CALVARY BAPTIST CHURCH OF SEDALIA
  • Home
  • About
    • About the Pastor
    • Staff & Leaders
    • Statement of Faith
    • History of Calvary Baptist
    • Denomination
  • Online Giving
  • Ministries
    • Children >
      • VBS 2022
      • Backyard Bible Club 2020
      • AWANA
    • YOUTH >
      • Rochester, MN Mission Trip
      • Wisconsin Mission Trip 2019
      • Jonathan's Blog
      • Daily Devotional
    • Sunday School
    • Women's Ministry
  • Pastor's Blog
  • Sermons
    • 2019 Sermons
    • 2019 Fall Revival
    • 2020 Sermons
    • 2021 Sermons
    • 2022 Sermons
  • Photo Gallery
  • Information
    • Calendar
    • Contact
    • Directions
Picture

Sin Or Righteousness? – Romans 6.15-23

11/3/2020

0 Comments

 
15 What then? Shall we sin because we are not under the law but under grace? By no means! 16 Don’t you know that when you offer yourselves to someone as obedient slaves, you are slaves of the one you obey—whether you are slaves to sin, which leads to death, or to obedience, which leads to righteousness? 17 But thanks be to God that, though you used to be slaves to sin, you have come to obey from your heart the pattern of teaching that has now claimed your allegiance. 18 You have been set free from sin and have become slaves to righteousness. 19 I am using an example from everyday life because of your human limitations. Just as you used to offer yourselves as slaves to impurity and to ever-increasing wickedness, so now offer yourselves as slaves to righteousness leading to holiness. 20 When you were slaves to sin, you were free from the control of righteousness. 21 What benefit did you reap at that time from the things you are now ashamed of? Those things result in death! 22 But now that you have been set free from sin and have become slaves of God, the benefit you reap leads to holiness, and the result is eternal life. 23 For the wages of sin is death, but the gift of God is eternal life in Christ Jesus our Lord (Romans 6.15-23).[1]
 
Memory Verse: For the wages of sin is death, but the gift of God is eternal life in Christ Jesus our Lord (Romans 6.23)
      Sin is not supposed to control our lives any more. We are not to follow after our fleshly desires, but to seek out God’s ways; because we are no longer under the law, but under grace. So, does this mean because we are no longer under the law we can live and do whatever we want? This is the question Paul addresses at the beginning of this chapter and again here in verse 15.
      “What then? Are we to sin because we are not under law but under grace? By no means!” (Romans 6.15, ESV),[2] Let’s think about all God has done for us, what He has asked His Son to do, and what His Son has done. Do we think we have the right to ask Christ into our lives, and then go back out into this fallen world and continue to live our old life as nothing has changed; expecting God to just pour more grace upon us? Really, why would He do that? It makes no sense. This is the point Paul is making here in verse 15 as he did in verse 1, Absolutely Not, by no means, how on earth could we.
      Charles Haden Spurgeon a mid to late 18th century preacher who by the time he was 22 years old was preaching to audiences numbering more than 10,000. He was known for his vast library and sermons, each week his sermons were published and sold for a penny. “By the time of his death in 1892, he had preached nearly 3,600 sermons and published 49 volumes of commentaries, sayings, anecdotes, illustrations and devotions.”[3]
      In his critical and expository commentary on Romans he writes;
Faith in Christ’s atonement is the vital and spontaneous source of morality and piety. The peace of conscience spoken of in chapter 5:1-ff, as the immediate effect of the application of Christ’s blood, is naturally connected with holy living. A justified person, though regenerated, is imperfectly sanctified. He has remnants of original corruption. Owing to these, he may lapse into sin, and sin mixes with his best experience; but he cannot contentedly “continue in sin,” without any resistance of it and victory over it. St. Paul teaches, with great cogency and earnestness, that trust in Christ’s atoning blood is incompatible with self-indulgence and increasing depravity. The two things are heterogeneous, and cannot exist together.[4]
      Sin is here, it never really goes away, but because of Jesus Christ we have been set free; free from its power, control and enslavement. So, why would we want to continue to live in that sin life style after what Christ has done? Are we trying to serve two masters at the same time? Jesus said we cannot serve two masters at once. We will either love the one and hate the other, or despise the one and love the other (Matthew 6.24).
      When we choose to willfully sin, we are being disobedient to God and thumbing our noses at His Son’s sacrifice on the cross. We are in reality saying, “thanks, but no thanks. I got this today, and when I need You I will come and find You for Your help.” What kind of attitude it this to have with our Savior?
      Imagine if we had saved someone’s life, what do we think they might owe us? It might depend on their status, abilities or skills. But in many cultures when someone saves your life you owe them your life until the ‘life debt is paid.’ This can happen in one of two ways, saving their new master’s life, or their death. But Jesus Christ did not require this from us nor did God, all that is required is for us to believe, accept His free gift and obey.
      It is hard to walk away from a life of “fun and games” into a life of “eternal joy and happiness.” Because, we cannot always see the joy and happiness now, and many of the things we go through as a believer results in suffering and we have a hard time handling those things. There is great news, we were never supposed to handle those things, God wants us to give them to Him, allow Him to be in control and help us move through life (I Corinthians 10.13; James 1.3-5). So, choose obedience to Christ, which leads to righteousness or continue to obey sin and be its slave and it will lead to death (Romans 6.16).
 
Application
 
  1. Are you living in habitual (deliberate) sin? Hebrews states, “26 For if we go on sinning deliberately (habitual) after receiving the knowledge of the truth, there no longer remains a sacrifice for sins, 27 but a fearful expectation of judgment, and a fury of fire that will consume the adversaries” (Hebrews 10.26-27, also read Hebrews 6.4; II Peter 2.20-21).[5] Make a hard assessment of your life, asking God to reveal anything that might be hidden. Please explain, being truthful will help you move forward in your relationship with Christ.
  2. Who are you putting first in your life, Self or God? Self leads to sin and God leads to righteousness. Please explain.
  3. Deeper Thinking: Reread C. H. Spurgeon’s quote about Romans 6, write a paragraph or two explaining in your own words what Spurgeon was getting at. You can of course use your Bible.
  4. Make a commitment to share the gospel with at least one person today and begin to memorize Romans 6.23.
 
Prayer
         
   Oh God, I thank You for Your amazing love and grace. As I read Your Word I am always reminded of Your wrath which You did not pour out upon me, but on Your Only Son. “Down from the top of earthly bliss Rebellious man was hurl’d; And Jesus stoop’d beneath the grave To reach a sinking world. Oh love of infinite degree! Immeasurable grace! Must heaven’s eternal darling die, To save a traitorous race?”[6] Almighty God, I praise You and Your boundless mercy. Please give me opportunities to share Your gospel today, all this I pray in Your Son Jesus Christ’s Name, Amen.


[1] The New International Version. (2011). (Ro 6:10–23). Grand Rapids, MI: Zondervan.
[2] The Holy Bible: English Standard Version. (2016). (Ro 6:15–16). Wheaton, IL: Crossway Bibles.
[3] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charles_Spurgeon
[4] Shedd, W. G. T. (1879). A critical and doctrinal commentary upon the Epistle of St. Paul to the Romans (p. 145). New York: Charles Scribner’s Sons.
[5] The Holy Bible: English Standard Version. (2016). (Heb 10:26–27). Wheaton, IL: Crossway Bibles.
[6] Spurgeon, C. H. (1883). Our Own Hymn Book: A Collection of Psalms and Hymns for Public, Social and Private Worship. London: Passmore & Alabaster.
You Can Download This Blog Here – November 3 – Romans 6.15-23 Pt 3
0 Comments



Leave a Reply.

    Author
     Jonathan Wallenbeck

    Pastor Jonathan is the Associate Pastor Youth/Family Ministry at Calvary Baptist Church in Sedalia MO. 

    Archives

    January 2021
    December 2020
    November 2020
    October 2020
    September 2020

    Daily Devotional Downloads

    September 7 - Ps. 119.1-8
    September 8 - Ps. 119.9-16
    ​September 9 - Ps. 119.17-24
    September 10 - Ps. 119.25-32
    September 11 - Ps. 119.33-40
    September 12 - Ps. 119.41-48
    September 13 - Ps. 119.49-56
    September 14 - Ps. 119.57-64
    September 15 - Ps. 119.65-72
    September 16 - Ps. 119.73-80
    September 17 - Ps. 119.81-88
    ​September 18 - Ps. 119.89-96
    September 19 - Ps. 119.97-104
    September 20 - Ps. 119.105-112
    September 21 - Ps. 119.113-120
    September 22 - Ps. 119.121-128
    September 23 - Ps. 119.129-136
    September 24 - Ps. 119.137-144
    September 25 - PS. 119.145-152
    September 26 - Ps. 119.153-160
    September 27 - Ps. 119.161-168
    September 28 - Ps. 119.169-176
    September 29 - Ps. 130.1-3
    September 30 - Ps. 150.1-6
    ​October 1 - Col. 1.1-8
    October 2 - I Thess, 5.16-18
    ​October 3 - Col. 1.9-11
    October 4 - Col. 1.11-14
    October 5 - Col. 1.15-17
    October 6 - Col.1.18
    October 7 - Col. 1.19-23
    October 8 - Col 1.24-29
    October 9 - Col. 2.1-7
    October 10 - Col. 2.6-8
    October 11 - Col. 2.9-15
    October 12 - Col. 2.16-19
    October 13 - Col. 2.20-23
    October 14 - Col. 3.1-11
    October 15 - Col. 3.12-14 (P1)
    October 16 - Col. 3.12-14 (P2)
    October 17 - Col 3.15-17
    October 18 - Col. 3.18-25
    October 19 - Col. 4.1-6
    October 20 - Col. 4.7-18
    October 21 - Rom. 3.21-26
    October 22 - Rom. 3.21-26 Pt 2
    October 23 - Rom. 3.21-26 Pt 3
    October 24 - Rom. 3.21-26 Pt4
    October 25 - Rom. 3-21-26 Pt 5
    October 26 - Rom. 5.1-11
    October 27 - Rom. 5.1-11 Pt 2
    October 28 - Rom. 5.1-11 Pt 3
    October 29 - Rom. 5.1-11 Pt 4
    October 30 - Rom. 5.1-11 Pt 5
    October 31 - Rom. 5.1-11 Pt 6
    November 1 - Rom. 6.15-23
    November 2 - Rom. 6.10-23 Pt 2
    November 3 - Rom. 6.15-23 Pt 3
    November 4 – Rom. 6.15-23 Pt 4
    November 5 – Rom. 6.20-23 Pt 5
    November 6 – Rom. 10.1-13
    November 7 – Rom. 10.1-13 Pt 2
    November 9 – Rom 10.1-13 Pt 3
    November 10 – Rom 10.1-13 Pt 4
    November 11 – Rom 10.1-13 Pt 5
    November 12 – Rom 10.1-13 Pt 6
    November 13 – Rom 10.9-13 Pt 7
    November 14 – Rom 1.16-17
    November 16 – Rom 1.16-17 Pt2
    November 17 – Matt 16.24-28
    November 18 – Matt 16.24-28 Pt 2
    November 19 – John 14.1-6
    November 20 – Eph 3.1-7
    November 21 - Jonah 1.1-6
    November 23 - Jonah 1.1-6 Pt 2
    ​November 24 - Jonah 1.1-6 Pt 3
    ​November 25 - Jonah 1.1-6 Pt 4
    ​
    November 26 - Jonah 1.1-6 Pt 5
    ​November 27 - Jonah 1.7-17
    ​
    November 28 - Jonah 2.1-10
    ​
    November 30 - Jonah 3.1-3
    ​
    December 1 - Jonah 3.4-9
    ​
    December 3 - Jonah 3.10
    ​
    December 4 - Jonah 4.1-4
    ​
    December 5 - Jonah 4.5-11
    December 7 - Isaiah 9.6-7
    ​
    December 8 - Luke 2.1-7
    ​
    December 9 - Luke 2.1-7 Pt 2
    ​
    December 10 - Luke 2.8-14
    ​
    December 11 - Luke 2.8-14
    ​
    December 12 - Luke 2.13-20
    ​
    December 14 - Luke 2.17-20

    ​December 15 - Matthew 1.18-25
    December 16 - Matthew 2.1-6
    ​
    December 17 - Matthew 2.7-13
    ​
    December 18 - Matthew 2.7-13
    ​
    December 19 - Matthew 2.7-13
    ​
    December 21 - Ephesians 6.5-9 Pt. 1
    ​
    December 22 - Ephesians 6.5-9 Pt.2
    ​
    December 23 - Ephesians 6.5-9 Pt. 3
    ​
    December 24 - Ephesians 6.5.9 Pt. 4
    ​
    December 25 - Acts 2.42-47 Pt. 1
    ​December 26 - Acts 2.42-47 Pt. 2 
    ​
    December 28 - Acts 2.42-47 Pt. 3
    ​
    December 29 - Acts 2.42-47 Pt. 4
    ​
    December 30 - Acts 2.42-47 Pt. 5
    ​
    December 31 - Acts 2.14-24
    ​
    January 1 - Acts 2.37-42
    ​
    January 2 - Ecclesiastes 12.9-14
    ​
    January 5 - Ephesians 4.11-16
    ​
    January 6 - Ephesians 4.11-16 Pt. 2
    ​
    January 7 - Ephesians 4.11-16 Pt. 3
    ​
    January 8 - Ephesians 4.11-16 Pt. 4
    January 11 - Ephesians 4.11-16 Pt. 5
    ​
    January 12 - Ephesians 4.11-16 Pt. 6
    ​
    January 13 - Ephesians 4.11-16 Pt. 7
    ​
    January 15 - Ephesians 4.11-16 Pt. 8
    ​
    January 18 - John 13.12-17
    ​
    January 19 - Matthew 25.14-30

    January 21 - Romans 12.1-2
    January 25 - Romans 12.1-2 Pt. 2
    ​
    January 28 - Romans 13.8-10
Calvary Baptist Church
1015 W. 16th St
Sedalia, MO 65301
Phone: 660.826.5011
Church E-mail: calvaryb@calvaryb.net
Website by Zebrine Gray Arts and Media
  • Home
  • About
    • About the Pastor
    • Staff & Leaders
    • Statement of Faith
    • History of Calvary Baptist
    • Denomination
  • Online Giving
  • Ministries
    • Children >
      • VBS 2022
      • Backyard Bible Club 2020
      • AWANA
    • YOUTH >
      • Rochester, MN Mission Trip
      • Wisconsin Mission Trip 2019
      • Jonathan's Blog
      • Daily Devotional
    • Sunday School
    • Women's Ministry
  • Pastor's Blog
  • Sermons
    • 2019 Sermons
    • 2019 Fall Revival
    • 2020 Sermons
    • 2021 Sermons
    • 2022 Sermons
  • Photo Gallery
  • Information
    • Calendar
    • Contact
    • Directions