Romans 8 discusses the freedom from condemnation for those in Christ Jesus, emphasizing that through Him believers are empowered by the Spirit to live righteously, contrasting the mindset of the sinful nature with that of the Spirit. It highlights the importance of being heirs of God and co-heirs with Christ, illustrating that true freedom is experienced within the boundaries of God's guidance and through His forgiveness. The document also invites readers to reflect on their spiritual condition and take practical steps towards living out their faith.

2. Romans 8:1-2
Therefore, there is now no condemnation
for those who are in Christ Jesus, because
through Christ Jesus the law of the Spirit of
life set me free from the law of sin and
death.
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3. Romans 8:3-4
For what the law was powerless to do in
that it was weakened by the sinful nature,
God did by sending his own Son in the
likeness of sinful man to be a sin offering.
And so he condemned sin in sinful man, in
order that the righteous requirements of
the law might be fully met in us, who do
not live according to the sinful nature but
according to the Spirit.
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4. Romans 8:5-7
Those who live according to the sinful
nature have their minds set on what that
nature desires; but those who live in
accordance with the Spirit have their minds
set on what the Spirit desires. The mind of
sinful man is death, but the mind controlled
by the Spirit is life and peace; the sinful
mind is hostile to God. It does not submit
to God’s law, nor can it do so.
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5. Romans 8:8-10
Those controlled by the sinful nature
cannot please God. You, however, are
controlled not by the sinful nature but by
the Spirit, if the Spirit of God lives in you.
And if anyone does not have the Spirit of
Christ, he does not belong to Christ. But if
Christ is in you, your body is dead because
of sin, yet your spirit is alive because of
righteousness.
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6. Romans 8:11-12
And if the Spirit of him who raised Jesus
from the dead is living in you, he who
raised Christ from the dead will also give
life to your mortal bodies through his Spirit,
who lives in you. Therefore, brothers, we
have an obligation—but it is not to the
sinful nature, to live according to it.
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7. Romans 8:13-15
For if you live according to the sinful
nature, you will die; but if by the Spirit you
put to death the misdeeds of the body, you
will live, because those who are led by the
Spirit of God are sons of God. For you did
not receive a spirit that makes you a slave
again to fear, but you received the Spirit of
sonship. And by him we cry, ‘Abba, Father.’
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8. Romans 8:16-17
The Spirit himself testifies with our spirit
that we are God’s children. Now if we are
children, then we are heirs—heirs of God
and co-heirs with Christ, if indeed we share
in his sufferings in order that we may also
share in his glory.
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10. Freedom can only be
ENJOYED and
EXPERIENCED within right
boundaries.

11. Freedom can only be
ENJOYED and
EXPERIENCED within right
boundaries.
Christian freedom is not about what the
GOVERNMENT can give or take away, but
what we have in JESUS.

12. Freedom can only be
ENJOYED and
EXPERIENCED within right
boundaries.
Christian freedom is not about what the
GOVERNMENT can give or take away, but
what we have in JESUS.
Freedom begins with being freed from
CONDEMNATION through FORGIVENESS.

13. In Christ I have God’s
APPROVAL.

14. In Christ I have God’s
APPROVAL.
Condemnation speaks to a legal decision of
GUILT as well as the resulting SENTENCE.

15. In Christ I have God’s
APPROVAL.
Condemnation speaks to a legal decision of
GUILT as well as the resulting SENTENCE.
We SIN because we are SINNERS.

16. In Christ I have God’s
APPROVAL.
Condemnation speaks to a legal decision of
GUILT as well as the resulting SENTENCE.
We SIN because we are SINNERS.
The law can INFORM but not TRANSFORM

17. We don’t simply need
FORGIVEN, we need
REWIRED

18. We don’t simply need
FORGIVEN, we need
REWIRED
Freedom is not only being DECLARED
righteous, but EMPOWERED to live
righteously.

19. We don’t simply need
FORGIVEN, we need
REWIRED
Freedom is not only being DECLARED
righteous, but EMPOWERED to live
righteously.
The WORK of Christ Jesus leads into the
ENABLING of Christ Jesus

20. No CONDEMNATION
does not equate to no
OBLIGATION

21. No CONDEMNATION
does not equate to no
OBLIGATION
Christian freedom doesn’t preclude
SUFFERING for Him but gives the ability to
bring GLORY to Him.

22. Please take a moment to fill out your
Communication Card
My Next Step Today is to:
( ) Do the home life help (in bulletin)
( ) Meditate on Jn 8:31-41 and/or Romans 6
( ) Identify where I need to hear, “there is no
condemnation” for those in Christ
( ) Examine where my “mind set” is
( ) Evaluate if there are any “misdeeds” I
need to put to “death”
( ) Other________________________