Suffering eventually touches every life. With it can come hurt, confusion, frustration, discouragement, and even despair. The Bible does not give simple answers that solve our suffering. But it does give us comfort and hope in our suffering; even when we don’t understand why it is happening.

Can you point to a time in your life when you made a decision to surrender your life to Jesus Christ? If so, what is the evidence that you made this decision?

Romans 8 is the answer to the question Paul asked in 7:24 “Who will deliver me from this body of death?” It is like Paul is saying, “I feel so guilty, so condemned.” Many Christians still choose to live under a cloud of condemnation when Christ has provided them a life above it.

So far in this section of Romans we are called to live under grace and above sin, and the law. Now we are challenged to live above the appetites and attitudes of our flesh. It is here that Paul shares his own personal inner struggles, which all of us can identify with.

As it relates to the believer, Romans 6 is about freedom from sin; while Romans 7 is about freedom from the law. With these freedoms comes much responsibility.

Romans 6 seems to indicate that we either live under the banner of grace or sin. By living under the banner of grace means we are living above sin

Grace is one of the most important concepts in the Bible. It is the secret to Christian living. As we continue our study of Romans into chapters 7 & 8 we need to understand exactly what the concept of grace is all about.

When we die in Christ, our old sin nature dies; however that does not mean it was destroyed. We still have a sin nature; but it is rendered powerless. Therefore now we can choose with help to do what is right.

Most Christians are frustrated, discouraged, and defeated because they do not know, believe or apply the truths taught in Romans 6.

There are verses in the Bible that seem to contradict one another. Many times the supposed contradictions are flaws in the English language when attempting to understand the Hebrew and the Greek. This seems to be the case when trying to understand this text on sin.