ROMANS 7C OUR VIEW OF THE LAW

ROMANS 7C OUR VIEW OF THE LAW
ROMANS 7:12
Introduction:
    I want to use verse 12 as our focus tonight.
“The law is holy….”
I have been saying that we are not under law but under grace.
Paul will continue to tell us that here in Romans.
The law brought sin and death.
How can the law be holy, righteous, and good?
We are going back and read the words of Jesus in Matthew 5:17
Let’s go forward to the words of Paul in Romans 8:4.
I want us to understand tonight that the spiritual requirements of God’s law is to be fulfilled in the lives of you and I followers of Jesus.
Our involvement with the law ….

I.    Involves the ethical and moral principles set there in.

A.    Set in the OT
Scriptures
Matthew 7:12
Matthew 22:36-40
Galatians 5:14

B.    Set in the teachings of Jesus
Scriptures
Matthew 28:20,   teaching them everything that I have commanded you. 

C.    Set in the teachings of the apostles.
Scriptures
I Corinthians 7:19,  9:21
Galatians 6:2

II.    Does not involve a system of legal commandments and sacrifices.

A.    Hebrews 10:1-4
Routine sacrifices will not save us.
The blood of bulls was of no benefit to us.
That system of sacrifices were fulfilled in Christ.

B.    Galatians 2:16,19
We are justified by faith and not by observing the law.
I died to the law that I might live for God.

III.    Moves beyond God as our lawgiver to God as our Father.

A.    Through faith in Christ God becomes our Father.
John 1:12
Galatians 4:6

B.    Our obedience is
Not because it is a law.
Out of a relationship. 
We may be or have been around a demanding father a time or two in our lives. 
A demanding father is not fun.
Making a father be demanding father does not result in much fun for anyone.
God is not that kind of Father. 
However the relationships that encourage obedience is so precious.

IV.    Moves into an inner compulsion.

A.    We are blessed with the Spirit.
Galatians 3:5,14

B.    The Holy Spirit gives us an inner desire and drive to love, follow, and serve God. 
Hebrews 10:16
Romans 16:25,26

Conclusion:   
The law that should rule in our hearts and minds is the law of Christ.
I Corinthians 9:21
Galatians 6:2
Let the Spirit, the heart of the law that is fulfilled, delivered to us through Christ reign in our hearts.