Lesson 7 - Romans 8:1-39

Lesson 7 

            NEWNESS of LIFE

Romans 8:1-39

Today’s Verse: 
Romans 8:11
"But if the Spirit of Him that raised up Jesus from the dead dwell in you, He that raised up Christ from the dead shall also quicken your mortal bodies by His Spirit that dwelleth in you."

Sneak Peek

Up until a week ago, Dina considered herself the luckiest young woman alive. She was a Christian who loved the Lord, and who knew Jesus loved her specially. She was blessed with an excellent paying job, a lovely husband, and two wonderful girls.
Nothing and no one could prove to her that God wasn’t good. However,
her story changed when tragedy struck last week. She was sitting
in the front seat with her husband, who drove their silver Camry, while
her girls sat behind. They were so engrossed in conversation, laughing
out really loud that they didn’t realize quickly enough that they were
head-on with a trailer which had waded off its own side of the road
and had lost brake functionality.

Dina woke up five days later from her coma, and was told today that the accident had killed her husband and one of her girls, and had left her other daughter permanently disabled.

Dina now questions God’s love for her.

      What new thing can you tell Dina about God’s love that will make feel hopeful again?

God's love isn't all about rosy rosy smooth smooth - sometimes, we realize more of His love in our valley experiences. Remember the story of the Footprints? http://llerrah.com/footprints.htm  

      
      Does our love for God or our attitude towards God affect God’s love for us in any way?  Why or why not?

NO -

We can't do enough good to earn His love anyway; so we can't do enough bad to lose it.

AWESOMENESS!!!

What Do I See?

Read the entire passage for today Romans 8:1-39. Write down your Lesson Topic and any key ideas you see.

Lesson Topic

In the Spirit? Then, No Condemnation!

Key Ideas

1. Carnal vs. Spiritual Mindedness

2. The Spirit of God dwelling & working in us

3. Spirit of adoption making us joint-heirs with Christ

4. Predestination/Foreknowledge

5. The Love of God

FUN BOX

 What did you have for lunch today? 
  It's still 6am, I've not had lunch yet

What Can I Infer?

1.   What two kinds of lives do we see in this passage? Contrast them. – 8:1-25

	Spiritual	Carnal
a. b.     c. d. e. f.  g.	No Condemnation Freedom from law of sin and death  Spiritually minded     Life and peace  Spirit of adoption to call God Daddy Suffering and glorification with Christ;  glorious liberty First fruits of the Spirit; Redemption of our body; Saved by hope	Condemnation    Bondage and death in the law of sin  Carnally minded Death; Enmity with God; cannot please God Spirit of bondage to fear Bondage of corruption  Lost!

      


































      2.      As a Christian, what does it mean, to you, to have a new life? How do you live that out every day?

I. A new life means - I am not condemned. I have the mind of Christ. He is my righteousness. I am His righteousness. I am on earth just as He is. I am the light of the world. I look like Him. I sit in heavenly places with Him. I have Eternal Life inside of me. The resurrection power works in me and quickens my mortal body. I am of a kind that has never existed before. Satan is so pink jealous of me. I have all the fruit of Spirit, because I have the Spirit of God within and upon me. I have a mansion in Heaven. I have authority. I have dominion. When I speak it is done.

II. By looking at Him, beholding His glory and becoming changed into His image more and more from glory to glory, as by the Spirit of the Lord - 2 Corinthians 3:18. Never forgetting who I am (James 1:22-25) but pressing on to the mark of the prize of the high calling of God in Christ Jesus - Philippians 3:14. By adding to faith virtue; and to virtue knowledge; and to knowledge temperance; and to temperance patience; and to patience godliness; and to godliness brotherly kindness; and to brotherly kindness agape - that I will be neither barren nor unfruitful in the knowledge of our Lord Jesus - 2 Peter 1:3-10

Lesson Summary: In one sentence, summarize Paul’s main point in this passage

Being in Christ Jesus and indwelt by the Spirit of God makes us completely free from sin and its consequences.

What Do I Do?

Self-Assessment

From Romans 8:31-39

1.      How can we be sure that bad times are not a signal of God’s displeasure with us?

First of all, God does not give anyone evil. There is absolutely no evil in Him. God's love is unwavering regardless of how much good or bad we do. He is the Father of Light in whom is no variableness nor shadow of turning. Only good things come from Him - James 1:17.

But there are times when we take wrong turns in life, which can bring us suffering. If the Spirit of God dwells in us, we can know when and how we are taking wrong turns, and we can ask Him to guide us in the right path.

At other times, we may just be in a place of learning with God; with Him refining us in fire like silver - Malachi 3:3. Those times, definitely, are not fun. But learning to trust God and find the treasure in our dark times will produce in us people who look more like Jesus

 2.      Why do some people tend to turn away from God’s love during difficult times in their life?

Because they don't know better. We seem to always try to find quick solutions to our problems and this unfortunately can cause us more harm than good. 

3.       How can suffering and hardship strengthen us and deepen our love for God?

If we are wise and directed by the Spirit of God, sometimes, suffering and hardship draws us closer to God, and God is ever willing to pull us even closer to Himself to guide us through

Weekly Self-Assessment Action Plan

1. Tell someone about the love of God in Christ

2. Seek for treasures in the darkness of life

3. Look more into His Word to become more and more like Him

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