(Rom 7:1-6) Liberation from the Law: How Jesus's Death Should Change us!
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· 598 viewsPaul provides another application to the death and resurrection of Christ and our call to a new life. This passage teaches us that the Law dominated us legally (3:20-21) and practically through sin. However, this bondage to the Law was finished with the death and burial of Jesus Christ. We now celebrate freedom and a new life from the Law through our Lord and Savior.
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INTRODUCTION:
Have you ever been sent to the principal office?
Principals have a thankless task of enforcing good behavior and school rules.
..... And like people in general, kids have an incredible imagination for how to break the rules.
- One person shared a story about how their friend used hairspray and a lighter to send a 3 foot flame on one of their fellow students desk.
– Or another person shared, how one of their classmates zip tied to students back belt loop together. So essentially they were tied up back to back with no way to get out.
- This was in seminary. But I had a friend who will remained unnamed who took apart the seminaries doorbell and changed it from making a door bell sound to a cow sound. So every time somebody came to ring the doorbell it we go mood.
- Perhaps, you have your own unmentioned school prank we could share this morning.
Principals and administrators have a thankless job to keep the rules.
Although suspensions from school is no laughing matter,
it is a shadow compared to when we break holy commands of God.
God is holy and Just Creator – which makes him a righteous judge over all the world.
3 And one called to another and said:
“Holy, holy, holy is the Lord of hosts;
the whole earth is full of his glory!”
As song #68 captures this in our hymnals,
Holy, Holy, Holy is the Lord God Almighty.
This morning deals with a subject that we often take for granted.
>>That Christ has liberated us from the Law.
Jesus taught but not a little of the law shall pass,
Romans begins with a bold statement -
Under the law –
18 For the wrath of God is revealed from heaven against all ungodliness and unrighteousness of men, who by their unrighteousness suppress the truth.
17 For in it the righteousness of God is revealed from faith for faith, as it is written, “The righteous shall live by faith.”
In ,
We learned that every one of us is under the wrath of God.
We learned that every one of us is under the wrath of God.
That none of us can keep the law ().
20 For by works of the law no human being will be justified in his sight, since through the law comes knowledge of sin.
And because none of us can keep the law, we all are under the wrath and judgment of God.
23 For the wages of sin is death, but the free gift of God is eternal life in Christ Jesus our Lord.
And in case we take that lightly today,
Read what Jeremiah says to Israel when they disobey God's law.
9 Again the Lord said to me, “A conspiracy exists among the men of Judah and the inhabitants of Jerusalem. 10 They have turned back to the iniquities of their forefathers, who refused to hear my words. They have gone after other gods to serve them. The house of Israel and the house of Judah have broken my covenant that I made with their fathers. 11 Therefore, thus says the Lord, Behold, I am bringing disaster upon them that they cannot escape. Though they cry to me, I will not listen to them.
10 They have turned back to the iniquities of their forefathers, who refused to hear my words. They have gone after other gods to serve them. The house of Israel and the house of Judah have broken my covenant that I made with their fathers. 11 Therefore, thus says the Lord, Behold, I am bringing disaster upon them that they cannot escape. Though they cry to me, I will not listen to them.
Jeremiah 11:9-11
Read with the apostle John told us what would happen in Revelations 20:12-15.
12 And I saw the dead, great and small, standing before the throne, and books were opened. Then another book was opened, which is the book of life. And the dead were judged by what was written in the books, according to what they had done. 13 And the sea gave up the dead who were in it, Death and Hades gave up the dead who were in them, and they were judged, each one of them, according to what they had done. 14 Then Death and Hades were thrown into the lake of fire. This is the second death, the lake of fire. 15 And if anyone’s name was not found written in the book of life, he was thrown into the lake of fire.
Israel was under the Law - and faced God’s judgement as law-breakers.
That is what Jeremiah is saying.
And that hasn’t changed -
18 For truly, I say to you, until heaven and earth pass away, not an iota, not a dot, will pass from the Law until all is accomplished.
10 and the devil who had deceived them was thrown into the lake of fire and sulfur where the beast and the false prophet were, and they will be tormented day and night forever and ever.
11 Then I saw a great white throne and him who was seated on it. From his presence earth and sky fled away, and no place was found for them. 12 And I saw the dead, great and small, standing before the throne, and books were opened. Then another book was opened, which is the book of life. And the dead were judged by what was written in the books, according to what they had done. 13 And the sea gave up the dead who were in it, Death and Hades gave up the dead who were in them, and they were judged, each one of them, according to what they had done. 14 Then Death and Hades were thrown into the lake of fire. This is the second death, the lake of fire. 15 And if anyone’s name was not found written in the book of life, he was thrown into the lake of fire.
17 “Do not think that I have come to abolish the Law or the Prophets; I have not come to abolish them but to fulfill them. 18 For truly, I say to you, until heaven and earth pass away, not an iota, not a dot, will pass from the Law until all is accomplished.
God’s word is sure.
God Word is guaranteed.
And God will judge the World.
But our text gives us a wonderful truth this morning.
We who believe in Christ are liberated from the law.
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, she will be called an adulteress if she lives with another man while her husband is alive. But if her husband dies, she is free from that law, and if she marries another man she is not an adulteress.
4 Likewise, my brothers, you also have died to the law through the body of Christ, so that you may belong to another, to him who has been raised from the dead, in order that we may bear fruit for God. 5 For while we were living in the flesh, our sinful passions, aroused by the law, were at work in our members to bear fruit for death. 6 But now we are released from the law, having died to that which held us captive, so that we serve in the new way of the Spirit and not in the old way of the written code.
Our text this morning teaches us -
PROP: We who are free from the Law ought to live a Christ-changed life.
PROP: We who are free from the Law ought to live a Christ-changed life.
17 “Do not think that I have come to abolish the Law or the Prophets; I have not come to abolish them but to fulfill them. 18 For truly, I say to you, until heaven and earth pass away, not an iota, not a dot, will pass from the Law until all is accomplished. 19 Therefore whoever relaxes one of the least of these commandments and teaches others to do the same will be called least in the kingdom of heaven, but whoever does them and teaches them will be called great in the kingdom of heaven. 20 For I tell you, unless your righteousness exceeds that of the scribes and Pharisees, you will never enter the kingdom of heaven.
PROP: If we are free from the Law, We ought to live Christ-Changed Lives.
Are you living out the freedom that Jesus bought you on the cross?
TRANS: This passage gives us 3 realities that teach us about our freedom from the Law.
The first reality -
1) Sin Dominated us Through the Law. (v. 1, 5a)
1) Sin Dominated us Through the Law. (v. 1, 5a)
This was a reality in our lives in two ways.
The first –
a) The Law dominated us in a legal sense.
a) The Law dominated us in a legal sense.
In my opinion, this refers to the Mosaic law. But some good arguments could be made that this is a reference to law in general.
>>>>>>Jewish law or Roman law.
Jewish law or Roman law.
Roman law.
Essentially, all ordered societies have some type of rule of law.
In a spiritual sense though,
every one of us must give account to God on whether we obeyed or broke his law.
12 For all who have sinned without the law will also perish without the law, and all who have sinned under the law will be judged by the law. 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. 14 For when Gentiles, who do not have the law, by nature do what the law requires, they are a law to themselves, even though they do not have the law. 15 They show that the work of the law is written on their hearts, while their conscience also bears witness, and their conflicting thoughts accuse or even excuse them 16 on that day when, according to my gospel, God judges the secrets of men by Christ Jesus.
ILLUSTRATION:
Many states have adopted what they call – three strikes and you're out.
In other words, if you have two violent crimes were felonies,
then your third one is a life sentence.
So through this process, many judges have heard people plea -
Your Honor, I know I've messed up, but would you give me one more chance.
Your Honor, I know I've messed up, you give me one more chance.
The judge looks down at that person, says – I know you want another chance, but the law requires me to send you to prison for life.
>>>> It is out of my hands.
One day – God will say that to every person who has not believed in Jesus Christ.
– teaches us every one of us are lawbreakers before God.
– teaches us that every person will be judged by the law when God brings his judgment.
In a healthy sort of way, that ought to bring us a little bit of fear to us.
The creator of the world one day will be obligated as a just judge to sentence us to eternal punishment.
The law binds us.
Without Jesus Christ, it will judge us into eternal punishment.
Just like human law - it will bring us punishment when we break it.
But that is not the only way that the law dominates us.
Also,
b) We were dominated by the Law because of sin.
b) We were dominated by the Law because of sin.
The ESV and NASB have the idea that the law has legal jurisdiction over us.
Which is an accurate translation. But this word is little bit broader than the idea of jurisdiction.
It is the same word to talk about a king ruling over a nation.
Observe how the NET Bible translates this passage -
1 Or do you not know, brothers and sisters (for I am speaking to those who know the law), that the law is lord over a person as long as he lives?
Rom 7:1
And part of the reason for this broader translation, is because what the rest of Chapter 7 says about the Law.
For our purposes this morning looked down in verse five.
Because Paul elaborates on what it means that the law ruled over us.
Because Paul elaborates on what it means that the law ruled over us.
5 For while we were living in the flesh, our sinful passions, aroused by the law, were at work in our members to bear fruit for death.
5 For while we were in the flesh, the sinful passions, which were aroused by the Law, were at work in the members of our body to bear fruit for death.
certainly teaches us that the law rules over us in a legal sense.
certainly teaches us that the law rules over us in a legal sense.
But Paul also teaches us that the law aroused sin passions in us.
But Paul also teaches us that the law arroused sin passions in us.
In other words, our sin nature uses the law to bring greater sin into our life.
I'll talk more about this next week, but I just want to make the point that the law arroused greater sin into our life.
So in our old life, before we knew Jesus,
Law not only legally bound us
but it also bound us with temptation.
Do you know the greatest way for you to know sin?
Do you know the greatest way for you to feel guilt?
Then be a slave to sin under the law.
My point, before Jesus, the law dominated us because of sin.
So the law dominated us both in a legal sense and in temptations sense.
But notice that I have been speaking in the past tense.
>>>>>That is not by accident, because if you're a believer in Jesus Christ, it is a past tense.
That is not by accident, because if you're a believer in Jesus Christ, it is a past tense.
5 For while we were living in the flesh, our sinful passions, aroused by the law, were at work in our members to bear fruit for death.
The Second Reality -
2. Our obligation to the Law died with Christ, releasing us from it’s bondage. (v. 2-4)
2. Our obligation to the Law died with Christ, releasing us from it’s bondage. (v. 2-4)
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, she will be called an adulteress if she lives with another man while her husband is alive. But if her husband dies, she is free from that law, and if she marries another man she is not an adulteress.
4 Likewise, my brothers, you also have died to the law through the body of Christ, so that you may belong to another, to him who has been raised from the dead, in order that we may bear fruit for God. 5 For while we were living in the flesh, our sinful passions, aroused by the law, were at work in our members to bear fruit for death.
1 Therefore you have no excuse, O man, every one of you who judges. For in passing judgment on another you condemn yourself, because you, the judge, practice the very same things. 2 We know that the judgment of God rightly falls on those who practice such things. 3 Do you suppose, O man—you who judge those who practice such things and yet do them yourself—that you will escape the judgment of God? 4 Or do you presume on the riches of his kindness and forbearance and patience, not knowing that God’s kindness is meant to lead you to repentance? 5 But because of your hard and impenitent heart you are storing up wrath for yourself on the day of wrath when God’s righteous judgment will be revealed.
6 He will render to each one according to his works: 7 to those who by patience in well-doing seek for glory and honor and immortality, he will give eternal life; 8 but for those who are self-seeking and do not obey the truth, but obey unrighteousness, there will be wrath and fury. 9 There will be tribulation and distress for every human being who does evil, the Jew first and also the Greek, 10 but glory and honor and peace for everyone who does good, the Jew first and also the Greek. 11 For God shows no partiality.
12 For all who have sinned without the law will also perish without the law, and all who have sinned under the law will be judged by the law. 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. 14 For when Gentiles, who do not have the law, by nature do what the law requires, they are a law to themselves, even though they do not have the law. 15 They show that the work of the law is written on their hearts, while their conscience also bears witness, and their conflicting thoughts accuse or even excuse them 16 on that day when, according to my gospel, God judges the secrets of men by Christ Jesus.
17 But if you call yourself a Jew and rely on the law and boast in God 18 and know his will and approve what is excellent, because you are instructed from the law; 19 and if you are sure that you yourself are a guide to the blind, a light to those who are in darkness, 20 an instructor of the foolish, a teacher of children, having in the law the embodiment of knowledge and truth— 21 you then who teach others, do you not teach yourself? While you preach against stealing, do you steal? 22 You who say that one must not commit adultery, do you commit adultery? You who abhor idols, do you rob temples? 23 You who boast in the law dishonor God by breaking the law. 24 For, as it is written, “The name of God is blasphemed among the Gentiles because of you.”
25 For circumcision indeed is of value if you obey the law, but if you break the law, your circumcision becomes uncircumcision. 26 So, if a man who is uncircumcised keeps the precepts of the law, will not his uncircumcision be regarded as circumcision? 27 Then he who is physically uncircumcised but keeps the law will condemn you who have the written code and circumcision but break the law. 28 For no one is a Jew who is merely one outwardly, nor is circumcision outward and physical. 29 But a Jew is one inwardly, and circumcision is a matter of the heart, by the Spirit, not by the letter. His praise is not from man but from God.
1 Then what advantage has the Jew? Or what is the value of circumcision? 2 Much in every way. To begin with, the Jews were entrusted with the oracles of God. 3 What if some were unfaithful? Does their faithlessness nullify the faithfulness of God? 4 By no means! Let God be true though every one were a liar, as it is written,
“That you may be justified in your words,
and prevail when you are judged.”
5 But if our unrighteousness serves to show the righteousness of God, what shall we say? That God is unrighteous to inflict wrath on us? (I speak in a human way.) 6 By no means! For then how could God judge the world? 7 But if through my lie God’s truth abounds to his glory, why am I still being condemned as a sinner? 8 And why not do evil that good may come?—as some people slanderously charge us with saying. Their condemnation is just.
9 What then? Are we Jews any better off? No, not at all. For we have already charged that all, both Jews and Greeks, are under sin, 10 as it is written:
“None is righteous, no, not one;
11 no one understands;
no one seeks for God.
12 All have turned aside; together they have become worthless;
no one does good,
not even one.”
13 “Their throat is an open grave;
they use their tongues to deceive.”
“The venom of asps is under their lips.”
14 “Their mouth is full of curses and bitterness.”
15 “Their feet are swift to shed blood;
16 in their paths are ruin and misery,
17 and the way of peace they have not known.”
18 “There is no fear of God before their eyes.”
19 Now we know that whatever the law says it speaks to those who are under the law, so that every mouth may be stopped, and the whole world may be held accountable to God. 20 For by works of the law no human being will be justified in his sight, since through the law comes knowledge of sin.
21 But now the righteousness of God has been manifested apart from the law, although the Law and the Prophets bear witness to it— 22 the righteousness of God through faith in Jesus Christ for all who believe. For there is no distinction: 23 for all have sinned and fall short of the glory of God, 24 and are justified by his grace as a gift, through the redemption that is in Christ Jesus, 25 whom God put forward as a propitiation by his blood, to be received by faith. This was to show God’s righteousness, because in his divine forbearance he had passed over former sins. 26 It was to show his righteousness at the present time, so that he might be just and the justifier of the one who has faith in Jesus.
27 Then what becomes of our boasting? It is excluded. By what kind of law? By a law of works? No, but by the law of faith. 28 For we hold that one is justified by faith apart from works of the law. 29 Or is God the God of Jews only? Is he not the God of Gentiles also? Yes, of Gentiles also, 30 since God is one—who will justify the circumcised by faith and the uncircumcised through faith. 31 Do we then overthrow the law by this faith? By no means! On the contrary, we uphold the law.
1 What then shall we say was gained by Abraham, our forefather according to the flesh? 2 For if Abraham was justified by works, he has something to boast about, but not before God. 3 For what does the Scripture say? “Abraham believed God, and it was counted to him as righteousness.” 4 Now to the one who works, his wages are not counted as a gift but as his due. 5 And to the one who does not work but believes in him who justifies the ungodly, his faith is counted as righteousness, 6 just as David also speaks of the blessing of the one to whom God counts righteousness apart from works:
7 “Blessed are those whose lawless deeds are forgiven,
and whose sins are covered;
8 blessed is the man against whom the Lord will not count his sin.”
9 Is this blessing then only for the circumcised, or also for the uncircumcised? For we say that faith was counted to Abraham as righteousness. 10 How then was it counted to him? Was it before or after he had been circumcised? It was not after, but before he was circumcised. 11 He received the sign of circumcision as a seal of the righteousness that he had by faith while he was still uncircumcised. The purpose was to make him the father of all who believe without being circumcised, so that righteousness would be counted to them as well, 12 and to make him the father of the circumcised who are not merely circumcised but who also walk in the footsteps of the faith that our father Abraham had before he was circumcised.
13 For the promise to Abraham and his offspring that he would be heir of the world did not come through the law but through the righteousness of faith. 14 For if it is the adherents of the law who are to be the heirs, faith is null and the promise is void. 15 For the law brings wrath, but where there is no law there is no transgression.
16 That is why it depends on faith, in order that the promise may rest on grace and be guaranteed to all his offspring—not only to the adherent of the law but also to the one who shares the faith of Abraham, who is the father of us all, 17 as it is written, “I have made you the father of many nations”—in the presence of the God in whom he believed, who gives life to the dead and calls into existence the things that do not exist. 18 In hope he believed against hope, that he should become the father of many nations, as he had been told, “So shall your offspring be.” 19 He did not weaken in faith when he considered his own body, which was as good as dead (since he was about a hundred years old), or when he considered the barrenness of Sarah’s womb. 20 No unbelief made him waver concerning the promise of God, but he grew strong in his faith as he gave glory to God, 21 fully convinced that God was able to do what he had promised. 22 That is why his faith was “counted to him as righteousness.” 23 But the words “it was counted to him” were not written for his sake alone, 24 but for ours also. It will be counted to us who believe in him who raised from the dead Jesus our Lord, 25 who was delivered up for our trespasses and raised for our justification.
Romans 2-
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, she will be called an adulteress if she lives with another man while her husband is alive. But if her husband dies, she is free from that law, and if she marries another man she is not an adulteress.
4 Likewise, my brothers, you also have died to the law through the body of Christ, so that you may belong to another, to him who has been raised from the dead, in order that we may bear fruit for God.
Paul next turns to an illustration of marriage, to make a point about the law.
First glance at this passage,
may seem a little hard to understand.
William Barclay once said, "Seldom did Paul right so difficult and so complicated passage as this".
But if we just keep in mind –
The Law = old husband.
Christ = new husband.
And we = bride of Christ.
If we can keep that in mind - Then this passage is not that difficult.
First our text makes the point -
a) The obligation of marriage ends at death. (v. 2-3)
a) The obligation of marriage ends at death. (v. 2-3)
Paul makes the point that if a wife abandons her husband and joined another man – she is called adulterer.
On the other hand, if that wife’s husband passes away she is not an adulterous - she is called a widow.
Why is one different from the other?
Because her husband dying changed everything.
Because her husband dying changed everything.
So you ask,
What does this have to do with the law?
Paul uses the word “likewise” - to draw this comparison.
b) Christ death brought about the same result: The end of the Laws dominion over us.
b) Christ death brought about the same result: The end of the Laws dominion over us.
> Our union with the death of Jesus Christ brought about the end of the law in a legal sense.
> Our union with the death of Jesus Christ brings about the end of the law in a legal sense.
21 But now the righteousness of God has been manifested apart from the law, although the Law and the Prophets bear witness to it—
That ought to bring each of us great comfort today
– because we know we deserve the wrath of God.
That ought to bring each of us great comfort today – because we know we deserve the wrath of God.
But Further,
our union with Christ death brought an end to the temptation that the law arouses.
In many ways – Paul is repeating himself from .
John Stott from the Message commentary says it really nicely -
“There are, in fact, many parallels between (freedom from sin) and (freedom from the law). As we died to sin (6:2), so we died to the law (7:4). As we died to sin by union with Christ’s death (6:3), so we died to the law through the body of Christ (7:4). As we have been justified and freed from sin (6:7, 18), so we have been released from the law (7:6). As we have also shared in Christ’s resurrection (6:4–5), so we belong to him who was raised from the dead (7:4). As we now live in newness of life (6:4), so we now serve in newness of Spirit (7:6). As the fruit we reap leads to holiness (6:22), so we bear fruit to God (7:4).” (John Stott)
So if you are wondering why I keep repeating myself, it’s because Paul does.
But consider Paul’s progressive logic here.
, teaches us that our sin nature died with Christ.
It was our sin nature that used the Law to bring about greater sin in our lives.
Then the arousing of sin through the Law – also ends with our death with Jesus Christ.
So
We are free from the temptation the Law brings.
This is why Paul can say –"likewise, my brothers, you also have died to the law.” ()
Now many times, we want to stop here.
ILLUSTRATION:
When I first came to trust in Christ,
I remember us talking about how our burdens were lifted at Calvary.
That I'm no longer under the wrath of God.
That I'm no longer under the wrath of God.
That I am forgiven and justified.
I remember us talking about about us being released from having to obey the rules of the law.
All the times I can remember, if we talked about the law, we talked about us being released from having to obey the rules of the law.
And those are great truths to remember.
And Paul wrote to make the point that salvation is found in -
Christ Alone
Grace Alone
Faith Alone.
But is the only implication of Jesus dying on the cross and freeing me from the law - that I no longer go to hell?.
Further, We often hear we are not under the law, and we assume that means I don't have to listen to anybody.
We assume -
that this freedom from the law and its guilt – means I can live however I want.
EXAMPLE:
People who are overtly running from legalism (which is a heresy) often overreact this way,
but this passage teaches us the freedom from the law is not freedom to do anything.
We are not free from the Law in order to sin.
We are free from the Law to live a new life in Jesus Christ.
May I challenge us from this text -
What is the only implication of our death with Jesus on the cross – no longer go to hell.
Maybe it was preached, and I don't remember.
But I can't remember being told
3rd Reality -
3) Our Union with Christ Obligates us to a New Life. (v. 4b, 6)
3) Our Union with Christ Obligates us to a New Life. (v. 4b, 6)
4 Likewise, my brothers, you also have died to the law through the body of Christ, so that you may belong to another, to him who has been raised from the dead, in order that we may bear fruit for God.
We are obligated to a new life because -
To say it in an illustrative way - you are
a) Belong to Another - Jesus Christ.
a) Belong to Another - Jesus Christ.
To say it in an illustrative way - you are no longer married to the Law, but you are married to Christ.
To say it in an illustrative way - you are no longer married to the Law, but to Christ.
>>>> Thus, you have an obligation of commitment and one fleshness with Christ, not with sin.
Further, we are obligated to a new life because -
b) Freedom in Christ is not for sin, but the fruit of God.
b) Freedom in Christ is not for sin, but the fruit of God.
“in order that we may bear fruit for God.”
Jesus died for you - with the purpose helping you live a Christ-Changed life.
That is why Jesus died for you.
Paul tells us this same truth again in v. 6.
Paul says this again in v. 6.
6 But now we are released from the law, having died to that which held us captive, so that we serve in the new way of the Spirit and not in the old way of the written code.
We are to serve God not like old sin nature - but
c) Serve God in a new Christ-honoring way.
c) Serve God in a new Christ-honoring way.
2 “Speak to all the congregation of the people of Israel and say to them, You shall be holy, for I the Lord your God am holy.
The point Paul has been driving at in this passage – We who are free from the Law ought to live a Christ-changed life.
CONCLUSION:
If you're not a believer in Jesus Christ this morning,
I want you to understand how the law dominates you.
It dominates you in a legal sense
– there is a day when God will punish every person who has broken the law.
>>>>And all of us have broken the law.
And all of us have broken the law.
Further, the law dominates you because it controls you.
Your sin nature is constantly poised to rebel against what is good, right, and from God – because law arouses your nature.
>>>> You ever find it hard to obey … when you know what is right?
But Jesus Christ offers liberation from from the legal judgment and temptation of the law.
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But for Many of us - we are already believers in Jesus Christ this morning.
If you here today because you are convinced - the only way to be forgiven for breaking the law – is that Jesus died for you and your sins.
If you are a believer -
then I want you to remember – that before Jesus, you were dominated by the Law.
>>>>That if it wasn't for Jesus Christ,
you would still be a repeat offender >>> bound for judgment.
You would be so in a legal sense.
And you would be so in a practical sense - you are sinner.
But today I stand here reading a text – that gives us wonderful news.
A thousandeth reason why Jesus deserves all your praise.
A thousandeth reason why we should live a life that honor’s the Holiness of Christ.
Jesus died for us
That Jesus died for us so that we could die from the law and be liberated from its slavery.
so that we could die to the law
and be liberated from its slavery.
We are liberated from it’s judgement and temptation.
>>>>>What a great reason to praise Jesus this morning.
What a reason to praise
What a truth t
>>>>>What a great reason to live a Christ-Changed life.
Jesus death should teach us - We who are free from the Law ought to live a Christ-changed life.
Are you living out the freedom that Jesus bought you on the cross?
Does your life reflect the praise of Jesus? (Time, money, witness, and purity)
EXHORTATION:
Can you say I more like Jesus today then I used to be?
Bitter, anger, lust, d
Those are great reflective questions as we consider this passage.
According to Paul in this text -
We who are free from the Law ought to live a Christ-changed life.
Perhaps you're sitting here and saying – pastor, you've been talking about living a transformed for like a month.
Response:
a) Why should we rejoice at the end of the Law? Why should our freedom lead us to live a Christ-changed life?
b) Are you living out the freedom that Jesus bought you on the cross? How would Scripture lead you to change?
c) Does your life reflect the praise of Jesus? (Time, money, witness, and purity…)