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Romans 8:9-13
Good morning everyone
wonderful to see you this morning
it was a wonderful night last night to gather to pray together at our prayer night.
I was just really encouraged.
What a great God we have who hears our every prayer.
It’s a privilege we have.
Well this week I asked some people in my home group and a few other friends this question;
what do you think is the hardest thing about being a Christian, a follower of Jesus?
If praying is a joy and delight, this is the opposite right.
Of course, when you ask this kind of question you get a wide range of answers.
You know some thought sharing the gospel with my friends and family.
That’s hard isn’t it?
In a similar vein others said try to tell people the truth about God.
that’s the hardest thing because I get these looks, people think I’m a crazy person.
I feel judged.
Others said; not having comfort and material security
Someone said ‘the cool and better thing’ is to agree with worldly things.
Agree with same sex marriage.
It’s really really hard to go against the tide of the culture.
There’s lots of hard things about being a Christian
But you know what the most consistent answer was?
One word; Sin: the constant battle to put sin to death.
people phrased it differently
not falling into the ways the world
not succumbing to temptation
saying no to natural desires
grieving my own sin;
Someone summed it up well; the constant 24/7 battle of trying to resist temptation and therefore sin when it’s all around me
Sin.
Putting sin to death.
It’s the hardest thing about being a Christian.
It’s a lifelong battle.
And it’s true isn’t it
When you follow Jesus – he tells us put sin to death.
Don’t dabble in it, don’t delay.
Kill sin, or as the Puritan John Owen famously put, kill sin or it will be killing you.
Paul says Romans 8:13 in our passage
Romans 8:13 (ESV)
For if you live according to the flesh you will die, but if by the Spirit you put to death the deeds of the body, you will live.
There you have it
God wants us to put sin to death.
So how do we think about this?
Put sin to death – yes.
But it is so hard.
How do we do it?
There’s the tension we all face.
how do we do it?
Well, this morning I want you to be comforted assured that you are in the spirit by faith in Jesus - that’s who you are – God’s Spirit dwells in you, so put to death sin by the spirit.
That’s my big idea; you are in the spirit so put sin to death by the spirit.
The idea is simple.
First
2. You are in the Spirit (8:9-12)
Look how Paul starts verse 9
Romans 8:9–10 (ESV)
You, however, are not in the flesh but in the Spirit, if in fact the Spirit of God dwells in you.
Anyone who does not have the Spirit of Christ does not belong to him.
But if Christ is in you, although the body is dead because of sin, the Spirit is life because of righteousness.
Paul declares that you – you all - are in the Spirit.
if you’re Spirit of God dwells in you, you’re in the Spirit.
and in the Romans case, they have the Spirit.
There’s no doubt about it.
Why?
They trust in Jesus.
They belong to Christ.
That’s comforting isn’t it?
And I want you to take notice of how the Holy Spirit is described.
It’s very interesting.
He is the Spirit of God and the Spirit of Christ verse 9.
He isn’t some weird force – may the force be with you - cue Star Wars.
Don’t be confused.
He is the third person of the Trinity.
And look at verse 10 so interesting, he is the Spirit of life because of righteousness – or he gives life because of righteousness.
This is absolutely key to why they can be comforted.
It’s why we’re comforted.
Why? the battle with sin is not one we will lose.
Why’s that?
The Spirit gives us life because of righteousness.
Jesus has made us right with God.
Let me flesh this out a bit.
God through His Holy Spirit brings us to understand the Gospel.
we have no ability.
We are in sin.
Destined for death.
But the Spirit enables us to accept Jesus.
He brings us to understand that far out I’m a sinner, Jesus has paid for my sins.
He is righteous.
I can be declared right with God by trusting in him.
His death and resurrection.
Jesus has forgiven us of sin.
Friends it’s the Spirit who imprints upon a person the finished work of Jesus.
As we accept Jesus and his forgiveness the Spirit is at work in us.
So that when we trust in Jesus, the Spirit actually dwells in us.
You see it there in verse 9 and verse 11.
It’s a supernatural work of God.
every believer has the Spirit.
all of the Spirit.
The old order, old realm the flesh that’s gone.
If you are in Christ, you are now in the new realm, you are in the Spirit.
You belong to Christ.
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