Lesson
7 June 23, 2002
Intro:
2:4 The false brethren
But it was because of the false brethren secretly brought in,
How did they operate?
secretly brought in, who had sneaked in
What
was their purpose?
to spy out our liberty which we have in Christ Jesus,
What
were they examining? our liberty, the freedom they had
in Christ Jesus.
Liberty evleuqeri,a as a state of being free freedom, liberty, opposite doulei,a (slavery, bondage);
Observations on Liberty/freedom in
Christ.
1.
Our heritage as believer's in Christ is one of freedom. Gal. 5:1, 13
2.
We are free from the domination of the sin nature.
Need to
think about this in 2 ways.
#1. Positional Rom 6:2,7 provision is made! Freed in a legal sense dikaiow
#2. Experientially Rom. 6:11-22
3.
Freedom to serve God
-
6:22 freed from sin and enslaved
to God.
- 1 Pet. 2:16