WEBVTT 00:00:00.000 --> 00:00:07.600 Good morning. My name is Matthew Capone and I'm one of the pastors here at Cheyenne Mountain Presbyterian Church. 00:00:07.599 --> 00:00:11.879 And it's my joy to bring God's word to you today. 00:00:12.179 --> 00:00:15.879 We continue this morning in our series in the book of Romans. 00:00:16.160 --> 00:00:21.740 You'll remember that Romans is a letter written by the Apostle Paul in the 50s AD. 00:00:22.100 --> 00:00:27.359 And it is called Romans because it is written to the churches in the city of Rome. 00:00:28.299 --> 00:00:34.060 Romans is about the gospel. It's about the good news of Jesus' life and death and resurrection. 00:00:34.060 --> 00:00:41.780 Just like I did last week, I want to remind you where we are at in the larger flow of the letter going back to chapter 5. 00:00:41.940 --> 00:00:49.359 You'll remember in chapter 5, Paul tells us we are saved by Jesus' life and death and resurrection, not by what we do. 00:00:49.680 --> 00:00:52.100 Okay, so it's God's grace, not our works. 00:00:52.460 --> 00:00:54.660 Chapter 6, Paul then goes on to say, what? 00:00:54.859 --> 00:01:01.000 However, even though you're not saved by works, that doesn't mean you can do whatever you want, live however you want. 00:01:01.000 --> 00:01:03.420 You still live lives of holiness. 00:01:03.979 --> 00:01:08.599 Then in chapter 7, we begin to ask this question, well, how do those lives of holiness happen? 00:01:09.219 --> 00:01:12.480 Chapter 7 tells us, well, it doesn't happen by the law. 00:01:13.000 --> 00:01:15.659 More rules will not save you. 00:01:15.900 --> 00:01:24.159 Which brings us to chapter 8, which finally provides the answer, holiness comes by the Spirit of God. 00:01:25.180 --> 00:01:28.099 Holiness comes by walking in the Spirit. 00:01:28.099 --> 00:01:30.559 And so that's where we left off last week. 00:01:30.619 --> 00:01:35.339 Remember last week we asked this question, how is it that we walk by the Spirit? 00:01:35.419 --> 00:01:37.119 How do we walk in that holiness? 00:01:37.679 --> 00:01:43.439 And we saw that the answer was by setting our minds on the things of the Spirit. 00:01:44.199 --> 00:01:52.219 The things of the Spirit are the things of Christ and his work and the benefits that flow to us because of those things. 00:01:52.280 --> 00:01:55.659 That we're living all of life in light of the resurrection. 00:01:55.659 --> 00:01:57.840 So that's where we left off last week. 00:01:58.459 --> 00:02:04.959 Verse 5, for those who live according to the flesh set their minds on the things of the flesh. 00:02:05.340 --> 00:02:11.639 But those who live according to the Spirit set their minds on the things of the Spirit. 00:02:12.819 --> 00:02:16.620 We might say that last week we asked the question of what it is that we do. 00:02:16.620 --> 00:02:22.039 This week we turn to the other question, what does God do? 00:02:23.300 --> 00:02:27.360 What does the Spirit work in us? 00:02:28.080 --> 00:02:30.900 What does the Spirit do in us? 00:02:32.259 --> 00:02:39.280 As we walk by the Spirit, it cannot simply be us setting our minds, but also God at work. 00:02:39.280 --> 00:02:43.780 This week I'm going to use the same strategy I've been relying on. 00:02:43.840 --> 00:02:48.500 I'm going to just preach in a straight line and we're going to go verse to verse from top to bottom. 00:02:49.060 --> 00:02:53.479 With that I invite you to turn with me to Romans chapter 8 starting at verse 9. 00:02:53.620 --> 00:02:56.960 You can find that on page 8 of your worship guide. 00:02:57.659 --> 00:03:00.240 No matter where you turn, remember that this is God's Word. 00:03:00.240 --> 00:03:07.500 Jeremiah chapter 23 tells us that God's Word is a rock that breaks a hammer into pieces, 00:03:08.080 --> 00:03:15.159 which is a way of saying that there is nothing so powerful that God's Word is not more powerful still. 00:03:16.080 --> 00:03:20.280 So that's why we read now Romans chapter 8 starting at verse 9. 00:03:21.740 --> 00:03:29.400 You, however, are not in the flesh but in the Spirit, if in fact the Spirit of God dwells in you. 00:03:30.240 --> 00:03:34.560 Anyone who does not have the Spirit of Christ does not belong to him. 00:03:35.460 --> 00:03:43.920 But if Christ is in you, although the body is dead because of sin, the Spirit is life because of righteousness. 00:03:45.100 --> 00:03:45.760 Verse 11. 00:03:47.200 --> 00:03:52.000 If the Spirit of him who raised Jesus from the dead dwells in you, 00:03:52.000 --> 00:04:02.680 He who raised Christ Jesus from the dead will also give life to your moral bodies through his Spirit who dwells in you. 00:04:03.960 --> 00:04:07.379 I invite you to pray with me as we come to this portion of God's Word. 00:04:07.379 --> 00:04:15.280 Our Father in heaven, we do praise you and thank you again this morning for your Word. 00:04:15.979 --> 00:04:19.939 And we thank you also for your Spirit that comes and gives us life. 00:04:20.279 --> 00:04:24.240 We ask that you would pour out the Spirit now in a special way among us. 00:04:24.519 --> 00:04:28.980 And that you would, by your Spirit, make your Word clear to us. 00:04:28.980 --> 00:04:31.700 That it would cut us to the heart. 00:04:31.900 --> 00:04:33.000 That it would burn within us. 00:04:33.100 --> 00:04:40.319 That we would have continued zeal and excitement and enthusiasm about you and your gospel and your grace 00:04:40.319 --> 00:04:42.500 that would cause us to follow after you in faith. 00:04:43.360 --> 00:04:47.080 And we ask that you do this not because we've earned it or deserved it. 00:04:47.240 --> 00:04:48.960 And we know that we haven't and we don't. 00:04:49.500 --> 00:04:52.200 We simply ask for it in the mighty name of Jesus Christ. 00:04:52.800 --> 00:04:53.020 Amen. 00:04:53.019 --> 00:04:53.180 Amen. 00:04:55.979 --> 00:05:01.859 Years ago, a member of our church here at Cheyenne Mountain went off to college. 00:05:02.779 --> 00:05:06.120 And that member connected with a college ministry. 00:05:06.539 --> 00:05:08.120 And that college ministry said to him, 00:05:08.180 --> 00:05:08.680 Well, you know what? 00:05:08.719 --> 00:05:14.039 It's great that you are a Christian, but you need something else. 00:05:15.459 --> 00:05:19.199 It's great that you're a Christian, but you also need a second baptism. 00:05:19.199 --> 00:05:24.120 You need the baptism of the Holy Spirit. 00:05:27.159 --> 00:05:35.579 You can be a Christian, in other words, at least according to these folks, and not have the Spirit of God. 00:05:36.419 --> 00:05:37.379 Now, what are we to make of that? 00:05:37.439 --> 00:05:39.019 What are we to think of that? 00:05:39.099 --> 00:05:43.459 Is it true that some Christians have the Holy Spirit and others don't? 00:05:43.719 --> 00:05:48.500 Is it true that we need another baptism or a second baptism? 00:05:48.500 --> 00:05:52.399 Paul answers that for us here in this passage. 00:05:52.920 --> 00:05:56.699 In verse 9, we pick up where we left off in verse 8 from last week. 00:05:56.899 --> 00:05:58.839 Verse 8 from last week says this, 00:05:59.480 --> 00:06:04.560 Those who are in the flesh cannot please God. 00:06:05.220 --> 00:06:08.980 And I'm going to remind you again, and probably will in future weeks, 00:06:09.079 --> 00:06:10.980 what we mean when we speak of the flesh. 00:06:11.300 --> 00:06:15.139 You'll see the same definition from last week on page 7 of your worship guide. 00:06:15.139 --> 00:06:23.680 The flesh is human nature as corrupted, directed, and controlled by sin. 00:06:24.339 --> 00:06:29.959 So those who are in the flesh, those who are directed and controlled by sin, cannot please God. 00:06:30.199 --> 00:06:31.459 In fact, they're fighting against Him. 00:06:31.539 --> 00:06:32.860 They're rebelling against Him. 00:06:33.259 --> 00:06:38.860 They cannot do what the Christian can do, which is to do the right thing for the right reason. 00:06:38.860 --> 00:06:42.800 You'll remember this is what theologians call total inability. 00:06:43.439 --> 00:06:49.980 That outside of God's power in our lives, it is impossible for us to please Him. 00:06:50.939 --> 00:06:53.860 It's impossible for us to do things for God's honor and His glory, 00:06:53.939 --> 00:06:56.259 to do the right things for the right reason. 00:06:57.100 --> 00:07:01.120 That's a quick review, which takes us right back to this week, verse 9. 00:07:01.120 --> 00:07:10.439 You, however, are not in the flesh, but in the Spirit, if in fact the Spirit of God dwells in you. 00:07:11.439 --> 00:07:16.519 Anyone who does not have the Spirit of Christ does not belong to you. 00:07:17.199 --> 00:07:23.199 Okay, so yes, verse 8, those who are in the flesh cannot serve God, please God. 00:07:23.199 --> 00:07:27.399 But, and, verse 9, that's not true of you. 00:07:28.920 --> 00:07:40.500 And that's not true of you, because all Christians, every single Christian, has the Holy Spirit. 00:07:40.500 --> 00:07:54.680 There is no such thing as a Christian who does not have the Holy Spirit living within him or her. 00:07:55.800 --> 00:07:57.300 And that answers our question. 00:07:58.420 --> 00:08:01.660 You don't need a second baptism. 00:08:03.040 --> 00:08:08.879 If you are a Christian, you have the Holy Spirit. 00:08:08.879 --> 00:08:13.740 And if you have a question about that, it's right here in verse 9. 00:08:14.699 --> 00:08:18.379 Now, Ephesians chapter 4 tells us you can grieve the Spirit. 00:08:19.480 --> 00:08:22.959 1 Thessalonians chapter 5 says you can quench the Spirit. 00:08:23.639 --> 00:08:27.199 But what must be true if you grieve or quench the Spirit? 00:08:27.920 --> 00:08:32.960 You cannot grieve or quench a Spirit you don't have. 00:08:34.399 --> 00:08:35.799 By the way, you might be wondering, 00:08:35.799 --> 00:08:40.659 Okay, if it's so clear in Romans chapter 8 that all Christians have the Spirit, 00:08:40.799 --> 00:08:44.339 why would there be some Christians going around and teaching that not all Christians do, 00:08:44.419 --> 00:08:47.819 that some don't, that they need this second baptism? 00:08:48.079 --> 00:08:54.659 The answer is that it's basically a certain interpretation of the book of Acts that is incorrect. 00:08:55.000 --> 00:08:55.959 Okay, I'll just leave it at that. 00:08:56.500 --> 00:08:58.079 The point, though, is this. 00:08:58.799 --> 00:09:01.039 Remember I said we're preaching from top to bottom. 00:09:01.039 --> 00:09:08.059 The point of verse 9 is that there are not two classes of Christians. 00:09:09.519 --> 00:09:14.339 The point of verse 9 is there are not two classes of Christians. 00:09:15.039 --> 00:09:20.699 You do not have normal and average Christians who lack the Holy Spirit 00:09:20.699 --> 00:09:25.579 and then super extra special Christians that you do. 00:09:25.580 --> 00:09:33.780 If you are a Christian, you have God's Spirit living within you. 00:09:35.480 --> 00:09:37.040 It's great news. 00:09:37.680 --> 00:09:43.180 If you're a Christian, if you belong to Jesus Christ, 00:09:44.180 --> 00:09:47.320 if you follow Him in faith, 00:09:47.320 --> 00:09:51.840 God, by His Holy Spirit, 00:09:52.420 --> 00:09:57.000 has taken up residence in you and your life. 00:09:58.660 --> 00:10:00.040 If you're a Christian, 00:10:01.140 --> 00:10:03.620 God, by His Holy Spirit, 00:10:04.540 --> 00:10:07.180 lives in you. 00:10:07.179 --> 00:10:17.959 Now, I've been telling you that Romans is the fifth gospel, 00:10:18.559 --> 00:10:20.620 which is to say that what Paul teaches, 00:10:20.819 --> 00:10:22.939 Jesus taught first. 00:10:23.459 --> 00:10:26.899 Jesus speaks about this a lot in the gospel of John. 00:10:27.500 --> 00:10:29.279 John chapter 14, He says, 00:10:29.279 --> 00:10:31.319 I'm going to ask God the Father, 00:10:31.320 --> 00:10:37.379 and He will give you another helper to be with you forever. 00:10:38.780 --> 00:10:40.580 Even the Spirit of truth, 00:10:41.180 --> 00:10:44.080 whom the world cannot receive. 00:10:44.940 --> 00:10:47.120 Remember, those who are in the flesh can't please God. 00:10:48.000 --> 00:10:49.640 Because it, that is the world, 00:10:49.760 --> 00:10:52.100 neither sees Him nor knows Him. 00:10:53.220 --> 00:10:54.540 You know Him, 00:10:54.539 --> 00:10:57.659 for He dwells with you 00:10:57.659 --> 00:11:02.240 and will be in you. 00:11:04.599 --> 00:11:06.639 Jesus then, in John chapter 16, 00:11:06.959 --> 00:11:08.699 says something even more shocking. 00:11:09.860 --> 00:11:11.019 There, He says, 00:11:11.199 --> 00:11:14.099 it's actually good that I leave the earth. 00:11:14.500 --> 00:11:15.759 It's actually a good deal. 00:11:15.980 --> 00:11:16.959 It's a good trade. 00:11:17.179 --> 00:11:19.639 It is good that I leave the earth 00:11:19.639 --> 00:11:21.299 because in exchange, 00:11:22.000 --> 00:11:23.879 you're going to receive the Holy Spirit 00:11:23.879 --> 00:11:26.539 and receiving the Holy Spirit 00:11:26.539 --> 00:11:30.240 is actually better than having me. 00:11:31.480 --> 00:11:32.580 Now that's counterintuitive. 00:11:32.700 --> 00:11:33.639 It's a little mind-blowing. 00:11:34.799 --> 00:11:35.419 Jesus is saying, 00:11:35.519 --> 00:11:36.860 look, it's actually better 00:11:36.860 --> 00:11:39.580 that you're here in 2026 with the Holy Spirit 00:11:39.580 --> 00:11:44.960 than in the early years A.D. 00:11:44.960 --> 00:11:46.299 when Jesus is walking the earth. 00:11:47.799 --> 00:11:49.320 When Jesus is walking the earth, 00:11:49.860 --> 00:11:51.720 He interacted with some people 00:11:51.720 --> 00:11:53.299 in certain places at certain times. 00:11:53.879 --> 00:11:57.480 Now, He sent His Holy Spirit 00:11:57.480 --> 00:12:00.879 to live in you in every place 00:12:00.879 --> 00:12:02.899 at every time. 00:12:05.240 --> 00:12:06.679 The gift of the Spirit 00:12:06.679 --> 00:12:09.820 is so important 00:12:09.820 --> 00:12:13.419 that it is better that Jesus is in heaven 00:12:13.419 --> 00:12:15.100 than that He is here. 00:12:15.100 --> 00:12:19.920 Jesus then in John 14 says this, 00:12:20.820 --> 00:12:21.720 In that day, 00:12:21.980 --> 00:12:22.779 you will know 00:12:22.779 --> 00:12:24.920 that I am in my Father 00:12:24.920 --> 00:12:26.740 and you in me 00:12:26.740 --> 00:12:28.620 and I in you. 00:12:30.080 --> 00:12:31.600 You in me 00:12:31.600 --> 00:12:34.540 and I in you. 00:12:34.539 --> 00:12:41.360 Jesus says that He lives in you 00:12:41.360 --> 00:12:43.459 by His Holy Spirit. 00:12:45.139 --> 00:12:46.579 Notice in verse 9, 00:12:47.579 --> 00:12:51.199 first of all, we have the Spirit. 00:12:51.959 --> 00:12:54.000 Then it's called the Spirit of God 00:12:54.000 --> 00:12:55.159 and then suddenly, 00:12:55.539 --> 00:12:58.320 we call it the Spirit of Christ. 00:13:02.159 --> 00:13:03.200 Which is to say, 00:13:04.159 --> 00:13:05.399 while we don't divide 00:13:05.399 --> 00:13:06.659 the three persons of the, 00:13:07.700 --> 00:13:08.299 where we don't, 00:13:08.639 --> 00:13:09.360 not divide, 00:13:09.539 --> 00:13:12.059 we don't join or fuse 00:13:12.059 --> 00:13:13.179 the three persons of the Trinity, 00:13:13.320 --> 00:13:14.139 they have their separate 00:13:14.139 --> 00:13:16.360 persons and actions, right? 00:13:16.360 --> 00:13:18.300 They are so closely identified, 00:13:18.419 --> 00:13:19.980 they work so closely together 00:13:19.980 --> 00:13:20.940 that the Holy Spirit 00:13:20.940 --> 00:13:21.659 can be called 00:13:21.659 --> 00:13:23.300 the Spirit of Christ. 00:13:23.379 --> 00:13:24.759 This is what theologians call 00:13:24.759 --> 00:13:25.899 the indwelling 00:13:25.899 --> 00:13:27.600 of the Holy Spirit. 00:13:28.639 --> 00:13:29.399 Now you might be wondering, 00:13:29.519 --> 00:13:30.300 well, how exactly 00:13:30.300 --> 00:13:31.700 does this indwelling work? 00:13:32.220 --> 00:13:33.220 It's a great question. 00:13:33.700 --> 00:13:34.539 It's a mystery. 00:13:36.340 --> 00:13:37.659 What I can tell you is this, 00:13:37.779 --> 00:13:38.360 Jesus ascends 00:13:39.019 --> 00:13:40.259 to the right hand 00:13:40.259 --> 00:13:41.759 of God the Father Almighty 00:13:41.759 --> 00:13:45.820 and sends the Holy Spirit 00:13:45.820 --> 00:13:47.780 to His church. 00:13:48.900 --> 00:13:49.720 That's what we see 00:13:49.720 --> 00:13:50.440 in the book of Acts, 00:13:50.540 --> 00:13:51.580 the outpouring 00:13:51.580 --> 00:13:53.140 of God's Spirit 00:13:53.140 --> 00:13:54.280 in answer 00:13:54.280 --> 00:13:55.820 to His promise. 00:14:01.900 --> 00:14:03.060 Okay, that's verse nine. 00:14:04.540 --> 00:14:05.660 Raises a question, though, 00:14:05.720 --> 00:14:06.020 for us. 00:14:06.100 --> 00:14:07.500 If it's so good 00:14:07.500 --> 00:14:08.580 to have the Spirit, 00:14:09.160 --> 00:14:10.600 if it's better 00:14:10.600 --> 00:14:11.560 than having Jesus, 00:14:12.720 --> 00:14:13.680 why is it? 00:14:14.540 --> 00:14:15.560 Paul goes on to tell us 00:14:15.559 --> 00:14:17.000 in verses 10 and 11. 00:14:17.219 --> 00:14:18.159 It is better 00:14:18.159 --> 00:14:19.099 to have the Spirit 00:14:19.099 --> 00:14:20.159 because the Spirit 00:14:20.159 --> 00:14:21.959 means life now 00:14:21.959 --> 00:14:24.019 and the Spirit 00:14:24.019 --> 00:14:25.000 means life 00:14:25.000 --> 00:14:26.319 in the future. 00:14:27.279 --> 00:14:28.059 The Spirit 00:14:28.059 --> 00:14:29.439 means life now 00:14:29.439 --> 00:14:31.059 and the Spirit 00:14:31.059 --> 00:14:32.099 means life 00:14:32.099 --> 00:14:33.379 in the future. 00:14:34.139 --> 00:14:35.399 But Paul says it 00:14:35.399 --> 00:14:36.199 in a way 00:14:36.199 --> 00:14:36.919 that could potentially 00:14:36.919 --> 00:14:37.659 be confusing. 00:14:37.939 --> 00:14:38.939 So this is verse 10. 00:14:39.019 --> 00:14:39.279 He says, 00:14:39.379 --> 00:14:40.939 the body is dead 00:14:40.939 --> 00:14:42.219 because of sin. 00:14:42.220 --> 00:14:44.120 What body? 00:14:45.360 --> 00:14:46.600 And how exactly 00:14:46.600 --> 00:14:48.500 is that body dead? 00:14:49.000 --> 00:14:49.980 When Paul says 00:14:49.980 --> 00:14:50.700 your body, 00:14:50.879 --> 00:14:51.879 he is referring 00:14:51.879 --> 00:14:53.680 to your whole person, 00:14:53.860 --> 00:14:55.560 your embodied existence, 00:14:55.560 --> 00:14:56.759 and the fact 00:14:56.759 --> 00:14:57.820 that it still 00:14:57.820 --> 00:14:59.040 has the presence 00:14:59.040 --> 00:14:59.580 of sin. 00:15:00.879 --> 00:15:01.940 You'll remember before 00:15:01.940 --> 00:15:02.620 we've talked about 00:15:02.620 --> 00:15:03.860 the fact that sin 00:15:03.860 --> 00:15:04.899 has three elements 00:15:04.899 --> 00:15:05.300 to it. 00:15:05.340 --> 00:15:06.180 It has a power, 00:15:06.320 --> 00:15:06.879 a penalty, 00:15:06.879 --> 00:15:07.779 and a presence. 00:15:07.779 --> 00:15:10.179 Jesus in his life 00:15:10.179 --> 00:15:10.659 and death 00:15:10.659 --> 00:15:11.299 and resurrection 00:15:11.299 --> 00:15:12.220 have dealt 00:15:12.220 --> 00:15:13.679 with the power 00:15:13.679 --> 00:15:14.579 and penalty 00:15:14.579 --> 00:15:15.240 of sin 00:15:15.240 --> 00:15:16.019 in the life 00:15:16.019 --> 00:15:17.159 of the Christian. 00:15:17.839 --> 00:15:18.539 The presence 00:15:18.539 --> 00:15:19.319 of sin 00:15:19.319 --> 00:15:20.360 remains. 00:15:21.480 --> 00:15:22.360 Part of the presence 00:15:22.360 --> 00:15:22.899 of sin 00:15:22.899 --> 00:15:24.259 is the way 00:15:24.259 --> 00:15:25.259 it affects 00:15:25.259 --> 00:15:26.620 your entire 00:15:26.620 --> 00:15:27.539 person. 00:15:28.439 --> 00:15:29.379 It's present 00:15:29.379 --> 00:15:31.439 in the sins 00:15:31.439 --> 00:15:32.199 that you commit, 00:15:32.339 --> 00:15:33.319 in the temptations 00:15:33.319 --> 00:15:34.240 you face, 00:15:34.559 --> 00:15:36.720 and it is present 00:15:36.720 --> 00:15:38.240 in the way 00:15:38.240 --> 00:15:38.920 that sickness 00:15:38.920 --> 00:15:39.800 and decay 00:15:39.800 --> 00:15:41.000 and death 00:15:41.000 --> 00:15:42.160 and disease 00:15:42.160 --> 00:15:43.720 are still 00:15:43.720 --> 00:15:44.740 at work. 00:15:46.120 --> 00:15:47.040 So the body 00:15:47.040 --> 00:15:47.480 is death. 00:15:48.139 --> 00:15:48.680 Death 00:15:48.680 --> 00:15:49.620 is still 00:15:49.620 --> 00:15:50.660 at work. 00:15:51.200 --> 00:15:51.700 We could put it 00:15:51.700 --> 00:15:52.300 another way. 00:15:53.440 --> 00:15:54.000 Despite 00:15:54.000 --> 00:15:55.040 the presence 00:15:55.040 --> 00:15:56.160 of the Holy Spirit, 00:15:56.620 --> 00:15:57.660 you still 00:15:57.660 --> 00:15:58.279 struggle 00:15:58.279 --> 00:15:58.940 with sin. 00:16:00.759 --> 00:16:01.560 Despite 00:16:01.560 --> 00:16:02.840 the presence 00:16:02.840 --> 00:16:04.440 of the Holy Spirit, 00:16:04.879 --> 00:16:05.960 your physical 00:16:05.960 --> 00:16:06.519 body 00:16:06.519 --> 00:16:07.659 will one 00:16:07.659 --> 00:16:08.679 day die 00:16:08.679 --> 00:16:11.079 and is 00:16:11.079 --> 00:16:11.960 dying 00:16:11.960 --> 00:16:12.860 now. 00:16:14.480 --> 00:16:15.259 That's what it 00:16:15.259 --> 00:16:16.139 means to have 00:16:16.139 --> 00:16:17.299 the body 00:16:17.299 --> 00:16:19.000 of death. 00:16:19.620 --> 00:16:20.419 If you have 00:16:20.419 --> 00:16:20.779 a body, 00:16:20.860 --> 00:16:21.360 by the way, 00:16:21.500 --> 00:16:22.340 which I think 00:16:22.340 --> 00:16:22.919 you all do, 00:16:23.600 --> 00:16:24.579 you know this. 00:16:25.259 --> 00:16:26.079 I don't have to 00:16:26.079 --> 00:16:26.840 convince you 00:16:26.840 --> 00:16:27.480 that death 00:16:27.480 --> 00:16:28.779 is at work, 00:16:29.299 --> 00:16:30.419 at least if you've 00:16:30.419 --> 00:16:31.000 made it past 00:16:31.000 --> 00:16:31.779 a certain age. 00:16:31.779 --> 00:16:36.519 that takes 00:16:36.519 --> 00:16:37.139 us to the next 00:16:37.139 --> 00:16:37.919 piece of verse 00:16:37.919 --> 00:16:38.360 10. 00:16:38.639 --> 00:16:39.000 Paul says 00:16:39.000 --> 00:16:39.379 this, 00:16:40.819 --> 00:16:41.399 if Christ 00:16:41.399 --> 00:16:42.459 is in you, 00:16:43.120 --> 00:16:43.759 although the 00:16:43.759 --> 00:16:44.480 body is dead 00:16:44.480 --> 00:16:45.240 because of sin, 00:16:45.919 --> 00:16:46.679 the Spirit 00:16:46.679 --> 00:16:47.839 is life 00:16:47.839 --> 00:16:49.019 because of 00:16:49.019 --> 00:16:49.519 righteousness. 00:16:50.600 --> 00:16:50.799 Now, 00:16:50.819 --> 00:16:51.100 we've already 00:16:51.100 --> 00:16:51.740 talked about 00:16:51.740 --> 00:16:52.399 how Christ 00:16:52.399 --> 00:16:53.179 is in you. 00:16:53.559 --> 00:16:54.779 He is in you 00:16:54.779 --> 00:16:55.699 by the 00:16:55.699 --> 00:16:56.480 indwelling 00:16:56.480 --> 00:16:57.500 of the Holy 00:16:57.500 --> 00:16:58.460 Spirit because 00:16:58.460 --> 00:16:59.379 of Jesus 00:16:59.379 --> 00:17:00.620 and God 00:17:00.620 --> 00:17:01.180 the Father 00:17:01.180 --> 00:17:02.259 sending the 00:17:02.259 --> 00:17:03.340 Spirit to 00:17:03.340 --> 00:17:04.519 the church. 00:17:06.220 --> 00:17:06.720 We've already 00:17:06.720 --> 00:17:07.259 talked about 00:17:07.259 --> 00:17:07.860 verse 9, 00:17:07.940 --> 00:17:08.599 how we moved 00:17:08.599 --> 00:17:09.620 from Spirit 00:17:09.620 --> 00:17:10.140 of God 00:17:10.140 --> 00:17:10.880 to Spirit 00:17:10.880 --> 00:17:11.779 of Christ. 00:17:12.819 --> 00:17:13.640 Verse 10 00:17:13.640 --> 00:17:14.480 tells us 00:17:14.480 --> 00:17:15.759 the Spirit 00:17:15.759 --> 00:17:18.120 is life. 00:17:19.779 --> 00:17:20.400 Yes, 00:17:21.319 --> 00:17:22.559 your body 00:17:22.559 --> 00:17:23.779 has death 00:17:23.779 --> 00:17:24.720 here 00:17:24.720 --> 00:17:25.660 and 00:17:25.660 --> 00:17:26.500 now, 00:17:27.240 --> 00:17:29.360 but because 00:17:29.360 --> 00:17:29.839 of the Holy 00:17:29.839 --> 00:17:30.319 Spirit, 00:17:31.240 --> 00:17:31.839 life 00:17:31.839 --> 00:17:33.420 is what 00:17:33.420 --> 00:17:34.759 is ultimately 00:17:34.759 --> 00:17:35.860 true, 00:17:36.200 --> 00:17:38.180 which raises 00:17:38.180 --> 00:17:38.980 another question. 00:17:39.740 --> 00:17:40.299 What does 00:17:40.299 --> 00:17:40.720 that mean? 00:17:41.559 --> 00:17:42.579 What does it 00:17:42.579 --> 00:17:43.240 mean that you 00:17:43.240 --> 00:17:44.019 have life 00:17:44.019 --> 00:17:46.559 of the 00:17:46.559 --> 00:17:46.900 Spirit? 00:17:48.599 --> 00:17:49.220 Part of the 00:17:49.220 --> 00:17:49.559 answer to 00:17:49.559 --> 00:17:50.259 that question, 00:17:50.900 --> 00:17:51.259 Paul's going 00:17:51.259 --> 00:17:51.839 to unpack 00:17:51.839 --> 00:17:52.440 in the rest 00:17:52.440 --> 00:17:52.900 of Romans 00:17:52.900 --> 00:17:53.500 chapter 8, 00:17:53.559 --> 00:17:53.839 so I'm not 00:17:53.839 --> 00:17:54.500 going to spoil 00:17:54.500 --> 00:17:55.059 all of it 00:17:55.059 --> 00:17:55.480 for you. 00:17:56.220 --> 00:17:56.740 By the way, 00:17:56.819 --> 00:17:57.160 some people 00:17:57.160 --> 00:17:57.740 believe that 00:17:57.740 --> 00:17:58.839 Romans chapter 8 00:17:58.839 --> 00:17:59.720 is the best 00:17:59.720 --> 00:18:00.420 chapter in 00:18:00.420 --> 00:18:00.980 the entire 00:18:00.980 --> 00:18:01.299 Bible. 00:18:03.079 --> 00:18:03.759 So we're not 00:18:03.759 --> 00:18:04.220 going to tackle 00:18:04.220 --> 00:18:04.720 all of it 00:18:04.720 --> 00:18:05.099 this morning. 00:18:05.180 --> 00:18:05.440 I'm going to 00:18:05.440 --> 00:18:06.119 give you a few 00:18:06.119 --> 00:18:06.700 examples, 00:18:06.859 --> 00:18:07.039 though, 00:18:07.400 --> 00:18:08.019 of what it 00:18:08.019 --> 00:18:08.480 means to 00:18:08.480 --> 00:18:09.379 have life 00:18:09.379 --> 00:18:10.920 because of 00:18:10.920 --> 00:18:11.639 the Spirit 00:18:11.639 --> 00:18:12.400 of Christ. 00:18:14.019 --> 00:18:15.480 have you 00:18:15.480 --> 00:18:16.920 ever been 00:18:16.920 --> 00:18:17.519 convicted 00:18:17.519 --> 00:18:18.319 of your 00:18:18.319 --> 00:18:18.579 sin? 00:18:21.160 --> 00:18:21.700 If you're 00:18:21.700 --> 00:18:22.059 a Christian, 00:18:22.180 --> 00:18:22.460 you have to 00:18:22.460 --> 00:18:22.980 say yes to 00:18:22.980 --> 00:18:23.160 that. 00:18:23.559 --> 00:18:24.099 It's part of 00:18:24.099 --> 00:18:24.559 what it means 00:18:24.559 --> 00:18:25.019 to follow 00:18:25.019 --> 00:18:25.660 after Jesus. 00:18:27.139 --> 00:18:27.779 If you've 00:18:27.779 --> 00:18:28.139 ever been 00:18:28.139 --> 00:18:28.779 convicted of 00:18:28.779 --> 00:18:29.279 your sin, 00:18:29.559 --> 00:18:30.599 that was 00:18:30.599 --> 00:18:31.099 the Holy 00:18:31.099 --> 00:18:32.139 Spirit at 00:18:32.139 --> 00:18:33.440 work giving 00:18:33.440 --> 00:18:35.099 you life. 00:18:35.099 --> 00:18:39.539 have you 00:18:39.539 --> 00:18:40.259 ever read 00:18:40.259 --> 00:18:40.779 the Bible 00:18:40.779 --> 00:18:42.439 and had 00:18:42.439 --> 00:18:42.939 incredible 00:18:42.939 --> 00:18:43.740 clarity 00:18:43.740 --> 00:18:45.079 about Jesus 00:18:45.079 --> 00:18:46.019 and his 00:18:46.019 --> 00:18:47.319 work on 00:18:47.319 --> 00:18:48.019 your behalf? 00:18:51.619 --> 00:18:52.559 That was 00:18:52.559 --> 00:18:52.939 the Holy 00:18:52.939 --> 00:18:53.419 Spirit 00:18:53.419 --> 00:18:55.779 illuminating 00:18:55.779 --> 00:18:57.019 the Scriptures 00:18:57.019 --> 00:18:57.699 for you. 00:18:58.980 --> 00:18:59.819 1 Corinthians 00:18:59.819 --> 00:19:00.679 chapter 2 00:19:00.679 --> 00:19:01.799 says we 00:19:01.799 --> 00:19:02.699 can't actually 00:19:02.699 --> 00:19:03.639 understand 00:19:03.640 --> 00:19:04.440 spiritual 00:19:04.440 --> 00:19:04.840 things, 00:19:04.940 --> 00:19:05.280 the things 00:19:05.280 --> 00:19:05.759 of God, 00:19:06.300 --> 00:19:07.259 unless his 00:19:07.259 --> 00:19:08.360 Holy Spirit 00:19:08.360 --> 00:19:08.940 is at 00:19:08.940 --> 00:19:09.240 work. 00:19:10.400 --> 00:19:10.920 If you've 00:19:10.920 --> 00:19:11.540 ever listened 00:19:11.540 --> 00:19:12.440 to a sermon 00:19:12.440 --> 00:19:13.040 and there's 00:19:13.040 --> 00:19:13.640 just been so 00:19:13.640 --> 00:19:14.480 much clarity 00:19:14.480 --> 00:19:15.200 and truth 00:19:15.200 --> 00:19:15.980 and life 00:19:15.980 --> 00:19:16.380 that has 00:19:16.380 --> 00:19:16.960 come to 00:19:16.960 --> 00:19:17.320 you, 00:19:17.480 --> 00:19:18.240 that is 00:19:18.240 --> 00:19:18.980 ultimately 00:19:18.980 --> 00:19:19.980 and finally 00:19:19.980 --> 00:19:20.520 the work 00:19:20.520 --> 00:19:21.120 of God's 00:19:21.120 --> 00:19:21.420 Spirit, 00:19:21.800 --> 00:19:22.920 not the 00:19:22.920 --> 00:19:23.300 work of 00:19:23.300 --> 00:19:23.720 the preacher. 00:19:25.360 --> 00:19:25.960 It's the 00:19:25.960 --> 00:19:26.440 work of 00:19:26.440 --> 00:19:27.220 God's Spirit 00:19:27.220 --> 00:19:27.900 giving the 00:19:27.900 --> 00:19:28.400 preacher 00:19:28.400 --> 00:19:29.120 clarity, 00:19:29.580 --> 00:19:30.160 the work 00:19:30.160 --> 00:19:30.980 of God's 00:19:30.980 --> 00:19:31.280 Spirit 00:19:31.280 --> 00:19:32.580 giving you 00:19:32.580 --> 00:19:33.540 clarity. 00:19:33.640 --> 00:19:35.740 That's the 00:19:35.740 --> 00:19:36.080 Spirit 00:19:36.080 --> 00:19:37.259 giving life. 00:19:38.420 --> 00:19:38.740 Sometimes 00:19:38.740 --> 00:19:39.240 people will 00:19:39.240 --> 00:19:39.440 say, 00:19:39.540 --> 00:19:39.660 you know, 00:19:39.700 --> 00:19:40.080 before I 00:19:40.080 --> 00:19:40.540 became a 00:19:40.540 --> 00:19:40.840 Christian, 00:19:41.040 --> 00:19:41.640 I would 00:19:41.640 --> 00:19:42.120 listen to 00:19:42.120 --> 00:19:42.480 the word, 00:19:42.580 --> 00:19:42.800 I would 00:19:42.800 --> 00:19:43.180 read it, 00:19:43.220 --> 00:19:43.400 I would 00:19:43.400 --> 00:19:43.720 go to 00:19:43.720 --> 00:19:43.960 church, 00:19:44.020 --> 00:19:44.180 and it 00:19:44.180 --> 00:19:44.320 just 00:19:44.320 --> 00:19:44.759 bounced 00:19:44.759 --> 00:19:45.240 off of 00:19:45.240 --> 00:19:45.440 me. 00:19:47.200 --> 00:19:47.740 And it 00:19:47.740 --> 00:19:47.940 bounced 00:19:47.940 --> 00:19:48.360 off of 00:19:48.360 --> 00:19:48.540 them 00:19:48.540 --> 00:19:49.840 because the 00:19:49.840 --> 00:19:50.860 Holy Spirit 00:19:50.860 --> 00:19:52.020 was not 00:19:52.020 --> 00:19:53.000 there giving 00:19:53.000 --> 00:19:53.960 life. 00:19:55.259 --> 00:19:55.920 It went 00:19:55.920 --> 00:19:56.480 in one ear 00:19:56.480 --> 00:19:57.759 and it 00:19:57.759 --> 00:19:58.000 went out 00:19:58.000 --> 00:19:58.360 the other 00:19:58.360 --> 00:20:00.180 until one 00:20:00.180 --> 00:20:01.759 day it 00:20:01.759 --> 00:20:02.120 cut them 00:20:02.120 --> 00:20:02.400 to the 00:20:02.400 --> 00:20:02.640 heart. 00:20:03.640 --> 00:20:04.480 And why 00:20:04.480 --> 00:20:04.700 did it 00:20:04.700 --> 00:20:05.000 cut them 00:20:05.000 --> 00:20:05.280 to the 00:20:05.280 --> 00:20:05.500 heart? 00:20:06.420 --> 00:20:07.259 Because the 00:20:07.259 --> 00:20:07.960 preacher was 00:20:07.960 --> 00:20:08.560 amazing? 00:20:09.640 --> 00:20:10.020 No, 00:20:10.520 --> 00:20:12.460 because God's 00:20:12.460 --> 00:20:13.340 Spirit was 00:20:13.340 --> 00:20:14.000 at work 00:20:14.000 --> 00:20:15.220 giving them 00:20:15.220 --> 00:20:15.780 life. 00:20:18.780 --> 00:20:19.540 Have you 00:20:19.540 --> 00:20:20.040 ever had a 00:20:20.040 --> 00:20:21.220 powerful sense 00:20:21.220 --> 00:20:22.880 of God's 00:20:22.880 --> 00:20:23.720 presence with 00:20:23.720 --> 00:20:24.820 you in 00:20:24.820 --> 00:20:25.220 suffering? 00:20:25.220 --> 00:20:25.319 love? 00:20:28.120 --> 00:20:28.740 That was 00:20:28.740 --> 00:20:29.120 the Holy 00:20:29.120 --> 00:20:29.460 Spirit. 00:20:31.539 --> 00:20:32.039 We've 00:20:32.039 --> 00:20:32.200 already 00:20:32.200 --> 00:20:32.740 talked about 00:20:32.740 --> 00:20:32.960 that. 00:20:33.039 --> 00:20:33.319 Romans 00:20:33.319 --> 00:20:34.059 chapter 5, 00:20:34.140 --> 00:20:34.420 remember 00:20:34.420 --> 00:20:35.180 verse 5, 00:20:35.680 --> 00:20:36.220 God's 00:20:36.220 --> 00:20:37.440 love has 00:20:37.440 --> 00:20:38.079 been poured 00:20:38.079 --> 00:20:38.860 into our 00:20:38.860 --> 00:20:39.539 hearts 00:20:39.539 --> 00:20:40.759 through the 00:20:40.759 --> 00:20:41.579 Holy Spirit 00:20:41.579 --> 00:20:42.319 who has been 00:20:42.319 --> 00:20:42.900 given to 00:20:42.900 --> 00:20:43.339 us. 00:20:44.779 --> 00:20:45.360 Paul's 00:20:45.360 --> 00:20:45.860 speaking about 00:20:45.860 --> 00:20:46.039 that. 00:20:46.120 --> 00:20:46.299 If you 00:20:46.299 --> 00:20:47.000 remember back 00:20:47.000 --> 00:20:47.480 to chapter 00:20:47.480 --> 00:20:48.220 5, he's 00:20:48.220 --> 00:20:48.900 talking about 00:20:48.900 --> 00:20:49.539 suffering. 00:20:49.539 --> 00:20:50.819 He's 00:20:50.819 --> 00:20:51.420 saying you 00:20:51.420 --> 00:20:53.079 experience and 00:20:53.079 --> 00:20:54.420 feel God's 00:20:54.420 --> 00:20:55.359 love and 00:20:55.359 --> 00:20:56.879 joy in the 00:20:56.879 --> 00:20:57.359 midst of 00:20:57.359 --> 00:20:58.119 trials and 00:20:58.119 --> 00:20:59.659 hardships because 00:20:59.659 --> 00:21:00.700 of the work of 00:21:00.700 --> 00:21:01.200 His Holy 00:21:01.200 --> 00:21:02.259 Spirit giving 00:21:02.259 --> 00:21:03.599 life to 00:21:03.599 --> 00:21:04.279 you. 00:21:04.279 --> 00:21:08.519 But if 00:21:08.519 --> 00:21:09.220 Christ is in 00:21:09.220 --> 00:21:10.299 you, although 00:21:10.299 --> 00:21:11.019 the body is 00:21:11.019 --> 00:21:11.539 dead because 00:21:11.539 --> 00:21:12.619 of sin, the 00:21:12.619 --> 00:21:13.619 Spirit is 00:21:13.619 --> 00:21:14.980 life because 00:21:14.980 --> 00:21:16.579 of righteousness. 00:21:19.879 --> 00:21:20.579 And there's 00:21:20.579 --> 00:21:20.859 more. 00:21:22.059 --> 00:21:22.819 More that we'll 00:21:22.819 --> 00:21:23.799 talk about as we 00:21:23.799 --> 00:21:24.480 work our way 00:21:24.480 --> 00:21:25.099 through Romans 00:21:25.099 --> 00:21:26.099 chapter 8. 00:21:26.220 --> 00:21:26.839 I'll just give 00:21:26.839 --> 00:21:27.399 you one more 00:21:27.399 --> 00:21:27.779 example. 00:21:28.500 --> 00:21:29.160 If you look 00:21:29.160 --> 00:21:29.819 back on your 00:21:29.819 --> 00:21:31.500 life and you 00:21:31.500 --> 00:21:32.119 think back to 00:21:32.119 --> 00:21:32.920 10 years ago, 00:21:32.920 --> 00:21:34.840 and you 00:21:34.840 --> 00:21:35.180 say to 00:21:35.180 --> 00:21:35.560 yourself, 00:21:35.720 --> 00:21:37.640 today I 00:21:37.640 --> 00:21:38.740 have more 00:21:38.740 --> 00:21:39.640 love, joy, 00:21:39.779 --> 00:21:40.519 peace, patience, 00:21:40.700 --> 00:21:41.620 kindness, gentleness, 00:21:41.740 --> 00:21:42.920 and self-control 00:21:42.920 --> 00:21:43.600 than I did 00:21:43.600 --> 00:21:45.660 before, why is 00:21:45.660 --> 00:21:46.080 that true? 00:21:47.800 --> 00:21:48.779 It's not 00:21:48.779 --> 00:21:50.140 true because 00:21:50.140 --> 00:21:50.880 you made a 00:21:50.880 --> 00:21:52.200 habit tracker and 00:21:52.200 --> 00:21:52.880 worked on your 00:21:52.880 --> 00:21:53.340 virtue. 00:21:54.900 --> 00:21:56.100 It is true 00:21:56.100 --> 00:21:57.080 because the 00:21:57.080 --> 00:21:58.039 Holy Spirit, 00:21:58.200 --> 00:21:59.060 the Spirit of 00:21:59.060 --> 00:22:00.300 Christ, was at 00:22:00.300 --> 00:22:01.500 work in you and 00:22:01.500 --> 00:22:02.259 your heart and 00:22:02.259 --> 00:22:02.880 your mind, 00:22:02.920 --> 00:22:03.320 and your 00:22:03.320 --> 00:22:04.580 life bringing 00:22:04.580 --> 00:22:06.360 life to you. 00:22:16.360 --> 00:22:17.779 The Spirit is 00:22:17.779 --> 00:22:19.560 life because 00:22:19.560 --> 00:22:20.779 of righteousness. 00:22:22.460 --> 00:22:23.759 The point of 00:22:23.759 --> 00:22:25.019 verse 10 is 00:22:25.019 --> 00:22:25.400 this. 00:22:26.300 --> 00:22:26.759 As a 00:22:26.759 --> 00:22:28.160 Christian, you 00:22:28.160 --> 00:22:29.420 do not simply 00:22:29.420 --> 00:22:30.680 or merely 00:22:30.680 --> 00:22:32.500 believe or do 00:22:32.500 --> 00:22:33.840 different things. 00:22:34.960 --> 00:22:35.940 Now you do, as 00:22:35.940 --> 00:22:36.519 a Christian, there 00:22:36.519 --> 00:22:37.060 are different 00:22:37.060 --> 00:22:38.700 beliefs and 00:22:38.700 --> 00:22:39.660 behaviors, right? 00:22:40.220 --> 00:22:41.120 But it is not 00:22:41.120 --> 00:22:42.500 merely or simply 00:22:42.500 --> 00:22:43.279 that. 00:22:43.799 --> 00:22:44.820 You also 00:22:44.820 --> 00:22:46.960 have a new 00:22:46.960 --> 00:22:48.420 power and 00:22:48.420 --> 00:22:49.799 a new heart 00:22:49.799 --> 00:22:50.820 at work 00:22:50.820 --> 00:22:52.360 within you. 00:22:52.359 --> 00:22:54.759 if you're a 00:22:54.759 --> 00:22:55.079 Christian. 00:22:55.079 --> 00:22:54.759 If you're a 00:22:54.759 --> 00:22:55.959 Christian, you 00:22:55.959 --> 00:22:56.559 do not merely 00:22:56.559 --> 00:22:57.279 or simply 00:22:57.279 --> 00:22:58.439 believe or do 00:22:58.439 --> 00:22:59.240 different things. 00:22:59.339 --> 00:23:00.240 No, you have 00:23:00.240 --> 00:23:01.519 a new heart 00:23:01.519 --> 00:23:02.559 and a new 00:23:02.559 --> 00:23:03.359 power. 00:23:04.740 --> 00:23:05.979 And as 00:23:05.979 --> 00:23:06.599 the Spirit 00:23:06.599 --> 00:23:07.519 works in you, 00:23:07.619 --> 00:23:08.740 because the 00:23:08.740 --> 00:23:09.639 Spirit works in 00:23:09.639 --> 00:23:11.079 you, you know 00:23:11.079 --> 00:23:12.539 more and more 00:23:12.539 --> 00:23:13.439 that your 00:23:13.439 --> 00:23:14.079 salvation 00:23:14.079 --> 00:23:15.500 is real. 00:23:15.500 --> 00:23:18.660 and as 00:23:18.660 --> 00:23:19.240 the Spirit 00:23:19.240 --> 00:23:19.980 works, you 00:23:19.980 --> 00:23:20.720 have greater 00:23:20.720 --> 00:23:21.460 and greater 00:23:21.460 --> 00:23:22.740 assurance 00:23:22.740 --> 00:23:24.200 of God's 00:23:24.200 --> 00:23:24.880 love. 00:23:30.619 --> 00:23:31.559 Verse 10 00:23:31.559 --> 00:23:32.440 also tells us 00:23:32.440 --> 00:23:33.039 the basis 00:23:33.039 --> 00:23:34.200 of this life. 00:23:35.279 --> 00:23:35.759 The Spirit 00:23:35.759 --> 00:23:36.420 is life 00:23:36.420 --> 00:23:37.920 because of 00:23:37.920 --> 00:23:38.400 righteousness. 00:23:39.660 --> 00:23:40.180 In other 00:23:40.180 --> 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