1. Obedience from the Heart
Romans 6:15-18

2. Is Grace a license to sin?
15 What then? Shall we sin because we are not under law but under grace? Certainly not!
Romans 6:15
Is Grace a license to sin?

3. Is Grace a license to sin?
Never is there a license to sin.
Sin is never tolerated by God.
Is Grace a license to sin?

4. Is Grace a license to sin?
One of the reasons Martin Luther started the reformation (not restoration) is because he found a drunk in the ditch who said he had bought an “indulgence” to sin from the local priest. Thus, he said he had no reason to confess or repent of his actions.
Is Grace a license to sin?

5. To what are you a slave to?
You are a slave to whom you obey, righteousness or sin.
16 Do you not know that to whom you present yourselves slaves to obey, you are that one's slaves whom you obey, whether of sin leading to death, or of obedience leading to righteousness? Romans 6:16
To what are you a slave to?

6. The importance of obeying from the Heart
No longer a slave to sin.
But God be thanked that though you were slaves of sin…
Romans 6:17a
The importance of obeying from the Heart

7. The importance of obeying from the Heart
Obedience from the heart makes one a slave of righteousness.
…yet you obeyed from the heart that form of doctrine to which you were delivered. 18 And having been set free from sin, you became slaves of righteousness.
Romans 6:17b-18
The importance of obeying from the Heart

8. 1. One can never be a slave to righteousness until they have obeyed from the heart, which is true obedience.
2. What are you a slave to? Have you obeyed from the heart?
Conclusion