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Carl Westerlund :: Romans 6:15-18 - Spiritual Slavery

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Romans in Outline No. 64

1.1  THE SECOND QUESTION

Romans 6:15

2.1  A comparison to the first question

Romans 6:1

3.1  QUESTION #1 ? LIFESTYLE OF SIN

3.2  QUESTION #2 ? OCCASIONAL SIN

2.2  Transition from ?in Adam? issue to law issue

2.3  The place of grace

2.4  The strong response

1.2  ANSWERING THE QUESTION

Romans 6:16

2.1  The insanity of sin

2.2  The believer has a choice

CHOOSING A MASTER

2.3  The consequence of the choice is slavery

3.1  THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN A SLAVE AND A SERVANT

3.2  THE ILLUSION OF FREEDOM

4.1  Forgiveness is not permission

4.2  Freedom may be permissible, but not beneficial

2.4  The outcome of the choice

3.1  SIN: DEATH

3.2  OBEDIENCE: RIGHTEOUSNESS

1.3  THE EXPLANATION OF THE ANSWER

Romans 6:17-18

2.1  Thanksgiving for a good choice

Romans 6:17a

2.2  Their heart obedience

Romans 6:17b

3.1  RESPONSE TO DOCTRINE

4.1  Molded by doctrine

Love the Lord with all our mind

4.2  Delivered to doctrine

Psalm 119:45

3.2  A MATTER OF THE HEART

Not feeling, but intensive

Feelings can be dangerous

3.3  THE OBEDIENCE OF FAITH

Romans 1:5

2.3  Enslaved to righteousness

Romans 6:18

3.1  MANUMISSION

Jesus is Lord!



Romans 6:15-18

15 What then? Shall we sin because we are not under law but under grace? Certainly not! 16 Do you not know that to whom you present yourselves slaves to obey, you are that one?s slaves whom you obey, whether of sin leading to death, or of obedience leading to righteousness? 17 But God be thanked that though you were slaves of sin, yet you obeyed from the heart that form of doctrine to which you were delivered. 18 And having been set free from sin, you became slaves of righteousness. (NKJV)

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