Even though there is no condemnation for the believer, Satan still attacks the believer with temptation and accusations. Why does Satan accuse and condemn the believer? 1-to grieve God through His children, 2-to rob the believer of joy, hope, peace, and security, and 3-to destroy our Christian witness. Pastor/Dr. David Murphy will show us how the Lord silences the accuser as shown in Zechariah 3:1-5, when Satan accuses Joshua before God about his filthy garments. We'll see 5 truths when dealing with the accuser: 1-you are chosen, 2-you have been rescued from the fire, 3-God has taken away your garments of sin, 4-God has clothed you in righteousness of His Son, and 5-Satan is only your accuser, but God is your judge.

Even though there is no condemnation for the believer, Satan still attacks the believer with temptation and accusations. Why does Satan accuse and condemn the believer? 1-to grieve God through His children, 2-to rob the believer of joy, hope, peace, and security, and 3-to destroy our Christian witness. Pastor/Dr. David Murphy will show us how the Lord silences the accuser as shown in Zechariah 3:1-5, when Satan accuses Joshua before God about his filthy garments. We'll see 5 truths when dealing with the accuser: 1-you are chosen, 2-you have been rescued from the fire, 3-God has taken away your garments of sin, 4-God has clothed you in righteousness of His Son, and 5-Satan is only your accuser, but God is your judge.

Last time, Pastor/Dr. David Murphy showed us that there is no condemnation for the believer. Today, we'll see what this means. In practical terms, the Christian receives no punishment, no future judgement, and no penal servitude. However, when the believer sins, he will still be under divine chastening. So what does it mean to not be under condemnation? 1-God will not reject you because of your failure and defeat, 2-there's no eternal punishment due to you as a believer, and 3-we stand before God in a position of perfection.

Last time, Pastor/Dr. David Murphy showed us that there is no condemnation for the believer. Today, we'll see what this means. In practical terms, the Christian receives no punishment, no future judgement, and no penal servitude. However, when the believer sins, he will still be under divine chastening. So what does it mean to not be under condemnation? 1-God will not reject you because of your failure and defeat, 2-there's no eternal punishment due to you as a believer, and 3-we stand before God in a position of perfection.

We begin our study of Romans chapter 8 by seeing the reasons that God condemns the sinner: 1-man shares in the guilt of Adam's first sin, 2-man was born with a sinful nature, and 3-man's deeds are evil. But as seen in verse 1, there is no condemnation for the believer. We'll study how Paul emphasizes this truth by the words he used in verse 1.

We continue to see the Apostle Paul's personal experience with the Law, and how the Law does not solve the residual problem of the sin nature. Pastor/Dr. David Murphy shows us: 1-Paul's Struggle, that he could diagnosis the sin problem but could not fix it. 2-His deep Sorrow and brokenness that he was a-in bondage to the sinful nature, b-ambivalent (contradictory feelings), and c-had a war on the inside. And 3-the final Solution is in Christ. We must remind ourselves that we're dead in Christ and to walk in the Spirit given to us.

We continue to see the Apostle Paul's personal experience with the Law, and how the Law does not solve the residual problem of the sin nature. Pastor/Dr. David Murphy shows us: 1-Paul's Struggle, that he could diagnosis the sin problem but could not fix it. 2-His deep Sorrow and brokenness that he was a-in bondage to the sinful nature, b-ambivalent (contradictory feelings), and c-had a war on the inside. And 3-the final Solution is in Christ. We must remind ourselves that we're dead in Christ and to walk in the Spirit given to us.

In this section of Romans Chapter 7, Pastor/Dr. David Murphy will show us how the believer is to deal with the residual sinful nature after conversion. The two courses are to either struggle with self-will obedience to the Law or to be delivered by looking to Christ and the Spirit that God provides. We'll see the personal experience of the Apostle Paul as he tried to conquer the flesh through the Law, but found victory in Christ through the power of the Spirit. We'll see that the Law itself is not sin, but it was designed to 1-reveal sin, 2-arouse up sin within us, 3-ruin the sinner, and 4-reflect the sinfulness of man in contrast with God's goodness, glory, and righteousness.

In this section of Romans Chapter 7, Pastor/Dr. David Murphy will show us how the believer is to deal with the residual sinful nature after conversion. The two courses are to either struggle with self-will obedience to the Law or to be delivered by looking to Christ and the Spirit that God provides. We'll see the personal experience of the Apostle Paul as he tried to conquer the flesh through the Law, but found victory in Christ through the power of the Spirit. We'll see that the Law itself is not sin, but it was designed to 1-reveal sin, 2-arouse up sin within us, 3-ruin the sinner, and 4-reflect the sinfulness of man in contrast with God's goodness, glory, and righteousness.

Pastor/Dr. David Murphy reminds us that we could not render the kind of service that God desires under the Law, but the redemptive work of Christ enables the believer to worship and serve God in a new spirit. Pastor will contrast the two ways we serve: 1-in the oldness of the letter and 2-in newness of spirit. We'll then see that the Law (the oldness of the letter) is still necessary today to deal with the unsaved person: 1- to silence man, 2-to show man his guilt, 3- to sensitize man to know what sin is, 4- to substantiate the righteousness of God, 5- to sentence man to wrath, 6- to stir up rebellion in us, and 7- to act as the schoolmaster to bring us to Christ. The Law is good if used lawfully.