ROMANS 14
We will begin this lesson in Romans 6:14 "For sin shall not have
dominion over you: for ye are not under the law, but under grace."
Grace requires more than the law. The law means following a set
of rules, but in grace the desires of the heart can even be sin. The
Christian under grace must walk in newness of life. Our walk must be
in the Light of Jesus. John 12:35 "Then Jesus said unto them, Yet a
little while is the light with you. Walk while ye have the light, lest
darkness come upon you: for he that walketh in darkness knoweth not
whither he goeth." John 12:36 "While ye have light, believe in the
light, that ye may be the children of light. These things spake Jesus,
and departed, and did hide himself from them." Jesus is the Light,
read chapter 1 of John about Jesus as the Light.
Romans 6:15 "What then? shall we sin, because we are not under
the law, but under grace? God forbid."
As we said above, grace requires God's laws to be written on the
heart. The heart will be judged. Jesus said, if you lust in your heart
for a woman, you have committed adultery already. Grace received is
not a license to sin.
Romans 6:16 "Know ye not, that to whom ye yield yourselves
servants to obey, his servants ye are to whom ye obey; whether of sin
unto death, or of obedience unto righteousness?"
We cannot call Jesus Christ our Lord unless we obey Him. If he
is our Lord, we are under His command. I Peter 1:13 "Wherefore gird
up the loins of your mind, be sober, and hope to the end for the grace
that is to be brought unto you at the revelation of Jesus Christ;"
I Peter 1:14 "As obedient children, not fashioning yourselves
according to the former lusts in your ignorance:" I Peter 1:15 "But
as he which hath called you is holy, so be ye holy in all manner of
conversation;" I Peter 1:16 "Because it is written, Be ye holy; for
I am holy." We choose who to follow. We have a free will and we will
to follow Jesus or the lust of the flesh.
Romans 6:17 "But God be thanked, that ye were the servants of
sin, but ye have obeyed from the heart that form of doctrine which was
delivered you."
Everyone, before they came to Jesus were the servants of sin.
I John 1:10 "If we say that we have not sinned, we make him a liar,
and his word is not in us." We read in chapter 5 of Romans that all
men have sinned. Thank God we do not have to remain in sin. We who
believe in Christ have taken on the righteousness of Jesus Christ and
no longer serve sin.
Romans 6:18 "Being then made free from sin, ye became the
servants of righteousness."
I John 1:7 "But if we walk in the light, as he is in the light,
we have fellowship one with another, and the blood of Jesus Christ his
Son cleanseth us from all sin." We read of this change from sin to
righteousness in II Corinthians 5:17 "Therefore if any man [be] in
Christ, [he is] a new creature: old things are passed away; behold,
all things are become new." Galatians 5:22 "But the fruit of the
Spirit is love, joy, peace, long-suffering, gentleness, goodness,
faith," Galatians 5:23 "Meekness, temperance: against such there is
no law."
Romans 6:19 "I speak after the manner of men because of the
infirmity of your flesh: for as ye have yielded your members servants
to uncleanness and to iniquity unto iniquity; even so now yield your
members servants to righteousness unto holiness." Romans 6:20 "For
when ye were the servants of sin, ye were free from righteousness."
Paul is explaining, here, he is making this just as clear as he
can so that they will understand. He is not just speaking in parables
or even spiritually, but literally so those in the flesh can
understand. Sin occurs through lust of the flesh. Righteouness occurs
when the heart of a man is washed in the blood of Jesus Christ and
made brand new in Jesus.
Romans 6:21 "What fruit had ye then in those things whereof ye
are now ashamed? for the end of those things [is] death."
We read in James 1:15 "Then when lust hath conceived, it
bringeth forth sin: and sin, when it is finished, bringeth forth
death." We read specifically in 1 Cor. of unrighteousness that will
keep a person from inheirting the kingdom of God. I Corinthians 6:9
"Know ye not that the unrighteous shall not inherit the kingdom of
God? Be not deceived: neither fornicators, nor idolaters, nor
adulterers, nor effeminate, nor abusers of themselves with mankind,"
I Corinthians 6:10 "Nor thieves, nor covetous, nor drunkards, nor
revilers, nor extortioners, shall inherit the kingdom of God."
Romans 6:22 "But now being made free from sin, and become
servants to God, ye have your fruit unto holiness, and the end
everlasting life."
A servant obeys his master. Obedience is better than sacrifice.
God wants our loyalty and our love.
Ephesians 5:9 "(For the fruit of the Spirit [is] in all goodness
and righteousness and truth;)" All of this is saying to us, that if
Jesus is living inside of us, we will walk through this life as if
Jesus was taking the steps Himself. Self will be no more, Christ-in-
me shall rule. If we do not give up, we will inherit eternal life.
Galatians 6:9 "And let us not be weary in well doing: for in due
season we shall reap, if we faint not."
Romans 6:23 "For the wages of sin [is] death; but the gift of God
[is] eternal life through Jesus Christ our Lord."
Genesis 2:17 We read "But of the tree of the knowledge of good
and evil, thou shalt not eat of it: for in the day that thou eatest
thereof thou shalt surely die." The desire of every person is to
inherit eternal life. Just as in Matthew chapter 19 verse 16, the
question was, what must I do to have eternal life? This is the
question of all. John 3:16 "For God so loved the world, that he gave
his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not
perish, but have everlasting life."
Another very good Scripture is Romans ch. 9 vrs. 10. One of my
favorite Scriptures on this is found in John 5:24 "Verily, verily, I
say unto you, He that heareth my word, and believeth on him that sent
me, hath everlasting life, and shall not come into condemnation; but
is passed from death unto life."
Notes
Questions 14
1. In verse 14, we find that Christians are not under law, but
under___________?.
2. Why does grace require more than the law?
3. In John chapter 12 verse 35 and 36, we learn that Christians
should walk in what?
4. Shall we sin as Christians so grace may abound?
5. Where is God's law written for the Christian?
6. Grace is not a license to ___________.
7. Whose servant are you, if you sin?
8. Verse 16 says, sin brings what?
9. What name can we not call Jesus unless we obey Him?
10. In 1st Peter chapter 1 verses 13-16 we are told to be______ as he
is_________.
11. In verse 17, we see that even though we were servants of sin, we
obeyed from the _______the doctrine which was delivered.
12. What is the message from 1st John chapter 1 vs. 10?
13. We who believe in Jesus have taken on His _________.
14. In vs. 18 we see we have been made free from___________.
15. 1st John chapter 1 vs. 7 says, that if any man walk in the light
he has fellowship with whom?
16. In that same chapter and verse of 1st. John, we find that what
cleanses us from all sin?
17. In second Corinthians ch. 5 vs. 7 we find that, if we be in
Christ we are what?
18. Galations ch. 5 vs. 22 the fruit of the spirit is what 9 things?
19. Why did Paul speak after the manner of men?
20. When ye were the servants of sin, ye were free from _____.
21. John chapter 8 vs. 34, Whosoever commitheth sin is ______
to________.
22. Matthew chapter 6 vrs. 24 says, "No man can serve ________
masters."
23 The end of sin is __________.
24. Name some of the things listed in 1st Cor. chapter 6 vrs. 9 and
10 that will keep a person from inheriting the Kingdom of God.
25. Obedience is better than ___________.
26. Ephesians ch. 5 vrs, 9 the fruit of the spirit is what?
27. The wages of sin is death, but the gift of God is________
____________.
28. In Genesis ch. 2 vrs. 7 we read when you eat of the tree of
knowledge of good and evil you shall surely ________.
29. What is the desire of every living person?
30. What is the best known Scripture on how to get eternal life?
31. What is one of the favorite Scripture of the author from John on
eternal life?
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