Sermon, November 6, 2011 - What is a Christian?
Romans 6.15 - 18 What is a Christian?
An absurd question: Shall we sin…? [6.15a]
The obvious answer: NO! [6.15b]
A general principle: You are slaves of the one you obey [6.16]
The principle applied to us: You are a Christian! [6.17-18]
A. A Christian is a person who has EXPERIENCED A CHANGE
1. You are no longer the person you were: You use to be slaves of sin
a. Everyone is guilty [3.23; 5.12]
b. Everyone is a slave
2. You are now a different person: You have come to obey…
3. You have experienced a radical change
a. Will You have come to obey…
b. Emotions …from the heart…
c. Mind …the pattern of teaching…
B. A Christian is a person who has been CHANGED BY GOD
1. You were changed by the truth of God: …the pattern of teaching…
God’s Son 1.1-3
God’s power for salvation 1.14-17
God’s gift of faith 10.17
God’s gift of hope 15.4
2. You were changed by the God of truth: Thanks be to God!
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C. A Christian is a person who LIVES A CHANGED LIFE
The obedience of faith [1.5; 16.26]
1. Faith
2. Obedience
John Olson
