Think What Spirit Dwells Within You

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I. NEW POWER TO BE YOURSELF
If you belong to Jesus, you have the Holy Spirit inside of you. What are the implications of this?

II. NEW METHOD TO CHANGE YOURSELF
In order to be led by the Spirit, you must put sin to death. How do you put sin to death?

III. NEW FREEDOM TO KNOW YOURSELF
If you’re in Christ you are, at the same time, completely loved and capable of great evil. How does that free you to live loved instead of living afraid?

Discussion Questions

1. In Romans 7:15 Paul says, “But what I hate I do” (7:15). That is how you know you’re a Christian. You hate sin and you can’t stop doing it. Where do you experience this reality in your life the most?
2. John Owen said, “Be killing sin or it will be killing you.” Do you live with this kind of diligence towards sin? If not, why not?
3. How do you kill sin? What are some practical steps? (Hint: Romans 8:5-6 are key.)
4. Romans 8:15 is a crucial verse. What’s the difference between living afraid and living loved?
5. What is the gospel link in Romans 8:1-17?
6. It is the Holy Spirit’s job to assure of God’s love for you. Pray for one another – that the Spirit would lead you to a subjective experience of your Sonship.