Life in the Spirit
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1 There is therefore now no condemnation to those who are in Christ Jesus, who do not walk according to the flesh, but according to the Spirit.
2 For the law of the Spirit of life in Christ Jesus has made me free from the law of sin and death.
3 For what the law could not do in that it was weak through the flesh, God did by sending His own Son in the likeness of sinful flesh, on account of sin: He condemned sin in the flesh,
4 that the righteous requirement of the law might be fulfilled in us who do not walk according to the flesh but according to the Spirit.
12 Therefore, brethren, we are debtors—not to the flesh, to live according to the flesh.
14 For as many as are led by the Spirit of God, these are sons of God.
What does it mean to led by the Spirit?
What does it mean to led by the Spirit?
in Romans 7 Paul shows the true nature of Spiritual Warfare?
Spiritual warfare is a regional conflict
++Not of nations to kingdoms
++Not of people or culture
++With self
Our conflict with self will change our perception of both God and what God has said.
5 When we were controlled by our old nature, sinful desires were at work within us, and the law aroused these evil desires that produced a harvest of sinful deeds, resulting in death.
6 But now we have been released from the law, for we died to it and are no longer captive to its power. Now we can serve God, not in the old way of obeying the letter of the law, but in the new way of living in the Spirit.
9 At one time I lived without understanding the law. But when I learned the command not to covet, for instance, the power of sin came to life,
10 And the commandment, which was to bring life, I found to bring death.
There is no conflict between the Law and the Spirit.
There is no conflict between the Law and the Spirit.
The conflict is in the flesh
24 O wretched man that I am! Who will deliver me from this body of death?
25 I thank God—through Jesus Christ our Lord! So then, with the mind I myself serve the law of God, but with the flesh the law of sin.
It is the weakness of the flesh
Sometime the Spirit will take us in to uncomfortable places.
Sometime the Spirit will take us in to uncomfortable places.
The Spirit led
++Ezekiel to a valley of dry bones
1 The hand of the Lord came upon me and brought me out in the Spirit of the Lord, and set me down in the midst of the valley; and it was full of bones.
2 Then He caused me to pass by them all around, and behold, there were very many in the open valley; and indeed they were very dry.
3 And He said to me, “Son of man, can these bones live?” So I answered, “O Lord God, You know.”
The Spirit led
Ezekiel to a valley of dry bones
Jesus into the wilderness
1 Then Jesus was led up by the Spirit into the wilderness to be tempted by the devil.
The Spirit led
Ezekiel to a valley of dry bones
Jesus into the wilderness
Phillip from a Samaritan revival to a chariot in the dessert
29 Then the Spirit said to Philip, “Go near and overtake this chariot.”
Being led by the spirit is necessary to be God’s children.
Being led by the spirit is necessary to be God’s children.
14 For all who are led by the Spirit of God are children of God.
“I’m Just Walking”
“I’m Just Walking”
16 I say then: Walk in the Spirit, and you shall not fulfill the lust of the flesh.
18 But if you are led by the Spirit, you are not under the law.
A Life of the Spirit recognizes the power of being in Christ
A Life of the Spirit recognizes the power of being in Christ
1 There is therefore now no condemnation to those who are in Christ Jesus, who do not walk according to the flesh, but according to the Spirit.
1 So now there is no condemnation for those who belong to Christ Jesus.
The Power of Belonging
The Power of Belonging
In Christ
++We are new creation
17 Therefore, if anyone is in Christ, he is a new creation; old things have passed away; behold, all things have become new.
In Christ
We are new creation
We are made righteous
21 For God made Christ, who never sinned, to be the offering for our sin, so that we could be made right with God through Christ.
In Christ
We are new creation
We are made righteous
We can do all things
13 I can do all things through Christ who strengthens me.
The Spirit is reveals our connection
The Spirit is reveals our connection
16 The Spirit Himself bears witness with our spirit that we are children of God,
17 and if children, then heirs—heirs of God and joint heirs with Christ, if indeed we suffer with Him, that we may also be glorified together.
A life of the Spirit frees you from the law of sin & death
A life of the Spirit frees you from the law of sin & death
How do you know that you belong to God?
How do you know that you belong to God?
The Law of sin & death
++Based on our perceived performance
++What we do
6 We are all infected and impure with sin. When we display our righteous deeds, they are nothing but filthy rags. Like autumn leaves, we wither and fall, and our sins sweep us away like the wind.
The Life of the Spirit
++Based upon the work of another
++What God did in Christ for us
7 I once thought these things were valuable, but now I consider them worthless because of what Christ has done.
8 Yes, everything else is worthless when compared with the infinite value of knowing Christ Jesus my Lord. For his sake I have discarded everything else, counting it all as garbage, so that I could gain Christ
The burden of proof is understanding His Grace
The burden of proof is understanding His Grace
10 But by the grace of God I am what I am, and His grace toward me was not in vain; but I labored more abundantly than they all, yet not I, but the grace of God which was with me.
8 To me, who am less than the least of all the saints, this grace was given, that I should preach among the Gentiles the unsearchable riches of Christ,
18 knowing that you were not redeemed with corruptible things, like silver or gold, from your aimless conduct received by tradition from your fathers,
19 but with the precious blood of Christ, as of a lamb without blemish and without spot.
The Law came
++Because of sin.
++To make sin visible.
++To make judgment just.
20 Moreover the law entered that the offense might abound. But where sin abounded, grace abounded much more,
20 God’s law was given so that all people could see how sinful they were. But as people sinned more and more, God’s wonderful grace became more abundant.
Sin is
++A violation of a legal standard
++A transgression of the Law
23 For the wages of sin is death, but the gift of God is eternal life in Christ Jesus our Lord.
A life of the Spirit makes room for God’s work.
A life of the Spirit makes room for God’s work.
28 Have you not known? Have you not heard? The everlasting God, the Lord, The Creator of the ends of the earth, Neither faints nor is weary. His understanding is unsearchable.
29 He gives power to the weak, And to those who have no might He increases strength.
30 Even the youths shall faint and be weary, And the young men shall utterly fall,
31 But those who wait on the Lord Shall renew their strength; They shall mount up with wings like eagles, They shall run and not be weary, They shall walk and not faint.
Our God
Our God
++is everlasting
++is the Creator of all things
His power Never Fails
His power Never Fails
He has power to give away
He empowers
++The Weak
++Those without strength
Our strength is not
++in our age
++our knowledge
++the sharpness of our memory
Our strength is to serve Lord
Our strength is to serve Lord
31 But those who wait on the Lord Shall renew their strength; They shall mount up with wings like eagles, They shall run and not be weary, They shall walk and not faint.
I’m just Walking
I’m just Walking
Revival-Renewal-Refreshing
Flying - Revival-Gods work through you
33 And with great power the apostles gave witness to the resurrection of the Lord Jesus. And great grace was upon them all.
Running- Renewal- God’s work in you
1 Then Jesus, being filled with the Holy Spirit, returned from the Jordan and was led by the Spirit into the wilderness,
Walking- Refreshing- God’s work for you
19 Repent therefore and be converted, that your sins may be blotted out, so that times of refreshing may come from the presence of the Lord,