The Power of “If” – Week 1 (7-17-22)
The Power of “If”
If Only
July 17, 2022
1,784 “if’s” in the Bible
Romans 8:31
IF God is for us, who can be against us?
God is FOR you!
Do you struggle with this thought?
- Performance Trap
- Projection Trap
Romans 3:23
for all have sinned and fall short of the glory of God,
What is sin?
Khata & Hamartia —> To fail or miss the goal
Romans 8:1-4
Therefore, there is now no condemnation for those who are in Christ Jesus, 2 because through Christ Jesus the law of the Spirit who gives life has set you free from the law of sin and death. 3 For what the law was powerless to do because it was weakened by the flesh, God did by sending his own Son in the likeness of sinful flesh to be a sin offering. And so he condemned sin in the flesh, 4 in order that the righteous requirement of the law might be fully met in us, who do not live according to the flesh but according to the Spirit.
- Condemnation vs Conviction
- Condemnation – is feeling guilty over confessed sin
- Conviction – Is feeling guilty over unconfessed sin
1 John 1:9
If we confess our sins, he is faithful and just and will forgive us our sins and purify us from all unrighteousness.
Romans 8:5-11
Those who live according to the flesh have their minds set on what the flesh desires; but those who live in accordance with the Spirit have their minds set on what the Spirit desires. 6 The mind governed by the flesh is death, but the mind governed by the Spirit is life and peace. 7 The mind governed by the flesh is hostile to God; it does not submit to God’s law, nor can it do so. 8 Those who are in the realm of the flesh cannot please God.
Romans 8:9-11
9 You, however, are not in the realm of the flesh but are in the realm of the Spirit, IF indeed the Spirit of God lives in you. And IF anyone does not have the Spirit of Christ, they do not belong to Christ. 10 But IF Christ is in you, then even though your body is subject to death because of sin, the Spirit gives life because of righteousness. 11 And IF the Spirit of him who raised Jesus from the dead is living in you, he who raised Christ from the dead will also give life to your mortal bodies because of his Spirit who lives in you.
Romans 3:23-24
for all have sinned and fall short of the glory of God, 24 and all are justified freely by his grace through the redemption that came by Christ Jesus.