After a month on a missions focus the children at Shiloh begin digging back into the book of Romans! We begin Romans 9 this coming Sunday… here are the handouts for Romans 8:31-39

Romans 8:31-39

31 What then shall we say to these things? If God is for us, who is against us?

32 He who did not spare His own Son, but delivered Him over for us all, how will He not also with Him freely give us all things?

33 Who will bring a charge against God’s elect? God is the one who justifies;

34 who is the one who condemns? Christ Jesus is He who died, yes, rather who was raised, who is at the right hand of God, who also intercedes for us.

35 Who will separate us from the love of Christ? Will tribulation, or distress, or persecution, or famine, or nakedness, or peril, or sword?

36 Just as it is written,

“For Your sake we are being put to death all day long;
We were considered as sheep to be slaughtered.”

 

37 But in all these things we overwhelmingly conquer through Him who loved us.

38 For I am convinced that neither death, nor life, nor angels, nor principalities, nor things present, nor things to come, nor powers,

39 nor height, nor depth, nor any other created thing, will be able to separate us from the love of God, which is in Christ Jesus our Lord.

 

It’s almost time to finish Part Two of our study. These last verses are some of my favorite in the whole Bible.

Read Romans 8:31-34. How many questions are asked in these verses. Circle your answer.

1        3        4        5        7

 

Now let’s look at them one by one.

1. What shall we say to these things? 

    What things? Could it be all the things that we have learned in Romans from chapter 1 all the way up to chapter 8? Circle your answer.

Yes                    No

2) If God is for us, who is against us? 

     If God is for you, can anyone come against you? Circle your answer.

Yes                     No

1. He who did not spare His own Son, but delivered Him over for us all, how will He not also with Him freely give us all things?

     If God loved us so much that He gave His Son for us, do you think that He will also help us in every thing else in our lives? Circle your answer.

Yes                       No

 

1. Who will bring a charge against God’s elect? 

        If God has said you are forgiven? If God has said you are free? Is there anyone who can change that? Circle your answer.

Yes             No 

1. God is the one who justifies; who is the one who condemns?

        If God has said you are saved, can anyone else say you are not? Circle your answer.

Yes                 No

 

Read Romans 8:34 again. In Romans 8:26-27 we learned that the Holy Spirit intercedes for us. Who we do learn also intercedes for us in Romans 8:34?

__ __ __ __ __ __   __ __ __ __ __

 

Read Romans 8:35-36. This verse asks the question, who will separate us from the love of Christ? Read through these verses and list the things that it says WILL NOT separate us from the love of Christ.

____________________           __________________

____________________           __________________

____________________           __________________

____________________

Read Romans 8:37. According to this verse how do we respond to all these things listed in Romans 8:35-36?

we overwhelmingly  __ __ __ __ __ __ __  through __ __ __ who  __ __ __ __ __  us.

Read Romans 8:38-39. What else are we to be convinced of that can never separate us from the love of God?

neither __ __ __ __ __

nor __ __ __ __

nor __ __ __ __ __ __

nor __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __

nor things __ __ __ __ __ __ __

nor things to __ __ __ __

nor __ __ __ __ __ __

nor __ __ __ __ __ __

nor __ __ __ __ __

nor any other __ __ __ __ __ __ __    __ __ __ __ __

 

THINK ABOUT IT…

Wow! Is there anything left that could separate us from the love of God in Christ Jesus? So if nothing can separate us, can we ever lose our salvation? Will Jesus ever leave us? Look up and read Hebrews 13:5. I think it’s time for a big “Thank You” to our God! Let’s sing Him a song write now. How about “Jesus loves me, this I know, for the Bible tells me so!”

After a month on a missions focus the children at Shiloh begin digging back into the book of Romans! We begin Romans 9 this coming Sunday… here are the handouts for Romans 8:28-30.

Romans 8:28-30

28 And we know that God causes all things to work together for good to those who love God, to those who are called according to His purpose.

29 For those whom He foreknew, He also predestined to become conformed to the image of His Son, so that He would be the firstborn among many brethren;

30 and these whom He predestined, He also called; and these whom He called, He also justified; and these whom He justified, He also glorified

Have you ever wondered why bad things happen? We may not always know why some things happen, but as we look at our verse today we will learn something that will help.

Read Romans 8:28. What does this verse tell us that we should know?

we know that God causes __ __ __   __ __ __ __ __ __ to work together for __ __ __ __

Did this verse say that all things were good? Circle your answer.

Yes             No

Who does this verse say that God will cause all things to work together for good for?

those who  __ __ __ __  God

those who are  __ __ __ __ __ __  according to His       __ __ __ __ __ __ __

According to Romans 8:28 what can we know that God will do with all the things that happen to those who love Him? Use the space below to answer in your own words or draw a picture to answer.

 

 

 

 

Read Romans 8:29. Why would God choose to cause all things to work together for good? Whose image is He making us into?

the image of His __ __ __

 

THINK ABOUT IT…

Have you ever played with play-do? If you have any at home go get some and come right back. Have you got it?

Do you have a mold for the play-do or maybe a cookie cutter? If you do, go get it and come right back. Have you got it?

Okay, now look at the play-do, squish it in your hands. Right now, that play do is like you before you have Jesus. It’s formless and without a purpose. 

Now look at your mold or cookie cutter. That mold is an image of something right? 

When you take the play-do and try to put it into that mold you have to tear away the parts of the play-do that do not fit. As you fit the play-do into the mold, you are conforming it into the image. 

This is kind of like how God conforms us into the image of His Son. Sometimes He has to tear things aways from us, some times He has to squish and shove us, some times He has to press us… but it all will work together for good and eventually we will look like the image of His Son.

Once you get all the play-do in the mold or cookie cutter set it down and read Romans 8:30. 

Read Romans 8:30 and complete the list below.

those whom He predestined He also __ __ __ __ __ __

those He called He also __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __

those He justified He also __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __

Look at your play-do again. Take a moment to slowly pull the mold or cookie cutter away from the play-do. When the mold is removed does the play-do now keep the image? The play-do no longer is formless and without purpose. It now looks like something! It looks like the image it was conformed into. When we are finally glorified, when we finally get our new bodies, we will finally look like Jesus.

Look up and read 1 John 3:2-3. When Jesus appears who will we be like?

We will be like __ __ __

According to this verse, if we believe this, really believe this, then how should it affect our life?

everyone who has this hope fixed on Him                      __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ himself

How can we purify ourself? Look up and read 1John 1:9 to find out. Is there anything you need to talk to God about it? If there is, do it now.

 

After a month on a missions focus the children at Shiloh begin digging back into the book of Romans! We begin Romans 9 this coming Sunday… here are the handouts for Romans 8:18-27.

Romans 8:18-27

18 For I consider that the sufferings of this present time are not worthy to be compared with the glory that is to be revealed to us.

19 For the anxious longing of the creation waits eagerly for the revealing of the sons of God.

20 For the creation was subjected to futility, not willingly, but because of Him who subjected it, in hope

21 that the creation itself also will be set free from its slavery to corruption into the freedom of the glory of the children of God.

22 For we know that the whole creation groans and suffers the pains of childbirth together until now.

23 And not only this, but also we ourselves, having the first fruits of the Spirit, even we ourselves groan within ourselves,waiting eagerly for our adoption as sons, the redemption of our body.

24 For in hope we have been saved, but hope that is seen is not hope; for who hopes for what he already sees?

25 But if we hope for what we do not see, with perseverance we wait eagerly for it.

26 In the same way the Spirit also helps our weakness; for we do not know how to pray as we should, but the Spirit Himself intercedes for us with groanings too deep for words;

27 and He who searches the hearts knows what the mind of the Spirit is, because He intercedes for the saints according to the will of God.

Have you considered what it means for you to suffer with Jesus? Well let’s begin to think about this by looking at Romans 8:18.

Read Romans 8:18. What does Paul tell us about the sufferings of this present time? Are they worthy to be compared with the glory that is to be revealed to us? Circle your answer.

Yes                 No

 

Read Romans 8:19. What does creation wait eagerly for?

the __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ of the sons of __ __ __

 

Read Romans 8:20-21. What do you learn about the creation? 

it was subjected to  __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __

it will be set free from its  __ __ __ __ __ __ __

 

Look up and read Genesis 3:17. What do you learn was cursed when Adam and Eve sinned?

the  __ __ __ __ __ __

 

Read Romans 8:22. How does the creation respond to its slavery and corruption?

it __ __ __ __ __ __  and  __ __ __ __ __ __ __

 

THINK ABOUT IT…

When God created the heavens and the earth they were good. When Adam and Eve disobeyed God sin did not just enter them, it entered the whole world. The serpent, Eve, the ground, and Adam were all cursed because of sin. The earth was created to glorify God and to provide the needs of mankind. After sin came, the earth began to die. Today we have tornadoes, hurricanes, earthquakes, droughts, and fires. Today trees die, flowers die, and crops die. Today animals attack, bugs bite, and fish eat each other. This is not the way God created it to be. So even the earth groans and suffers and longs to be free from death and be made new.

 

Read Romans 8:23. Who else groans?

__ __      __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __  groan within

__ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ , waiting eagerly

 

What are we waiting eagerly for?

the __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __  of our __ __ __ __

Read Romans 8:24-25. How do we wait?

with  __ __ __ __

 

Read Romans 8:26. Who helps us while we wait?

the  __ __ __ __ __ __

 

Read Romans 8:26-27. Let’s pay close attention to what we learn about the Spirit of God in this passage. How does He help us and why does He help us? There is chart below. Finish filling in the “How” and the “Why”

 

HOW	WHY
helps our __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __	we are not yet in our new bodies (Romans 8:23)
__ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __  for us	we do not know how to  __ __ __ __  as we should
searches  __ __ __ __ __ and intercedes for the  __ __ __ __ __ __	He knows what the __ __ __ __ of God is

 

THINK ABOUT IT…

How awesome is it that when we belong to Jesus, the Holy Spirit comes and lives inside of us and helps us. He helps us pray and He helps us hope. He helps us while we wait to get our new bodies to go with our new heart. Jesus promised us that He would send us a Helper and He always keeps His promises.

Take a moment to look up and read John 14:16-17. Then take a moment to tell Jesus thank you for keeping His promise.

That’s enough for today. 

Romans 8:9-17

9 However, you are not in the flesh but in the Spirit, if indeed the Spirit of God dwells in you. But if anyone does not have the Spirit of Christ, he does not belong to Him.

10 If Christ is in you, though the body is dead because of sin, yet the spirit is alive because of righteousness.

11 But if the Spirit of Him who raised Jesus from the dead dwells in you, He who raised Christ Jesus from the dead will also give life to your mortal bodies through His Spirit who dwells in you.

12 So then, brethren, we are under obligation, not to the flesh, to live according to the flesh—

13 for if you are living according to the flesh, you must die; but if by the Spirit you are putting to death the deeds of the body, you will live.

14 For all who are being led by the Spirit of God, these are sons of God.

15 For you have not received a spirit of slavery leading to fear again, but you have received a spirit of adoption as sons by which we cry out, “Abba! Father!”

16 The Spirit Himself testifies with our spirit that we are children of God,

17 and if children, heirs also, heirs of God and fellow heirs with Christ, if indeed we suffer with Him so that we may also be glorified with Him.

Read Romans 8:9 very carefully. This is a very important verse. We find several of our very important words in this verse. The verse is printed below. Read it and circle the words: but, in, if 

However, you are not in the flesh but in the Spirit, if indeed the Spirit of God dwells in you. But if anyone does not have the Spirit of Christ, he does not belong to Him.

 

According to the word but, is the subject (the you) of this verse in the flesh or in the Spirit? Circle your answer.

in the flesh           in the Spirit

 

According to what you learned from circling the word if, what allows a person to not be in the flesh? What or Who must they have?

the __ __ __ __ __ __  of __ __ __

 

According to what you learned from circling the word in, where does the Spirit of God need to be for you to belong to God?

__ __     __ __ __

 

 

If the Spirit of God, the Spirit of Christ, is in you then you belong to God. Read Romans 8:10. Who else is in you if you belong to God?

__ __ __ __ __ __

 

Read Romans 8:10 again. Fill in the blanks below. Then answer the questions.

the __ __ __ __  is  __ __ __ __  because of __ __ __

the  __ __ __ __ __ __  is  __ __ __ __ __   because of __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __

 

If Christ is in you what is dead and why?

_____________________________________________

 

If Christ is in you what is alive and why?

_____________________________________________

 

Read Romans 8:11. If the Spirit of Christ dwells in us what will God one day also give life to?

our  __ __ __ __ __ __

 

THINK ABOUT IT…

Go back and read Romans 6:3-6 and Romans 7:21-25 and remember what you learned from these passages to help you understand Romans 8:9-11. 

Now look at Romans 8:9-11 again. How many times did you read the words “dwells in you”.

Take a moment right now to ask God if His Spirit dwells in you.

 

Read Romans 8:12-13. If the Spirit of God and Jesus are in us, who are we obligated to listen to? Circle your answer.

our flesh/body         the Spirit of God

 

Read Romans 8:14. Who must lead you for you to belong to God as His son or daughter?

the  __ __ __ __ __ __  of  __ __ __

 

Read Romans 8:15. What kind of spirit do you no longer have if you belong to God?

a spirit of __ __ __ __ __ __ __

 

According to Romans 8:15, where did this spirit of slavery lead you?

to __ __ __ __

According to Romans 8:15, if you belong to God what kind of spirit do you now have?

a spirit of  __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __

What does this spirit of adoption allow us to call God?

Abba! __ __ __ __ __ __!

 

Read Romans 8:16. Who testifies with our spirit to let us know that we are children of God? 

the  __ __ __ __ __  Himself

 

THINK ABOUT IT…

Do you know what “testifies” means? 

Have you ever been playing at the mark and saw your mom or dad talking to someone you did not know? Then, they called you out from all the other kids and introduced you to the person they were talking to and your mom or dad said, “This one is mine.”

Well, that is kind of like what the word “testifies” in Romans 8:16 means. 

Read Romans 8:17. If you are a child of God what are you also?

__ __ __ __ __  also, __ __ __ __ __  of God and fellow __ __ __ __ __  with Christ

 

THINK ABOUT IT…

An heir is someone who is entitled by law to receive the things of another person, their house, land, and belongings. It also is a person who would be next in line to receive a certain position of authority.  

Let’s do some cross-referencing, which means let’s look at some other Scriptures to help us see what we are heir to if we are children of God.

Take a moment to look up and read John 14:1-3 and Revelation 21:1-7.

 

Read Romans 8:17 again. Find the word “if”. What must we do in order to be a child of God and be an heir with Christ?

if indeed we __ __ __ __ __ __ with Him

 

THINK ABOUT IT…

What does it mean to suffer with Him? How do we suffer with Jesus? Just think about it. We will study more later.

 

Today begin reading at Romans 7:21 and read through Romans 8:1. 

What does Romans 7:25 say that we serve with our mind?

the __ __ __   of   __ __ __

What does Romans 7:25 say that we serve with our flesh?

the __ __ __  of  __ __ __

 

THINK ABOUT IT…

Have you ever played a game of tug-o-war? I bet you have. Have you ever played a game of tug-of-war when you were the one in the middle? 

Maybe you have had two friends before who did not get along with each other, but you wanted to be friends with both of them. How did that make you feel?

Maybe those friends did not get along because one of them wanted you to do things that you knew were wrong and the other friend simply would not do it… but you were torn between the two friends. 

This type of struggle and tug-of-war is what goes on inside of us as Christians, but Romans 8:1 is our hope!

 

Romans 8:1-8

1 Therefore there is now no condemnation for those who are in Christ Jesus.

2 For the law of the Spirit of life in Christ Jesus has set you free from the law of sin and of death.

3 For what the Law could not do, weak as it was through the flesh, God did: sending His own Son in the likeness of sinful flesh and as an offering for sin, He condemned sin in the flesh,

4 so that the requirement of the Law might be fulfilled in us, who do not walk according to the flesh but according to the Spirit.

5 For those who are according to the flesh set their minds on the things of the flesh, but those who are according to the Spirit, the things of the Spirit.

6 For the mind set on the flesh is death, but the mind set on the Spirit is life and peace,

7 because the mind set on the flesh is hostile toward God; for it does not subject itself to the law of God, for it is not even able to do so,

8 and those who are in the flesh cannot please God.

 

Read Romans 8:1 again and this time read it out loud.

Where does Romans 8:1 say that you are? (Hint: find the preposition)

 

What does Romans 8:1 tell us about those who are in Christ Jesus?

now  __ __    __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __

 

Condemnation is to judge and punish. Do you remember what the wages of sin is? (Hint: read Romans 6:23)

__ __ __ __ __

Who took your punishment and judgment? 

__ __ __ __ __

Can you look back through Romans and write down the address of the verses that tell us that Jesus died for your sin? 

________________________________________________________________________________

 

Read Romans 8:2. What has set you free from the law of sin and of death?

the law of the __ __ __ __ __ __  of  __ __ __ __

What is the law of the Spirit? Go back and read Romans 1:16. What is the power of salvation?

the __ __ __ __ __ __

The Gospel is the power of salvation because it is also the law of the Spirit. The law of the Spirit works with the Law of God to set you free from the law of sin and death!

 

Read Romans 8:3. Why was the Law of God not enough by itself?

because of our __ __ __ __ __

 

Read Romans 8:3 again. What did God do for us since He knew we were unable to keep the Law of God because of our flesh?

He sent  __ __ __    __ __ __  in the likeness of sinful  __ __ __ __ __ and as an offering for sin

 

Take a moment to say John 3:16. Does this verse help you understand what Romans 8:3 says God did for us? Circle your answer.

Yes                   No               I don’t know

 

Read Romans 8:3 one more time. What does it say that Jesus did for us when He came in the flesh?

He __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ sin in the flesh.

 

Read Romans 8:4. Why did Jesus need to condemn sin in the flesh?

so that the  __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __  of the  __ __ __   might be __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __  in us

 

THINK ABOUT IT…

Sin came to punish and judge us… but Jesus came and punished and judged sin. This word for “condemned” tells us that when we are baptized in Jesus, when we believe in Him, when we died with Him, were buried with Him, and were raised with Him… He took away sins power and dominion over us. In Jesus, sin is no longer our boss. Sin can no longer condemn us. Even if it tries to kill us. Jesus will raise us from the dead because He is our boss now.

Think about the preposition “in”. When you are “in” something it gives you your position, your place. 

Romans 8:1 begins to teach us that the reason we are now from sin’s power and judgment is because of who we are IN, and now we will begin to see that we are now becoming able to obey God and His laws because of who we are in and because of who is IN us.

The word “but” is important in the Bible and so is the word “in”. They are little words with BIG meaning. When you read through the verses in the Bible it is a smart thing to pay close attention to all the buts, ins, withs, ifs, ors and ands. They will teach you a lot about God and your relationship with Him.

Read Romans 8:4 again. How do those who are in Christ walk? Circle your answer.

according to the flesh            according to the Spirit

 

Read Romans 8:5-7. There is a comparison between two minds. A mind set of the flesh and a mind set on the Spirit. Draw a line to the correct descriptions. 

mind set on flesh                              death

life

mind set on the Spirit                         peace

hostile toward God

doesn’t subject to law of God

not able to subject to law of God

 

Read Romans 8:8. Can those who are in the flesh please God? Circle your answer.

Yes                      No

Does what you learned in Romans 8:5-7 help you understand why those in the flesh cannot please God? Circle your answer.

Yes                    No

This post will almost conclude our study in Romans 7… we will have to step back into Romans 7 to set our context for our study in Romans 8 🙂

Yesterday we learned that the Law of God is good, righteous, and holy. We learned that the Law helps us see how very sinful our sin really is. Without the Law we would convince ourselves that our sin was really not that bad. Especially when we compared our sin to others. We can always find someone whose sin we think is worse than ours. However, what we learn from the Bible is that all of us are equally judged by the Law of God and none of us can keep it. That is why we need Jesus.

Today we are picking up our study in Romans in Romans 7:14-25. Today we will see that even after we are saved we are still at war with sin.

That’s why God gave us armor. Before we study today take a moment to go read Ephesians 6:10-18. Let’s put our armor on and pray that God would help us understand His Word and help us obey it. 

Now let us begin today’s study with reading Romans 7:14-25.

 

Romans 7:14-25

14 For we know that the Law is spiritual, but I am of flesh, sold into bondage to sin.

15 For what I am doing, I do not understand; for I am not practicing what I would like to do, but I am doing the very thing I hate.

16 But if I do the very thing I do not want to do, I agree with the Law, confessing that the Law is good.

17 So now, no longer am I the one doing it, but sin which dwells in me.

18 For I know that nothing good dwells in me, that is, in my flesh; for the willing is present in me, but the doing of the good is not.

19 For the good that I want, I do not do, but I practice the very evil that I do not want.

20 But if I am doing the very thing I do not want, I am no longer the one doing it, but sin which dwells in me.

21 I find then the principle that evil is present in me, the one who wants to do good.

22 For I joyfully concur with the law of God in the inner man,

23 but I see a different law in the members of my body, waging war against the law of my mind and making me a prisoner of the law of sin which is in my members.

24 Wretched man that I am! Who will set me free from the body of this death?

25 Thanks be to God through Jesus Christ our Lord! So then, on the one hand I myself with my mind am serving the law of God, but on the other, with my flesh the law of sin.

 

 

Read Romans 7:14. 

What do we learn about the Law?

It is __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __

What do we learn about ourselves?

I am of __ __ __ __ __, sold into __ __ __ __ __ __ __ to __ __ __

 

Read Romans 7:15 very slowly. Fill in the blanks below to complete the verse.

For what I am doing,

__   __ __   __ __ __   __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __

for I am not practicing what I would like to do, but

__  __ __  __ __ __ __ __ the very thing I __ __ __ __

 

THINK ABOUT IT…

Have you ever felt like Paul in Romans 7:15? Have you ever wanted to do the right thing, because you knew it was right, but instead you did something that knew was wrong? Maybe you told your mom or dad or brother or sister or even your best friend that you hated them, when you know you don’t, but when your feeling were hurt or you were angry it just came out. Then you felt really bad for saying it… and feeling it.

Read Romans 7:16. What does it show about us, when we know that something we did was wrong and we really hate that we did it?

it shows we  __ __ __ __ __  with the  __ __ __ ,

confessing that the  __ __ __  is  __ __ __ __

 

Now if we confess that the Law is good and the problem is us, not the Law of God. And, if we have confessed Jesus as Lord and we have been united with Him in His death, burial, and resurrection (remember Romans 6:3-4). Why do we still sin?

Let’s read Romans 7:17-19 very slowly to find out. Fill in the blanks below to complete the verses as you read.

So now, no longer am __  the __ __ __ doing __ __, but __ __ __ which __ __ __ __ __ __ in __ __

For I know that __ __ __ __ __ __ __  __ __ __ __  dwells in __ __, that is __ __   __ __ __ __ __

for the __ __ __ __ __ __ __ is present in __ __, but the __ __ __ __ __  of the __ __ __ __ is __ __ __

For the __ __ __ __ that I __ __ __ __, I do  __ __ __  do, but I __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ the very __ __ __ __ that I  __ __   __ __ __  want

 

Read Romans 7:20. What is the cause of all this struggle inside of us? 

the __ __ __ which __ __ __ __ __ __ in me

 

THINK ABOUT IT… 

Do you know any Christians who got a new body after they were saved? No? Me either. I still have my old one too. When we become Christians and Jesus comes to live in us, our sin is still in us too. The difference is that now that sin is no longer our boss. Jesus is. So now we have Jesus to help us fight sin and to help us not sin. When before we were Christians, we had no power over sin. We may not even have recognized that some things were a sin. So now as Christian, we have a struggle with this flesh of ours that still wants to do bad things sometimes, and our hearts that want us to do the good and right things that please God. 

Go to a computer and put this link in your search bar, it’s a video from Candace that kind of helps you see this struggle in action.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9iq6Cbd5YxA

Read Romans 7:21. What does this struggle reveal to us? 

1. __ __ __ __  is present in me
2. but I want to  __ __     __ __ __ __

 

Read Romans 7:22. Where do we joyfully concur (or agree) with the law of God?

in the __ __ __ __ __    __ __ __

 

Read Romans 7:23. Where do we see the different law (the law of sin)?

in the members of my __ __ __ __

 

Read Romans 7:23 again. What is happening between the different law at work in the members of our body and  the law of our mind that knows God’s law is good?

they are at  __ __ __

 

THINK ABOUT IT…

Do you think that even as a Christian you could go a whole week and never sin?

Read Romans 7:24. What conclusion do we come to when we try not to sin and to keep the Law of God? 

__ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ man that I am!

 

Do you know what “wretched” means? It means poor, miserable, despicable, absolutely pitiful! 

The harder we try to keep God’s law on our own, the more we realize we can’t. 

 

Read Romans 7:24 again. What question is asked?

__ __ __  will set me  __ __ __ __  from the body of this  __ __ __ __ __?

 

Read Romans 7:25. Who is the “Who” that will set us free?

__ __ __ __ __

 

WOW! Jesus saves us today from the power of sin and the effects of sin, and one day He will save us from this body of sin as well. We will learn more about this in Romans 8. Right now let’s just stop here for the day and spend some time thanking God for Jesus. Why not sing the first part of Amazing Grace as a praise to God right now.

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Now we will be digging into Romans 7:7-13…

Romans 7:7-13

7 What shall we say then? Is the Law sin? May it never be! On the contrary, I would not have come to know sin except through the Law; for I would not have known about coveting if the Law had not said, “You shall not covet.”

8 But sin, taking opportunity through the commandment, produced in me coveting of every kind; for apart from the Law sin is dead.

9 I was once alive apart from the Law; but when the commandment came, sin became alive and I died;

10 and this commandment, which was to result in life, proved to result in death for me;

11 for sin, taking an opportunity through the commandment, deceived me and through it killed me.

12 So then, the Law is holy, and the commandment is holy and righteous and good.

13 Therefore did that which is good become a cause of death for me? May it never be! Rather it was sin, in order that it might be shown to be sin by effecting my death through that which is good, so that through the commandment sin would become utterly sinful.

 

Romans 7:7 begins with more questions. What are they?

1. What shall we say then?
2. __ __   the  __ __ __    __ __ __?

 

Read Romans 7:7 again. What is Paul’s answer to these questions?

__ __ __    __ __   __ __ __ __ __   __ __!

 

What does Paul say that he would not have come to know had it not been for the Law?

__ __ __

THINK ABOUT IT…

How does knowing the Ten Commandments help you know when you are sinning? When you tell a lie, take something that is not yours, disobey your parents, or even want something that belongs to someone else… are you reminded of what God says about that by the Ten Commandments and other verses you have learned from the Bible?

 

Read Romans 7:8-11. This might be hard to understand as you read it. So go ahead and read it two times.

Now maybe what Romans 7:8-11 is saying is that, before you knew God’s Law, you probably thought you were pretty good. When you heard God’s Law the first time, you might even have thought you could do a pretty good job of keeping it. 

Look up and read Matthew 19:16-22. You will read about a man who thought he could keep all the commandments too.

According to Matthew 19:21 what did Jesus say that the young man still needed to do?

__ __ __ __ all his __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __

and come,  __ __ __ __ __ __    __ __

 

What commandment or commandments do you think the young man was unable to keep? Write your answer below.

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THINK ABOUT IT…

As you read Romans 7:7-11 and you read about the young man in Matthew 19:16-22 do you think that the Law is bad since it was because of the Law that sin was woken up in you? 

Go back and read Romans 1:18-20, Romans 2:12-16, and Romans 3:19-20.

What did these verse teach us about the Law of God? 

So is the Law good or is the Law bad? Explain your answer to the adult that is helping you with this study.

 

Read Romans 7:12. What does this verse tell us about the Law of God? Fill in the blanks below with the answer.

the Law is __ __ __ __

the commandment is __ __ __ __

and __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __

and __ __ __ __

 

Read Romans 7:13. How does this verse begin? Unscramble the letters to get your answer.

HTREEFROE     __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __

Remember when there is a “therefore” we need to find out what the “therefore” is there for. This “therefore” is referring back to what we just learned, that the Law is good.

Read Romans 7:13 again. 

What is Paul’s question?

did that which is good become a cause of __ __ __ __ __ for __ __?

What is the answer to this question?

__ __ __    __ __    __ __ __ __ __    __ __!

 

Read Romans 7:13 again. What is it that causes death in us. Circle your answer.

Law                    sin

 

Read Romans 7:13 one more time. What good thing does the Law do for us?

it makes sin __ __ __ __ __ __ __    __ __ __ __ __ __

 

Whew! That was a lot! We will stop here and think about all that we have learned. Let’s end today’s study with talking to our God. Let’s thank Him that we are saved by faith in Jesus and not our ability to keep the Law.

 

 

It’s time to begin digging into Romans 7…

 

Romans 7:1-6

1 Or do you not know, brethren (for I am speaking to those who know the law), that the law has jurisdiction over a person as long as he lives?

2 For the married woman is bound by law to her husband while he is living; but if her husband dies, she is released from the law concerning the husband.

3 So then, if while her husband is living she is joined to another man, she shall be called an adulteress; but if her husband dies, she is free from the law, so that she is not an adulteress though she is joined to another man.

4 Therefore, my brethren, you also were made to die to the Law through the body of Christ, so that you might be joined to another, to Him who was raised from the dead, in order that we might bear fruit for God.

5 For while we were in the flesh, the sinful passions, which were aroused by the Law, were at work in the members of our body to bear fruit for death.

6 But now we have been released from the Law, having died to that by which we were bound, so that we serve in newness of the Spirit and not in oldness of the letter.

 

Read Romans 7:1. How does it begin?

__ __ do you not know,

 

THINK ABOUT IT…

How many complete thought sentences do you know that begin with the word “or”? “Or” is a conjunction word. This means it joins together two sentences, or two thoughts by either comparing, contrasting, or conjoining them. If Romans 7 begins with the word “or” then we need to find out what two sentences or thoughts are being joined together. So let’s go back and begin reading at Romans 6:20.

 

Read Romans 6:20-7:1. How long does the law have jurisdiction over a person?

__ __    __ __ __ __    __ __    __ __    __ __ __ __ __

 

Read Romans 7:2-3. What example does Paul give us to explain how the law was over us? Unscramble the words to get your answer.

MIRAREGA      __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __

 

THINK ABOUT IT…

Have you ever been to a wedding? When the couple getting married says their wedding vows, or wedding promises to one another, that promise ends with “until death do us part”

The husband and wife are supposed to keep these promises to one another and make them with no one else. These promises to one another are for life.

But if one of them dies, then the promises are able to be made to someone else.

Paul is trying to show us here that we are bound to the law until we die in Christ like we learned happens Romans 6. 

It’s kind of like we are married to the law. But when we die in Christ, the law does not matter anymore, because we are now free to be married to Jesus. 

 

Read Romans 7:4. What usually happens when people get married? Look at the picture below to get your answer.

They have __ __ __ __ __ __

 

Read Romans 7:4 again. If we have died to the law and have been married to Christ what should we be doing for God?

__ __ __ __ __ __ __     __ __ __ __ __

 

Remember what we learned in our Romans Part One Study?

Go back and read Matthew 7:16-20 and John 15:1-8. Then answer the question below.

How do we know if we belong to God?

We should bear  __ __ __ __   fruit for __ __ __

 

Read Romans 7:5. When we were in the flesh what did our bodies bear fruit for? 

__ __ __ __ __

 

Read Romans 7:6. When we were bound to the Law we served in the oldness of the letter. No matter how hard we tried to keep the Law, we just couldn’t. Now in Jesus we are dead to the Law. How do we serve now?

in the __ __ __ __ __ __ __  of the __ __ __ __ __ __

 

Read Galatians 5:22-23. This passage describes to us what our fruit should be when we serve in the Spirit. Fill the tree below with the fruit of the Spirit. 

 

 

 

Now for the rest of Romans 6…

Romans 6:12-23

 

12 Therefore do not let sin reign in your mortal body so that you obey its lusts,

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.

14 For sin shall not be master over you, for you are not under law but under grace.

15 What then? Shall we sin because we are not under law but under grace? May it never be!

16 Do you not know that when you present yourselves to someone as slaves for obedience, you are slaves of the one whom you obey, either of sin resulting in death, or of obedience resulting in righteousness?

17 But thanks be to God that though you were slaves of sin, you became obedient from the heart to that form of teaching to which you were committed,

18 and having been freed from sin, you became slaves of righteousness.

19 I am speaking in human terms because of the weakness of your flesh. For just as you presented your members as slaves to impurity and to lawlessness, resulting in further lawlessness, so now present your members as slaves to righteousness, resulting in sanctification.

20 For when you were slaves of sin, you were free in regard to righteousness.

21 Therefore what benefit were you then deriving from the things of which you are now ashamed? For the outcome of those things is death.

22 But now having been freed from sin and enslaved to God, you derive your benefit, resulting in sanctification, and the outcome, eternal life.

23 For the wages of sin is death, but the free gift of God is eternal life in Christ Jesus our Lord.

 

 

 

We learned in Romans 6:1-11 that we were baptized into Jesus Christ, which means that…

 – when He died, we died

 – when He was buried, we were buried

 – when He was raised, we were raised

 – death is no longer master over Him 

 – sin is no longer master over us

• and since Jesus lives to God, so should we

 

Now we are going to begin digging into Romans 6:12-23…

Read Romans 6:12. What word does it begin with?

__ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __

Remember that when we see a “therefore” we need to look back at the verses before it to see what the “therefore” is there for. Read Romans 6:8-11 to find out what the “therefore” is there for.

 

Read Romans 6:12 again. What command does God give us in this verse?

Do not let __ __ __ reign in your mortal __ __ __ __

 

Read Romans 6:13. What command are we given in this verse?

Do not go on presenting the members of your body to

__ __ __  as instruments of unrighteousness

 

Read Romans 6:13 again. Who and what are we to present ourselves to?

to  __ __ __  as those alive from the dead,

and your members as instruments of

__ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __   to God

Read Romans 6:14. How are we able to present our body to God as an instrument of righteousness? 

For __ __ __ shall __ __ __ be master over you

Read Romans 6:14 again. As a Christian, sin is no longer master over you and death is no longer master over you. So according to this verse what are we under? Circle your answer.

law               grace

 

Read Romans 6:15. If we are under grace and not law, does that mean that we can sin whenever we want to? 

May it  __ __ __ __ __  be!

 

Read Romans 6:16-22. Now that we are freed from sin, does that mean that we are slaves to noone and nothing? Read through these verses and answer the questions below.

If you have been freed from sin, what are you now a slave to? (hint:look at Romans 6:18)

__ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __

If you have been freed from sin, Who are you now enslaved to? (hint:look at Romans 6:22)

__ __ __

When you were a slave to sin, you obeyed sin. What does the Bible tell us is the result of obeying sin? Read Romans 16:16 to find the answer. 

__ __ __ __ __

 

When you become a slave to God, you obey righteousness. What does the Bible tell us is the result of obeying righteousness? Read Romans 16:19 to find the answer. 

__ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __

 

When we become a Christian we get a new heart and a new master. This changes the way we live and the choices we make. Have you ever seen “The Grinch Who Stole Christmas”?

Type this link into your computer search bar: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_eulSbXIjzk and watch the video clip.

Or if you have the movie at home, why not watch it with your family.

THINK ABOUT IT…

How did the Grinch change when his heart changed? Did his actions change? Did he get strength to do the right thing?

Romans 16:16-22 explains to us the difference in obeying sin and obeying righteousness. When we obey righteousness we learned the result is our sanctification.

Sanctification is a big word! It is a big and important word. As a matter of fact it is what Romans 6 – 8 is all about. So what exactly is sanctification?

Sanctification is the purification of our heart and life. Justification is when God forgives us and declares us not guilty of sin because Jesus paid our debt for us. Sanctification is when God begins to make us look and act like His children. 

 

Read Romans 16:22 again. What is the outcome of sanctification?

__ __ __ __ __ __ __        __ __ __ __

 

Read Romans 16:23. Right this verse out below. This one you need to memorize.

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THINK ABOUT IT…

Did you first begin the process of sanctification (making yourself pure) by obeying righteousness (keeping the law) and then earn your justification (pardon from sin) from God and receive eternal life?

Is it even possible for us to do that?

No it’s not.

That’s why eternal life is a gift from God. 

Remember Jesus is a gift to us from God (John 3:16). Justification is a gift to us from God in Jesus (Romans 3:24). Righteousness is a gift to us from God through Jesus (Romans 4:3). Sanctification is a result of the gifts of God to Jesus (Romans 6:22).

We can’t make ourselves good enough for God… God has to do that for us. 

How about we take a moment to tell God thank you!

I just realized I never posted Romans 5:12-21 🙂

Romans 5:12-21

Therefore, just as through one man sin entered into the world, and death through sin, and so death spread to all men, because all sinned

13 for until the Law sin was in the world, but sin is not imputed when there is no law.

14 Nevertheless death reigned from Adam until Moses, even over those who had not sinned in the likeness of the offense of Adam, who is a type of Him who was to come.

15 But the free gift is not like the transgression. For if by the transgression of the one the many died, much more did the grace of God and the gift by the grace of the one Man, Jesus Christ, abound to the many.

16 The gift is not like that which came through the one who sinned; for on the one hand the judgment arose from one transgression resulting in condemnation, but on the other hand the free gift arose from many transgressions resulting in justification.

17 For if by the transgression of the one, death reigned through the one, much more those who receive the abundance of grace and of the gift of righteousness will reign in life through the One, Jesus Christ.

18 So then as through one transgression there resulted condemnation to all men, even so through one act of righteousness there resulted justification of life to all men.

19 For as through the one man’s disobedience the many were made sinners, even so through the obedience of the One the many will be made righteous.

20 The Law came in so that the transgression would increase; but where sin increased, grace abounded all the more,

21 so that, as sin reigned in death, even so grace would reign through righteousness to eternal life through Jesus Christ our Lord.

 

Read Romans 5:12. Through how many men did sin enter the world? Circle your answer.

3       2       1       7

 

Read Romans 5:12 again. What entered the world through sin? 

__ __ __ __ __

 

Read Romans 5:12 one more time. How many men did death spread to? Circle your answer.

few       some      couple      several       all

 

Read Romans 5:13. What came first the Law or sin?

__ __ __

 

Read Romans 5:14. What reigned from Adam to Moses to prove that sin came first?

__ __ __ __ __

 

Did people die before God gave Israel the Law (Ten Commandments)? Circle your answer.

Yes            No

 

Read Romans 5:15-21. These verses compare and contrast two different men and two different events. We will learn about a man named Adam and a man named Jesus. Let’s do some background work.

Who is Adam? Read Genesis 1:26-29 and Genesis 2:15-25 to find out.

Who is Jesus? Read John 1:1-5, John 1:14-18, and John 3:16 to find out.

What happened because of Adam? Read Genesis 3:1-24 to find out.

What happened because of Jesus? Read John 14:1-31 to find out.

Adam disobeyed His Father. He sinned and had to leave the garden of his Father. He was unable to return.

Jesus obeyed the Father. He never sinned and has come to take us back to the Father with Him! He is the way back to the Father’s house for all who believe.

Now let’s turn back to Romans 5:15-21 and see what else we learn about Adam and Jesus and what they mean to us.

 

Read Romans 5:15. Complete the sentence below by filling in the blanks.

But the free gift is __ __ __ like the transgression.

 

What is the free gift. Look back at Romans 3:24 to find out. Fill in the blanks with your answer.

being __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __

 

The free gift is being justified and receiving life. It is receiving the free gift of the grace of God.

The transgression is being condemned and receiving death. It it receiving the due penalty of the wrath of God.

These are two very different things aren’t they?

 

Read Romans 5:15-17 again and answer the following questions.

 

Who is “the one” who caused “the many” to die by transgression? 

__ __ __ __

 

Who is the one who caused the grace of God to abound to “the many”?

__ __ __ __ __

 

Read Romans 5:18-19. Look at the chart below. I have filled in the “what” and “results” section for you. I need you to fill in the “who” section.

What	Results	Who
one transgression	resulted condemnation to all men
One act of righteousness	resulted justification of life to all men
one disobedience	many were made sinners
obedience of the One	many will be made righteous

 

Read Romans 5:20. Why did the Law come?

So __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __  would

__ __ __ __ __ __ __ __

 

Remember Romans 3:20? What comes through the Law?

the __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ of sin

 

Remember Romans 3:10-18? How many of us do good? Circle your answer.

some of us        all of us         none of us

 

Read Romans 5:20. What abounded all the more as sin increased?

__ __ __ __ __

 

Read Romans 5:21. Fill in the blanks below.

Sin reigned in __ __ __ __ __

Grace would reign in __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __  to eternal __ __ __ __ through __ __ __ __ __

 

THINK ABOUT IT…

Are you wondering, how does the Law make sin increase and how does an increase in sin lead to more grace? Those are good questions to wonder about.

When we read the Law and the rest of God’s Word we learn about His standard and His holiness. We learn what He says is good and right. 

When we learn what He says is good and right and then we compare our actions, thoughts, and words to His we realize that we are great sinners. We realize that we disobey. We realize that we are just like Adam in the garden. 

And if we are just like Adam then we realize that we under condemnation and the wrath of God.

When we realize this we have two choices.

We can stay where we are and continue to love sin.

We can cry out to God for help and believe on Jesus and be saved. In Adam all die. In Christ all who believe live.

Let’s close our study in Romans 5 by filling in the chart below with pictures to help illustrate the difference between Adam and Jesus.

 

ADAM	JESUS