Romans 5:1-11
What It Means To Be Acceptable to God
Romans 5:12-21
Death in Adam and Life in Christ
Romans 6:1-11
Death to Sin, Alive to God
Romans 6:12-18
From Slaves of Sin to Slaves of God
Romans 6:19-23
It is Impossible to Be Neutral
Romans 7:1-13
An Example From Marriage
Romans 7:14-25
The Battle With Sin
Romans 8:1-11
Living by The Power of God’s Spirit
Romans 8:12-17
Sonship Through The Spirit
Romans 8:18-27
From Suffering to Glory
Romans 8:28-34
If God is For Us Who Can be Against Us?
Romans 8:31-34
If God is For Us Who Can be Against Us?
Romans 8:35-39
God’s Everlasting Love
Romans 8:38-39
It is Impossible to Separate Us From Christ
Romans 9:1-13
Israel’s Rejection of Christ
Romans 9:14-24
God’s Anger And Mercy
Romans 9:25-33
The Stone That Made People Stumble
Romans 10:1-4
Israel Needs The Gospel
Romans 10:5-13
Anyone Can be Saved
Romans 10:14-21
Israel Rejects The Gospel
Romans 11:1-12
God Has Not Rejected His People
Living by The Power of God’s Spirit
Romans 8:1–11
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This chapter explains about the big hand of our heavenly Father when He says, “There is therefore no condemnation to those who are in Christ Jesus” (v.1). He does not mean that Christians do not suffer various consequences because of their sin, but they do not suffer condemnation. Paul points out three things the Law cannot do to a Christian:
1. It cannot claim you (v. 2). You now have life in the Spirit, and the Law no longer has any jurisdiction over you.
2. It cannot condemn you (v. 3). The law of double jeopardy states that a man cannot be tried twice for the same crime. Since Jesus Christ paid the penalty for your sins, God will not bring you to trial again.
3. It cannot control you (v. 4). The indwelling Holy Spirit is the one who enables you to walk in obedience to God’s will (Philippians 2:13). When D.L. Moody described his conversion experience, he said: “I was in a new world. The next morning the sun shone brighter, and the birds sang sweeter ... the trees waved their branches for joy, and all nature was at peace.”
Paul is drawing a contrast between two kinds of life (vv. 5-11). (1) There is the life that is dominated by a sinful human nature, whose focus is self and its own desires. It may be passion-controlled, lust controlled, pride controlled, or ambition controlled. (2) There is a life that is dominated by the Spirit of God. This person has no mind of his own; Christ is his mind. This person has no desires of his own; only the will of God. These two lives are going in opposite directions.
Application
In every perplexing situation I must ask, “What would Jesus want me to do?” When the Holy Spirit points out what is right, I need to do it quickly and eagerly.
Romans 8:1-11 (English Standard Version)
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