SF458 - THE SPIRITUAL MAN (Romans 7 1-6)
SF458
THE SPIRITUAL MAN
Romans 7:1-6
INTRODUCTION
Three Types of Men
Natural Man
Unsaved; can rise no higher than his intellectual, moral or volitional powers can lift him. He is ruled by his senses.
Carnal Man
Is saved; still dominated a least partially by the power of sin and under the control of the old nature.
Spiritual Man
Is the believer whose life is controlled by the HS.
These are the three men in view in Chapter 7
First we will look at the Spiritual Man...
1A. THE AXIOM (v.1)
The Law Is Binding
The Law Is Limited
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2A. THE ANALOGY (vv.2-3)
A Binding Relationship (v.2a)
The Breaking Of The Relationship (v.2b)
The Basis For A New Relationship (v.3)
3A. THE APPLICATION (vv. 4-5)
1B. Our Position
1C. In relation to the law (v.4a)
"died to the law" = "were made dead"
Aorist - Completed, finality
Passive - Made to die by God
2C. In relation to the Lord (v.4b)
"through the body..." = Christ's sub.
"might belong to..." = new relationship
Total Change
(2 Corinthians 5:21) God made him who had no sin to be sin for us, so that in him we might become the righteousness of God.
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2B. Our Purpose (v.4c)
"that we might bear fruit..."
The transformed life will bear fruit
(Ephesians 2:10) For we are God's workmanship, created in Christ Jesus to do good works, which God prepared in advance for us to do.
1C. The fruit of a godly attitude
(Galatians 5:22-23) But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, {23} gentleness and self-control. Against such things there is no law.
2C. The fruit of godly actions
(John 15:12) My command is this: Love each other as I have loved you.
(Hebrews 13:15) Through Jesus, therefore, let us continually offer to God a sacrifice of praise--the fruit of lips that confess his name.
(Philippians 1:11) filled with the fruit of righteousness that comes through Jesus Christ--to the glory and praise of God.
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3B. Our Past (v.5)
Four things that characterized our old lives...
1C. Controlled by our sinful natures
2C. Compelled by our sinful passions
3C. Condemned by our sinful deeds
4A. THE AFFIRMATION (v.6)
1B. We Are Free From The Law
(Galatians 3:13) Christ redeemed us from the curse of the law by becoming a curse for us, for it is written: "Cursed is everyone who is hung on a tree."
2B. We Are Free To Serve
1C. A new master
"serve" = the service of the bondslave, whose sole purpose is to obey the will of his master.
2C. A new method
The work of the HS is to lead us to serve God!
APPLICATION
I do not work my soul to save;
That work my hath done.
But I will work like any slave
For love of God's dear Son.