Saturday, December 2, 2017

Study of Romans - Romans 7

Homiletics                                             Study of Romans
Lesson     12                                         Passage: Romans 7
Content (List of Topics or Events)
Brothers and Sisters we’re released from the law. (Romans 7:1-6)
a. Law’s authority living relationships (1)
b. Released from law through death (2-3)
c. Christ brought death to law and we belong to Him (4)
d. Law and sinful passions brought death; released we serve a new way. (5-6)
Alive to the holy Law sin is utterly evident (Romans 7:7-11)
a. Question: Is the law sinful – NO WAY! (7)
b. Sin seizes opportunity identified in the law to snarl and bring death (8-10)
c. Sin seizes opportunity in commandments to deceive and put to death (11)

Law, commandments is holy, righteous and good, but evil wages wars within me  (Romans 7:12-25)
a. Question: is what is good become death to me?  -- NO WAY (12-13)
b. Law is spiritual but we are unspiritual slaves to sin  (14)
c. Law is good, but sin living in me cause me to do thing I do not want to do (15-20)
d. Law is at work for my inner delight is God’s law (21)
e. War is raging and I am a prisoner to law of sin and death (22-24)
f. Thanks to God who delivers me through Jesus Christ (25)

Divisions (Main Blocks of Thought)
Division
Scripture
Brothers and Sisters we’re released from the law.
Romans 7:1-6
Alive to the holy Law sin is utterly evident
Romans 7:7-11
Law, commandments is holy, righteous and good, but evil wages wars within me
Romans 7:12-25


Subject Sentence (Summarizes the contents of the Divisions – No more than 10 words)
Holy law makes sin evident bringing death; rescue in Christ
Aim (Main Teaching Point of the Passage)
CTATL that we are released from the laws requirements, but the spiritual attributes found in law does point to holy, righteous and good.  We are rescued and released from the sin that snares in Christ Jesus
Specific Application Questions
1.
What are you bound to that needs to be released to be Christ’s own?
2.
What is dragging you down that needs to be released to bring life in Christ to the fullest?
3.
Sin makes you a prisoner; what needs to change to deliver you from bondage?
4.

Principles to Remember
1.
We are released from the authority of the law
2.
Law, commands are holy and good
3.
Christ delivers us from slavery of sin.
4.

Characteristic of God
Deliverer
Theme
We are released from law, entrapment of sin through Christ Jesus


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