B1 What does this mean?
C1 We Are Not Under the Law But
Are Under Jesus
D1 Law refers to Mosaic Law.
Jesus has a new law for us to follow. D2 Brothers in verse 1 refer to
fellow Jews.
D3 Verses 1-3 give an
illustration from the Law. A married woman is bound by Mosaic Law to
remain married. If she divorces and marries another man, she is an
adulteress. But, the Law clearly notes that if her husband dies, then
she is free to marry and is not an adulteress.
D4 Verses 4-6
E1 Show when those married
(bound) to Mosaic law have died with Jesus Christ, now they are free
from that law to serve Jesus’s laws.
E2 Consider some of the fruit
from verse 4: Galatians 5:22-26 WEL But, the fruit of the Spirit
is love, joy, peace, longsuffering, gentleness, goodness, faith, 23
Meekness, and self-control. There is no law against such things. 24
Those who are Christ’s have crucified the flesh with its passions
and lusts. 25 If we live in the Spirit, let us also conform to the
Spirit. 26 Let us not be longing for empty praise, irritating one
another, and envying one another.
E3 Consider some of the fruit of
death: Galatians 5:19-21 WEL Now the works of the flesh are
obvious. They are adultery, sexual sins, moral corruption,
unrestrained lust, 20 Idolatry, witchcraft, hatred, strife, provoking
jealousy, hot anger, pushing to be first, selfish scheming,
dissensions, heresy, 21 Envyings, murders, drunkenness, wild
partying, and so on, about which I have told you before, and as I
have also told you in the past that those who practice such things
will not inherit the Kingdom of God.
C2 Teaching About Our Spiritual
Nature and our Fleshly Nature
D1 Mosaic Law brought death
because the penalty for breaking the law was death. So, the Apostle
asks if the Law is sinful because of the outcome.
D2 The importance of the Law was
that it exposed people’s sin, so that I could repent and ask God
for forgiveness.
D3 Came to life, that is,
revealed. I knew I was a sinner.
D4 Because the Law exposed,
revealed, uncovered, made me aware of sin, I could repent and
believe, calling on the name of the Lord.
D5 Note, slave to sin.
E1 We are addicted and cannot
free ourselves. Even if we do not want to sin, the principle is there
and is usually stronger than reason. Consider how people would not
murder, but some will if the reward is great enough.
F1 The heart is the core of our
being. It has our emotions, our will, our motives, etc.
F2 It is incurable: Jeremiah
17:9 NLT The human heart is the most deceitful of all things, and
desperately wicked. Who really knows how bad it is?
F3 Our sin nature is inherited:
Psalm 51:5 NLT For I was born a sinner—yes, from the moment my
mother conceived me.
E2 Sold to sin
F1 The Greek word
for sold is πιπράσκω pipráskō. It means to sell
including being sold as a slave. We are a slave to sin.
F2 John 8:34 NLT Jesus
replied, "I tell you the truth, everyone who sins is a slave of
sin.
F3 Galatians 4:3 NLT And
that's the way it was with us before Christ came. We were like
children; we were slaves to the basic spiritual principles of this
world.
D6 Nothing good living in me,
so I am completely corrupt and guilty. The will is as corrupt as the
flesh. Will and flesh refer to desires.
D7 Paul is a believer, but his
flesh is still bound to sin. The regenerated heart is not bound to
sin. So there is the struggle.
E1 Romans 7:18 NIV For I know
that good itself does not dwell in me, that is, in my sinful nature.
For I have the desire to do what is good, but I cannot carry it out.
F1 The desire a Christian to do
right originates from the new heart which seeks God and His kingdom.
F2 The flesh still exerts its
desires.
E2 Galatians 5:17 NLT The
sinful nature wants to do evil, which is just the opposite of what
the Spirit wants. And the Spirit gives us desires that are the
opposite of what the sinful nature desires. These two forces are
constantly fighting each other, so you are not free to carry out your
good intentions.
E3 The Holy Spirit giving grace
gives us strength and the way to avoid sin.
F1 1 Corinthians 10:13 EMTV No
temptation has overtaken you except such as is common to man; but God
is faithful, who will not permit you to be tempted beyond what you
are able, but with the temptation, He will also make the way out, so
as for you to be able to bear it.
F2 Lamentations 3:22-23 NIV
Because of the LORD's great love we are not consumed, for his
compassions never fail. 23 They are new every morning; great is your
faithfulness.
F3 Hebrews 4:16 NIV Let us
then approach God's throne of grace with confidence, so that we may
receive mercy and find grace to help us in our time of need.
F4 2 Corinthians 12:9 NET But
he said to me, "My grace is enough for you, for my power is made
perfect in weakness." So then, I will boast most gladly about my
weaknesses, so that the power of Christ may reside in me.
D8 Verses 24-25
E1 Paul wonders who is the one
who can help him?
E2 Then Paul answers his own
question.
E3 Psalm 100:4-5 NIV Enter
his gates with thanksgiving and his courts with praise; give thanks
to him and praise his name. 5 For the LORD is good and his love
endures forever; his faithfulness continues through all generations.
C3 Questions:
D1 What is the principle of sin
in our lives?
D2 How are we enslaved to sin?
D3 How can a Christian struggle
between the flesh’s desire to sin and our new spirit’s desire to
do God’s will?
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