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Sin and Holiness
Study Text
Romans 5: 1 through 6:22
FOCUS
To consider the benefits of sal-
vation and rejoice in Christ's
'ovision.
Outline
Blessings of Justification
A. Peace with God
B. Access to Grace
C. Hope of God's Glory
D. Suffering Produces Good in
Us
E. Love Poured in Our Hearts
F. Saved from God's Wrath
G. Reconciled to GO^
Life through Christ
A. Sin and Death
B. Righteousness and Life
" Freedom from Sin
A. Dead to Sin
B. Alive to Righteousness
Preparing to Teach
Select questions, learning activi-
ties, and items from the Adult
Resource Packet (pages 47-51 1
that will help you fulfill your
lesson objectives.
Fill out the Planning the Session
sheet (Adult Resource Packet,
page 5).
Prepare the transparencies
"Blessings of Justification,"
"Reasons for Rejoicing," "Adam
and Christ," and "Alive in
Christ" (Adult Resource Packet,
pages 47-50).
Copy the work sheet "For
Further Study 11" (Adult
Resource Packet, page 51
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Central Truth
1 The redemptive work of Christ saves from sin and provides
benefits.
Key Verse: Romans 6:22
But now being made free from sin, and become servants to
God, ye have your fruit unto holiness, and the end everlast-
ing life (KJV).
But now that you have been set free from sin and have
become slaves to God. the benefit you reap leads to holiness,
and the result is eternal life (NII').
Introducing the Study
3 n e of a job applicant's considerations, along with the job,
has to do with the benefits the company will be providing
should the person get the job. Health and life insurance, vaca-
tion days, sick days, personal days, and the retirement plan all
affect the value of the job for the applicant.
When a person becomes a Christian, many benefits come with
the life change. Christians receive benefits in this life and in
retirement from earth-eternal life.
Learning Objectives
In this study, we will explore the benefits of salvation. At the
end of the study, students will be able to:
1. Identify the benefits that salvation brings to their lives.
2. Express gratitude for the life they receive through faith in
Christ.
3. Choose to live righteously for God.

Romans 5:l. Therefm being justified by
faith, we have peace with God through our
Lord Jmus Christ.
6,For when we were yet without strength,
in due time Chriat died for the ungdly.
8. But God cammendeth his love toward
uq,in that, while we were yet ~innerrc,Christ
died fof us.
9. Much more then, being now justified
by his blood, we shall be saved from wrnth
through him.
10. Far if, when we wcre enemies, we were
recoaciled to God by the death of his Son,
much m m , being recodclled, we sbnll be
saved by his life.
11, And not only so, but we also joy in God
through our Lord Jesus Christ, by whom w t
have now r~ceivtdthe atonement,
17. (For if by one man's offence death
r e i g n d by one; much more they which receive
abundance of grace and of the gift of righteous-
ness shall reign in life by one, Jesus Christ.)
18. Therefore as by the offefice of one judg-
ment came upon all men to candcmnarion;
even so by the righteousness of one rhe free
gift came upon all men unto jmtifcation of life,
1 9. For as by one man's disobtdicnce many
were m d t sinners, so by the okdience of one
shall many be made righteous,
21. Thu as sin hath reigned unto death, even
so might grace reign through righteousness
%to eternal life by Jesus Chllst our Lord.
Romans 6:6, Knowing this, that our old
man is cmcifiad with him, that the body of sin
might be destrtjycd, that henceforth we should
not serve sin.
I I. Likewise reckon ye also yourselves m
be dead indeed unto sin, but alive unto God
through Jesus Chriat our Lord.
12. Let not sin therefore reign id your
mortal body, that ye should obey it in the lusts
tbmof,
13, Neither yield ye your members a$
instruments of unrighteausnm.ra unto sin: but
yield yournelves unto God. as thwt that are
alive from h e dead, and your mmbtrs as
Instruments of righkusness unto God.
Scripture Setting
New International Vclrion I
Romans 5: 1. Therefore, since we have been
justified through faith, we have peace with Qd
through our Lord Jcdus Christ,
6. You see, at just the right time, when
we were still powerless, Christ died for the
ungodly.
8. But God demonstrates his own love for
us in this; While we were still sinners, Christ
d i d for us.
9. Since we have now been justified by his
blood, how much more shall we be w e d from
a d ' s wrath through him!
10. For if,when we wete God's enemies, we
were raconciled to him through the death of his
Son, how much more, having been mconciled,
shall we be saved through his ER!
1 I . Not only is this so, but we also fejoice
In God through our Lord Jesus Christ, thruugh
whom we have now received reconcilia~on
17. For if, by the trespass of the one man,
death nigdad throuah that one man, how much
more will rhost who receive God's abundant
pmvision of p c e and of the gift of rightwus-
dess reign in life through tbe one man, J c q . 4 ~ ~
Chri$t.
18. Canstquently, just as the result of one
trcspass was condemnation for all men, YO also
the result of o#6 act of righteousness was jwti-
Rcatian t b ~ brings
t life for all men.
19. Fat just as through the disobedience of
the one man the many were made sinners, so
also though the obedlsnse of the one man the
many will be mude righteaus.
2 1. so that, just as sin rei3ne.d In death, so
dlso grace might reign through righteousness
to bring cternd life through Jesuil Chrisl our
Lord.
Romans ti:6. For we know that ow old self
was crucified with him so that the body of sin
might be done away with, t h we ~ should no
longer be slaves to sin.
I 1. In the same way, count yourselves dead
to sin but alive to Oad in Cbrist J t s u ~
12. Therefore do not let sin reign in your
m a d body so hat you olxy its evjl deai~s.
13. Do not oBer the pms of your body to
sin, as insrmments of wickedness, but rather
offer yourselves to God, as those who have
been brought from death to life; and offer the
parts of your body to him as insmrmeilts of
righteousness.
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defhMuth
In the ~rstthree chapters of
the Book of Romans, the apostle
Paul made the case that all people
have sinned, The only remedy for
sin is to put one's faith in Jesus
Christ and His &mptive work.
Such Gth results in justiiication
or being d t c W by God to be in
right standing with Him (3%).
In chapter 5, Paul wrote h u t
some of the benefits that come as
a result of kmgjusrified by faith.
the rranspar%acy ' ' B l d U g S
of JustZMtian.'' Use ic so
disclm~~ofmb
The first of these e l i t s is
peace with God (Romans 5:l).
Peace with G a l means we are
no longer alienated or sepmted
from Him b u s e of our sin-
&&: '%w catl lmowIng we
pace with Gal help us
dalWhf&lh@dgulltand
mdemnadon?"When such feel-
hgs come, we can stand on the
tmh that Cfod has declared us right
itl Hls sight, And we illsa how
that although God will convict us
if we sin, He d o d t condemn us.
As we respond to the convicting
work of the Spirit and confess our
sins, we know the Lord is faithful
to forgive us and cleanse us, to
=store us to right relationship with
Him (see 1 John 1:9).
Paul pointed out that peace
with God is a result of the grace
made available through Christ
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(Romans 5: 1,2). We live in God's
grace by faith. It is not based on
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our woath; we could never cam
God's grace. It is based on the
work of Christ on our behalf.
The peace we have with God
is cause to rejoice "in hope of the
glory of God "(Romans32,m).
As Christians, we have the assur-
auce ihat we will share God's
glory with Christ when He comes.
Another benefit of salvation is
that our suBerings work for us, not
against us (Romans 5:3,4). One
of life's greatest tests is to try to
make sense of our sufferings. As
believers, we know our sufferings
are never without purpost, During
W n g q we are watched over cat-
fully by our Heavenly Father. We
are not on our own to do the best
we an. The press- of our test-
i n g ~produce mature godly charac-
ter in us. Just as diamonds come
from coal that has ken u a k heat
and p s u r e for a long Mod of
t h e , we too need "heat, presswe,
and time" to make us more like
Christ, Our sufferings afe never
useless because of God's grace on
our behalf,
Knowing God is at work in
our hearts h s the hope we
have in Him. This hope is fur-
ther made real to us because of
Commentary 8 Application
the love of Cfod we experience
as part of the h i t of the Spirit
who dwells within us (Romans
5:45). Life can get very fottess-
ful at times, so ternembering the
Father's low for u;9 can give us
the spirinmal we need.
Paul wanted believers to be ~ s l c
tain W dvation was the work
of God, Pcoplc are powerlm to
save thsmlm,but in God's per-
fect~gCmtwfOT~
(Romans 56). G d ' s love was
dearly demonsr#ed in W t 4 s
dying for sinners (verses 7,8).
Christ's death made it possible
for people to be at peach with
God. Tbis means that those who
are justified by faith in Christ'a
atoning mx&e are also saved
from God's wrath (versa 9,101.
Incdbly, Christ died for us
while we were His enemim. If we
were mmdkd to God by His
death, how much more can we
cxp6ct H h to btrng to complt-
don the wmk of salvation in our
livcs s h He f alive? The wrlter
to the kbmvs stated that Christ
'"is able h o to save them to the
u m o s t that come wto God by
him,&g he wet livetb to makc
inkmssim fm thorn" (Hebrews
7:25, ruv), Christ gives us every-
thing we ncod to live as p p l e
who h v e been reconciledbo Uod,
Ask: "How am C h h W to
I pond ta the recondllftion
~d has provided for thm
thmugh Christ?"
Commentary U Application
L 4Teaching Tip 2: Dis
the transparency "Re
for Rejoicing." y3
InRomans5:l-11 P a u l ~ e d
CMstlans to rejoice. They can
rejoice in the hope they have
of shMng W s glory. They
can alw rcjoirc in their wfFcr-
hga, far even in their -hips
and trials they can s6e OoB at
work in their lives. Ultimately,
thew reasons for rejoicing are
made possible only because Osd
has made reconciliation avail-
able through the work of Christ,
M y we never take h e paes we
have with fSsd for granted, but
may we rtjoice daily that Christ
has made it possible for us to be
friends with God,
Ask: "How can knowl
about the blemings t3d
ub etllengthtn us h our daiIy
d&
walk with the Lord?" Knowing
of these ben&ts can make our
faith in God smnger, inhast
out hope, and renew our love for
the Savior. Knowing how much
Gdhaa doheforus, howcanwe
give Him less than our dl?
Beginning in Romans 512,
Pad M t with the issue of how
sin and death came into the world.
Sin enheted thG wid through
Adam (vwse 12). Adam's sin
lwuldng in death.meantt h ~ thet
sins of 0th people would brhg
death, for all peoplt dn,
Some p p l e ask if this moaus
they W t e d Adam's sin, and
if this inherited sin dwms them
The question mism tbe p i n t
af these verses h. All died
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 because dl have s h a d . Each one
dies because of his or her own
sins, not because of Adam's, Yet
Adam's sin instituted a reign of
death that meant no one could
sin md escape tbe penalty (vtrsw
13,14).
Adam serves as a figure or
type af Christ (Romans 514).
A type in the Bible involves a
comparison between people or
I
events by which the type in some
rtspea poin~sto the people or
events that were to come.
We see a series of contrasts
in verses 15-21. First, Adam's
sin that afTwtad all people is
conmtad to the gift of' God's
grace through Jesus Christ (verse
15). A11 who sin will die unless
they accept through God's grace
the gift of life 0ffefe.d to all
thruugh Christ. All h v c sinned,
but God's grace though Jesus
coven our many sins.
The next contrast is betwen
condemnation (sentend to die)
and justification (given the right
to receive life). Conkmation is
the oppsite of justification (vetses
16,18), Unsaved people live in
a continual state d condemna-
tion (see John 3:18), but when
we choose ta &ve justification
through Christ, there is no moE
condemnation (see Romans 8:1,2).
Death and life are a l ~ ocon-
trasted (verse 17). The inevitable
result of sin is death. Through
righteousness by W s gift of
Christ, death no longer reigns in
believers; life does.
Another contrast is between
sin and righteousness (verse
19). From Adam we receive a
sinful nature. When we accept
Christ, we are declared righteous
because of His righteousness and
are no longer considered sinners.
We live righteously by obeying
God's Word through the power
of the Holy Spirit.
A final contrast is between sin
and grace ( v k s 20,21). The
Law makes people more aware
of their sins by defining what dis-
obedience to God is. But thanks
be to God, His grace is greater
than our sin. Grace mahes righ-
teous living possible. Those who
arc made righteous by faith in
Christ receive eternal life.
Ask: '?hh what ways d
daily Ilfe?" God's grace is not
W
u 9 sgrace d e c t you In yo , ,
merely a one-time experience
of divine favor. We continually
need His mercy and forgiveness.
God's grace exceeds our sin and
failure, and by it, He will present
us faultless before His throne, It
is only because of God's grace
that we can have the assurance of
eternal salvation.
dam fmn Sin
Romam B:1-14
We move now from the justi-
ficatioa of believers--our place
in Christ-to the sanctification
of the believer-ur growth in
Christ. In chapter 5, Paul ended a
discussion of God's g m e by not-
ing that where sin abounds, grace
much more abounds. Paul went
on to deflect the argument that if
this is true, shouldn't people sin
Commentary & Application

even more so God's grace is even
more evident (6: 1).
Paul explained why that idea
was wrong. We died to sin, so
we are not to live in it any lon-
ger (verse 2). When we were
baptized into Christ by immer-
sion in water, we were baptized
into His death. That outward act
symboIizes the inward reality.
Going down into the baptismal
water stands for death to sin and
burial with Christ. At that point,
we have died to sin's power to
contl.01 us (verse 3). Coming up
out of the water symbolizes our
resurrection with Christ (verse
4). From then orl we should walk
in our new life in Christ. We are
united with Christ in His death,
burial, and resurrection so we
can live in obedience to Him,
Our old man-fallen sinfuI
nature-was crucified with Christ
and our sin was forgiven when we
received Him (verses 5-71, We are
no longer slaves to sin, because
anyone who has died with Christ
has been freed from sin.
Through His death on the
cross, Jtsuh defeated sin. In His
resurrection, He defeated death
(verses 8- 10). Through Christ's
death, sin's power over the lives
of His followers has also been
broken (verse 14).
Ask: "What are some prac-
tical ways Christians can live
out the truth that they are dead
to sin but alive in Christ?"
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As Christians, we must reckon
ourselves to be dead to sin but
alive to Cfdd in Christ Jesus
(verse 11). Daily we need to
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resist obeying sinful impulses and
desires, accepting the help of the
Spirit to make godly choices. Our
thinking is to be shaped by the
spiritual realities of Scriptures, not
by changeable human standards.
We must not let sin control our
mortal bodies any longer (verse
12). We decide whether or not we
will let sin iule us again. Through
the Holy Spirit's power in us, we
can choose not to let sin rule us,
We are to stop offering the
parts of our body as tools of
unrighteousness to sin (verse 13).
To allow our bodies to be used as
tools of sin is to flirt with spiritual
loss,
When God commands us to
stop one thing, He gives us ssme-
thing far better in its place. We
are to give ourselves to God and
our bodies as tools of rigkteous-
ness (verse 13). The way we live
is to reflect the spiritual reality of
what God has done for us,
Paul continued on to explain
that all people are slaves either
to sin and death or to righteous-
ness and God (Romans6: 15-22).
He anticipated that some might
claim that moving people from
under the Law's control would
result in unholy living, Such
thinking reveals a lack of under-
sranding of God's grace. Orace is
not a license to sin. God's grace
empowers people not to sin,
In New Testament times, a
man sometimes offered to become
someme's slave to secure a living
far himself. Ths may be what
Paul had in mind when he cau-
. tioned Christians nor to give them-
selves over to sin (verse 16). The
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Christian life is to ke one of obedi- Ask: 'Why is the decision
ence to the L Q ~ . to live for God lfterally a 'We
Before we were saved, we or death' choice?" A sinful life
were slaves of sin. When we style produces the fruit of death
baame Chris&$, we died to (verse 21). Nothhg comes
sin's power over us and became from emlavement to sin,The good
slaves to God. Now we are free comes when we become slaves to
to glvc ourselves to righteous- God, for we reap the h i t of holi-
ness as we had given ourselves ness, and, in the end, everlasting
to sin (verses 17-20). life ( w e 22).

e are truly blessed tbr~ughour Lord Jesus Christ and the many btneflt~, .
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s c k g Him, What should our response to this be? Undying gratitude should
at the top of the list. Give thanks every day to the Lord fur all He did to provide
these blessings far us.
We are also to give ourselves wholehwtdy to the Savior as His servants. We
need to allow tbc Holy Spirit to produce in us the life that Crod intends for us. V we
do these things, we will not sin carelessly d we wilI not cheapen God's grace. We
will give ourselves to God every day as holy instrumefi# for Him to use, A line from
Isaac Watt's hymn "When I Survey the Wondrous Cross" sums it up well, " h v e so
amazing, so divine, demands my soul, my fife, my all."

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T he blessings of life In Christ manifefired in Chtistimns attract sinners ro Hitll.
Repare yourself to respond to others who m y ask you what it means to live as
a Christian and what makes living as a Christiatl so different, "Be ready always to
give an answer to wry man that asketh you a reason of the hope that is in you with
meekntss and fm"(1 Peter 3:15, XJV).

Monday Forgiveness, Q For Teaching Tip 6 in next wee&.

Psalm 32: 1- 11
study, see if your church has a hymnal
Tuesday Regencratlon, that contains the old hymn ' W e Time
John 3:1-8
to Be Holy," Borrow enough hymnals
Wednesday Rightcousntss, for each person in your class to have a
Romans 14:s-17
copy, L a d or ask someone to lead the
Thursday Adoption, class in singing the hymn.
EphesIanr 1:2-12
Friday Reconcllidtlbn.
Colossians 1 :12-23
Saturday San&catibn.
Hebrews 9:8-14

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