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Romans 8-3 tells us that Jesus, who had a body after the likeness of our sinful bodies, condemned sin in the flesh. What does that mean-- How-- In what way was this done by our Savior and what does this mean for the believer. Here is the work by which we are not under condemnation, we are free in the law and we are released into the domain of the Spirit of LIfe.

From Romans 8-2 consider the freedom Christ, the freest man who ever lived, brings to the believer. It is not a freedom outside of the law but a freedom within in it.

From Romans 8-1 we find the beginning point of the sanctified life... We start secure in Christ and delivered from any condemnation. As we shall learn through the initial study of Romans 8... Paul's great interest is to bring the believer to comprehend what they are in Christ and the position they have through him before he would have them consider their practice.

Most certainly the believer is positionally sanctified at exact moment of their new birth. That Sanctification continues through a process of growth. And yet Romans 7 and 8 present to us the practical outworking of God's grace in sanctification brings us to a pattern of development in which we pass through a crisis into the Gospel of our Sanctification.

Correcting confusion in God's work of sanctification. Understanding a where sin rises in the believer helps us understand where sin is also defeated. Considering who Paul is describing in this passage is key to understanding where you fit into the text.

One of the most debated passages in the New Testament. Is Paul giving a personal testimony-- Is it a testimony of his life before being born again or his life after that moment-- Is he addressing a contemporary experience or a past experience-- Where does sin express itself in and from the Christian-- Here is part one of this important passage...