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| Romans 1:18-3:20 | Romans 3:21-5:21 | Romans 6:1-8:17 |
| SIN The need of salvation Righteousness needed |
SALVATION The means of salvation Righteousness credited |
SANCTIFICATION The life of salvation Righteousness practiced |
“Setting apart”
| FOUNDATIONAL | PROGRESSIVE | ULTIMATE |
| That stage of holiness imputed to the Christian at the moment of his conversion to Christ | The process in our daily lives by which we are being conformed to the image of Christ | State of holiness that we will not attain to in this life, but will realize when we are finally in the presence of God |
1.1 THE QUESTION
2.1 The occasion for the question
2.2 The attention–getter
2.3 The tweak on grace
1.2 THE ANSWER (by a question)
2.1 The emotional reaction
2.2 The big issue
3.1 THE FALLACY IN THE OBJECTION
4.1 Fails to understand God’s plan in salvation
4.2 Demeans the finished work of Christ
4.3 Misunderstands grace
3.2 SOME INADEQUATE VIEWS OF DEALING WITH “LIVING IN SIN”
4.1 Eradication of the sin nature
4.2 Asceticism
4.3 Legalism
4.4 Suppression
4.5 Self–crucifixion
4.6 Exorcism
3.3 PAUL’S VIEW OF LIVING VICTORIOUSLY
4.1 Having died to sin
4.2 Identification with Christ
1 What shall we say then? Shall we continue in sin that grace may abound? 2 Certainly not! How shall we who died to sin live any longer in it? (NKJV)
