22 May 2018
No Way to go but Forward
Romans 6:12-23
Aim: God’s grace enables obedience which leads to holiness.
1. The redeemed live under grace (Romans 6:12-14)
Principle 1: God’s grace enables obedience.
2. The redeemed are committed to obedience (Romans 6:15-18)
Principle 2: True freedom comes from obeying God from the heart
3. The redeemed receive the gift of eternal life (Romans 6: 19-23)
Principle 3: obedience to God is rewarded with the gift of eternal life in Christ Jesus
Romans 6:1-11
Death to Sin
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Aim: Believers in Christ have died to sin and cannot live in it!!
1. Died to sin (v1-4)
Principle 1: Salvation gives believers a new life that is identified in Christ.
2. Set free from Sin (v5-10)
Principle 2: The power to live a holy life comes from being united with Christ
3. Alive to God (v11)
Principle 3: United in Christ is to be dead to sin & alive to God
Those who are in Adam and those in Jesus
Aim: Every person is either "in Adam" and condemned or "in Christ" and saved.
1. Death Comes thru Adam (v12-14)
Principle 1: All humanity is under the reign of death
Death is guaranteed
Reality .... humanity outside christ is under sin and death
1:1 statistics .... death .... people will die
Death reigns if you remain in Adam
2. Life comes thru Christ (v15-19)
Principle 2: Thru Christ’s righteousness, all in Him are justified
3. God’s Grace Reigns (v20-21)
Law increases sin ... grace increase more
Shocking to Jews ... law was to restrain sin
Principle 3: God’s response to increased sin is grace increased all the more.
Not staying in Adam is the key!
Do not lack ability to find Christ ... it is a qn if we trust Him
To believe and follow Jesus Christ!
1 May 2018
Romans 5:1-11
Standing in Grace
Aim – God blesses with great privileges those He justified.
1. Peace with God (Romans 5:1-5)
Principle 1: Peace with God gives assurance of Hope
2. Reconciled to God (Romans 5:6-11)
Principle 2: Reconciliation guarantees the eternal security of God’s people.
