Romans 8:8-11 – Resurrection: Completed, Continuing, and Coming – Sermon Outline Intro: Those in heaven right now are there without their bodies. Does this matter? Need: Yes! See that without our resurrected, glorified bodies, we cannot inherit the kingdom of heaven! Theme: The Resurrection Blessings of Having Christ’s Spirit : I. Justification: Raised from our sinful flesh in order to belong to & please God. (8-9) A. Recall Paul has explained his inner struggle as a Christian in Romans 7. 1. The law of God is Paul’s delight after the inward man (7:22), but in his members/bodily passions, his sinful flesh possesses another law, the law that still loves sin and leads to captivity, death, hell, 7:23 . 2. So Paul laments in 7:24, “ O wretched man that I am! Who shall deliver me from this body of death ?” B. In our sinful, fallen state, we are body & soul separated from Christ, having no just standing with God
Thoughts on the Reformed faith, preparation for ministry, and doing all to the glory of God.