Ever since chapter 6 it has been clear that we should expect the Christian life to be a struggle (Romans 6:18-19). It’s a fight, because although, as Christians, we have…

Last week we studied how the Law is spiritual, and we are flesh and blood; how Christ has freed us from sin and death, and has granted us forgiveness and…

See Romans 7:14... The law is spiritual; but I am unspiritual, sold as a slave, i.e., a servant, to sin. John 3:3, Jesus declared, "I tell you the truth, no…

Verses 7-8... Clearly, the “law” is not the problem, but instead, it is our response to the law that is the problem. When we do not do what the law…

Last week (Romans 6:15-23), we studied how God freed us from the control, corruption, and condemnation of sin, through Jesus Christ; the purpose of our freedom being, to serve the…

God created us for freedom, to be totally set free in order to enjoy all that God has made and all that God has for us to do. Isn’t it…

Last week, we studied how, as descendants of Adam, sin was passed to us through him; and so, we continually struggle with envy, bitterness, anger, lying, cheating, impatience, lust, etc.,…

Our text today tells us sin entered our world through Adam, bringing a curse upon all of creation. Sin didn’t originate with Adam, but with Satan, who was: John 8:44,…

Read verses 1-5... As we have previously studied, we are justified, made acceptable to God, having been made righteous, through our belief and confession of Jesus Christ as Lord and…

Verse 13... The promise of God was to provide Abraham with descendants (too numerous to count, like the stars in the heavens, Genesis 15:5); these descendants would be considered righteous by God,…