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.