Book of Romans Romans 6 knowing this, that our old man was crucified with Him, that the body of sin might be done away with, that we should no longer be slaves of sin.——6

Likewise you also, reckon yourselves to be dead indeed to sin, but alive to God in Christ Jesus our Lord.——11

Therefore do not let sin reign in your mortal body, that you should obey it in its lusts. —-12

And do not present your members as instruments of unrighteousness to sin, but present ( yield ) yourselves to God as being alive from the dead, and your members as instruments of righteousness to God. ——13

For sin shall not have dominion over you, for you are not under law but under grace.—-14 Paul’s system of truth Romans 6:16-17 Do you not know that to whom you present yourselves slaves to obey, you are that one’s slaves whom you obey, whether of sin leading to death, or of obedience leading to righteousness? 16

But God be thanked that though you were slaves of sin, yet you obeyed from the heart that form of doctrine to which you were delivered.—-17

And having been set free from sin, you became slaves of righteousness.——18 Weymouth translation Doctrine = ... that System of truth in which you were instructed... Paul system of truth

1. Spirit, soul, and body Man is a 3 Part being 1 Thess 5:23 Now may the God of peace Himself sanctify you completely; and may your whole spirit, soul, and body be preserved blameless at the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ.

God is a Spirit John 4:24 God is Spirit, and those who worship Him must worship in spirit and truth.” God is the Father of spirits Heb 12:9 Furthermore, we have had human fathers who corrected us, and we paid them respect. Shall we not much more readily be in subjection to the Father of spirits and live? Heb 12:22-23 But you have come to Mount Zion and to the city of the living God, the heavenly Jerusalem, to an innumerable company of angels, --22 to the general assembly and church of the firstborn who are registered in heaven, to God the Judge of all, to the “spirits of just men” made perfect.--23 Jesus said His words are Spirit John 6:63 In Romans 8 Paul uses the term spirit 21 times The salvation experience... John 3:3, 6 Jesus answered and said unto him, Verily, verily, I say unto thee, Except a man be born again, he cannot see the kingdom of God.—-3 That which is born of the flesh is flesh; and that which is born of the Spirit is spirit.—-6 Romans 8:16 The Spirit Himself bears witness with our spirit that we are children of God 1 Cor 14:14 For if I pray in a tongue, my spirit prays, but my understanding is unfruitful

Pauls’s system of truth... Teaching on spirit, soul & body is placed first. This teaching opens up the Bible so we can understand Paul’s revelation Note You can never really understand yourself until you understand that man is a three part being. a) I am a spirit b) I have a soul c) I live in a body.

Your spirit is the part of you that you contacts God Your spirit is the part of you that is Born Again... life of God, love, God. 2) Identification with Adam Romans 5:12, 19 Therefore, just as through one man sin entered the world, and death through sin, and thus death spread to all men, because all sinned— 12

For as by one man’s disobedience many were made sinners, so also by one Man’s obedience many will be made righteous.——19 Note Adam’s decision to sin,,, affected all men for all time Jesus’s obedience to the Father, to be sacrifice for sin affects all men when they choose to accept His sacrifice Note Paul’s letters are about 2 men 1 Cor 15:21-22 For since by man came death, by Man also came the resurrection of the dead. —-21 For as in Adam all die, even so in Christ all shall be made alive.—-22

First man Adam ( old man ) - sin, death Second Man, Jesus ( new man ) - Life Jesus is also called the “last Adam” Paul’s letters are about 2 Adam’s 1 Cor 15:45 And so it is written, “The first man Adam became a living being.” The last Adam became a life-giving spirit. One man - got us in this mess One man - got us out = salvation Paul refers to Adam more than any other writer in the Bible To explain how “one man” affected every man

Physical death happened because of spiritual death When Adam sinned —2 deaths First - spiritual death Second-- 930 yrs later physical death 3) Man’s condition in Adam

• Adam Died spiritually = separation from God
• Spiritual death = nature of the devil
• In the kingdom of darkness God’s goal in the plan of Salvation is to reverse everything that happened because of sin 1 John 3:8 He who sins is of the devil, for the devil has sinned from the beginning. For this purpose the Son of God was manifested, that He might destroy the works of the devil. Destroy = to loosen to dissolve, Undo John 10:10 The thief does not come except to steal, and to kill, and to destroy. I have come that they may have life, and that they may have it more abundantly. Zoe = Life ( nature of God ) Religion gives lessons Jesus came to give life ...

2 Cor 5:17-19,21 Therefore, if anyone is in Christ, he is a new creation; old things have passed away; behold, all things have become new. —-17

Now all things are of God, who has reconciled us to Himself through Jesus Christ, and has given us the ministry of reconciliation, —-18

that is, that God was in Christ reconciling the world to Himself, not imputing their trespasses to them, and has committed to us the word of reconciliation.——19