Lutherna View of Church and State

LESSON TEN

2007-2008

SANCTIFICATION

I. The Language of “Born Again” (p. 156)

A. Ro 6:3,4.

B. New Evangelicals

1. Talk a lot about the born-again experience.

2. Fail to see the real new-birth.

C. Jn 3:5.

D. Tit 3: 4-7 (v.5)

E. By this washing of rebirth and renewal of the Holy Spirit:

1. We are brought into contact with Christ.

2. And, joined with Him in His death.

3. Ro 6 (v.5,8,11,14,23)

F. Father considers His death as our death.

G. Our sins are paid for and we are joined with Christ in His resurrection.

II. The Baptismal Life: Christ in me (p. 156)

A. Gal 2:20.

B. This new life is really Christ’s life.

C. Col 3:1,2.

D. Martin Luther:

“...It is our justification on the basis of the death of Christ and not the renewal that is begun in the sacrament, that gives the act of baptism its character of irrevocable validity.” (quoted, p. 157)

E. Gal 3:26-29.

III. The Forgotten Reality (p. 157)

A. The baptismal life is, after all, a hidden life.

B. Col 2:11,12.

C. Col 3:3.

D. The power at work in Christian’s life: Eph 1:18-20.

IV. The Jesus Connection (p. 158)

A. What God did in raising Christ, He does in us.

B. Eph 2:1.

C. Eph 2:3.

D. Eph 2:6.

V. So What? (p. 159)

A. Small Catechism:

“What does such baptizing with water indicate?

It indicates that the Old Adam in us should by daily contrition and repentance be drowned and die with all sins and evil desires, and that a new man should daily emerge and arise to live before God in righteousness and purity forever.” (quoted, p. 159)

B. The Christian life is never merely the Christian in action.

C. It is Christ in action!