Jul. 20, 2025

“Life and Death”

“Life and Death”
Romans 8:12-13
Central Idea: Living by the Spirit brings us life & puts sin to death.
I. Under obligation (12)
A. Not to the flesh (Sin)
“so then” = therefore — as a result of what Paul has __________
Paul is addressing:
• “brethren” = “one born from same _______” = all ____________
• “we” - includes _____________ in the group
“obligation” = only when we have something ________ for us.
• We feel obligated when someone has rendered us a __________
We are not obligated to the flesh. Why not?
• Because the flesh has done us no ___________.
B. To God
• The ______________ part of verse 12 — “…but to God, to live
according to the Spirit.”
• Our obligation is to the Holy Spirit.
II. Consequences of our obligations (13)
Observations:
• #1 - You have a ____________ to make.
• #2 - This is for _________________.
A. Living according to the flesh brings death (13a)
• Who is Paul talking to?
1. Talking to believers, but they _______ their salvation = _____
2. Talking to those who ____________ they were believers = ____
3. Talking to believers = ______
• What does Paul mean “you must die”? “death” - _____________
• ___________ death = separation of the body from the soul
• ___________ death = separation from God for all of eternity
• death of _________________, _____________, _______
• physical death as _________ discipline of God - 1 Cor. 11:30
B. Living according to the Spirit brings life (13b)
• Killing sin - ___________ in the Spirit & ________ with the Spirit
• “you will live” - experience the ______________ of a relationship
with God — John 10:10
Application:
1. Stay __________ before God.
• Admit your overwhelming need for the Holy Spirit’s _________
in your life — Acts 1:8.
2. Stay __________ about your sin problem.
• God has not called us to ___________ our sin problem.
• You cannot ____________ what God tells us to kill.
3. Stay connected to God through His ________ and ___________.
4. Stay connected to the __________ ________.
• The church is God’s ____________
• He knows we need ________ _________.