Confronting guilt by being released from the old law
Romans 7: 1-13
- Session: 14
- Week: 2
- Day: 6
Introduction
In this session Romans 7: 1-13, we will focus on the battle within our minds and souls with old nature and how we can win the war against the four enemies: self, sin, systems of the world, and Satan. For understanding, an example is provided on how a woman could be released from guilty mentality, and conscience either by the death of her former husband or by changing the law through writing a new law. The women, (church) have been released from the law of slavery to sin, to self, to Satan, to the system of this world when she died through Christ and now we are under a new law that makes us slaves to sound living. We could confront guilty conscience when there is death or a change of the law.
Objectives
By the end of this session, the learner will have:
- Understood that it is possible to be born again and still live under the control of your past sinful life.
- Understood the principles of battle within our minds which determine if we are carnal believers or spiritual believers
Outline
- Understanding the power of sin and how to defeat it.
- Battle of the mind
- The four enemies of our souls
Group Study Time
Romans 7: 1-13
Connecting
- Gather with two or more people for a community discovery bible study session.
- Start with a heartfelt prayer, inviting God to guide and bless your understanding.
- Explore the passage by reading it at least twice, using different Bible versions if available, then retell the story together as a group.
- Reflect and share the challenges and blessings you experienced from the previous study.
Comprehending
- Discuss these two statements, a.). you are a spirit; you have a soul (mind) but you live in a body. b) You can’t serve two masters. (soul married to the spirit and married to the flesh)
- What would happen if one woman is married by two husbands at the same time? What is the battle within my mind? What is sanctification?
- Read Roman 7: 1-6. What is revealed about marriage? List 5 truths revealed about the marriage of our souls and productivity
- Read Romans 7: 7-14. List 4 truths you learn about the law. What is the purpose of the law?
Committing
- Engage with the Bible—read, study, memorize, meditate, pray, listen, and live it out.
- List three lessons you have learnt as an agent of change that you would like to put into practice and teach others about.
- Take time and worship Jesus with the attributes revealed about Christ.
- Use the SPACEPETS model, to assist you in putting God’s word into practice. Look for:
- Sin to confess
- Promise to claim
- Attitude to change
- Command to keep
- Error to change
- Prayer to make
- Example to copy
- Truth to obey and
- Something praiseworthy
Communicating
- Identify one person you can connect with and share the valuable insights and lessons you gained from this session.
- Reach out to a new believer—either in person or by phone—and pray with them to support them through their challenges, including any concerns about attending church.
- Create a new group and guide others through this study to help them grow in their understanding.