Romans 8
The Victory of Faith
1 John
5:3-4, “For this is the love of God, that we keep His
commandments; and His commandments are not burdensome. 4 For whatever
is born of God overcomes the world; and this is the victory that has
overcome the world—our faith.”
I. Victory Despite a Sinful Body
vs. 1-13
A. The Example of Jesus vs. 1-8
“Therefore there is now no
condemnation for those who are in Christ Jesus. 2 For the law of the
Spirit of life in Christ Jesus has set you free from the law of sin
and of death. 3 For what the Law could not do, weak as it was through
the flesh, God did: sending His own Son in the likeness of sinful
flesh and as an offering for sin, He condemned sin in the flesh, 4 so
that the requirement of the Law might be fulfilled in us, who do not
walk according to the flesh but according to the Spirit. 5 For those
who are according to the flesh set their minds on the things of the
flesh, but those who are according to the Spirit, the things of the
Spirit. 6 For the mind set on the flesh is death, but the mind set on
the Spirit is life and peace, 7 because the mind set on the flesh is
hostile toward God; for it does not subject itself to the law of God,
for it is not even able to do so, 8 and those who are in the flesh
cannot please God.”
B. The Leading of the Spirit vs.
9-11
“9 However, you are not in the
flesh but in the Spirit, if indeed the Spirit of God dwells in you.
But if anyone does not have the Spirit of Christ, he does not belong
to Him. 10 If Christ is in you, though the body is dead because of
sin, yet the spirit is alive because of righteousness. 11 But if the
Spirit of Him who raised Jesus from the dead dwells in you, He who
raised Christ Jesus from the dead will also give life to your mortal
bodies through His Spirit who dwells in you.”
C. The Promise of God vs. 12-13
“12 So then, brethren, we are
under obligation, not to the flesh, to live according to the flesh—
13 for if you are living according to the flesh, you
must die; but if by the Spirit you are putting to death the deeds of
the body, you will live.”
II. Victory Despite a Sinful
World vs. 14-39
A. The Provision of a Home vs.
14-17
“14 For all who are being led by
the Spirit of God, these are sons of God. 15 For you have not
received a spirit of slavery leading to fear again, but you have
received a spirit of adoption as sons by which we cry out, “Abba!
Father!” 16 The Spirit Himself testifies with our spirit that we
are children of God, 17 and if children, heirs also, heirs of God and
fellow heirs with Christ, if indeed we suffer with Him so that we may
also be glorified with Him.”
B. The Provision of a Hope vs.
18-25
“18 For I consider that the
sufferings of this present time are not worthy to be compared with
the glory that is to be revealed to us. 19 For the anxious longing of
the creation waits eagerly for the revealing of the sons of God. 20
For the creation was subjected to futility, not willingly, but
because of Him who subjected it, in hope 21 that the creation itself
also will be set free from its slavery to corruption into the freedom
of the glory of the children of God. 22 For we know that the whole
creation groans and suffers the pains of childbirth together until
now. 23 And not only this, but also we ourselves, having the first
fruits of the Spirit, even we ourselves groan within ourselves,
waiting eagerly for our adoption as sons, the redemption of our body.
24 For in hope we have been saved, but hope that is seen is not hope;
for who hopes for what he already sees? 25 But if we hope for what we
do not see, with perseverance we wait eagerly for it.”
C. The Provision of an Intercessor
vs. 26-27
“26 In the same way the Spirit
also helps our weakness; for we do not know how to pray as we should,
but the Spirit Himself intercedes for us with groanings too deep for
words; 27 and He who searches the hearts knows what the mind of the
Spirit is, because He intercedes for the saints according to the will
of God.”
D. The Provision of a Purpose vs.
28-30
“28 And we know that God causes
all things to work together for good to those who love God, to those
who are called according to His purpose. 29 For those whom He
foreknew, He also predestined to become conformed to the image of His
Son, so that He would be the firstborn among many brethren; 30 and
these whom He predestined, He also called; and these whom He called,
He also justified; and these whom He justified, He also glorified.”
Conclusion, vs. 31-39: “31
What then shall we say to these things? If God is for us, who is
against us? 32 He who did not spare His own Son, but delivered Him
over for us all, how will He not also with Him freely give us all
things? 33 Who will bring a charge against God’s elect? God is the
one who justifies; 34 who is the one who condemns? Christ Jesus is He
who died, yes, rather who was raised, who is at the right hand of
God, who also intercedes for us. 35 Who will separate us from the
love of Christ? Will tribulation, or distress, or persecution, or
famine, or nakedness, or peril, or sword? 36 Just as it is written,
“For Your sake we are being put to death all day long; We were
considered as sheep to be slaughtered.” 37 But in all these things
we overwhelmingly conquer through Him who loved us. 38 For I am
convinced that neither death, nor life, nor angels, nor
principalities, nor things present, nor things to come, nor powers,
39 nor height, nor depth, nor any other created thing, will be able
to separate us from the love of God, which is in Christ Jesus our
Lord.””
Next week, Romans 9, The People of
Faith
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