working as a producer at WCPO Channel 9. His first full-time job was working for a daily newspaper in Maysville, Kentucky called the Ledger Independent. After a few years, Skinny catches on with the Cincinnati Post doing a variety of jobs before landing his first full-time beat to cover. A fellow by the name of Tom Gamble is who got Skinny on board at The Post. Skinny was with the weekly paper called The Recorder when he started to doing some play-by-play work working for a man named Ted Bushelman. He credits Ted with taking a chance on him and giving him the opportunity to grow as a broadcaster doing many different such as bowling and steeplechases along with the more traditional sports. Skinny starts to also do radio shows on the local sports talk scene. One on his first pairings is with Art Schilchter. Skinny recalls Art and how talented he was a football player and broadcaster but how he was also self destructive due to his gambling addiction. Skinny also did a sports talk show on a local cable television show hosted by Don Weber called The Press Box. We talk about Don and the mark he left on the high school sports scene. This is also where Skinny was first paired with Tom Gamble and shortly thereafter the duo become the Two Angry Guys. If you would like to listen to listen to my full conversation with Don Weber on Episode 12 of Nobody's Safe with Brady Laber click here (https://nobodysssafe.fireside.fm/12). Skinny and Gamble where first teamed with the originator of sports talk radio Bob Trumpy for a morning show. He talks about working with Trumpy and how that was sometimes difficult. He also talks about working with Gamble for many years and how successful the show was before it became emotionally draining. He talks about some of the beats he covered for The Post and Cincinnati Enquirer focusing specially on the Kentucky Wildcats and Cincinnati Bengals. Also, Skinny shared that his true passion is that of being a coach. He has mainly worked in basketball and he talked about he started coaching his daughter on the youth level. He eventually starts coaching a boys AAU team and is now the freshman head coach at Beechwood High School. He currently works at Local 12 providing content for the TV staton’s website. We talk about how that job came to be and how that developed into him getting into the podcast world. Skinny has many different versions of The Skinny Podcast but the two that are the most popular is a college basketball one with Rick Broering and Chad Brendel along with a weekly potpourri edition with Broering. We talk about a specific segment of that show that is very entertaining called Ask Skinny Anything. If you would like to listen to listen to my full conversation with Rick Broering on Episode 39 of Nobody's Safe with Brady Laber click here (https://nobodysssafe.fireside.fm/39). To close out we talk about his versatility and how it seems that he rarely says no to an opportunity. He talks about how he has had a lot of people help him throughout his career and prides himself on doing the same with people who are up-and-coming in the business. You can follow Skinny on Twitter @Local12Skinny (https://twitter.com/Local12Skinny), view his content on Local12.com (https://local12.com) and listen to The Skinny Podcast (https://twitter.com/SkinnyPodcast) anywhere podcast are available. You can follow Brady Laber on Twitter @BradyLaber1 (https://twitter.com/BradyLaber1) please use the hashtag #NobodysSafe Check out the Nobody’s Safe website at nobodysssafe.fireside.fm (https://nobodysssafe.fireside.fm) to listen to all episodes on demand and in their entirety. For more information on Stove Leg Media go the website StoveLeg.com (https://www.stoveleg.com) or send an email to Podcasts@stoveleg.com Intro music for the podcast was provided by bensoud.com (https://www.bensound.com)

His influence of fan perception of Cincinnati sports......reaction to criticism he delivered.....opinions that led to punches being thrown.......what Paul Brown never forgave him for.

Trumpy breaks down discussing the night a caller threatened suicide. The story of how he kept her on the line for over two hours until help could reach her.

His influence of fan perception of Cincinnati sports......reaction to criticism he delivered.....opinions that led to punches being thrown.......what Paul Brown never forgave him for.

How his hot fudge sundae bets with listeners came about. His favorite interviews over the years.

Hosting the show as an active player....the reaction from the Brown family....the tipping point in his broadcasting career and his relationship altering showdown with Paul Brown.

I asked Bob about his idea to create Sports Talk, the influence of Bill Russell and why the concept of the show was originally rejected.

Two years ago I talked with Bob Trumpy about creating Sports Talk and his years of hosting...from favorite guests, to hot fudge sundae bets, conflicts and criticism and a night he'll never forget.

Trumpy breaks down discussing the night a caller threatened suicide. The story of how he kept her on the line for over two hours until help could reach her.

Two years ago I talked with Bob Trumpy about creating Sports Talk and his years of hosting...from favorite guests, to hot fudge sundae bets, conflicts and criticism and a night he'll never forget.

How his hot fudge sundae bets with listeners came about. His favorite interviews over the years.

Hosting the show as an active player....the reaction from the Brown family....the tipping point in his broadcasting career and his relationship altering showdown with Paul Brown.

I asked Bob about his idea to create Sports Talk, the influence of Bill Russell and why the concept of the show was originally rejected.

Billy “White Shoes” Johnson played 14 NFL seasons with Houston, Atlanta and Washington and 1 year in Canada. A wide receiver and return specialist, his famous “funky chicken” end zone dance made him an all-time favorite. He was also a 3X All-Pro and made the Pro Bowl 3X including winning the MVP of the game in 1975. He's also a member of the College Football HOF and the NFL's All-Decade teams of the 70s & 80s. He's also on the NFL's 75th & 100th Anniversary All-Time teams and is the only member of the 75th Anniversary team not (yet) in the Pro Football Hall of Fame.3:12 – “Wow. I was glad it did.”Billy “White Shoes” Johnson talks about #84 as well as his college number (#46), #81 with the Falcons and his love for #24 which he wore in Canada. And there's more. Much, much more.14:33 – “Let's dive into number 84.”Tom starts with the hockey list which consists of Guillaume Latendresse and Mikhail Grabovski. That's it.  That's the list! Rudy then hops in the Ron Baker and Chris Webber in basketball and we round it out (literally) with Prince Fielder and JT Snow.19:32 – “Let's get going with Bob Trumpy.”The football list for #84 is loaded with talent. Bob Trumpy, Webster Slaughter, TJ Houshmandzadeh (shout out to Michael Hoomanawanui), Jerry Robinson, Javon Walker, Jack Snow, Gene Washington, Brent Jones, Jay Novacek, Joey Galloway, Antonio Brown, Roddy White, Herman Moore, Billy “White Shoes” Johnson (again), Gary Clark (and Gary Clark, Jr.), Randy Moss and Shannon Sharpe.31:39 – “One is the aforementioned Jack Snow .”Screen Stars for #84:Mike Lookinland as Bobby Brady in The Brady Bunch (1 episode in 1973)Jack Snow as Cassidy in Heaven Can Wait (1978) 32:56 – “Let's do the Derrick Rose Award first.”Derrick Rose Award for #84:Darryl StingleySterling SharpeHall of Shame for #84:Zeke Mowatt36:20 – “Anybody who went to Harvard and is in the NFL . .  .”Heat Check list for #84:Jack Doyle Cordarrelle Patterson Irv Smith Jr.  John Curtiss Cameron Brate 39:10 – “Let's go to the Hall of Fame.” Hall of Famers for #84:Randy MossShannon SharpeSterling SharpeGary ClarkBilly "White Shoes" JohnsonThanks to David Fletcher from the Texas Bowl for helping us to get Billy “White Shoes” Johnson on the pod. Check out the Texas Bowl HERE.

He's known as one of the Godfather's of Sports Talk radio, but Bob Trumpy's broadcasting career took him much farther than Cincinnati. From Super Bowls to The Olympics to professional golf, Jim walks down memory lane with Bob including his first-hand admiration of the Reds in the 70's, Burt Reynold on a milk crate? Sneaking away for a smoke with Jesse Owens or golfing with Neil Armstrong! And Jim reveals what kickstarted his television career in a very unique story that's never been told on this podcast.

It's the ”Remembering The Rattler” edition of the Bengals Booth Podcast as we celebrate the life of Ken Riley with his former teammate Bob Trumpy, followed by a 2017 interview with The Rattler after he was voted among the best players in team history. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

It's the ”Remembering The Rattler” edition of the #Bengals Booth Podcast as we celebrate the life of Ken Riley who passed away on Sunday morning from a heart attack at the age of 72. You'll hear from his former teammate for 9 seasons Bob Trumpy, followed by an interview that Dave Lapham and I did with the Rattler in 2017 after he was voted the 11th best retired player in franchise history.

Gary Burbank Show - He was Gary Burbank's longtime sidekick and co-host, save for the year he took off to promote his first cookbook. Now Doc Wolfe steps into the backroom of our Hyde Park store to tell us behind the scenes stories about Gilbert Gnarley, Earl Pitts, and how the latter saved Jerry Springer's life, Bob Trumpy: bat wranggler, and there's tea on some famous folks who stopped by the Burbank Show. Be sure to listen for the special promo code for 20% off near the end of the episode. Support the show my donating via PayPal or Venmo: podcast@cincyshirts.com Find great Cincinnati vintage T-shirts, including defunct teams, stores, Gary Burnank Show -  and other great places you remember, as well as apparel for Fiona the Hippo, FC Cincinnati, and baseball. Get social with us: Facebook: Cincy Shirts Official Facebook Page Twitter: Cincy Shirts Official Twitter Page Instagram: @CincyShirts Snapchat: @CincyShirts The Cincy Shirts Podcast theme is “Cincinnati” by Big Nothing who are actually from Philadelphia. 

Bob Trumpy talks Andrew Luck; Rob Sanders, Kenton County Prosecutor on the Matthew Bucher case; a victim and her mom come forward; a double dose of Stooge Reports with Willie, Seg, and Rachel

I talked with Trumpy about the early days of the show.

Raiders Team Historian Jerry Knaak sits down with former Bengals TE Bob Trumpy to talk about the 1975 AFC Divisional Playoff game between the Raiders and Bengals.

Bob Trumpy in studio; Kevin Jackson of the Black Sphere, Rachel and Seg on the Stooge Report

Bob discusses everything from the state of politics, Donald Trump, and the behavior of Vontaze Burfict

The Great American is back just in time for his birthday and has Ken Broo to of course talk about the Bengals and how they gave up against the Bears in the game this past Sunday. Bob Trumpy, former Bengal's great and football H.O.F. to talk about the loss to the Bears and the franchise's possible future. Other Bengal great Dave Lapham talks about Sunday from his point of view and of course the Stooge Report!

NFL and protests, the topic that won't die, and Bob Trumpy has this thoughts;

Bob Trumpy in studio, his thoughts on the protests; Chris Monzel, will Cincinnati build FC Cincinnati a stadium?

Dan Hoard, Dave Lapham and Bob Trumpy talk with new Bengals offensive coordinator Bill Lazor.

I. By Faith Alone Luther’s translation & the Reformation slogan “sola fide” A few moments ago, we sang the wonderful Protestant Reformation hymn "A Mighty Fortress Is Our God," written by Martin Luther, the German reformer. And our God is a mighty fortress, and from that mighty fortress, has come a great salvation. And the bull work of the Reformation, the doctrine that Luther and the other reformers taught, rested on three great pillars: By faith alone, by grace alone, by Scripture alone, those three. By faith alone, we are justified. We stand right before God, because of our faith alone, apart from our works. And our salvation, in its entirety, comes to us by grace alone, as a gift from God. And the authority, the right we have to say these kinds of things, comes from Scripture alone. Those three pillars. Now, I have a goal this morning... Actually, two goals. And my goal is that you may know the greatness of your salvation. And specifically, that you may know how humbling your salvation is to you personally, in that all boasting is excluded. And secondly, that you may know what kind of security comes to you, because it is excluded, that there's not a thread of your own self-effort, that's woven into the garment which will cover you on Judgment Day. And therefore, you don't have to be on the treadmill of good works, day after day, trying to work it out, and earn your salvation, trying to just do enough good works to cover your sin. You're free. If the Son will make you free, you'll be truly free, free from that. "My yoke is easy," said Jesus, "And my burden is light." That's my desire: Humility and security for you. For both of these come out of the doctrine of justification by faith alone, apart from works. Listen to Romans 3:27-31, "Where then is boasting? It is excluded. On what principle? On that of observing the law? No, but on that of faith. For we maintain that a man is justified by faith, apart from observing the law. Is God the God of Jews only? Is He not the God of Gentiles too? Yes, of Gentiles too, since there is only one God, who will justify the circumcised by faith and the uncircumcised through that same faith. Do we then nullify the law by this faith? Not at all. Rather, we uphold the law." Now, it's amazing how much turns on proper translation of Scripture. None of us speaks Greek, and Hebrew, and Aramaic, so we rely on translators, don't we? You have various translations in front of you. I may be wrong, there may be a Greek scholar in our midst, who looked down to the Greek text when I was just reading, but most of us don't have access to that, and so we rely on translations. For most of the history of the Roman Catholic Church, the Scripture was the Latin Vulgate, and it was a translation. It was a Latin translation. And it's amazing how much can turn on a proper, or, perhaps, improper translation. Because back in the Middle Ages, when somebody like Martin Luther felt convicted of their sin, felt guilty before God, they would go to a priest and the priest would tell them what to do. And the priest, going back, himself, to the Scripture, looked to a specific Scripture, Matthew 4:17, in particular, in which Jesus began His preaching ministry, and said, "Repent, for the Kingdom of Heaven is at hand." This is very important. The beginning of Jesus' preaching ministry: "Repent, for the Kingdom of Heaven is at hand." The problem was with the translation. The translation literally said, "Do penance, for the Kingdom of Heaven is at hand." Is there a difference between "repent" and "do penance"? Well, there was in the Catholic system, because what that meant is, you needed to get busy. If you felt guilty, if you felt that God disapproved of you, if you felt evil, and sinful, and unclean before God, and you were afraid, and in fear of your mortal soul, you needed to get busy. You needed to start praying. You needed to go on a pilgrimage. You needed to start giving more of your money to the church. You needed to get busy. And Martin Luther was on that treadmill, working on it, working on it, working on it, but he couldn't get rid of the guilt, until he started studying, and realized the New Testament was written, not in Latin, but in Greek. And the Greek actually said, "Change your mind. Change your thinking. Repent." And he wrote to his father confessor, and he said, "I think it's much safer to understand the change of mind and heart in the Greek, rather than the action and the doing of the Latin." And that began the Reformation, the understanding of, "By faith alone." Now, Luther made some mistakes in this life, and he made a mistake right here in this passage. For when he came to Verse 28 and translated it into the German, he said... I'll translate it into the English... It says, "For we maintain that a man is justified by faith alone, apart from observing the law." What do you notice, as you look down at the Bible? The word 'alone' isn't there, but Luther put it in there. Now, he was right doctrinally, but wrong procedurally. You should never mess with the Word of God. Don't even add a single word, even if it's right. If it's not in the original, don't put it in there. But he was right, for we are justified by faith alone, apart from works. Now, where did he get that 'alone' that he put in there? Where did it come from? Well, it comes from this text, verse 28, and also Romans 4:5, "However, to the man who does not work, but trusts God, who justifies the wicked, his faith will be credited to him as righteousness." It's a right doctrine, "By faith alone," and he wanted to teach it, and it was the foundation of his doctrine. Now, let's get our bearings, as we try to understand where we are. This passage that we're looking at this morning, is a transitional paragraph from the great doctrinal things we've been talking about recently, on into chapter 4. Now, as you remember, Romans 1, 2, and 3, are written to convince us of our need for a Savior, to convince us that we need salvation. Do we naturally need that kind of convincing? Well, of course, we do. We think we're just fine. We think we're acceptable before God, and so we need to be convicted of our sin. And so God's Word does precisely that. And so, in Romans chapter 1, he talks about Gentiles who exchanged the glory of God for an idol, something they make with their own hands. They do not give thanks to God. They don't glorify Him as God, though evidence of His existence is around them every day. And so they make idols. They exchange the glory of God. They take the sun out of the center of the solar system, and moved it away, and put a planet, something that was meant to go around that sun, back in the center, and everything flew apart. That was the Gentiles. Then in chapter 2, he takes on the Jews, who did the same thing. They exchanged the glory of God for something else. And they demonstrated it, by the fact that they did not obey the law. They dishonored God by disobeying the law. And so Paul sums it all up in Romans 3, when he says, "All of us, Jews and Gentiles alike, have sinned and lack the glory of God." We don't have the glory of God; we lack it, and so we need a Savior. The last three sermons, we talked about the cross of Jesus Christ, and how it provides an answer to the great problems that we saw. For in Romans chapter 3, it says, "There is no one righteous. No, not one. There is no one who understands, no one who seeks God. All have turned away. They have, together, become worthless. There is no one who does good. No, not one." That's all of us. We all need a Savior. And so, what I call the glowing center of the Gospel, Romans 3:21-26, we see erected the cross of Jesus Christ, and how it answers our deepest needs. We took three weeks to look at it. We had justification. That, God, by the cross, by the blood of Jesus, declares us righteous, free forever from the guilt of our sin. He cancels that written code against us. He cancels our sin, and so we're free. We're guiltless before God, by faith in the cross of Jesus Christ. And then the second sermon, the second week, we talked about propitiation. The way that Jesus had absorbed the wrath of God, as our substitute. He drank the cup of our wrath. Remember, that God is a passionate being and He loves passionately, but He also is passionately against evil. He's angry about it and creates wrath. And so we who are sinners, are under the wrath of God naturally. Jesus drank the cup of our wrath to the bottom. Propitiation. He's our substitute, a sacrifice that takes away the wrath of God. And then, in the most recent sermon we talked about demonstration, how God demonstrated His justice in Christ. How can it be that any of us sinners... If you really know yourself, you know yourself to be a sinner... That we have any claim to go to that beautiful, that pristine place called Heaven? Are you hoping to go there when you die? Do you know what kind of place that is? It's a kind of place where the seraphs are crying, "Holy, holy, holy is the Lord God, Almighty." It's a holy place, a righteous place. And we are not holy, neither are we righteous. How could it be just to allow people like us into Heaven? We declared that last time: God demonstrated justice in the death of His Son, Jesus Christ. By faith in Him, it is just for us to be saved. Now, our access to this, as we've been saying, is by faith. We already saw it very clearly in verse 21, "But now, a righteousness for God, apart from law, has been made known, to which the law and the prophets testify. This righteousness from God comes through faith in Jesus Christ." By faith, we are justified. And He is our propitiation by faith. And He is a demonstration for those who are justified by faith. It's faith. That's the connection here. Now, in all of chapter 4, he's going to talk about faith. What kind of faith is it that saves? It's Abraham's faith. Abraham's faith. And so we have a transitional paragraph here from chapter 3, the cross of Jesus Christ, on into Abraham's faith. Faith will be contrasted here, in our passage with works of the law. And then, in 4:1-8 w­ith Abraham and David, and their works. Just works in general at that point, not works of the law. And then faith is contrasted with circumcision in 4:9-12. And then faith is contrasted with law in general, verses 13-16. And then faith is contrasted with sight or an earthly existence in verses 17-22. And that's where we are heading. This is the transition between those two. And so we can see characteristics of this great salvation. We already see that there's a display and a demonstration of the love of God, the love of God, and Jesus Christ dead on the cross for us. Now, we'll get more on that theme in Romans 5:8, where "God demonstrates His own love for us in this: While we're still sinners, Christ died for us." We saw, as we talked about the justice of God last week, but now, there's three other aspects, I think will give a more complete picture of this great salvation. We're going to see them this morning. First of all, this great salvation excludes all boasting. Justification by faith alone excludes all boasting. Secondly, it includes Gentiles and Jews alike. And third, it establishes the law. II. Faith Alone Excludes Boasting Let's look at the first of these three: Faith alone excludes boasting. Look at verses 27-28, "Where then is boasting? It is excluded. On what principle? On that of observing the law? No, but on that of faith. For we maintain that a man is justified by faith, apart from observing the law." Can I say to you, in all love, that America is a boastful nation? We are a nation of boasters and it's getting worse. Have you ever watched an athletic contest of pro sports, without some evidence of boasting or self-promotion? Every time an athlete runs across the touchdown, the goal line, there's some kind of self-gratifying display. Every time a basketball player makes a basket, we're supposed to honor and worship him for what he's done. He's just doing his job. I remember hearing a story about a football coach. It was Paul Brown, a great coach, and Bob Trumpy was a rookie, and he crossed the line, and started to celebrate, and spike the ball, and all kinds of things. And Paul Brown came over to him, and said, "Mr Trumpy, if you ever cross the touchdown line again in this league, please act as though you've been there before." I don't know what Paul Brown would think of the kind of displays and boasting arrogance that we see these days, but it's everywhere, self-worshipping athletes. And afterwards, they'll tell you about it, won't they? They'll tell you all the things they did. They'll boast on themselves. It's ugly. Self-promotion. Also talk show hosts, they feed on arrogance and boastfulness, don't they? The quick put-down, the one-liner, and then they flick the switch, and the caller's cut off. We see it in bumper stickers as well: "I may be slow, but I'm ahead of you." Have you seen that one? Well, that's a reverse kind of boasting, but at least some humility in it. But I mean, you read most of these bumper stickers, our pride is at the root. Boasting is at the root. And then self-promoting politicians, you can't get elected unless you promote yourself these days. It's not enough for you to just talk about what your plans are, and have your record speak for yourself, you've got to promote yourself, and you've got to have an ad agency that'll come and do it. We are a boastful nation and boasting is woven into who we are. Now, Paul has a tremendous concern about boasting. He's concerned about it. He actually spoke of the concept over 55 times. I counted 55. That's a big issue for Paul. The root idea of boasting is to glory in something, or to put your reliance on something, to glory in it, to talk about it, to speak words of praise. Now, there is some boasting in Scripture that is good. First Corinthians 1:31, "Let him who boasts boast in the Lord." You know what that points out to me? We were created to boast. I actually think we were. We've got a mechanism within us to honor, and to be amazed at something, and to marvel, and to speak words of praise. We're made that way, aren't we? But it's not meant to be self-focused. It's meant to be focused on God and on His glory, "Let him who boasts boast in the Lord." Or how about this one? Galatians 6:14, Paul says, "May I never boast, except in the cross of our Lord Jesus Christ, through which the world has been crucified to me, and I to the world." "I will boast about the cross," he says, "And what it's done in my life." In 2 Corinthians 12, Paul talked there about his thorn in the flesh, some kind of physical problem he was having, and God said to him, "My grace is sufficient for you, for my power is made perfect in weakness." And, therefore, Paul says, "I will boast all the more gladly about my weaknesses. I will boast about my weaknesses, so that Christ's power may rest on me." God's grace moves out when we acknowledge weakness, but when we are boastful, full of ourselves, there is no grace. It does not come. It comes to those who are poor in spirit, spiritual beggars. There are things to boast in, but not in ourselves. Now, Paul knew all about boasting, in reference to himself. He was the ultimate spiritual ladder climber. He was a careerist. He was putting a career together and his boasting fueled the whole thing. He was able to say, "I was trained under Gamaliel. I was getting the best Jewish training there was, and as I moved on up the ladder, I could rightly say that there was no one who did Judaism as well as I did." Well, that's boasting. Paul knew all about that. We get a little sample of it in Philippians 3:4-6, "If anyone else thinks he has reasons for boasting in the flesh, I have more. Circumcised on the eighth day, of the people of Israel, of the tribe of Benjamin, a Hebrew of Hebrews. In regard to the law, a Pharisee. As for zeal, persecuting the church. As for legalistic righteousness, faultless." That's quite a resume, Paul. "Yes, and I'll tell you more, if you've got time." He's boasting, well, it's self-promotion. And Paul says, "I came to count that rubbish. It's nothing. Because I can't have that boasting and have Jesus too. Can't have it both. I want Jesus, and so I turn away from myself. I turn away from my boasting and I turn to Jesus." Now, why does God hate boasting? Well, let's understand the root of our problem. Our problem is sin. Well, what's the root of sin? Where does it come from? I told you, it's exchanging the glory of God for something else. What is the most popular thing that's put in God's place? As we remove the glory of God from the center of our life, what do we tend to put in its place? Is it not self? Isn't that what we put in its place? And isn't pride a form of self-worship, a form of idolatry? And that tends to be the root of all evil, the root of all sin. I think that was Satan's sin. I think that's where it all started. If you look at Ezekiel 28:17, it speaks there, I believe of Satan, and says, "Of him, your heart became proud, on account of your beauty, and you corrupted your wisdom, because of your splendor." Now, God has taken His splendor, and His glory, and moved it out throughout creation. And He had given a good measure to Satan, and Satan was a glorious being, and Satan got his eyes off of God, whose glory far outstrips any glory you find anywhere else. He got his eyes off, and started looking at himself, and said, "Hey, what about me? I'm pretty good over here. I'm pretty glorious too," and his heart became proud. He became self-focused and he corrupted his wisdom, because of his own splendor. We get another indication of this in 1 Timothy 3:6. Speaking of elders, requirement for elders, it says, "He must not be a recent convert, or he may become conceited, and fall under the same judgment as the devil." So there in 1 Timothy 3:6, the judgment of the devil comes from his conceit, his pride, his self-worship. And I think that's where it came, and then came into the human race through our own sin as well. Eve saw that the fruit was good for making her wise, and for improving her own situation. It was a self-focus, ultimately, that corrupted the whole human race. Isaiah 2:10 and following talks about this, the idolatry of our pride, "The arrogance of man will be brought low and the pride of men humbled. The Lord alone will be exalted in that day and the idols will totally disappear." Now, do you understand where we're at now? In order for us to be saved, we must be saved in such a way that there is no boasting left for us. Do you see that? Because if there's still something in which we can boast about ourselves, we have not been saved from sin. If there's anything in your salvation you can boast about, in reference to yourself, "Well, at least, I did this and the other person didn't do that," if there's anything like that, then you've not been saved. The salvation must be away from self to God, so that God alone gets the glory. He speaks about the constitution of the Corinthian church, who the people were, he said, "Look at yourselves. Not many were wise, or powerful, or noble, or well-educated. But God chose the lowly things of the world, and the despised things, and the things that are not, to nullify the things that are, so that no one may boast before Him. It is because of Him that you are in Jesus." That's powerful. There's nothing to boast about. It's because of Him that you are in Jesus. He's left us no room for boasting. Now, here in this text, he tells us that boasting is excluded. Excluded how? Not by works of the law. No, not that way. But by faith alone is boasting excluded. Faith alone excludes boasting. If you are justified by works, don't you have a ground for boasting? Won't you say, "Well, I did this and I did that. I did these good deeds. I gave this money to this charity. I helped this poor person. I prayed regularly. I fasted two times a week." You can boast about yourself. Law leads to that, and therefore, law leads to condemnation and to death. It does not lead to freedom from pride and boasting. But faith alone does, because faith is nothing to boast about. There's nothing to boast about, regarding faith. I look on faith as essentially passive, that we look to God and say, "Give, oh, Lord, what you have to give to me, by the Word of your promise. Give it to me, God. I'm a spiritual beggar. Just give to me what you have promised." It's a conduit, a pipe, in which the blessings of God come to us, and it itself, that very pipe of faith, is established as a gift of God's grace. Ephesians 2:8-9, "For by grace, you have been saved through faith, and this not of yourselves, it is a gift of God, not by works, so that no one can boast." So we're freed from boasting, by faith alone, if we understand faith properly. Luther put it this way, "Faith is not a work. The accomplishment of the fact that you believe, it's not a work." Can anyone be found so foolish, as to regard a promise he has received or an inheritance he has been given, as a good work on his part? "What a good person I am. I just got a million dollars from my aunt, who died." No, it glorifies the aunt who gave the money, not the person who received it as a gift. And faith is that way. There's no glory and no boasting in faith. It's just a conduit established from Heaven to Earth, that we may receive His blessings. Faith alone excludes boasting. III. Faith Alone Includes Jews and Gentiles Secondly, faith alone includes Jews and Gentiles. Verse 29-30, "Is God the God of Jews only? Is He not the God of Gentiles too? Yes, of Gentiles too. Since there is only one God, who will justify the circumcised by faith and the uncircumcised through that same faith." Justification by law excludes Gentiles. And since most of us are Gentiles, that means we would have no business being here today, to worship God. We were left out. We were excluded under the Old Covenant. Circumcision did that. The dietary laws, the fact that you could only eat certain things, and not other things, the fact of worship rules, and that you couldn't come into the Holy of Holies, the fact that you couldn't even come into the place where the Jews could come, there were walls and boundaries set up that excluded us. There was a dividing wall between us and the Jews, and therefore, there was no salvation available for us in the law. Now, John Piper points out that the Old Testament, the old covenant was basically a come and see religion. Now, stop and think about that. There was a temple set up, wasn't there? In Jerusalem. Three times a year, all the Jews had to come and worship at that temple. Furthermore, similar to the days of King Solomon, you remember? The queen of the south came from the ends of the earth to come and see Solomon's wisdom, to come and see the effect of Solomon's reign. And when she did, she praised the God of Israel, who had given such a wise king to Israel. It's a come and see religion. There were things set up that you could come and observe. But the new covenant, the New Testament is a go and tell religion, isn't it? It's go and tell. It's got to be portable. The religion has to be portable. The recent convert who talked to us earlier, came to faith in Christ. If he were to go back to his home, or go to anywhere with the Gospel of the Old Covenant, it's no Gospel at all, for the Gentiles are excluded. They must become Jews. They must be circumcised. Can you imagine going to, let's say, a Stone Age tribe in Irian Jaya with the Gospel? And the circumcision battle had been lost in Acts 15… and so you do need to become a Jew, in order to be saved? And so through translators, you begin to explain about Jesus Christ, and all those things, and then you get around to the regulations. And you say to this tribesman, the chieftain, "Explain all these regulations." And he says, "You want me to do what?" "Is that Gospel portable? Is that for the Gentiles too? And I have to travel three times a year to Jerusalem, and I have to not eat this, and I have to do that? No, thank you." No. In the New Covenant there is freedom. There's freedom. Freedom from the law, freedom from its regulations. They had a purpose, but that purpose is gone. Our faith is a portable faith. It's a worldwide faith that travels around the world. God is the God of the Gentiles too, since there is only one God, who justifies the circumcised by faith, uncircumcised by the same faith. It's just a simple trust and faith in the Gospel messages you hear. Praise God to them, that that battle was won. Now, the Jews knew that there was only one God. "Hear, oh, Israel, the Lord our God, the Lord is one." And they knew that the religion of the Gentiles, with paganism, polytheism, different gods... A different hill had its own God. Every river and stream had its own God. Every country had a God... They knew that that was all falsehood. But what they forgot, is that the same God who had made them, also made the Gentiles, and desired their salvation as well. God is the God of the entire world, and so He has set up a Gospel message, which is true for everybody, and we all hear it. Now, look around today. As you look around today, in America, especially, I see a rising paganism, polytheism growing more and more. There's my God, and then there's your God. And you have your way to your God, and I have my way to my God. Isn't this polytheism? Isn't there only one God? And hasn't He spoken through one way of salvation, Jesus Christ? We have to be very careful about this, as Baptists, as Christians. You remember, recently, the International Mission Board published some prayer guides. And the guides urged us to pray for Hindus, that they come to faith in Christ, that they convert, that we pray for Jews, that they come to faith in Christ, that they convert, for Buddhists. This is so offensive these days. And why? Because we don't believe this anymore, that there is only one God and only one way to God. And the Scripture testifies that it's true. You know Mahatma Gandhi, the leader of India? You know what he said? He said, "I am a Hindu. I am a Muslim. I am a Buddhist. I am a Christian." Pure syncretism. It doesn't make any sense. He ejected, the moment he said, "I'm a Hindu. I'm a Muslim." That was it right there. Hindus worship many, many Gods. Islam, which I believe is a Christian cult that twisted the true Gospel, because it came 600 years after the Gospel was preached, believes in only one God. It's impossible to be both. But we've put our minds aside and we say, "Well, everyone's way to God is equally valid. There is one mountain, and a glorious view at the top of that mountain, and there are many paths up that one mountain. Just choose whatever path you want, and the view is as glorious at the top for everybody." That is not the Christian Gospel and it is not true. For Peter said, "Salvation is found in no one else. For there is no other name under Heaven, given to men, by which we must be saved, than Jesus Christ." This gospel of justification by faith alone is for the whole world. It's for everybody. It's not just for one category of people. And it travels well. It travels lightly. Simply believe, turn away from your own works, and trust in what Jesus has done for you. People listening to this Gospel message say, "Well, you're destroying the law. If that's all it is, 'Just believe,' then you can live anyway you want." People have always said that about the true Gospel. VI. Faith Alone Establishes the Law And so our third point is, that faith alone establishes law. Paul says, "Do we then nullify the law by this faith? Not at all, rather we uphold or establish the law." Now, it seems to me, as you read through, it may seem that Paul is constantly attacking the law. He's constantly saying, "You don't need the law. The law is useless. The law is worthless." Nothing could be further from the truth. What he does say, is that the justification, us standing before God, free of our sins, does not come that way. The other day, I was trying to explain this point to my children, and I said, "I want you to understand how the law works." An idea came to me, and we went out to our basketball court, and I had in my hand a basketball and a football. And I said, "I'm going to give you a law. I'm going to give you a rule. You need to start up here, and if you want to make progress toward the basket, you have to take the ball, and bounce it on the ground repeatedly, and that way, you can move your feet. It's called dribbling." That's a law, isn't it? Isn't it a rule? And then I handed the football to my son, and I said, "Go ahead." And so he began to dribble the... Have you ever tried to dribble a football? What happens when you dribble a football? Well, you may get away with one dribble, if you hit right on the center, right in the middle, the fat part, right in the center. But anywhere else, it's going to jump away from you. Is there something wrong? Is there something wrong with the rule? No, there's something wrong with the ball. There's nothing wrong with the rule, but it's not going to lead to righteousness and it's not going to lead to straight dribbling. Jesus Christ is the only perfectly round person that's ever lived. He upheld the law perfectly. Moment by moment, the bounce was true. Moment by moment, He obeyed everything God called Him to do. And so our Gospel, the Christian Gospel, is the only message on Earth that truly upholds the law of God, because the rest of us were all sinners. We're all crooked like that football and we cannot obey that law, can we? No justification comes to us that way. Jesus upheld the law and He did it moment by moment, through perfect submission to the will of His Father. The Lord Jesus Christ was the only perfect man that ever lived, and He was born of a virgin, born under the law, in order that he might save those who are under the law. And He lived under the law, moment by moment. And furthermore, He died under the law, didn't He? Wasn't it the law that put Him to death? Wasn't it God's holy law that put Jesus to death, because we had transgressed His law, and He absorbed the righteous requirements of that law, the penalty, by dying on a cross? Jesus upheld the law and He said, "Do not think that I've come to abolish the law. I've not come to abolish it, but to fulfill it." And He did fulfill it, perfectly, by His death on the cross. But here's the beauty of it, here's the beauty of it. Jesus then works within a believer to fulfill the law inside us. That's why Paul says, "Not at all, rather, we uphold the law." He's going to explain this more fully in Romans 6, 7, and 8, but I can't wait to get there. I want to tell you what God is going to do in you, if you're a believer in Christ. He's going to take you and transform you from a football to a basketball. He's going to change you little by little, so that your bounce will be truer and truer, as you walk with Jesus Christ. Can God do that kind of thing in you? Can He transform you from within, so that you fulfill and obey the perfect law? Not that ceremonial law, that excluded Gentiles, about circumcision, and eating, and all that, but the true law. "Hear, oh, Israel, the Lord, our God, the Lord is one. Love the Lord, your God, with all your heart, and with all your soul, and with all your mind." And then the second law, which is like it, "Love your neighbor as yourself." Are we to fulfill that law? Yeah, it's going to come later in Romans 13. Paul says it here, "He who loves his fellow man has fulfilled the law." The commandments, "Do not commit adultery, do not murder, do not steal, do not covet, whatever other commandment there may be, are summed up in this one rule: Love your neighbor as yourself. Love does no harm to its neighbor, therefore, love is the fulfillment of the law." He will fulfill the law in us, for He says" in Romans 8:1-4, That Jesus came and died on the cross to fulfill the requirements of the law, in order that... Listen to this, "In order that the righteous requirements of the law might be fully met in us, who do not live according to the sinful nature, but according to the Spirit." When the Spirit comes in you, little by little, He enables you and transforms you, so that you can obey the law. That's called sanctification, and little by little, He works within you. We sang, earlier, the wonderful hymn by Charles Wesley, and in one of those lines, it says, "He breaks the power of canceled sin. He sets the prisoner free." Do you realize what kind of theology is wrapped up in that sentence? "He breaks the power of canceled sin." When did He cancel your sin? When you came to faith in Christ. When you were justified, your sin was canceled, wiped away. But there's still power of sin, isn't there, in your life? You feel it, don't you? You feel the pull of sin. "He breaks the power of canceled sin, sets the prisoner free." Little by little, you're transformed to be more and more perfect, in the image of your Creator. Our Gospel upholds the law and does it within us, by the power of the Holy Spirit. V. Summary and Application What are we seeing today? First of all, that this paragraph is a transition from the glorious Gospel, the cross of Jesus Christ, which declares our justification, propitiation, demonstration of God's justice, all of it by faith alone, by faith alone. Chapter 4, we're going to learn what that faith is. What kind of faith is it that justifies? And this explains three aspects of the Gospel. Faith alone excludes boasting. Boasting's gone forever. You don't boast about your works. You don't boast about your faith. You don't boast about anything, because it's all a gift. Faith alone includes Gentiles and Jews together. And thirdly, faith alone upholds the law. Now, what kind of application can we take from this? Well, I'll go back to the beginning of my sermon. I want you to have two things from your salvation, two things from the Gospel. I want you to feed at them; they're good for you. Those two things are humility and security. Humility, in that there is nothing that you have contributed to your salvation, to your justification, but the sin which required it. That's what we contributed, our sin. Humility, our works mean nothing toward our justification, but however humbling that is... And it's good to be humbled before God... However humbling that is, we have total security in His love, for He has determined to save us in Christ and He will. And if you are a child of God today, someday, you're going to see Him in Heaven. And you have security, not because you're holding onto Him so tightly, with your little hands of faith, but because He is saving you, and working in you, giving you total security before Him. I guess I would suggest to you that you learn how to boast. Take boasting lessons from Paul, "Let him who boasts, boast in the Lord." "May I never boast, except in the cross of our Lord Jesus Christ, through which the world has been crucified to me, and I to the world." Don't care anymore about those things. And I'll boast gladly in my weaknesses, for when I'm weak, then I'm strong." Learn how to boast. Boast in those things. Second of all, be exclusively inclusive. What do I mean by that? First of all, let's reject polytheism. There's only one God. There's not many ways to God. But that one God has a salvation plan for the whole world. No one is forgotten. There's no people, or tribe, or language, or nation, that will not be represented at that great throne. When you hear your friends saying, "Well, I think there's many ways to God, and it's just as long as you follow your own way," speak up. Tell him the truth, Jesus Christ and Him alone is the way to salvation. Salvation is found in no one else, but there's no other name under Heaven, given to men, by which we must be saved. And then, finally, uphold the law spiritually. I told you how the Gospel upholds the law. Is it going on in your life? Do you see the transformation from within? Do you see yourself loving the law more and more, wanting to do what pleases God? Wanting to love God with all your heart, soul, mind, and strength? Wanting to love your neighbors yourself? Grieving over it, if God convicts you, that you have not been loving? Then the Spirit is within you, doing a transforming work. So uphold the law spiritually and walk according to it. Let's close in prayer.