Sermon Notes

MapQuest - Each of us on our Journey!

July 26, 2009 – Pastor Dave Scherrer

Romans 7: “The Spirit of the Law, not the Letter of the Law”
Romans 7:7-13 (NLT)

7 Well then, am I suggesting that the law of God is sinful? Of course not! In fact, it was the law that showed me my sin. I would never have known that coveting is wrong if the law had not said, “You must not covet.” 8 But sin used this command to arouse all kinds of covetous desires within me! If there were no law, sin would not have that power. 9 At one time I lived without understanding the law. But when I learned the command not to covet, for instance, the power of sin came to life, 10 and I died. So I discovered that the law's commands, which were supposed to bring life, brought spiritual death instead. 11 Sin took advantage of those commands and deceived me; it used the commands to kill me. 12 But still, the law itself is holy, and its commands are holy and right and good.

13 But how can that be? Did the law, which is good, cause my death? Of course not! Sin used what was good to bring about my condemnation to death. So we can see how terrible sin really is. It uses God's good commands for its own evil purposes.

The Great Objection #1 - Romans 6:1

Great Objection #2 - Romans 7:7

How the lies of sin resulting from “the Law” continue to haunt us in the 21 st century . . .

What Is the Remedy? – Abide in the Spirit

Conclusion: The Spirit of the law has trumped the Letter of The Law