The following message by Aleister Beg is made available by Truth for Life. For more information, visit us online at truthforlife.org. I invite you to turn with me to Romans and chapter 8 as we continue our studies in this wonderful chapter. One of the high points of the Epistle of Romans and indeed one of the high points I think if we can have high points in the Bible, it’s one of them.

It’s page 800 in the church Bibles if that’s of help to you. And we’re going to read the section that begins at verse 12 and goes to verse 17. Romans chapter 8 and verse 12. Therefore, brothers, we have an obligation, but it is not to the sinful nature to live according to it.

For if you live according to the sinful nature, you will die. But if by the spirit you put to death the misdeeds of the body, you will live. Because those who are led by the spirit of God are sons of God. For you did not receive a spirit that makes you a slave again to fear, but you receive the spirit of sunship. and by him we cry abba father.

The spirit himself testifies with our spirit that we are God’s children. Now if we are children then we are heirs co-airs of God uh heirs of God and co-airs with Christ. If indeed we share in his sufferings in order that we may also share in his glory. As some of us have taken on the challenge of memorizing Romans chapter 8. We’ll be coming to that tonight.

And you will find uh in your bulletin there this morning um Romans 8 uh in the English Standard Version, which is the version that we’ve decided together to uh memorize this in. Some of you don’t have an ESV. You can buy an ESV New Testament, I think, for a dollar through in the bookstore, but um this you can have with you and use as a means of preparation uh for this evening as we continue our memorization.