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Sunday Bible Classes 9:30 AM Worship 10:30 AM 5:30 PM Wednesday Bible Classes 7:00 PM

2. Romans 7: Covenants

3. Covenant Party
Law/ Command
Promise/ Reward
What Ended It
ADAM
Genesis 2:16
Do not eat of the tree
Eternal life in paradise
Romans 7:4
NOAH
Genesis 6:18
Build the ark
Preservation and promise
ABRAHAM
Genesis 17:2
Leave home, Sacrifice
Land Promise
Seed Promise
MOSES/ISRAEL
Exodus 19:5
Law of Moses
Promised Land
CHRIST
Hebrews 8:6-8
Law of Christ
Grace
Salvation
I Cor. 15:24

4. Romans 7: Law’s Purpose Law is the means by which sin is revealed
Law is good by nature
Its intent and purpose: to bring life

5. Romans 7: Flesh verses Spirit
What is “sinful flesh”? The Nature of a man Spiritual, mature, perfect Carnal, fleshly, worldly, natural (I Cor. 2-3)

6. Romans 7: When Law Meets Flesh

7. Romans 8: Two Laws
Law of Sin and Death Law of the Spirit of Life (John 6:63)

8. He who does not love does not know God, For God is love. I John 4:8

9. Two Roads Matthew 7:13-29

10. Importance of Everyday Decisions
Dec 7, 1941 – Uncle Rudy Pina decided to go to church rather than sleep in at the barracks

11. DECIDE!
Deuteronomy 30:19 I call heaven & earth as witnesses today against you, that I have set before you life & death, blessing & cursing; therefore choose life, that both you & your descendants may live

12. DECIDE!
Joshua 24:15 And if it seems evil to you to serve the Lord, choose for yourselves this day whom you will serve, whether the gods which your fathers served that were on the other side of the River, or the gods of the Amorites, in whose land you dwell. But as for me & my house, we will serve the Lord.

13. DECIDE!
1 Kings 18:21 And Elijah came to all the people, & said, “How long will you falter between two opinions? If the Lord is God, follow Him; but if Baal, follow him.” But the people answered him not a word.

14. Jesus Taught Obedience as a Decision
Matthew 7: ways 2 gates 2 trees 2 claims 2 foundations

15. The Challenge of Right Choices
Being in the Minority Critical Listening Total Subjection for Success Endurance of Opposition

16. Being in the Minority
The World teaches that majority is right The right truck The right clothes The right church God teaches us that majority is wrong!

17. The Challenge of Critical Listening
Most “religious” talk is not true! Most common admonition: watch out 2 Peter 2:1-2 – many follow false teachers 1 John 4:1 – many false “spirits” followed 1 Timothy 4:1-3 – following false teachers Acts 20:29-30 – coming false teachers

18. The Challenge of Critical Listening
Most “religious” talk is not true! Most common admonition: watch out You are accountable for being misled

19. The Challenge of Total Subjection
Jesus previews the Day of Judgment: Strong Desire ISN’T ENOUGH Good deeds AREN’T ENOUGH Calling ourselves Christian ISN’T ENOUGH Feeling Love for God ISN’T ENOUGH

20. The Challenge of Total Subjection
Why are they lost? No attention to the will of God in their lives No attention to the will of God in worship Doing THEIR WILL “in the name of Christ” Without Law – Lawless

21. The Challenge of Total Subjection
Why are they lost? No attention to the will of God in their lives No attention to the will of God in worship Doing THEIR WILL “in the name of Christ” 1 John 3:4 …….sin is lawlessness

22. The Challenge of Total Subjection
“It doesn’t matter what you believe or how you worship, as long as you trust Jesus.” - The Wolf or His Follower

23. The Challenge of Enduring Opposition
Two Houses: Two Lives of Faith True Faith is undamaged in adversity

24. How Does HE Say We Are Saved?
"He who believes and is baptized will be saved; but he who does not believe will be condemned” Jesus Christ, Mark 16:16