Why Christians want to obey God
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· 1 viewChristians put to death the deeds of the body because they are under the leadership of the Holy Spirit.
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A. Because Christians are adopted into God's family. (14-15)
A. Because Christians are adopted into God's family. (14-15)
1. The leadership of the Holy Spirit authenticates salvation. (14)
1. The leadership of the Holy Spirit authenticates salvation. (14)
for it is God who is at work in you, both to will and to work for His good pleasure.
Trust in the Lord with all your heart And do not lean on your own understanding. In all your ways acknowledge Him, And He will make your paths straight.
All Scripture is inspired by God and profitable for teaching, for reproof, for correction, for training in righteousness; so that the man of God may be adequate, equipped for every good work.
2. Before salvation, Christians were led by sinful passions and desires. (15a)
2. Before salvation, Christians were led by sinful passions and desires. (15a)
3. Christians call God their Father. (15b)
3. Christians call God their Father. (15b)
Therefore you are no longer a slave, but a son; and if a son, then an heir through God.
B. Because the Holy Spirit testifies to your adoption. (16)
B. Because the Holy Spirit testifies to your adoption. (16)
1. How the Spirit “testifies with our spirit that we are children of God.”
1. How the Spirit “testifies with our spirit that we are children of God.”
But a natural man does not accept the things of the Spirit of God, for they are foolishness to him; and he cannot understand them, because they are spiritually appraised.
“I will ask the Father, and He will give you another Helper, that He may be with you forever; that is the Spirit of truth, whom the world cannot receive, because it does not see Him or know Him, but you know Him because He abides with you and will be in you.
Therefore if anyone is in Christ, he is a new creature; the old things passed away; behold, new things have come.
C. Because in Christ, you have hope and a future. (17)
C. Because in Christ, you have hope and a future. (17)
1. Christians are heirs of God.
1. Christians are heirs of God.
And if you belong to Christ, then you are Abraham’s descendants, heirs according to promise.
The Lord is the portion of my inheritance and my cup; You support my lot.
2. Christians are fellow heirs with Jesus.
2. Christians are fellow heirs with Jesus.
3. Christians are fellow sufferers with Christ.
3. Christians are fellow sufferers with Christ.