Romans 5:9,10 Transition before looking at whole chapter. 2 of most profound in rom. He confronts us w/ something we don't think about.

much more than what? than having been reconciled? How could you have more?

What would the avg believer say about this? Saved by death.

He starts w/ this in the beginning of bk.

a. reconciled thru death	b. saved by life!

What radical conclusion can be drawn?

the reconciling happens outside of us, now what about sanct? contrast a w/ b.

What is it possible for us to be and yet not be? just and not saved?

Salvation is assoc w/ which aspect? life sanct. Salvation is not assoc w/ death. That's only reconciliation. How many believe in the death of Jesus? They believe it, but that is not salvation it's only reconciliation! No way to have His life w/ out His death. If someone hasn't received His life, they have not believed in His death.

Any biblical parallel? Sanct.

Saved from wrath of God through him. --respond from Romans.

using ch1-5 make a list of all the benefits assoc w/ death of Christ

1:4,5 16,17res. received grace and apostleship

2:4, 14

3:24-26

justified as gift by His grace through the redemption which is in Jesus, atonement

demonstration of God's right.

4:3-5 by belief abe was credited w/ right. so are we

5:1 peace w/ God through our Lord Jesus Christ

2 access into grac by faith

3 hope of the glory of God

4

5,8 while still helpless, Christ died for ungodly

15 one man's death gives life to many

16 no condemnation

17 righteousness reign in life

18 same

19 made righteous

21 eternal life

I hope this has shocked you, the profound realization. we are reconciled but MUCH MORE having been reconciled, we shall be saved by His life.

Those who are saved from wrath are letting God cleanse them from all unrighteousness. How many can we think of who call themselves xians but don't have the benefits of his life! They still resent and can't forgive and love. They haven't let God love them. Why do we have such a hard time moving into praise to God for His generosity. Let's get straight on his death.

Benefits of His death

1. reconciliation	5:1

there's nothing between us

2. demonstration of God's love to sinners	5:8

how many people are struggling to find the love of God! They don't see cross, but see all the trouble and question whether there's a loving God

3. passed over sins previously committed	3:25

many want to dredge up their past sins to make up for them

4. justification = no condemnation	5:16

5. peace	5:1

don't try to change circumstances or other people, peace come from seeing yourself as God sees you. If you accept this you will receive His life. You will have opportunities and when you act on faith God will give you the very attribute of Jesus necessary for the situation. EW 56 Dangers of deception--those who rejected the light in 1844 prayed give us thy Spirit: Satan breathed upon them an unholy influence there was light and power, but no love, joy, peace.--you don't get these from spirit, but from accepting them at cross. (light and power, light=great understanding, it is possible to be a pastor and be used by God, but not be in a saving relationship w/ Him.

6. lawless deeds forgiven/covered	4:7

7. obtained grace	5:2

8. Rejoice in hope of the glory of God	5:2

Eph 3:21

9. kindness leads to repentance	2:4

10.door opened to attitudes of Jesus	5:3

glorying in tribulation, means glorifying God even in tribulation, not fanatically seeking trouble.

11.love of God has been poured into hearts	5:5

12.justified apart from works of law	3:28

focus on this list. go thru each one

when clear, what are you going to do with it? in groups go around circle. What are you hearing, and what is your response--keep self out of it.

go through ch 5 verse by verse in grps.

v20 law showed up and sin increased.

wicked is never used of the ignorant and heathen only of professed believers who do not enter into belief. ignorance is not the same as wickedness

Obadiah 15,16 be as if they'd never been.

Romans 5:18 Justification embraces entire world. It's associated w/ Christ's death. you can have this and miss salvation. 'cause salvation is assoc w/ His life. But the only way to have his life is to enter into belief about his life (<==should this be death?).

moving on to ch. 6

Shall we continue in sin that grace might increase? What does this imply? --God has more grace to give. He's already given all He can! May it never be. How shall we who died to sin still live in it. What is he actually saying? few people hear this. The unavoidable conclusion is that our death to sin occurred at the cross!

many xians would like to think their death to sin occurs as they struggle with sin, but our death to sin occurs at the cross--daily as we enter into belief. The struggle is not to win over sin, but when tempted to look to the cross and see how much he has loved me, again!

see progression:

continue in sin? how can we who died? don't know you about baptism

What is the biblical significance of baptism? verse 3-6

Be sure you hear verse three!

Being baptized into His death.

burial	resurrection
baptized into His death

we have been buried with Him	baptized into His life!

as Christ was raised from dead through the glory of the Father so we too might walk in newness of life
Accepting His death as mine
Never again expecting the second death, because I've already experienced it in Him
if united in likeness of death	certainly also in res
old self crucified w/ Him in order that our body of sin might be done away with so we'd no longer be slaves to sin

What am I declaring at baptism? His death is mine. I'm joining Him in His death. I am accepting His death as mine!

What about rebaptism? Only reason is if one didn't receive HS?

Why is it absolutely essential to receive the HS? It is the great evidence that Jesus is alive!

When God annoints one for min at baptism, what happens? Become a priest. You are committing yourself to living His life, a life of service. If most people knew what they were getting into they'd die!!!

6:6 Our old self was crucified with Him, not crucified when they struggled against sin.

6:11 Even so consider yourselves to be dead to sin. When you see consider what realm is Paul moving us into? Faith, not feeling.

What is the basis for considering yourself to be dead to sin! 6:6 "Our old self was crucified with Him." God accepted His death as mine.

Are you sitting here by faith? If you are, then you should be able to handle his practical counsel. He's spent 1-5 and half of six to tell us what we already have in Christ!!!!

He actually gets into a few verses on how to deal w/ temptation 6:11-18

Faith step1-6:10	practical 6:11-18
consider yourself to be dead to sin and alive to God	1. Consider yourselves to be dead to sin and alive to God

2. Do not let sin reign in your body so that you obey its lusts

3. present yourselves as instruments of righteousness.

Make an outline of the steps in overcoming temptation

We began in verse 11 why?

If you don't believe you are dead to sin, you see yourself as a weak sinner, and you will become what you see.

The issue is, how are you seeing yourself?

1. believe and claim promise of what you are in Christ! dead to sin and alive to Christ on the basis of the death and res of Christ, not my feelings or growth!

2. Don't let sin reign! (Paul doesn't pull any punches!) The prevailing philosophy is God understands and he'll always forgive me. That's 7th day catholicism. People have no expectation of getting past the same old sins. There's no hope from God of ever getting over it.

3. You now have the choice, under your new master to do right, and you can't expect to stay in belief while still surrendering your body's members to unrighteousness.

What does it mean to be under grace? Sin is not your master!! Under grace means not to be mastered by sin. the only way to be free not to sin is by God's grace. and conversely if you are under law it means you are a slave to sin.

v. 16 To whom you yield yourself, (choice of will) you are a slave. two choices. sin and obedience resulting either in death or righteousness. coming home by dance hall story

What is Paul doing to you?