Romans Part 20

An episode of the Grace Truth Bible Fellowship podcast, hosted by Grace Truth Bible Fellowship, titled "Romans Part 20" was published on February 27, 2022 and runs 30 minutes.

February 27, 2022 ·30m · Grace Truth Bible Fellowship

Summary

Romans Part 20 – Romans 6:12-23 Verse 12-13 • “Let not sin therefore reign in your mortal body” – Because you are baptized into Christ and are dead to sin. Because of who you are in Christ, your position. • “that ye should obey it in the lusts thereof” – obeying its desires. Your deadness to sin is a spiritual reality but that does not mean we assume we will not struggle with sin - Rom 7:14-25. This is why you don’t let it reign in your mortal body. Because sin brings death. • “neither yield your members as instruments of unrighteousness unto sin” – yield=present. • “yield yourselves unto God as those that are alive from the dead” – present yourselves unto God, as someone alive from the dead which is your spiritual reality in Christ – Rom 7:5 • “your members as instruments of righteousness unto God” – Don’t present your physical body as a instrument of unrighteousness but as a instrument of righteousness. This is done by reckoning yourself dead to sin in Christ. Verse 14-15 • “for sin shall not have dominion over you” – “Shall not” is future tense but this also speaks to the victory you have in Christ. • “ye are not under the law but under grace” – Under the law you would be condemned for your sin and we know the law shines a light on your sin – Rom 3:19-20. But under grace your sin has been taken care of (spiritually) – Rom 4:24-25, 2Cor 5:21. • “shall we sin because are not under the law but under grace?” – Similar to Rom 5:21-6:1. • “God forbid” – By no means. Let never be. When you preach grace you will be accused licentiousness and antinomianism – Rom 3:8. Verse 16-18 • “know you not that to whom ye yield yourselves servants to obey, his servants ye are to whom ye obey” – Pretty self explanatory. If you present yourself as someone’s servant they are going to tell you what to do. • “whether of sin unto death, or of obedience unto righteousness” – you reap what you sow – Gal 6:7 • “But God be thanked” – 1Thess 5:18, 2Tim 3:16-17, Rom 5:8. • “ye were the servants of sin” – past tense, speaking to positional truth – 1Cor 6:11,14-15, 2Cor 5:17. • “ye have obeyed from the heart” – Speaking to their obedience of faith. Ye are made the servants of Christ by faith in the gospel • “form of doctrine delivered unto you” – 2Tim 1:13, 1Cor 15:3 • “Being made free from sin, ye became the servants of righteousness” – Again speaking to positional truth. God is who made you free from sin. Verse 19-21 • “because of the infirmity of your flesh” – Paul is again reminding that we still live in the flesh. Verse 18 is a spiritual reality and verse 19 is a physical reality. • “as ye have yielded your members servants to uncleanness, even now yield your members servants to righteousness” - Paul’s wants our behavior to align with our spiritual reality. • “when ye were” – again speaks to past tense meaning that is not who you are now • “free from righteousness” – Free – Exempt, unrestrained, not bound by and obligation. • “vs 21” – No fruit comes from sin and it brings you shame now being in Christ. So why do it? This is Paul’s argument. Verse 22-23 • “But now” - This means something has changed • “being made free from sin and become servants to God” – Made free when you trust the gospel. • “ye have your fruit unto holiness ….. everlasting life” – Another spiritual reality but not yet delivered physically – 2Tim 1:12 • “wages of sin is death… gift of God is eternal life” – This verse reminds us of the contrast between earned wages and an unearned gift – Eph 2:8-9.

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