“For the wages of sin is death, but the free gift of God is eternal life in Christ Jesus our Lord.” (Romans 6:23, ESV)

17/07/2022 – Evening Service: spirits and Spirit

Bible Readings:

Psalm 6, 38, 51, 102

Sermon Outline:

Romans 8:12–17 (NKJV)

12Therefore, brethren, we are debtors—not to the flesh, to live according to the flesh.

13For if you live according to the flesh you will die; but if by the Spirit you put to death the deeds of the body, you will live.

14For as many as are led by the Spirit of God, these are sons of God.

15For you did not receive the spirit of bondage again to fear, but you received the Spirit of adoption by whom we cry out, “Abba, Father.”

16The Spirit Himself bears witness with our spirit that we are children of God,

17and if children, then heirs—heirs of God and joint heirs with Christ, if indeed we suffer with Him, that we may also be glorified together.

I spirit of bondage

Romans 8:15 (NKJV)

15For you did not receive the spirit of bondage again to fear, but you received the Spirit of adoption by whom we cry out, “Abba, Father.”

Romans 7:9–11 (NKJV)

9I was alive once without the law, but when the commandment came, sin revived and I died.

10And the commandment, which was to bring life, I found to bring death.

11For sin, taking occasion by the commandment, deceived me, and by it killed me.

II Spirit of Adoption

Romans 8:15 (NKJV)

15For you did not receive the spirit of bondage again to fear, but you received the Spirit of adoption by whom we cry out, “Abba, Father.”

III Spirit of witness

Romans 10:9 (NKJV)

9that if you confess with your mouth the Lord Jesus and believe in your heart that God has raised Him from the dead, you will be saved.

2 Corinthians 5:17 (NKJV)

17Therefore, if anyone is in Christ, he is a new creation; old things have passed away; behold, all things have become new.

Romans 8:16 (NKJV)

16The Spirit Himself bears witness with our spirit that we are children of God,


4.5. Adoption. Under Roman law, if a man were adopted at any age, his relationship to his natural parents would end, his previous debts would be cancelled, he would start a new life, take a new family name and be entitled to an inheritance. The new father (paterfamilias) would then expect the same of him and provide the same for him as he would any natural children: he would claim his property, control his personal relationships and assume responsibility and liability for his actions (see Family and Household). After the paterfamilias died, the son would continue to represent his adopted family before the family god.

Wansink, C. (2000). Roman Law and Legal System. In Dictionary of New Testament background: a compendium of contemporary biblical scholarship (electronic ed., p. 990). InterVarsity Press.