The Newness of the Spirit 心灵的新样 Romans 罗马書 7:1-25 GKCCCC 6/22/2008
The Newness of the Spirit 心灵的新样 “Therefore, my brethren, you also have become dead to the law through the body of Christ, that you may be married to another—to Him who was raised from the dead, that we should bear fruit to God.” (Romans 7:4) “我的弟兄们，这样说来，你们藉着基督的身体，在律法上也是死了，叫你们归於别人，就是归於那从死里活的，叫我们结果子给神。”(罗马書 7:4)
The Newness of the Spirit 心灵的新样 “Thanks be to God—through Jesus Christ our Lord! So then, I myself in my mind am a slave to God's law, but in the sinful nature a slave to the law of sin. (Romans 7:25) “感谢神，靠着我们的主耶稣基督就能脱离了。这样看来，我以内心顺服神的律，我肉体却顺服罪的律了。”(罗马書 7:25)
The Newness of the Spirit 心灵的新样 Romans 7 - General Outline I. The Marriage Analogy (7:1-6) 婚姻的比喻 a. Men who know the law (7:1) 明白律法的人 b. Married woman (7:2) 有了丈夫的女人 c. In Newness of the Spirit (7:6) 按着心灵的新样 II. The Law as Sin’s Tool (7:7-13) 律法是罪的工具 a. “Do not covet” (7:7) 不可起贪心 b. Intend to bring life (7:10) 本来叫人活 III. The Law in the Struggle against Sin (7:14-25) 律法与罪的挣扎 a. Three Laws (7:21-23) 三律法 b. Body of Death (7:24) 取死的身体
The Newness of the Spirit 心灵的新样 Today’s Outline: Dead to the Law, serving in the Spirit 在律法上死, 按着心灵服事主 The Holy Spirit, not the Letter of the Law 按着圣灵,不按着仪文 Serving in the Newness of the Spirit 按着心灵的新样服事主 A Personal Example from J. I. Packer 百克的经历 Three brief applications三简要应用
The Newness of the Spirit 心灵的新样 Dead to the Law, serving in the Spirit 在律法上死, 按着心灵服事主 (Romans 6:14, 7:7-9, 12, 14, 18, 19; Gal. 3:24; Matt. 5:21-48; 1 Cor. 1:30)
The Newness of the Spirit 心灵的新样 The Holy Spirit, not the Letter of the Law 按着圣灵,不按着仪文 (Romans 6:15; 7:4,6)
The Newness of the Spirit 心灵的新样 Serving in the Newness of the Spirit 按着心灵的新样服事主 (Ezekiel 11:19-20, 36:26-27; Luke 22:20; Hebrews 13:20)
The Newness of the Spirit 心灵的新样 A Personal Example from J. I. Packer
How shall we apply today’s message? Realize how willful and rebellious we are by nature apart from Christ and the work of his Spirit. Reckon ourselves dead to this old nature. In Christ we are dead with Him to sin. But now we are to put on the new nature. When we stumble and fail in the path of Christian journey, do not look to the Law as the remedy of our failure.