galatians holy family bible study spring 2006 session 4 of 7 may 24, 2006
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Galatians Holy Family Bible Study
Spring 2006Session 4 of 7May 24, 2006
Romans 6-8
6:1-11—Freedom for sin, life in God6:12-23—Free to serve7:1-6—Freedom from the law7:7-12—Acquaintance with sin through the law7:13-25—sin and death8:1-13—The flesh and the Spirit8:13-17—Children of God through adoption8:17-28 —Destiny of glory8:28-39—God’s indomitable love in Christ
6:1-11—Freedom from sin; life in God
Earlier in Romans Paul was talking to the Jews, now he’s talking to us
Christians
In your table groups talk about your baptism.
Baptism Questions
How old were you?
Where was it?
Who were/are your godparents
Why were they chosen?
What did being a child of God mean to your parents?
What does baptism mean to you?
6:1-11—Freedom form sin; life in God
This passage is always read at Easter Vigil.
“He died to sin once and for all; as to his life, he lives for God.”
Paul once again, preaching Christ Crucified and expects the
Christian church to choose life and say no to the slavery of sin.
6:12-23—Free to serve
If you buy the first eleven verses,
now you gotta walk the talk!
The metaphors are:
sin=slavery
grace=freedom
7:1-6—Freedom from the law
Christians cannot sin
The widow is free from her husband
The Christian is free from the old law and baptized into a new glorified
being.
Vs4b You were also put to death to the law through the
body of Christ, so that you might belong to another, to the one who was raised from the dead
in order that we might bear fruit for God.
7:7-12—Acquaintance with sin through the law
Paul deals with the relation of the law to sin.
Ego
A new face of law
7:13-25—sin and death
Paul‘s explanation is not yet complete; he now probes more deeply. How
could sin use something good in itself to destroy human beings? The
problem is not with the law, but with human beings themselves
Chapter 8
Paul announces that justified Christians have been empowered to live a new life as the result of God’s love manifested in the liberating acts
of Christ. Now that liberation from sin, death, and the law has taken place,
they are able to live this life “for God” whose love is poured out through the
dynamic principle of such life, the Spirit of God himself.
8:1-13—The flesh and the Spirit
Christ has rescued humans from enslavement and made it possible for the to live “according to the Spirit”
Development of the theme: Christian existence is dominated by the Spirit
Because of the Spirit, a Christian is a child of God, adopted and destined for the glory of God’s intimate presence
What do you know about the Holy Spirit?
8:13-17—Children of God through adoption
As Paul contemplates this plan of salvation, he indulges in rhetoric and extols the love God made manifest in
Christ Jesus.
8:17-28 —Destiny of glory
The spirit not only gives us new life but also established for human a
relationship of an adopted children and HEIRS. Material creation, hope
itself, and the Spirit all bear witness to this glorious destiny.
Verse 28 We know that all things work for good for those who love God, who are called according to his purpose.
8:28-39—God’s indomitable love in Christ
Paul concludes this section with a passage about the love of God made
manifest in Christ Jesus. No little emotional language and some
rhythmic phrasing mark the passage
Next Week
Lessons 9-10
Romans 9-12
Pages 51-63
Verse 38-39
For I am convinced that neither death, nor life, nor angels, nor principalities, nor present things, nor future things, nor power, not height, nor depth, nor
other creature will be able to separate us from the love of God in Christ
Jesus our Lord.