Welcome to the Adult Two
Couples Class
Immanuel Baptist Church
Question of the Day
What are your plans for the
holidays this year?
Announcements
Monthly fellowships
October?
5th
Sunday Breakfast
October 30th
November
Willmans
December
Woffords
Fellowship
on Saturday, 5 Nov
Fellowship
– Date?
Prayer Requests
Question of the Day
What are your plans for the
holidays this year?
Context
The Book of Romans
Written
by Paul to the church at Rome
Composed of Jewish & Greek Christians
It is the longest letter of the Apostle
Probably written around 56 A.D.
Jews in the church were causing problems
Key Truth
Dying to our old sin nature
is a requirement for living
a life of service to God.
Overview
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Leave That Old Sin Behind
We Are “The Living Dead”
The Picture of Death That Leads to Life
Just Don’t “Do It”
Leave That Old Sin Behind
Romans 6 : 1 - 3
Leave That Old Sin Behind
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The purpose of grace
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God’s grace is sufficient to cover all of our sins
So why not go ahead and sin?
Proving the effectiveness of God’s grace is not
grounds for willful sin
The purpose of grace is to enable us to achieve
righteousness before God
Leave That Old Sin Behind
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Live as dead to sin
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Christ took our sins to the cross & died to His
mortal body
Reasons why sin has no place in a Christian’s life
Jesus never taught sin as a way of life
 Jesus lived a sinless life (He set the pattern)
 Jesus’ death on the cross served to conquer sin
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It’s not just about gaining access to life
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Identifying with Christ demands that we also
identify with His death
We are baptized “into” Christ’s death
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We take part in the physical death of Christ by dying to
We Are “The Living Dead”
Romans 6 : 4 – 7
1 Peter 3 : 18
We Are “The Living Dead”
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Dying to our old self means living a new
life
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Just as Christ was resurrected to a glorified body,
so we are raised to a new life in our bodies
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This is the symbolism of the act of baptism
We identify with Christ’s death and resurrection
Jesus was resurrected to a new body physically
 We are resurrected to a new spiritual life
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The old flesh that controlled our life is being put
to death
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Before our spirit was made alive in Christ, the control
of our soul (person) was dictated by the flesh
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1 Peter 3:18
A Picture of Death That Leads to Life
Romans 6 : 8 - 11
A Picture of Death That Leads to Life
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Identifying with Christ’s death brings life
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Christ’s death resulted in His resurrection to an eternal body
Our death of the old sin nature will result in eternal life in a
resurrected body
A death to sin now results in eternal life later
Our spiritual life now-a picture of what will be
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Christ’s death-brought an end to the death sentence of sin
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Represents our death to a life of sin
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Vs 11a
Christ’s resurrected life-the beginning of His life lived in the presence
of God
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Vs 10a
Vs 10b
Represents our new spiritual life lived for God now
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Vs 11b
Just Don’t “Do It”
Romans 6 : 12 - 14
Just Don’t “Do It”
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Sin-DON’T DO IT!
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Some of the greatest instruction from the Word of
God concerning sin
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STOP IT!
Paul gives this simple instruction because it works
We choose to engage in sin or not
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We are the ones who “…let sin reign…” in our
bodies
We can’t blame anyone else giving in to
temptation
It’s not the fault of Hollywood
 It’s not our boss’ fault
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Just Don’t “Do It”
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Paul’s instructions for avoiding sin
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Don’t go there-avoid places/situations of
temptation
Dying to sin should result in a lifestyle change
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Substitute the old sinful ways with God’s ways
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Caution! This may be noticeable to others
We learn God’s ways from God’s Word
Paul’s encouragement for this difficult
task
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“Sin SHALL NOT be master over you…”
Sin no longer has a hold in the life of a believer
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Grace takes away the sticking power of sin
Overview
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Leave That Old Sin Behind
We Are “The Living Dead”
The Picture of Death That Leads to Life
Just Don’t “Do It”
Adult Two
Couples Class