Jun. 29, 2025

“Freedom”
Romans 8:1-4
Central Idea: If you’re in Christ, you’re unconditionally loved,
accepted by God and free from condemnation.
I. Free from condemnation because of what Jesus has done (1)
• “Therefore”
• Your _____________ before God has changed.
• “no” - ________ word in sentence / _____________ word
• There is not one thing for which you can be ______________.
• “condemnation”
• God will never condemn believers to an eternity ___________
from Him because of our sins.
• No condemnation is different from no __________ (2 Cor. 5:10)
• “in Christ Jesus”
• Jesus suffered the judgment for our sins as our _____________
• We are eternally _________! We cannot _______ our salvation!
II. Free from condemnation because of what the Holy Spirit has done (2)
• At the moment of our salvation, we are set free from the law of
sin and death. It has been __________________ by a new law, a
more powerful law - the law of the Spirit of life in Christ Jesus.
III. Free from condemnation because of what the Father has done (3-4)
A. A powerless law (3a)
• What can the law do for you?
• The law can reveal _______ & the ______________ of God,
but the law can’t _______ you.
B. A powerful Savior (3b-4)
1. Jesus _________ (3b)
• God sent “his own Son” - He was both ________ & a ________
2. Jesus _______ (3b) - Jesus is a sin __________ for us.
• Jesus didn’t bring a sacrifice — Jesus _______ the sacrifice.
• John 1:29
• 2 Corinthians 5:21
3. A holy ________ (4)
• The believer lives a righteous life, not in the power of the
________, but in the power of the Holy Spirit.
• What Christ has won for us __________________, the Holy
Spirit works in us __________________.
Application:
1. Where you __________ in Christ, is where you ________ in Christ.
• The truth of Romans 8 is not about ___________, but about
what is factually true of those in Christ Jesus.
• What the _______ of God & the _______ of God is saying to you
is there is no condemnation to those who are in Christ Jesus.
2. Our justification was with a view to our _____________________.
• The only appropriate and proper response is that we would
live a _______ life.