The apostle Paul provides nuggets of wisdom throughout the book of Romans that we would all do well to heed!  When we come to Christ, does that mean all of a sudden we stop sinning?  No, but while we’re certainly not sinless, we will sin less than before we met our Savior.

Those of you who joined us last time may recall that we discussed the Christian’s lifelong battle with sin.  Once we enter the body of Christ, we gain a desire to live for and please God, but the old sinful nature doesn’t completely disappear.

If you’ve been a Christian for any length of time, you’ll be able to identify firsthand with the battle we’re about to discuss here today.  Once Christ enters our life, we gain a desire to live for God.  Along with that remains a desire to live for sin and pleasure.  It’s a constant battle in every Christian’s life!

We’re currently studying Romans chapters five through eight, in a series titled “Essential Christianity”, and we find ourselves today in chapter seven, concentrating on the first six verses.  There are thousands laws in the books and occasionally one will sneak its way in, and the public can’t help but wonder what it’s purpose is.  The law of God doesn’t work that way.  There is a clear, definite, identifiable purpose for its existence, and we’ll see what it is here now.

On today’s program, Pastor Lloyd Pulley will  begin a  study of Romans chapter seven, which depicts man’s struggle with sin. We try to do the right thing, but we can’t seem to conquer our sin. That’s why Jesus Christ died on the cross! HE conquered sin and delivered us from the law.

Today on Bridging the Gap, Pastor Lloyd Pulley will show us that there is such a situation where slavery is a good thing! When we become slaves to righteousness through Jesus Christ! We’re studying Romans chapter six right now, so turn there in your Bible and join us.

 Our study of Romans chapters five through eight resumes on this broadcast.  Pastor Lloyd Pulley is once again in the sixth chapter, and we’ll be concentrating on verses eleven through fourteen. Pastor Lloyd has titled this message “From Slavery to Sin to Fruit unto God”.

Do you ever stop and consider your life and try to figure out what’s the guiding force that you follow? That’s an important question, because way too may people today are allowing g their fleshly desires to rule them. It’s a disastrous way to live. Letting the grace of God reign over your life is what being a Christian is all about.

If we continue to sin even after becoming Christians, why bother becoming one? That question will be answered today on Bridging the Gap, as we continue pastor Lloyd Pulley’s series titled “Essential Christianity”, with a stop in Romans six. 

 Our current series is titled “Essential Christianity”, and our scripture focus is on Romans chapters five through eight. In chapter six, we see that we can either be yielded to sin or yielded to God.  There is no middle ground, and the choice is ours.