Sermons About Law
Every Parent a Teacher
Every parent is called by God to be a teacher who not only declares God's truths but also demonstrates them, so that a life of faith is imparted, not just information.
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The Desperately Divided Soul (Romans 7:13-25)
In Romans 6, Paul exhorted us to live as those who have truly died to sin, been set free from it, and now made slaves of righteousness to God. In Romans 7, Paul takes a bit of a detour. He wants first to show that the law is not faulty, and second to set up a contrast that magnifies the blessing that we have in Christ and in the Spirit. So he takes a step back to consider what our life was before our salvation, apart from Christ and the Spirit. Speaking of those "living in the flesh," for whom sin was still master, and in whom sin is still producing death, Paul asks the question, "who will deliver me from this body of death?" This hopelessness and death sets up the contrast that Paul will later make clear in Romans 8. Already in the final verse of chapter 7, we see his answer to this question: Christ Jesus our Lord. In the coming weeks in Romans 8 we will see the riches of what we have in Christ and in the Spirit: life, no condemnation, power to put sin to death, adoption, hope of future glory, God's wise and good care for us, and his love and nearness. Thanks be to God through Jesus Christ our Lord!
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Law and Sin (Romans 7:7-12)
God’s purpose for the law is to reveal sin in our lives and to bring conviction of sin when we have failed to obey the law’s command. The presence and power of sin in the life of the unbeliever when confronted with the law produces even more sin. The only acceptable way to resolve our miserable condition under law with sin is to savingly believe the gospel and place our trust in Jesus Christ. Only He can remove this just condemnation by His vicarious atonement on the cross.
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Christians Have Rights, Too!
For the cause of the gospel we must use the rights God has provided including the right to suffer for Christ.
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The New Life of the Spirit (Romans 7:1-6)
In Christ and through his death we have been released from the law and are now freed to live and serve by the Spirit.
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Galatians 5.1-6: Freedom
Freedom. What a word. It is tossed around much in these days. Many will exercise one of their rights that freedom brings in the coming days. But there is so much more to this word than what we experience in this country. Freedom. What a necessity. Do you know freedom? Do you enjoy it? This week Paul addresses this necessity in his letter to the Galatians.
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Living in Freedom (Romans 6:12-14)
Because Jesus has become propitiation for our sins, satisfying God's wrath and giving us his perfect righteousness, we are set free from the power and rule of sin. Therefore, since sin has no power over us, we have the ability to resist it, and as God's redeemed people we have the responsibility to resist it. Not only that, but we are to present ourselves to God, giving ourselves to the pursuit of him and to obedience to his will. We have been taken out of the dominion of sin and are now under the dominion of grace.
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Law, Grace and Gospel
In this message, Paul encourages Timothy to continue on in Ephesus, with and emphasis upon the grace of God.
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