Question 6: Why does God make the Christian life so hard? Why do I feel I am not good enough?

TITLE: Too Wide a Chasm

TEXT: Romans 7-8:1-4

THEME: There is no condemnation for believers who have been delivered through Jesus Christ.

Why does God make the Christian life so hard?

I. It’s not just hard- its ____________________. (7:17-20)

A. The Mosaic law shows us what should be.

B. We are powerless by our own efforts to fulfill the law.

C. We are prone to ________________ and justifying our behavior.

II. God has to ____________ us to become what He wants.

(7:21-25, 7:1-7)

A. When we accept Jesus we must be willing to let Him change us.

B. We must ________ for the bondage of the law to end. (Rom. 6)

C. Grace gives us the motivation to live the Christian life.

III. God gives us the Holy Spirit to do in us what we __________ do ourselves. (8:1-8)

A. The Mosaic law can no longer condemn the believer.

B. The Christian life is a process and a journey of

_________________.

C. The Christian life is a battle that we will ultimately win.