Romans Part 2

Lesson 6

Romans 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