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Introduction:1.
Section outline:a.
Completed: Justification
–
how the believer is declared righteous. (3:21-5:21)b.
Here
: Sanctification
–
how the believer is made holy. (6:1-7:25)c.
Upcoming
: Preservation
–
how the believer is kept securely. (8:1-39)2.
“Sanctification” does not occur in the NKJV or KJV but is in vss 19, 22
a.
Greek:
ἁ
γιαςμ
ό
σ
b.
6:19:i.
NKJV: “I
speak in human
terms
because of the weakness of your flesh. For just asyou presented your members
as
slaves of uncleanness, and of lawlessness
leading
to
more
lawlessness, so now present your members
as
slaves
of
righteousness forholiness
”
ii.
ESV: “so now present your members as slaves to righteousness leading to
sanctification
”
iii.
NASB: “so now present your members as slaves to righteousness, resulting in
sanctification
”
c.
6:22:i.
NKJV: “
But now having been set free from sin, and having become slaves of God,you have your fruit to holiness
, and the end, everlasting life
”
ii.
ESV: “
the fruit you get leads to sanctification
”
iii.
NASB: “
resulting in sanctification
”
3.
In tonight’s text:
a.
Major question asked: “
Is
the law sin?
” (vs 7)
b.
Another Pauline “
Certainly not!
” (vs 7)
c.
Paul commends the Law: “
Therefore the law
is
holy, and the commandment holy and justand good.
” (vs 12)
d.
But the law cannot sanctify: “
now we have been delivered from the law, having died to whatwe were held by, so that we should serve in the newness of the Spirit and not
in
the oldness
of the letter” (vs 6)
4.
Various uses of “law”:
a.
The law of conscience: Romans 2:14-
15, “or when Gentiles, who do not have the law, by
nature do the things in the law, these, although not having the law, are a law to themselves,
15
who show the work of the law written in their hearts, their conscience also bearingwitness, and between themselves
their
thoughts accusing or else excusing
them
)”
b.
Roman civil law (or may be Mosaic law): Romans 7:3, “So then if, wh
ile
her
husband lives,she marries another man, she will be called an adulteress; but if her husband dies, she isfree from that law
, so that she is no adulteress, though she has married another man”
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c.
The law of Moses:i.
The 10 commandments (
Exodus 20
)ii.
Ceremonial laws
–
regulated the religious life of Israel
: Eg Exodus 28:4, “And these
are the garments which they shall make: a breastplate, an ephod, a robe, a skillfullywoven tunic, a turban, and a sash. So they shall make holy garments for Aaron yourbrothe
r and his sons, that he may minister to Me as priest.”
iii.
Civil laws
–
regulated the national life1.
Exodus 21:32-
24, ‘If the ox gores a male or female servant, he shall give to
their master thirty shekels of silver, and the ox shall be stoned.
33
“And if a
man opens a pit, or if a man digs a pit and does not cover it, and an ox or adonkey falls in it,
34
the owner of the pit shall make
it
good; he shall givemoney to their owner, but the dead
animal
shall be his”
2.
Deut 22:8, ““When you build a new house, then y
ou shall make a parapetfor your roof, that you may not bring guilt of bloodshed on your household
if anyone falls from it”
d.
A principle. Romans 7:21, “I find then
a law, that evil is present with me, the one who wills
to do good.”
e.
Normally when “
the
law” s
peaks of Mosaic Lawf.
Book of Galatians is like a
mini
-
Romans and extensively addresses “the law”. Eg:
i.
Galatians 3:19-
24, “
19
What purpose then
does
the law
serve?
It was added becauseof transgressions, till the Seed should come to whom the promise was made;
and it was
appointed through angels by the hand of a mediator.
20
Now a mediator doesnot
mediate
for one
only,
but God is one.
21
Is
the law then against the promises of God? Certainly not! For if there had been a law given which could have given life,truly righteousness would have been by the law.
22
But the Scripture has confined allunder sin, that the promise by faith in Jesus Christ might be given to those whobelieve.
23
But before faith came, we were kept under guard by the law, kept for thefaith which would afterward be revealed.
24
Therefore the law was our tutor
to bringus
to Christ, that we might be justified by faith.”
ii.
Galatians 5:18, “But if you are led by the Spirit, you are not under
the law
”
5.
Chapter 6 vs Chapter 7:a.
A key word in chapte
r 6 is “sin” –
17 timesb.
A key word in chapter 7 is “law” –
18 timesc.
Relationship: “
the strength of sin
is
the law
” (1 Corinthians 15:56)
d.
1
st
6 verses of chapter 6
–
we died with Christ and we are dead to sine.
1
st
6 verses of chapter 7
–
we died with Christ and we are dead to the law
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6.
Another feature of chapter 7 is the use of personal pronouns:a.
“I” = 30 times
b.
“me” = 12 times
c.
“my” or “myself” = 5 times
d.
McClain: “As long as a person is contented to talk about ‘I’, ‘me’, ‘myself’ utter defeat is all
he will m
eet in the course of his life” (p. 151)
7.
Key verse in chapter 7, “But now we have been delivered from the law, having died to what we
were held by, so that we should serve in the newness of the Spirit and not
in
the oldness of the
letter” (vs 6)
Outline:I.
The Law's Relationship to the Christian (7:1-6)II.
The Law's Relationship to Sin and Death (7:7-12)Detail:I.
The Law's Relationship to the Christian (7:1-6)a.
Law’s dominion ends at death (
vs. 1-4)i.
Law does not rule over dead men. (vs 1)1.
Text: “Or do you
not know, brethren (for I speak to those who know the
law), that the law has dominion over a man as long as he lives?”
a.
Note: Addressed to believers!b.
κυριε
ύ
ω,
i.
Note also in Romans 6:14, “
For sin shall not havedominion over you
”
c.
The path to sanctification is not through the law! (Rather unionwith Christ:i.
We are married to him (Romans 7:4)ii.
And what do married women want to do? “
But she whois married cares about the things of the world
—
how shemay
please
her husband
” (1 Corinthians 7:34)
iii.
Also goes for the men
! “
he who is married cares aboutthe things of the world
—
how he may
please
his wife” (1
Cor 7:33)iv.
And what do Christians want to do? We want to pleasethe Lord! (Here is a good question about activity:
Would this please my Lord?
)
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