The Law of Grace – 3/31/2019

The Law of Moses could never eradicate sin.

• Hebrews 10:4 (NKJV) – For it is not possible that the blood of bulls and goats could take away sins.

Grace defined.

• Romans 6:1-2a (NKJV) – What shall we say then? Shall we continue in sin (to practice sin in the Amplified version) that grace may abound? 2 Certainly not!
• The word Greek is charis – grace, favor, thanks, divine influence.
• Romans 6:23 (NLT) – …free gift of God…
• The Greek word charisma – which means gift.
• Thus, in the context of what the Romans 6, grace is the power of God to overcome sin & it is free!

The activation of grace is by way of faith in Jesus Christ.

• Ephesians 2:8-10 (NKJV) – For by grace you have been saved through faith, and that not of yourselves; it is the gift of God, ⁹ not of works, lest anyone should boast. ¹⁰ For we are His workmanship, created in Christ Jesus for good works, which God prepared beforehand that we should walk in them.

We try obedience but continue to fail.

• We are called to live a holy (set apart), obedient life unto God – 1 Peter 1:15 (NKJV) – But as He who called you is holy, you also be holy in all your conduct.
• And that holy life comes when we choose to obey God – Romans 6:15-17 (NLT) – Well then, since God’s grace has set us free from the law, does that mean we can go on sinning? Of course not! ¹⁶ Don’t you realize that you become the slave of whatever you choose to obey? You can be a slave to sin, which leads to death, or you can choose to obey God, which leads to righteous living. ¹⁷ Thank God! Once you were slaves of sin, but now you wholeheartedly obey this teaching we have given you.

But true obedience requires death.

• Romans 6:6-7 (NLT) – We know that our old sinful selves were crucified with Christ so that sin might lose its power in our lives. We are no longer slaves to sin.

There must be a reckoning that you are dead.

• Romans 6:11 (NLT) – So you also should consider (reckoning) yourselves to be dead to the power of sin and alive to God through Christ Jesus.
• Romans 6:12 (AMP) – Therefore do not let sin reign in your mortal body so that you obey its lusts and passions.
• How often must you die – daily – 1 Corinthians 15:31 (NKJV) – I affirm, by the boasting in you which I have in Christ Jesus our Lord, I die daily.

Led by the Spirit of God – How’s that look??

• Romans 8:1 (NKJV) – There is therefore now no condemnation to those who are in Christ Jesus, whodo not walk according to the flesh, but according to the Spirit.