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As we turn to consider the place of the law in the life of the believer, it is absolutely vital that we look at Romans 7 within its context of the larger argument that stretches from Romans 5 all the way through to the end of Romans 8.

In your freedom, serve the Lord. It’s said that America is the land of the free, the home of the brave. What do you do with your freedom? The original 13 colonies were built up by the British monarchy, and when the colonies were taxed in order to pay foreign wars, what was the response? The seeds of…

1. A Guide for Fathers 36 But if any man thinks that he is acting unbecomingly toward his virgin daughter, if she is past her youth, and if it must be so, let him do what he wishes, he does not sin; let her marry. 37 But he who stands firm in his heart, being under no constraint, but has authority over…

Romans 7:7-13 I want to review a little about what we have seen Paul teach int his book so far. We have learned the truth that All are sinners and without excuse.- chapters 1-3 . We have learned that we are justified by faith, and Paul illustrated this in four ways in chapters 4-5 . We have learned that…

Paul began his discussion concerning the law back in 6:15- Question : If we are no longer under law but under grace does that mean we can sin? 15 What then? Are we to sin because we are not under law but under grace? By no means! Answer : You are slaves to whatever you obey. Christians have been set…

Colossians Paul, an apostle of Christ Jesus by the will of God, and Timothy our brother, To the saints and faithful brothers in Christ at Colossae: Grace to you and peace from God our Father. We always thank God, the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, when we pray for you, since we heard of your faith…

5 “Yes, I am the vine; you are the branches. Those who remain in me, and I in them, will produce much fruit. For apart from me you can do nothing. 4 So, my dear brothers and sisters, this is the point: You died to the power of the law when you died with Christ. And now you are united with the one who…

Anyone can win a soul to Christ. If you have a testimony of salvation and God has changed you and remade you anew, you have something already that you can share with others. But anyone can do it. But we want to grow beyond only our testimony. We want to study and know the verses that talk about salvation…

Last week we used these words of Jesus as a springboard for our message: Luke 10:20 (ESV) 20 Nevertheless, do not rejoice in this, that the spirits are subject to you, but rejoice that your names are written in heaven .” This was the theme of our text- what is it about our salvation that ought to thrill…

This week Dr. and Pastor Tim Keller passed away from cancer. He was a man used by God to reach many many people with the gospel. He was good friends with John Piper. And John Piper made a video describing the last email correspondence he had with his friend Tim Keller before he passed away. In his last…

Who we were and Who we are. 16 For I am not ashamed of the gospel, for it is the power of God for salvation to everyone who believes, to the Jew first and also to the Greek. 17 For in it the righteousness of God is revealed from faith for faith, as it is written, “The righteous shall live by faith.”…

Last time I introduced this seventh chapter of Paul’s epistle to the Romans regarding the Law by laying out its place within the apostle’s larger discussion related to the fullness and finality of justification by faith apart from works. And I must of necessity remind you of the basic theme of this chapter,…

Kids: “I didn’t mean to.” Will never hold up in a court of law. Neither will good intentions hold up in God’s court room proceedings. 13 For it is not the hearers of the law who are righteous before God, but the doers of the law who will be justified. Those who have good intentions only of doing the…

I want to try an experiment this morning. I am going to give you a rule that you all must obey for 10 seconds. Here is the rule: starting right now do not look behind you. Do not look at the person sitting behind you. Do not look at the nursery window. Do not look at the book table or the welcome board.…

On February 26 the Portland Trail Blazers played and defeated the Houston Rockets by a score of 131-114. The remarkable part of this game was the all-star player for the Trail Blazers, Damian Lillard, scored 71 points in a single game without overtime. This is an impressive feat that you could boast…

Some good questions (insert Death brings uniting picture here? One more time we come to a bridge section, this time between Rom6:15 and Rom7:1-6 . Maybe give you the other passage as a reminder so you can see the bridge. 15 What then? Shall we sin because we are not under law but under grace? May it…

In case you've been asleep for the last few months, we have a State election coming up. And the fun and games have started already, and you know, then it all boils down to it, this election, just like the last one, will be all about one thing. How to make VIC a better place. Law and Order. Education.…

Spiritual Realities of a Believer Past - Adam sinned, we didn’t… In him, we did. Present - Christ died, we didn’t… In Him we did. We died to sin (6:1-14). No longer slaves to sin (6:15-23). We died to the law (chapter 7). What is the principle ? (v. 1) This principle was true of whatever law they knew.…

Welcome... Introduce self... Pray... What is the law? There are 613 commands given in the first 5 books of the Bible (Torah) I mistakenly often though of the list of commands as being “The Law” The Torah is often translated “the law” But it’s not just a code or list of rules It’s primarily a story. A…

Romans 7 (ESV) 1 Or do you not know, brothers—for I am speaking to those who know the law—that the law is binding on a person only as long as he lives? 2 For a married woman is bound by law to her husband while he lives, but if her husband dies she is released from the law of marriage. 3 Accordingly,…

Secular - Today we will be touching on the judgement seat of Christ. So in my research I ran across this little story and thought you would like it. At the end of the age when all the believers were standing in line waiting to get into heaven, the angel Gabriel appeared and said, “I want all the men…

Many Christians focus on the laws of God. Their concept of victorious Christian living is to avoid wrong actions and do right ones. They often study God’s Word, learning all the things they must stop and the things they must start. They are focused on the rules of the Christian life. They want to be…

The importance of discussing sin first when sharing the gospel, and the results of turning away from God.

Intro: We live in an hour in which the home is under attack. And, I realize that this is an unpleasant topic to preach about, but it is one which touches every life in this room in one fashion or another. My desire this morning in talking about the matter of divorce and remarriage is to be sensitive…

The first thirteen verses of Romans 7 just naturally divide themselves into two sections. The point of the first six verses can be simply summarized by this: We are “dead to the law.” The Mosaic system does not now have dominion over us. The significance of this truth will become clearer as we expound…