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Amazing Grace. Awesome God. Romans 8:1-11. Amazing Grace. Awesome God. No condemnation now I dread; Jesus, and all in him, is mine! Alive in him, my living head, And clothed in righteousness divine. Bold I approach the eternal throne, And claim the crown, Through Christ my own!.
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Amazing Grace. Awesome God. Romans 8:1-11
Amazing Grace. Awesome God. No condemnation now I dread; Jesus, and all in him, is mine! Alive in him, my living head, And clothed in righteousness divine. Bold I approach the eternal throne, And claim the crown, Through Christ my own!
Amazing Grace. Awesome God. • Wesley began with a question mark • He ended with an exclamation mark • Only God can bring the best of times • out of the worst of times. • No condemnation … • No separation …
Amazing Grace. Awesome God. • Romans 7 – indwelling sin • Romans 8 – indwelling Spirit • Free from the penalty of sin (8:1) • Free from the power of sin (8:2) • Free from the practice of sin (8:3)
Amazing Grace. Awesome God. • Romans 8:1 • We are part of God’s global family • We are his children … now! • We are brand new people • We are saints – and totally secure • We are pardoned sinners
Amazing Grace. Awesome God. • Romans 8:2-4 • ‘Free from the law, O happy condition’ • The law cannot claim us – verse 2 • The law cannot condemn us – verse 3 • The law cannot control us – verse 4
Amazing Grace. Awesome God. • Romans 8:5-11 • Contrast between two very different lifestyles – the flesh versus the Spirit • A new mind – verses 5-7 • A new fellowship – verses 8-9 • A new hope – verses 10-11
Amazing Grace. Awesome God. • take-home message … • for the Christian, the future is bright – the future is Christ!