Romans Part 2 Lesson 6

Romans 6 Believers died to sin Believers are freed from slavery to sin and become slaves to God and righteousness, which results in sanctification and eternal life.

Romans 7 The righteous, or believers, are dead to the Law; they are freed from it. Chapter 7 is about the Law and the believer’s relationship to it. Questions asked and answered: Is the Law sin? Did the good Law become the cause of sin for me?

The Law Sin caused my death through the good Law The Law is spiritual. I am flesh. Nothing good dwells in the flesh. Who will set me free from this body of death? Jesus Christ will; not the Law

Romans 8:1-17 The law of the Spirit of life in Christ sets believers free from the law of sin and death. The Law could not give life: Only Christ could do that. The requirement of the Law is fulfilled in those who walk according to the Spirit.

The New Covenant Jeremiah 31:31-34 God said He would put His law within and write it on the heart God said He would be their God and they would be His people God said He would forgive their iniquity and remember their sins no more.

The New Covenant Jeremiah 32:38-41 Singleness of heart and action They will fear God always and not turn away from Him It is an everlasting Covenant God will not turn away from them

The New Covenant Ezekiel 36:22-27 God promised to cleanse Israel when He gathered them from the nations and back to their own land God promised a new heart and a new spirit He will put His Spirit within and cause us to walk in His statutes.

The New Covenant Hebrews 9 – 10 Jesus is the mediator of the New Covenant His death was for redemption of transgressions made under the first covenant, the Law The Law was a shadow of good to come He took away the first to establish the second

The New Covenant 2 Corinthians 3:1-18 We are servants of the New Covenant, of the Spirit The Spirit gives life! Ministry of the Spirit is serving God Not like the old, with a veil over the hearts of the unbelieving. Where the Spirit is, there is liberty-freedom

Romans 6-8 What does the life of the righteous look like? They died to sin being their master They’re free from sin. They died to the Law being their master They’re free from the Law The Lord is their master and they serve in newness of life, through the Spirit.

I John 3: 4-10 Sin is lawlessness Jesus appeared to take away sins No one who practices sin knows Him The one who practices righteousness is righteous The one who practices sin is of the devil. No practicing of righteousness? Not God’s God’s children and the devil’s children are obvious

Galatians 5:16-21 Walk by the Spirit and you will not give the flesh its desires The flesh and the Spirit are in opposition Those who are part of the New Covenant are caused by the Spirit to walk in His ways Practice the deeds of the flesh? No inheritance in God’s kingdom

Interpretation of Romans 7 Is Paul’s state – regenerate or unregenerate – the issue? No: The main point is the Law Illustration: marriage Illustration: coveting Illustration: “I” Main point: The Law didn’t cause death Sin in the flesh caused death

Paul’s personal testimony Blameless according to the Law – he kept it as a good Pharisee. His confidence was in the flesh – keeping the Law Paul used himself as an illustration of any person living according to the flesh, sold into bondage to sin. Practicing evil, needs to be set free

Conclusion Never make the obscure interpret the obvious Scripture never contradicts Scripture We may not always understand what it means. We only understand what it cannot mean because of what other passages clearly say We cannot live in sin and be saved