10/6/2019
Communion Devotional
Romans 8:1 …there is now no condemnation for those who are in Christ Jesus
Covenant:
contract, commitment
Old Covenant:
Deuteronomy 11:26-28
James 2:10
New Covenant:
Jeremiah 31:33
Ezekiel 11:19-20
Ezekiel 36:27 I will put my Spirit in you and move you to follow my decrees and be careful to keep my laws.
Justification/Salvation: God’s righteous act of removing the guilt and penalty of sin while, at the same time, declaring the ungodly to be righteous through faith in Christ’s atoning sacrifice.
Acts 13:39
Ephesians 2:8
Romans 8:1 Therefore, there is now no condemnation for those who are in Christ Jesus.
License:
Romans 6:1 Well then, should we keep on sinning so that God can show us more and more of his wonderful grace? (NLT)
Romans 6:2 By no means!
Legalism:
James 1:25
“We attempt to handle this problem of sin by trying our best to do what God wants. By discipline and dedication of heart and the exercise of determined willpower we seek to do our best to do what God asks, to live according to the Law, and to fulfill the requirements that the Law demands.” (Stedman)
The Problem:
Romans 7:15
Romans 7:18-19
Romans 7:25
Romans 7:24 Oh, what a miserable person I am! Who will free me from this life that is dominated by sin and death?
The Solution:
Romans 8:1 (Therefore,) there is now no condemnation for those who are in Christ Jesus.
Romans 8:2-3
Sanctification: the work of God’s free grace, whereby we are renewed in the whole man after the image of God, and are enabled more and more to die to sin, and live unto righteousness. It is a continuing change worked by God in us, freeing us from sinful habits and forming in us Christ-like affections, dispositions, and virtues. (Sproul)
John 15:5
Philippians 2:12-13
Philippians 1:6 And I am certain that God, who began the good work within you (justification, salvation), will continue his work until it is finally finished on the day when Christ Jesus returns. (NLT)