Set Free From the Power of Sin
I. By Being Justified from the Guilt of Sin -John 8:1-11a
- A. The anatomy of guilt
- 1. Caught in the act of sin - John 8:1-4
- 2. The law's verdict - John 8:5; Rom. 3:19-20
- 3. The accuser's verdict - John 8:10
- a) Accusation in our thoughts - Rom. 2:15
- b) Accusation from others - Rom. 8:33-34
- c) Accusation from the Devil - Rev. 12:9-11
- 4. The guilt from sinful acts - James 2:9-11; 4:17
- 5. The guilt from a sinful nature - John 8:5-9; Matt. 5:27-32
- 6. Condemnation - John 8:10; Rom. 5:16, 18
- B. The removal of guilt
- 1. Not by any works of our own - John 8:10-11; Rom. 3:19-28
- 2. Through the justifying death of Christ - Rom. 5:6-11
II. By Being Saved in His Life from the Power of Sin - John 8:11b-59
- A. Saved in His Life - Rom. 5:9-10
- B. "The Life" that sins no more - John 8:11-12; 1 John 3:4-10
- 1. Living in the law of the Spirit of life to be freed from the
power of sin
- Rom. 8:1-4
- a) The power of sin is a law - Rom. 7:15-8:2
- C. "The Life" that is the embodiment of the Triune God -
John 8:13-30, 48-59
- 1. Living to God in His life - Gal. 2:19-20; Col. 2:8-3:3
- D. "The Life" that is embodied in His Word - John 8:31-37,
43, 47, 52, 55
- 1. The reality of freedom is living a daily life in the Word - John
8:31-32, 36
- 2. The reality of freedom is in our spirit of sonship - John 8:34-36;
Rom. 8:15
- E. The nature of freedom
- 1. Freed from a life of slavery of practicing sin - John 8:34-35;
1 John 3:6-10
- 2. Freed from the source of sin, the Devil - John 8:38-47
- 3. Freedom is found in the realm of the Spirit - 2 Cor. 3:17; Gal.
5:1-5