Matt Morton

Grace Bible Church

“Free To Obey”

Romans 8:1-13

The solution to our struggle with the flesh is found in God's gracious provision of the Holy Spirit. Every believer has the option of listening to the Spirit's voice to please God rather than to the voice of the flesh, which will always be hostile to God and unable to please Him.

Romans Outline (so far)

I. Introduction/Theme (1:1-17)

II. All of Humanity Condemned Because of Sin (1:18-3:20)

A. God’s Wrath Revealed (1:18-32)

B. The Moral Man Condemned (2:1-16).

C. The Religious Jew Condemned (2:17-3:8).

D. Everybody is Guilty (3:9-20).

III. Justification: God Gives Us His Righteousness (3:21-5:21)

A. The Work of Jesus In Salvation (3:21-26).

B. Saved Through Faith Alone (3:27-4:25).

C. The Blessings of Justification (5:1-11).

D. Identified With Christ (5:12-21).

IV. Sanctification: Practical Righteousness (6:1-8:39).

A. Dead to Sin, Alive to God (6:1-14).

B. Free From Sin, Servants of God (6:15-23).

C. The Problem of the Flesh (7:1-25).

D. The Power of the Spirit (8:1-13).

Free To Obey

I. The Spirit Equips Us to Obey God (1-4).

I have been crucified with Christ; and it is no longer I who live, but Christ lives in me; and the life which I now live in the flesh I live by faith in the Son of God, who loved me and gave Himself up for me.

—Galatians 2:20

II. The Flesh Opposes the Spirit (5-11).

III. We Are Called to Follow the Spirit (12-13).

How can you increase your dependence upon the Spirit?