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Recap from Part 1

Good evening ChurchTurn your Bibles to Romans 8We are covering what many consider...The most important chapter in the BibleBecause there is so much to cover in this chapter...We will split this chapter up in two parts...And then, after that, we will cover possibly the most controversial chapter in the Bible...

Opening Prayer

Before we dive into the text...Please join me one more time in prayer before we start

Part 1 -

For Part 1...We will be covering the first 25 versesLet’s start with the first five verses

Text Reading:

Verse 1: There is now no condemnation for those who are in Christ JesusThis is the one of the most reassuring verses to give use confidence in our salvationIf you are in Christ...You will not be condemned...You will not be found guilty before God...Because you are covered in the blood of Christ...You stand before God with Jesus’ righteousness...And thank God, not our sinful unrighteousnessVerse 2: The law of the Spirit of life in Christ Jesus has set you freeThe “law of the Spirit of life” is the Gospel or law of faithThis true and powerful message...Of Christ’s perfect work on the cross...Sets us free from the LawVerse 3: What the Law could not do, weak as it was through the fleshAs identified from the last chapter...The law brings about sin and death...Due to our weakness of fleshThe law could not bring about rightousnessVerse 3: God did: sending His own Son in the likeness of sinful flesh and as an offering for sinAlthough, the law could not bring about righteounsnesss....God did bring about righteousness How?By sending His Son, Jesus...To stand in our place...Although sinless...He took on God the Father’s wrath...Punished as if He was a sinnerHe became an offering for the payment of our sinVerses 3-4: He condemned sin in the flesh, so that the requirement of the Law might be fulfilled in us God’s condemnation against sin...Was fully poured out on the sinless flesh of Christ Why not just forgive us?

Why punish Jesus?God is Holy and Good...By His very nature and attributes...God can not let sin go unpunishedEvery sin must be paid for This is the requirement of the LawUntil one accepts Jesus as Lord and Savior of their life...They are on death row...Guilty and with a death sentencePunishment is required...Death is required...Blood is required...Will it be you be paying the bill or will Jesus be paying it for you?Verse 4: Who do not walk according to the flesh but according to the Spirit.We, as followers of Christ...Walk in the Spirit...We walk in righteousness...We walk on the narrow road...We walk by faith...We become more Christ likeVerse 5: For those who are according to the flesh set their minds on the things of the fleshBelievers in Christ...Do not walk according to the flesh...Do not walk in unrighteousness...Do not walk on the wide road...Do not walk by sight...Do not look like the worldQuestions or Comments?

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Verse 6: For the mind set on the flesh is deathThe wide road...Leads to deathA mind that is occupied with the things of the flesh...Will lead to condemnationIn Chapter 7, we talked about the weakness of the flesh...But our mind, in also in the flesh...Equals deathA mind set on the flesh...Is evidence of one who does not know ChristVerse 6: But the mind set on the Spirit is life and peaceHowever, a renewed mind...A mind set on the Spirit...Is a regenerated mind...This is evidence of one who is born againThe mind of a genuine follower of Christ...Has peace with God and eternal ifeSo, we have to ask ourselves...Do we have a renewed mind?Verse 7: The mind set on the flesh is hostile toward God; for it does not subject itself to the law of God, for it is not even able to do soSigns of a person who is not in fellowship with God...Someone who does have a mind of the flesh...They are hostile toward GodWhat does that look like?They do not place themselves under God’s law...They do not follow God’s law...Why?They are unable to to follow the law of GodThey are a slave to sinVerse 8: Those who are in the flesh cannot please GodOne who is in the flesh or in the world...Does not have the ability to please GodVerse 9: However, you are not in the flesh but in the Spirit, if indeed the Spirit of God dwells in youHowever, as believers...We do not have to worry about that...As followers of Christ we will appear as pleasing to GodHowever, Paul warns...This is only true for you if the Spirit of God dwells in youEvaluate your life, especially your mind...Are you in the flesh or in the Spirit?Are you in the world or in Christ?Are you dead or alive?I can’t tell you...But God canAs the psalmist prayed in we must also ask:

​ NASB9523 Search me, O God, and know my heart; Try me and know my anxious thoughts; 24 And see if there be any hurtful way in me, And lead me in the everlasting way.

Verse 9: But if anyone does not have the Spirit of Christ, he does not belong to HimAgain, we must ask ourselves...Who do we belong to?Whose are we?Who is our master?Who do we serve?Let us surrender to Jesus as Lord and Savior of our life...So that we can hear the sweetest words as declared in

​ NASB9523 “His master said to him, ‘Well done, good and faithful slave.

You were faithful with a few things, I will put you in charge of many things; enter into the joy of your master.’

And not hear the most dreadful of declarations as in

​ NASB9521 “Not everyone who says to Me, ‘Lord, Lord,’ will enter the kingdom of heaven, but he who does the will of My Father who is in heaven will enter.

22 “Many will say to Me on that day, ‘Lord, Lord, did we not prophesy in Your name, and in Your name cast out demons, and in Your name perform many miracles?’

23 “And then I will declare to them, ‘I never knew you; depart from Me, you who practice lawlessness.’

Questions or Comments?

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Verse 10: If Christ is in you, though the body is dead because of sin, yet the spirit is alive because of righteousnessPaul reminds us again from the last chapter...Yes, our flesh is weak because of sin...But we do not live in sin...We do not live of the world...We are not to be unrighteous in our actions...As we are no longer a slave to sinOur spirit is alive now...Because of the righteousness of Christ...Who impudent His righteousness on us We are transformed...We are a new creationVerse 11: But if the Spirit of Him who raised Jesus from the dead dwells in you, He who raised Christ Jesus from the dead will also give life to your mortal bodies through His Spirit who dwells in youxxxxxxxxxxxxxVerse 13: If you are living according to the flesh, you must diexxxxxxxxxxxxxVerse 13: But if by the Spirit you are putting to death the deeds of the body, you will livexxxxxxxxxxxxxQuestions or Comments?

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Verse 14: For all who are being led by the Spirit of God, these are sons of GodxxxxxxxxxxxxxVerse 15: For you have not received a spirit of slavery leading to fear againxxxxxxxxxxxxxVerse 15:But you have received a spirit of adoption as sons by which we cry out, “Abba!

Father!”xxxxxxxxxxxxxVerse 16: The Spirit Himself testifies with our spirit that we are children of GodxxxxxxxxxxxxxVerse 17: Fellow heirs with Christ, if indeed we suffer with Him so that we may also be glorified with Him.xxxxxxxxxxxxxQuestions or Comments?

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Verse 18: For I consider that the sufferings of this present time are not worthy to be compared with the glory that is to be revealed to usxxxxxxxxxxxxxVerse 19: For the anxious longing of the creation waits eagerly for the revealing of the sons of GodxxxxxxxxxxxxxVerse 21: That the creation itself also will be set free from its slavery to corruptionxxxxxxxxxxxxxQuestions or Comments?

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Verse 22: For we know that the whole creation groans and suffers the pains of childbirth together until nowxxxxxxxxxxxxxVerse 23: We ourselves groan within ourselves, waiting eagerly for our adoption as sons, the redemption of our bodyxxxxxxxxxxxxxVerse 24: For in hope we have been saved, but hope that is seen is not hope; for who hopes for what he already sees?xxxxxxxxxxxxxVerse

25: But if we hope for what we do not see, with perseverance we wait eagerly for itxxxxxxxxxxxxxQuestions or Comments?

Closing Prayer

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Recap from Part 1

For Part 1...We covered the first 25 verses of

Part 2 -

For Part 2...We will continue on verse 26

Opening Prayer

Before we dive into the text...Please join me one more time in prayer before we start

Text Reading:

Verse 26: In the same way the Spirit also helps our weakness

Our weakness as we have seen can harm us greatly...

However, we have a helper...

A comforter...

The Holy Spirit

So, the Holy Spirit strengthens us in our state of weakness

R. C. Sproul, ed., The Reformation Study Bible: English Standard Version (2015 Edition) (Orlando, FL: Reformation Trust, 2015), 1993.

Verse 26: For we do not know how to pray as we should

How many times do you open your mouth for prayer...

And struggle to find the words to say

How many times when we pray do we feel...

We are just not communicating what we are really needing

That is fine...

For the Holy Spirit knows the prayers we really need

Consider this:

We may pray for God to take away hard testing we are experiencing...

But the Holy Spirit prays for us to have strength to endure the hard testings

We may pray for finances to pay our bills...

But the Holy Spirit prays we will depend on God to take care of our needs

We may pray for the removal of a illness

But the Holy Spirit may be praying that we trust in God’s sovereignty over all illnesses

So, the Holy Spirit is already helping us by interceding for us in our hearts...

Making requests that the Father will certainly hear

R. C. Sproul, ed., The Reformation Study Bible: English Standard Version (2015 Edition) (Orlando, FL: Reformation Trust, 2015), 1993.

Verse 26: But the Spirit Himself intercedes for us with groanings too deep for words

The Holy Spirit is not just praying words to the Father for us...

In fact, the Holy Spirit is praying with groans...

The Holy Spirit is praying with emotions...

Far too deep that words can not be found to discribe

This is our advocate...

This is our helper

Verse 27: He who searches the hearts knows what the mind of the Spirit is

Be reassured...

Their is no doubt...

The Father knows the mind of the Holy Spirit...

So the Father completely understands the Holy Spirit...

For they are in fact one

Verse 27: Because He intercedes for the saints according to the will of God

The Holy Spirit intercedes for the true genuine believers...

According to the Father’s will...

So there is complete unity

Verse 28: And we know that God causes all things to work together for good to those who love God

This is one of the most assuring verses in the whole Bible

All things in your life are working for a greater good...

If, and that is a big if...

So, if You are in fellowship with God

If you love God...

What does it mean to love God?

Jesus says in

So, our love for God is evoked by knowledge of His love for us

R. C. Sproul, ed., The Reformation Study Bible: English Standard Version (2015 Edition) (Orlando, FL: Reformation Trust, 2015), 1993.

That means obedience is a fruit of a believer

That means despite the battle of the two natures...

Your renewed mind should led you to a life of obedience to God’s commands

How do we keep God’s commands?

Take a page out of the psalmist’s book

refer to

Or take a look at ...

Which shows the connection of studying Scripture and following God’s commands

So, our love for God is evoked by knowledge of His love for us

That also means that if you love God...

You will meditate on His Word...