STUDIES IN ROMANS
LESSON 32
BENEFITS OF RELATIONSHIP WITH THE LORD
Romans
8:10-16 (KJV)
10 And if Christ be in you, the body is dead because of sin; but the Spirit is life because of righteousness. 11 But if the Spirit of him that raised up Jesus from the dead dwell in you, he that raised up Christ from the dead shall also quicken your mortal bodies by his Spirit that dwelleth in you. 12 Therefore, brethren, we are debtors, not to the flesh, to live after the flesh. 13 For if ye live after the flesh, ye shall die: but if ye through the Spirit do mortify the deeds of the body, ye shall live. 14 For as many as are led by the Spirit of God, they are the sons of God. 15 For ye have not received the spirit of bondage again to fear; but ye have received the Spirit of adoption, whereby we cry, Abba, Father. 16 The Spirit itself beareth witness with our spirit, that we are the children of God:
Romans
8:10-16 (CEB)
10 If Christ is in you, the Spirit is your life because of God’s righteousness, but the body is dead because of sin. 11 If the Spirit of the one who raised Jesus from the dead lives in you, the one who raised Christ from the dead will give life to your human bodies also, through his Spirit that lives in you. 12 So then, brothers and sisters, we have an obligation, but it isn’t an obligation to ourselves to live our lives on the basis of selfishness. 13 If you live on the basis of selfishness, you are going to die. But if you put to death the actions of the body with the Spirit, you will live. 14 All who are led by God’s Spirit are God’s sons and daughters. 15 You didn’t receive a spirit of slavery to lead you back again into fear, but you received a Spirit that shows you are adopted as his children. With this Spirit, we cry, “Abba, Father.” 16 The same Spirit agrees with our spirit, that we are God’s children.
1.
CONDITION OF THE
BODY V.10
Ø Considered dead
because of sin (selfishness)
Ø Truly is alive (spiritually)
because of righteousness
2.
WORK OF THE SPIRIT
V.11
Ø Makes us more alive
through His Spirit
3.
BENEFIT #1: DEBTORS
NO LONGER V.12-13
4.
BENEFIT #2: WE ARE SONS
OF GOD V.14
5.
NOT BONDAGE, BUT
ADOPTION V.15
6.
WITNESS: WE ARE THE
CHILDREN OF GOD V.16
REMEMBER:
WE ARE NOT DEBTORS, WE ARE SONS!
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