Biblical Text Romans 6:20-23: “For when you were slaves of sin, you were free in regard to righteousness. But what fruit were you getting at that time from the things of which you are now ashamed? For the end of those things is death. But now that you have been set free from sin and...
Biblical Text Romans 6:15-19: ‘What then? Are we to sin because we are not under law but under grace? By no means! Do you not know that if you present yourselves to anyone as obedient slaves, you are slaves of the one whom you obey, either of sin, which leads to death, or of obedience,...
Biblical Text Romans 6:12-14 ‘Let not sin therefore reign in your mortal body, to make you obey its passions. Do not present your members to sin as instruments for unrighteousness, but present yourselves to God as those who have been brought from death to life, and your members to God as instruments for righteousness. For...
Transcript Welcome to number four of eight sermons through the sixth chapter of Romans. As a theme, this chapter has been about how our relationship with Christ changes our relationship with sin and our relationship with God. Namely, in Christ, we are dead to sin and alive to God. Now, as I have taught in...
Transcript Welcome back to chapter six, which has a theme of being dead to sin and alive to God. If you recall, we are coming off the heels of chapter five, which had a similar theme of being dead in Adam and alive in Christ. Now, in order to understand the meaning of these two...
Transcript Last week, we shifted our focus from Romans 5, which primarily dealt with the results of justification. The key among these results is the eternal peace we receive with God through Christ. Chapter five also taught several other important truths, including the doctrine of original sin and the doctrine of union. Specifically, we learned...
Transcript For the past several months, we have seen Paul explain the universal jurisdiction of the Law, the condemnation of man, and ultimately, the need to be found righteous before God. We also learned that the only means of being found righteous and being justified (or found not guilty) before God is to receive the...
Transcript As we close chapter five, I wanted to remind you of the overall theme of these past 21 verses. Paul has been telling us of the results or benefits of our justification by faith. He has emphasized as the primary blessing eternal peace with God. Paul anticipated that the idea of needing “peace with...
Transcript Today, we continue to unpack this theme of comparison and contrast between Adam and Christ. However, for context, I just want to remind you that chapter five, as a whole, is focused on presenting the results or blessings of justification. And that central result is eternal peace with God. As I have mentioned in...
Transcript Last week, we had the chance to explore the Bible’s most explicit verse concerning the doctrine of Original Sin. The passage that forms this doctrine comes off the heels of Paul assuring Christians of the peace with God they can receive through Christ. But the idea of “peace with God” raised some important questions:...
