TURNING RIGHT…ON THE ROMAN’S ROAD:
DON’T SETTLE FOR SLAVE WAGES!
(Romans 6:1-23)
- Stop feeding sin’s D________ by sharing Christ’s D__________. (vv.1-6)
- Stop choosing sin’s P_______ by trusting Christ’s P________. (vv.15-18)
- Stop reaping sin’s S_______ by tasting Christ’s G_________. (vv.19-23)
“True encounter with Christ liberates something in us, a power we did not know we had, a hope, a capacity for life, resilience, an ability to bounce back when we thought we were completely defeated. For the Christian there is no defeat, because Christ is risen and lives in us, and Christ has overcome all that seeks to destroy us or to block our human or spiritual growth.”
(Thomas Merton, Catholic monk and author)
“He became what we are that He might make us what He is.”
(St. Athanasius, 295-373)
“This day I call the heavens and the earth as witnesses against you that I have set before you life and death, blessings and curses. Now choose life, so that you and your children may live and that you may love the Lord your God, listen to his voice, and hold fast to him.” (Deuteronomy 30:19-20a)