Sermon Tone Analysis

Do we need it?

Have you ever looked at items and ask yourself, do we need it?

Or what value is something to us?

(Insert A good deal picture here)

Everyone wants a good deal

What is an example of how you find a good deal?

Would you go out of your way to get a good deal, if so, like what?

Here is a good example of a good deal

Salvation

What is the cost?

Nothing

What is the benefit?

Eternal life

It it able to be shared with others

It can be worn regardless of the season.

(winter, spring, summer, fall, high times, low times, troubling times, and celebration times)

Last week we looked at (Rom7:1-6) and that the law had dominion over those under the law, but we are dead to the law and alive in Christ.

Paul used the illustration of a marriage in which the husband dies (the law) and the wife then is free to be bound to another (in our case Christ).

Paul is ready for the Jewish objectors.

He is ready to answer them without even being asked any questions.

That is what he does in this section and the rest of Chapter-7.

This morning the intentions are to look at the following.

The passage and our observations (Rom7:7-13)

The law reveals sin (Rom7:7)

The law arouses sin (Rom7:8-9)

The law kills (Rom7:10-11)

The law shows the sinfulness of sin (Rom7:12-13)

Conclusion- Is the law worth it, is it a good value?

The passage and our observations

Simply Christians studying God’s Word do that, we look, ponder, contemplate, learn from God’s word for knowledge, understanding, and wisdom.

What general observations do you make of this passage?

What is the focal point of this passage?

Who is Paul talking to?

Be careful on this, you may need to look back further for answer.

How did Paul come to know sin (v.7)?

Apart from the law, what is dead (v.8)?

When the law/commandment came, what became alive (v.9)?

What was to give life actually gave death (v.10)?

What did the sin do (v.11)?

If law, commandment and righteousness are good (v.12); what did Paul drive home to make his point (v.13)?

So, let me ask a question after looking at this passage, is the law good, is the law necessary?

Is the law a good value?

The Law is necessary to make us aware of sin

The law is good, it is holy, it is righteous, and was meant to bring life, but because of awareness made us sinners and responsible for our sin.

Is it a good value, NO, certainly not, it costs a great deal, your very life, soul.

Where grace offers you a free gift, forgiveness and eternal life.

Law reveals sin

What does the word “reveal” mean?

(V) make (previously unknown or secret information) known to others.

The law comes the knowledge of sin (Rom3:20, 4:1; Jm1:22-25).

The law shut up everyone under sin (Gal3:22-25).

Paul did not use the obvious, murder, adultery, sexual immorality, he used coveting.

This one is an inner attitude vs. an outward action.

It is so insidious that most people never even recognize it in their own lives, but God’s law reveals it.

Another good illustration, example is the rich young ruler in (Mk10:17-27) you can read that on your own, make a note of that one in your notes.

Law Arouses Sin

What does arouse mean?

Arouse (V): to awaken, to stimulate into action, to excite

As you may know, remember, Paul was a devout Jew, a firm keeper of the law.

and, in reality the strength of sin is the law.

The strength of sin is the law (1Cor15:56)

“We have a sinful nature, the law is bound to arouse that nature the way a magnet draws steel” - W. Wiersbe.

Think about this, when you are told not to do something, often times what is the first thing you want to do?

That is sinful nature.

Legalism does not make people more spiritual it makes them more sinful.

Why?

Because the law arouses sin in our nature.

An interesting word is found in some versions, it is the word “proclivity” meaning a tendency to choose or do something regularly; in other words to not just sin, but to dwell in sin, let a sinful behaviour continue in your life.

Look how Isaiah viewed things about sin (Isa6:5)

Isaiah had seen the glory of the Lord.

He understood, just as we as Christians should too and not for a proclivity to sin, but to righteousness.

The Law kills

Something was was supposed to bring life, brought death (Rom7:10-11)

Law could not make you righteous (Gal3:21).

The Law cannot give life, it can only show that the sinner is guilty and condemned outside of Christ.

This why we need to remember.

The letter of the Law kills (2Cor3:6)

Consider back in the garden, there was only one thing given, one thing that would give life

Don’t eat of the tree of knowledge of good and evil.

Again, the command given was given to give life, but it actually brought death.

We want to make sure to follow Jesus not some teacher.

A teacher can give information, the Spirit and give illumination and help us to grasp, understand spiritual truths for application.

We discipline a child after we have made the child aware of the wrong doing.

They are made aware and face the consequences.

We too are made aware of what we have done wrong and either we accept God’s gift, or we suffer the consequences.

Law shows sinfulness of sin

Sin is sinful, sin is grievous, sin is hated by God.

Sin must be dealt with or God will deal with it.

Law comes from Holy, just, good, righteous God, so the law itself must be good.

If we are honest even unsaved people know about sin.

That there is such a thing as sin.

What they don’t know or they ignore is the sinfulness of sin.

Hold on, even Christians can forget the sinfulness, the severity, the grievousness of sin.

Is there an unholy commandment among God’s laws?

NO! (Lev19:2)

Is there an unrighteous commandment?

NO! (Dan9:14)

For God is righteous!

Is there an evil commandment?

- NO (Mk10:18