Memory Verses
Provide a verse that supports eternal security
Romans 8:1 "Therefore, there is now no condemnation for those who are in Christ Jesus"
Sin and death entering the world through one man
Federal Headship of Adam - Romans 5
In Romans 5 Paul says that one act of righteousness resulted in the justification of life to all men. What is the one act and how are we justified through it?
What chapter (5-8) best supports the concept of a "carnal Christian"?
Romans 7
Walking in the Spirit begins with
MINDSET
Name the verse:
"For we were all baptized by one Spirit so as to form one body--whether Jews or Gentiles, slave or free--and we were all given the one Spirit to drink."
1 Corinthians 12:13
A main theme of Romans 6, specifically addressed in verses 6, 11, and 13.
Know, Consider, Present
What does "released from the law" mean in the beginning of Romans 7?
Released from the Law by the Spirit, for spiritual growth
6 But now we have been released from the Law, having died to that by which we were bound, so that we serve in newness of the Spirit and not in oldness of the letter.
The three things we are dead to, per Romans 6
self, sin, and the law
Two potential "mindsets" that affect our spiritual growth
mindset of the flesh, mindset of the spirit
Provide a verse that supports the role of the law being our tutor (guardian)
Galatians 3:24
In Romans 6:3 Paul says we are baptized into Christ and into his death. What is he talking about?
Spiritual Baptism
What is Paul talking about in Romans 6 when he tells us to "present" ourselves to God?
"as those alive from the dead" - appropriating our true identities in Christ
Four roles of the Law
Tutor leading us to Christ, Exposing sin, Stimulating sin, Increasing dependence on God
Our Spirit, once ____, has been _____ in Christ
Dead, Resurrected
Romans 7:24-25
24 What a wretched man I am! Who will rescue me from this body that is subject to death? 25 Thanks be to God, who delivers me through Jesus Christ our Lord! So then, I myself in my mind am a slave to God’s law, but in my sinful nature[d] a slave to the law of sin.
What are three interpretations of the "I" in Romans 7, and which is correct?
Christian Paul (correct), Pre-Christian Paul, and the personification of Israel at Mt. Sinai
In Romans 8, Paul says "putting to death the deeds of the body". What is he talking about?
Romans 8:13 "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."
This is the work of the Spirit in our life. A product of spiritual growth. The Spirit alone can put to death the deeds of the body. "starve out the flesh".
Described in Romans 8 (and many other places), what "law" has set us free from the law of sin and death?
the law of the Spirit who gives life
The consequences of a mind set on the spirit vs flesh
spirit: life
flesh: death
Romans 8:15-17
15 For you have not received a spirit of slavery leading to fear again, but you have received a spirit of adoption as sons by which we cry out, “Abba! Father!” 16 The Spirit Himself testifies with our spirit that we are children of God, 17 and if children, heirs also, heirs of God and fellow heirs with Christ, if indeed we suffer with Him so that we may also be glorified with Him.
Romans 7:9-12 "9 Once I was alive apart from the law; but when the commandment came, sin sprang to life and I died. 10 I found that the very commandment that was intended to bring life actually brought death. 11 For sin, seizing the opportunity afforded by the commandment, deceived me, and through the commandment put me to death. 12 So then, the law is holy, and the commandment is holy, righteous and good." What is Paul saying?
God's law is good, the problem is with us
Romans 8:7-8, "7 because 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 so, 8 and those who are in the flesh cannot please God."
Who is Paul talking about that cannot please God?
Those "in the flesh" = nonbelievers
See verse 9a, "however, you are not in the flesh but in the Spirit, if indeed the Spirit of God dwells in you."
From Christ - from our mystical union with Christ - from His Spirit being connected to ours
Freedom (does not make you slaves)
Children of God (adoption to sonship)
Testimony of the Spirit (testifies with our spirit)
Heirs (of God, coheirs with Christ)
Future glory