Practical Christian Living from the Doctrines of Justification, Regeneration and Resurrection Part 1

1. Welcome to “Learning and Living the God-centered life” Carmel Baptist Church www.learningandlivingtheword.com April 18, 2010

2. Practical Christian Living from the doctrines Justification Regeneration Resurrection

3. Question #1 - How do we arrive at Romans 6? Romans 1:16 This is where Paul starts to expound the gospel. Paul says he was not ashamed because it is the power of God unto salvation for all who believe… Well how can the gospel be so powerful? Romans 1:17 The way the gospel is so powerful is because it offers us righteousness from God. Why do I need this righteousness? Romans 1:18 Because all men are under the wrath of God.

7. Outline for Romans 6 Question “should we continue in sin that grace abound?” Response “may it never be” Reason “you have died to sin” Explanation union with Christ Application the four imperatives (Romans 6:11-14)

8. Outline for Romans 6 Romans 6:1-2 Question, Response and Reason Romans 6:3-10 Explanation Romans 6:11-14 Application

9. The FOUR IMPERATIVES in Romans 6:11-13 REALIZE WHO YOU ARE : Romans 6:11 Even so consider yourselves to be dead to sin, but alive to God in Christ Jesus. Consider - reckon, conclude or count upon the fact that you are dead to sin and live unto God. This is absolutely true whether you feel it or not. Grace is now reigning and sin no longer fits into your life because you are a new person. What is true for Christ is now what becomes true for us!

10. The FOUR IMPERATIVES in Romans 6:11-13 BE WHO YOU ARE: Romans 6:12 Therefore do not let sin reign in your mortal body so that you obey its lusts, The desire of sin is to rule and reign but now because of Christ it has been rendered powerless Romans 6:13 and do not go on presenting the members of your body to sin as instruments of unrighteousness; but present yourselves to God as those alive from the dead, and your members as instruments of righteousness to God.