Û)U'M ^dZT-^'e^h^ d/i^cfí^c^i^Jyris /3jy&^^ V ROMANS 8 ^ i ^ ¿«yp*X*ÍA±U¿

This ch. one of most i n t . & precio\ is p o r t -i o n s of S c r i p t . Some p a r t s d i f f . t o under

s tand, but design apparent t o a l l . Contin u a t i o n of s u b j . in Ch. 7» in tended to show t h a t gospel could e f fec t what Law could not do. Ch. 7 shows tha t law could not

"""justify or b r ing peace of mind. Law t end -ed to r e g u l a t e , a c i s , ofjocdv^only* & man was such t h a t laws & p r o h i b i t i o n s only i r r i t a t e d , produced c o n f l i c t . Appeal was

«pade t o outward a c t s / J n o t ^ inward j i e a r t Prompted by l o v e .

V 1 - KOT HO CONDEMNATION/TO THEM IK_ JESUS: "Does i t mean those in Chr i s t w i l l never do anything wrong? Does not say they w i l l do n o t h i n g ^ t h a t de-se rves condemnation. To them C h r i s t i s l i k e c_ity_of re fuge . See a l s o W n o . _UX-CÍontrásts law & g r a c e - Law always condemns gospel g ives d e l i v e r a n c e . ••bJtífy'jL*' 1¿^X"

,.«y 2 - LAW OF SPIRIT OF LIFE- i s law given by S p i r i t t h r o which l i f e comes. -LA1:.' OF SIN & DEATH- c o n t r o l l i n g inf luence of s i n , l e a d i n g to dea th . £OJ_-_, £&-tdkZa-£L>

m~ 3 - LAW WEAK THRO FLESH- in t h a t i t SOUKï t o con t ro l f l e s h ins t ead of h e a r t . Weak-ness not in law i t s e l f , but T n f l e s h . If not for f l e s h we might be p e r f e c t - ( E v e )

raLaw w i l l not j u s t i f y un less we a r e perfect & our weakness t h r o f l e s h p r e v e n t s our r each ing p e r f e c t i o n . P/LL *'• >i / * " " ~ ¿ -

GOD SEHT HIS OWN SON- d i v i n e . y

In LIKEHBS OF SINFUL FLESH- Took on n a t u r e of man, was tempted in a l l t h i n gs l i k e as we a r e - shows tempta t ion & s i n comes t h ro f l e s h Also shows s i n i s not f l e s h i t s e l f T b ü t ~ TeTr^lXOn,0f fleSh' C h r i s t k e ^ l e a h un-a e r sub j ec t i on . Oay%^ /;/£-• if

CONDEMNED S I N ^ T Ä s H - ' c o d d o n d e ^ e d Ä

in th %* íle8h * 7 S h 0 W i n ^ t 0 ™ Ch r i s t in the f l e s h , ye t f ree from s i n , proving thai s i n w a s a t y r a n t to be des t royed . C h i S f r e s i s t e d , conquered, & des t royed the power of s m m the f l e s h . — ^ * God's g iv ing h i s only son . to su f fe r for s i n shows His condemnation & abhorrence of i t

7 h THAT O M I ^ C B ' O F LAW MIGHT BE FULFILLED * US- Thro he lp of Chr is t we might a t t a i n

the r igh teousness se t f o r th in law. C h r i s t c e & j a w p e r f e c t l y , he pa id p e n a l t y f ixed b y l a w , so we who a re in him gain b e n e f i t s of h i s p e r f e c t l i f e . See 2 Cor. 5::21

God f inds no f a u l t wi th h i s Son, and i f we a r e IN,his son, he w i l l not condemn us See I s a . 53.-H-6

WHO WALK NOT AFTER THE FLESH- Obey the d i c -t a t e s of f l e s h , t o obey s i n . WALK AFTER SPIRIT- HowT^—* _ ~~

V 5- MIND THE THINGS OF FLESH- Obey, give care fu l a t t e n t i o n t o , tend-Seek th ings p e r t a i n i n g t o " f l e s h , engrossed^ wi th th ings of f l e s h , l ove r s of p l e a s u r e , even some th ings not wrong in themselves become wrong i f given wrong emphasis in our l i v e s . (Rich fool placwd emphasis on wrone things) J'k. i^^c &

MIND THE SPIRIT- Provide for r e a d i n g word of God, medi ta t ion , p r a y e r , t hanks .

No ma t t e r how f u l l t h e i r l i f e i s , t hese come f i r s t t I f c o n f l i c t a r i s e s between church"" "*l i fe & everyday a f f a i r s , which come'sPfirst

V (•— Cont ras t r e s u l t s of fo l lowing mind of f l e s h (death) & s p i r i t ( l i f e & peace) ????

V[77 How s e r i o us i s minding f l e s h l y , world l y t h i n g s ? Enmity wi th Godra TK£ ù'%* Cannot be subjec t t o God, obey tv/o m a s t e r s . V ? - Those i n FLESE CANNOT PLEASE GOD ,7 BE " - 'PAUSE THEY" CONTINUALLY SIN AGAINST HIM.

V 9- F l e sh & s p i r i t a re a n t a g o n i s t i c , & bo t l cannot dwell in u s . Possess ion of s p i r i t oí C h r i s t i s necessary to being a c c e p t a b l e wi t l God. NQÏTE OF HIS- t e s t easy t o app ly

V 10- BODY IS DEAD BSC OF SIN- tho body i s doomed to n a t u r a l dea th bee. of Adam's s i n , S p i r i t l i v e s bee . i t i s j u s t i f i e d & counted r i g h t e o u s bee. o f . C h r i s t 1 s r i g h t e o u s n e s s .

X OR T " " ÄiVßody ( f l e s h l y n a t u r e as r u l i n g power) i s dead t o s i n s th ro C h r i s t , but s p i r i t l e a d s t o r i gh t eousnes s in C h r i s t . ' ,

U 1 1 - IF SPIRIT DWELLS IN YOU A ^ T ' Í ^ S T Wil l give l i f e t o dead bodies & r a i s e ther

to immortal l i f e . Jjo ñZalv*r%¿tjjT¿w** £ •

V 12- Debtors (have o b l i g a t i o n ) - Since a l l ^ g d o d comes by l i v i n g a f t e r s p i r i t , & law of s i n b r ings dea th , under o b l i g a t i o n t o

/^jpaEwho redeemed u s . ¡fMUST DIE IF LIVE AFTER FLESH- d i e e t e r n a l l y bLvU

c o n t r o l d e s i r e s of flegjl . -r-ra¿,v¿E ¿5 "—-' ~p^y7^f^ - ¿SSÏAïM- t* CM i»'&

V lH- AS MANY OF LED BY SPIRIT OF GOD ARE SONS OF GOD- S p i r i t l eads us when we m obey C h r i s t , dwells in us when we obey, E: we cont inue to be l e d . When S p i r i t s t r eng thens human s p i r i t t o ena-b l e i t t o con t ro l the fleshy l e a d i n g i s ^ in t e rna l . ¿¿_^ Jé^&f^*- .à^^^^ït^n^. 7 S p i r i t suppl ies , gospel t r u t h r e v e a l e d / f o r ' i n s t r u c t i o n & guidance, ex t e rna l guidance.

V 15 - This seems to point t o time when ¡ Ä

they be l i eved , were bapt ized , en t e r ed i n t o kingdom, & reed Holy s p i r i t , by whom they were l e d . J^endäigeP&eraJLs bondage of s ïnT) rtJEich would l ead to f ea r of e t e r n a l dea th ,y l -Ponf u r a t . l i O^T^^Aß_^— " " ' ~~~~~ Instead had spirit of being adopted, of be-ing children. Can Now cry "Abba,1Father". vj~ — _ . **.•«**--A£.*:¿ J_ZT /Bondage of law, served from fear. Hinder Christ, as children, we. serve from \ l o v e . - - - ' V c = ~-

V 16- SPIRIT BEARS WITNESS WITH OUR Sr lRlx -S p i r i t g ives d i r e c t i o n s t h ro word how to_J)eç c h i l d r e n of God. Our s p i r i t s bea r wi tness as t o whether from the hear t we have com-p l i e d wi th these cond i t i ons . They must j o i n t l y bear^ie^i imony. Holy s p i r i t g ives d i r e c t i o n s as to kind of l i f e to l ead , our own s p i r i t t e s t i f i e s whether we conform, ann^x^ru^ 7 Ä Many people hay# r i t ne s s of own s p i r i t a s "to goodness of fhitíf s t a t e , but do^r- not have wi tness o f - S p i r i t . Testimony o f s â p i r i t i s ALWAYS agreeab le to v. /

w r i t t e n word, never c o n t r a d i c t s i t . l;x>t

IJjgm I RECKOÎî-^^futïsr^t^^coirÎ^ ríate, make c a l c u l a t i o n , as a n a v i g a t o r . . j ^ r .

As i f on g ian t s c a l e , he put s u f f e r i n g s of p re sen t t ime, on o the r s ide the -outs the fu tu re g lo ry . 2 Cor. 1+:17 ^ ¿ £ v £ T ~ ^

2 Cor. 11:23-2S Suffer ings Ä 2 Cor. 1 2 : 3 , H g lo ry of t h i r d heaven

V 19- Crea t ion w a i t e t h - a l l animated n a t u r e below man. i Ä Sin of man brought curse upon a l l e a r t h , p i c t u r e d as w a i t i n g for appearance of sons

of God from grave, when world w i l l be d e l -ivered from ciarse. Gen. 3 : 17i 'S I s a - 2 ^ :5~7

20- Subjected to v a n i t y - cursed and f e l l away from o r i g i n a l des ign, became sub jec t

to r e i g n of dea th . cause

NOT OF OWN WILL- but bp s i n of man. BY REASON OF HIM WHO SUBJECTED IT- God p laced c r e a t i o n under man' s dominion, _also. ' sub jec ted i t to e f f e c t s , of man's s i n .

V 2 1 - IN HOPE THAT CREATION SHALL BE DEL* IVERED- God d id not l eave c r e a t i o n without hope t h a t i t would share in redemption of • s o n s of God, be f reed from c o r r u p t i o n & m o r t a l i t y ^ s í í r of man brought about . See 2 Pet. 3:13. Sev. 21:1,5

Y 22- GROANETH & TRAVAILETH T0GETH2R-Animals suffer, vegetable kingdom strug-

gles against, but succumbs to death & decay.

V 23- NOT ONLY NATURE, BUT CHRISTIANS, \who have first-fruits (earnest) of the • ,

s p i r i t . (Resur rec t ion of Chr i s t a s pledge \ of r e s u r r e c t i o n of those who a r e C h r i s t ' s )

WAITING FOR OUR ADOPTION- redemption of body "Adoption" app l i ed t o 2 d i f f . events, in ^ l i f e of redeemed. Appl ied . to en t rance i n t o kingdom a t conversion, eniejra.it by be ing

,fborn of water & s p i r i t " . In to e v o r l a g t -ing~Hngdôm they e n t e r by being born_from^ the g rave . Del iverance from sin_00HPLETED when bod ie s . a r e r a i s e d and become l i k e Jesus , i n g__orif-ied s t a t e .

V _%. IN HOPE WERE V/E SAVED- <C¿nvf;¿L Refers to "wai t ing" in V 23. Wai t ing i s subs tance of hope. -V/haxLJwe were conver ted & saved-from pas t s i n s , we did not re____e a l l t h a t f i n a l s a l v a t i o n bestows on u s . Our fu tu r e_sa lva t ion e x i s t s in j iope. We do rToVsèe_i±. a s " y e t . '*ho hopes f o r t h a t which he sees , or has a l ready? Hope app l ies only t o the una t t a ined , and-we p a t i e n t l y wai t for i t ,

V 26- In the new r e l a t i o n s h i p a s a m C h r i s t i a n , a s possessor of S p i t i t , we have , t he a i d of the S p i r i t . - ï-edjA&4yù-*Ky> - bteifV

Kot o n l y . a r e we encouraged by the sympa- _^ thetfcT groaning of the c r e a t i o n , and our hopes of fu tu re g l o r i f i c a t i o n , but a r e a ided by S p i r i t who helps us in our weak-n e s s , g ives s t r e n g t h & pa t i ence nee . t o endure f a i t h f u l l y . We need t h i s h e l p , — for we would f a i l t o ask for those t h i n g s so badly needed. We are not wise «nough t o always pray for the th ings we ought t o pray f o r .

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We are shortsighted, & prejudiceu in favor of the flesji. """WE know not" - Paul even included himself. Spirit intercedes for us, •not praying independently or apart_from uJ, but stirring within us a desire for those things which are our real needs, out which we might not be able to put into words Hannah, 1 Sam. 1:13. C>f»-^A*'¿^ £*XL/~ V 2"7 - HE THAT SEAHDHETH.THE HEART- God.

Tothe hypocrite, nothing more dreadful than that God searches heart, sees thro the dis-guise. To sincere Christian, nothing more "•> comforting than that God searches heart & knows intents & desires, and can answer those wants we cannot express. . !"

KSKETH INTERCESSION FOR SAINTS ACC. TO WILL OF GOD- Intercedes for Christian only as he brings himsielf into conformity with will of God. 1 Jno. 5:1)4.

V 28- Favorite verse. Purpose of God is to call souls into his church (thro gospel) then to discipline & educate them as to fit ^them to dwell in eternity with him.

"ALL THINGS"- events that are painful, . which threaten to" result in evil, such as affliction, pverty, fmpriso.nment, hunger, death. • God is able to turn all things to their

good. Li.jrc_nr , b_\C2^-GÖ0D- t h i n g s which f i t _ , f ° r e t e r n a l home. —> CALLED- those who ACCEPT c a l l of ë o s ^ ^ « Many c a l l e d ^ fgw_ghosen. (hear_& o b e . v f f i ^ Purposed to c a l l by gosoel 2 Thess . 2:13, lH V 29-

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V 29- Keyword in V 29 & 30 i s »PURPOSE" of 2Sth v . Before man was c r e a t e d , God foresaw h i s f a l l , (f 0reknew) desjLgned gos-pe l for redemption, ^Rom. l 6 : 2 ^ , 2 t 1 Cor. 2 :7 ; &pa. 3:9H God fp?eTnrew t h a t some would accept s a l v a t i o n t o be provided th ro terms of gospe l . These he decreed should bear image of h i s . son, be l i k e him^ be ing l e d by s p i r i t , these were c a l l e d by gospe l . S e e t Ë p h T l : ^ jjij&fâ<?ij$ Prédes t i nâ t i on . t hen^was not t o c e r t a i n i n -d i v i d u a l sET^blïtTO^TOO^ewho were in C h r i s t . Them he c a l l e d - those who accep t . M yltíu. **wi>4i**<»^^:i>*^ V 31 . What conclusion s h a l l we draw to these t h i n g s ? God f o r u s - who a g a i n s t us? God & one p e r -son makes a major i ty . Proof of V. 2S. for what i s t h e r e t h a t can work, i n successful opposition- to. God and h i s purposes . V 32. God has done so- much a l r e a d y für our redemption, h i s own son, i t i s a guarantee he w i l l cont inue t o do whatever r e q u i r e d to ga in our f i n a l s a l v a t i o n for u s . No ^ fu tu re s a c r i f i c e or g i f t so g r ea t as h i s son. He w i l l not hold, back because of our unwprthiness , because while we were s i nne r s he gave h i s son. f_-nt, f.'ß In s h o r t , nothing but our own apos tasy can cause us to f a i l of our i n h e r i t a n c e .

V 33- p a SHALL LAY ANYTHING TO CHARGE OF GOD'S ELECT? In judgment day, only the A g r e a t ffiidgeT C'hristTN w i l l have power to condemn, no e a r t h l y power. If we b e l i e v e & obey Chr i s t , he w i l l not condemn, but r a t h e r make i n t e r c e s s i o n for us.^-. n û A

V 35- Listed here are "all things" of v2S. If God i s for us , j u s t i f i e s us Jesus i n t e r cede s fo r û"s~ V_ j .7 "••Holy s p i r i t dwells w i th in us & i n t e r c e d e s WHO SHALL SEPARATE US FROM LOVE THAT GUARDS ^ S 0 Î ¿VfiufoAjd. axJpoJíüJb 7 \ tn, ¡1 V¿3_

JS Shall we let the things brought upon us to school & fit us for heaven, discourage

or turn us back & cause us to forfeit those honors & glories purchased for us by blood of Jesus? 0^wu^-a.^^./C;.d<A+,|J|. 30 - This psalm refers to suffering of God's people, & typical of what followers of Christ would suffer for his name, o .,„

37.- If we donot draw back from suffering for Christ, we shall be crowned more than conquerors. "More than conquerors" means to conquer by means of our adversaries. Not only are thej overcome, but they are brought over to our side. We see the harmony of this and V 23, **iich shows thai God indeed causes things wl which seem to be against us, to serve our eternal interests. ri ¡ P., .1 . _

--= ^V 38- Raul gives his firm conviction that

( ajaart from the disciple' s own will.) nothing could separate him from love of God, which he says is "in Christ Jesus".

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