Monday, September 26, 2011

Roman 7-8:11 for 9/28

1) In an odd way, death does break some bonds and bring freedom. in 7:1-3
2) Put v. 4 into other words.
3) v.5-6 Notice the polarity, living in the flesh=death but life in the spirit is new life. Amplify this a bit, especially the new life of the spirit. Look at v. 13,21, 23as well.
4) v. 8 speaks of Sin having a power to corrupt the good, to pervert it toward its ends. Gie examples.
5) vv14-23 has Paul the spiritual psychologist. (After all psyche is soul in Greek) What do you think of his thick analysis of v. 15, 19?
6) How do you make sense of v. 18?
7) Now in chapter 8 he continues to move to the plus side of showing how no one can be the judge of another. How does it affect you now t hear there is no condemnation?
8)What does this image of being set free do for your spiritual circumstance(v.2)?
9) This is utterly apocalyptic material. The new age has dawned.
10) do you understand how this happened in Christ (v3)?
11) v. 5 what are the things of the Spirit?
12) What does it mean to say that the spirit dwells in us?
13( At 11, see how he makes the resurrection a potent reality for life now, not for heaven alone.

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