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Freed to Serve
March 5, 2023 / Central Christian ChurchSeries: Romans
Speaker: Tim Perkins
Date: March 5, 2023
Scripture: Romans 6:15-19
Title: Freed to Serve
Justification is the act of God whereby He forgives the unsaved person’s sin and credits to them the righteousness of Christ when through faith they believe.
(Romans 6:1-2 ESV) (Romans 6:15 ESV)
1st Contrast: under law vs under grace
2nd Contrast: slave to sin vs slave to righteousness
- A Christian will seek to because they are .
(Romans 6:15a ESV, Galatians 4:4-5 ESV, Galatians 5:2-4 ESV, Galatians 2:21 ESV)
Under Law: keeping so you can be righteous in God’s sight.
Under Grace: all my righteousness comes as a from Christ.
(Romans 6:12-15a ESV, Romans 8:30b-31)
- A Christian will seek to because they are a to
(Romans 6:16 ESV, John 10:10 NIV, John 8:34 NIV, Romans 6:17-19 ESV, Romans 6:19 ESV)
Sanctification is the process whereby the believer becomes more and more like Jesus (holy) as a result of God’s work in them and their obedience to His Word.
(Romans 6:22 ESV)