The Gospel According to Paul: Romans 6:15-7:6
Study Questions:
I. The long lost memory of sin. (vs. 15-18)
1. Should
we continue in sin because we are no longer under the law? Yes or no?
2. Why
not? (2 reasons):
A.
Because You are slave to whichever master you __________ .
B.
Because we who are in Christ have committed ourselves to obey the
_______________ of God.
3. Sin
leads to ____________ while ______________ leads to righteousness.
*Point to learn:
The power of sin in our lives: its dominion, its rule, its influence, should
become for us like a long lost memory, because the further away we get from it,
the smaller space it takes up in our minds and actions.
Word bank: Obedience,
Righteousness, Obey, Death
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II. Freedom from the law does not mean we are lawless. (vs. 19-23)
1. For
nonbelievers, freedom from the law leads to more ____________________ .
2.
For believers, freedom from the law leads to ___________________ .
3. To
sanctify something is to set it _________ for special use.
4.
While the wages of our sin is death, the gift of God is ______________ life
through Jesus.
*Point to learn:
When we were slaves to sin, we didn’t care for the things of God. But now that we are slaves to God, He is busy
separating us from sin and making us holy.
Word bank: Sanctification,
Eternal, Lawlessness, Apart
III. Release from the law does not mean we
are anonymous. (vs. 7:1-6)
1.
Just as the death of a husband frees the wife from the law which binds them,
death to the law frees the believer from its ________________ .
2. When
a death happens in a marriage, the law which makes marriage to another wrong is
no longer __________________ .
Similarly, when a person dies with Christ, the law is not binding on him
anymore.
3. God
has saved us in order that we produce __________ .
*Point to learn:
Now that we are in Christ, we no longer hide behind the law. We are not bound to it any longer, so we live
openly before God and the world. We
cannot claim Christ and not live for Him; we seek to produce fruit while being continually sanctified.
Word Bank: Requirements,
Fruit, Binding
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