Preacher: Pastor Ray How do you know if the Spirit dwells in you? Listen as we cover 4 litmus tests from Romans 8. Discussion Questions If the Spirit dwells in you, He will reveal truth. Paul assumes his readers are tracking with him because the same Spirit that is in him must be in those […]
Rom 7-8: Free and Not Condemned
Preacher: Pastor Ray Romans 7 or Romans 8? Which chapter is the normative experience for the Christian? It’s time for you to decide which side you’re on. Discussion Questions – Romans 7 or 8? Which chapter captures the normative experience for the Christian? – Do you agree that the Word is clear as to which […]
Rom 7: No Longer Under the Law But Not Lawless
Preacher: Pastor Ray We are not under the law, but this does not mean that we can be “lawless” and abuse grace as a license to sin. Discussion Questions Discussion Questions – If Romans 7 is the best we can hope for and we are still very much enslaved to sin experientially, then some might […]
Rom 6: The Presence of Sin, The Potential to Sin and The Powerlessness of Sin
Preacher: Pastor Ray We live in the presence of sin, which means all of us, Christians included, have the potential to sin. However, for the believer, the power of sin has been broken and sin is therefore powerless over us. Discussion Questions I understand doctrinally that I am dead to sin and free in Christ […]
Romans 4-5: Condemnation Replaced By Righteousness
Preacher: Pastor Ray Condemnation keeps us away from God while the free gift of righteousness allows us to draw near. Discussion Questions Read Rom 4:1-4. – Why is it significant that Abraham was counted righteous PRIOR to his circumcision? – How does a religious “worker” whose mentality is working to receive his due depict a […]
Romans 1-4: Saints or Sinners?
Preacher: Pastor Ray What’s our primary identity? Is it a sinner whose primary activity is sinning or is it saint whose primary activity is being a righteous son or daughter? Discussion Questions Read Romans 7 and 8. – Which chapter is the Christian’s reality? Read Romans 3:23. – How should a Christian understand this verse? […]