So what does it mean to have abundance of Grace? We already saw it: “Sin will have no dominion over you since you are not under the law but under grace.” (Romans 6:14) “You who would be justified by the law have fallen away from grace.” (Galatians 5:4) “Christ is the end of the law [...]
O unhappy and pitiable and wretched man that I am! Who will release and deliver me from the shackles of this body of death? (Romans 7:24) This is where we stop reading! This is the crime of the Bible-Thumping, legalistic, weak-willed, girly-men that refuse to deal with their sins! They stop here and try to [...]
“We know that the Law is spiritual; but in my natural-carnal self I am a creature of the flesh, having been sold into slavery under the control of sin” (Romans 7:14) “I am baffled, bewildered, I do not understand my own actions. I do not practice or accomplish what I wish. Instead, I do the [...]
Continuing on with Paul illustration of the Law being a husband, it is an impotent husband— “If a Law had been given which could confer spiritual life, then righteousness with God would certainly have come by Law. (Galatians 3:21) But it couldn’t! If the law could have said, “Don’t do such and such,” and could [...]
Often when someone first comes to Jesus, their burden of sin is lifted, they are released [instead of cleaning themselves up and then coming]. Then, some well-meaning counselor tells them that now they had to pray every day, read their Bible every day, witness to people they meet on the street; you must do this [...]
The law is good, providing you use it lawfully—the law is not for the righteous but for the sinners. We must understand that Christians are not under the law—we have been discharged! Since we are discharged from the Law and have terminated all intercourse with it, [remember he was comparing our relationship to sin to [...]
You shouldn’t have any trouble understanding this, friends, for you know all the ins and outs of the law—how it works and how its power touches only the living. For instance, a wife is legally tied to her husband while he lives, but if he dies, she’s free. If she lives with another man while [...]
If someone asked me how they were supposed to “reign in life,” I would bring them right here to the sixth chapter of Romans. The tragedy is that so many Christians fail to understand God’s principles of victory and holiness. When this finally became a reality for me, I was finally able to walk free [...]
What Is True Freedom? That’s when the new service completely ousts the old! So, since we’re out from under the old tyranny, does that mean we can live any old way we want? [Well . . . that’s a good question . . .] Since we’re free in the freedom of God, can we do [...]
Letter to Christians in Rome: Chapter 8 (pt 1 of 12)
No condemnation now hangs over the head of those who are “in” Jesus Christ. For the new spiritual principle of life “in” Christ lifts me out of the old vicious circle of sin and death (Romans 8:1-2) We just read, “O what a wretched man I am! Who will release and deliver me from the [...]
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