Posts with the tag “romans”

"The Law shows us our spots... the Gospel washes them away." — Thomas Watson...  Read More

"Christ is the husband of the soul." — John Flavel...  Read More

John Owen warns that attempting to kill sin without the Holy Spirit is not only ineffective but spiritually dangerous. He argues that apart from the Spirit, any "mortification" is merely a false relig...  Read More

THE "SHOVEL FOR THE SNAKE": 9 STEPS TO KILL SINThe metaphor of the shovel for the snake refers to the proactive, aggressive way a believer must deal with sin: just as you would use a shovel to decapit...  Read More

Sermon Title: The Great Exchange: From Death’s Wages to Life’s GiftText: Romans 6:19–23I. A Change of OWNERSHIP (v. 19-20)“I am speaking in human terms because of the weakness of your flesh. For just ...  Read More

From Wax to Word: What Real Change Looks LikeWe often talk about "believing" the Gospel, but Romans 6:17–18 suggests something much deeper than just mental agreement. Paul writes that we were once sla...  Read More

Melted by the Word"But thanks be to God that though you were slaves of sin, you obeyed from the heart that pattern of teaching to which you were given over, and having been freed from sin, you became ...  Read More

From Sin to Sonship: What Paul Really Means by "Slave" in Romans 6When we read Paul’s letters, we often see him introduce himself as a "servant" of Jesus Christ. It sounds humble, almost polite. Howev...  Read More

Choosing a New Master: The Power of DOULOSIn Romans 6, the Apostle Paul uses a word that often makes modern readers uncomfortable: doulos. While many of our English Bibles translate this as "servant,"...  Read More

Radical APPROPRIATION: Putting on the NewThe Concept: You can’t just stop a bad habit; you must replace it. This is "appropriating" the power of the Holy Spirit and the Word.“to lay aside, in referenc...  Read More

The manner of being free from habitual sin is to radically amputate every avenue through which it enters, and to be radical in cutting it off at the source......  Read More

Romans 2:5-6, "Because of your stubbornness and your unrepentant heart you are storing up wrath against yourself for the day of God's wrath, when His righteous judgment will be revealed. God will give...  Read More