For the Bible’s clearest presentation of the gospel of grace, read Romans chapters 3-8.

Romans 7:24-8:2
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.
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. *

Living in

…My mind and emotions are in agreement with God, invigorated by the power of the Holy Spirit.

FLESH – sin nature

is a consistent, predictable principle (gravity; aerodynamics).

TRUTH #1 – Victory over sin happens when I

in Christ.

…through Jesus our Lord! —Romans 7:25
“I am the vine, you are the branches. He who abides in Me, and I in him, bears much fruit; for without Me you can do nothing.” —John 15:5

If anyone is in Christ, he is a new creation; old things have passed away; all things have become new (in our spirit)…that we might become the righteousness of God in Him. —2 Corinthians 5:17,21

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I have a

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Condemnation is not…
• Divine discipline

The Lord disciplines those He loves… —Hebrews 12:6

• Divine conviction

“When He has come, He will convict the world of sin, and of righteousness, and of judgment…” —John 16:8

CONVICTION – Holy Spirit convincing us to obey God

position…How God sees me in Christ

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condition…How my mind and emotions are responding to the truth

LAW OF GOD – Moral laws define love. Ceremonial laws detail rituals. Civil laws describe social order.

TRUTH #2 – Victory over sin happens when I set my heart to

with and

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God’s moral laws.

…with the mind I myself serve the law of God… —Romans 7:25
“If you love Me, keep My commandments.” —John 14:15
Flee immorality. —1 Corinthians 6:18
The good that I will to do, I do not do; but the evil I will not to do, that I practice. —Romans 7:19
I find then a law, that evil is present with me, the one who wills to do good. —Romans 7:21
For I delight in the law of God according to the inward man. —Romans 7:22

But I see another law, warring against the law of my mind… —Romans 7:23
Abstain from fleshly lusts which war against the soul. —1 Peter 2:11

TRUTH #3 – Victory over sin happens when I live by

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in Christ Jesus.

The law of the Spirit of life in Christ Jesus has set you free from the law of sin. —Romans 8:2

Discussion Questions
1. What can you do to abide in Christ during your average day?

2. If Romans 8:1 is true and there is no condemnation for those who are in Christ, why do we sometimes feel condemned?

3. How can we tell the difference between condemnation and the Holy Spirit’s conviction of sin?

4. What is the difference between our legal position and our living condition?

5. What part of this study made the most sense to you?

Answers
1. Victory
2. Law
3. Abide
4. Spirit
5. Soul
6. Body
7. Legal
8. Living
9. Agree
10. Obey
11. The Law of the Spirit of Life