Episode 7

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28th Aug 2021

Romans 7, Part 7: There Must Be A Death!

There Must Be A Death!

By Tammy Lacock

“So then if, while her husband liveth, she be married to another man, she shall be called an adulteress: but if her husband be dead, she is free from the law; so that she is no adulteress, though she be married to another man.” (Romans 7:3)

With death comes Life! This is Warren Litzman’s discernment of Paul’s message to the Romans here in chapter 7 verse 3. He explains that this is at the heart of Paul’s analogy to marriage, where there must be a death to our old lives if we are to live our new life fully in Christ.

As believers in Christ’s death and resurrection on the cross, the very foundation of Christianity, our old sin-life is nailed to the cross with Christ. Our “old man” is crucified with Christ, and we arise to a new Life in Him.

However, most Christians don’t know this rebirth took place at all. As Christians, although saved, we are adulterers when we still carry on with our old lives.

We can only know this from Paul’s gospel. Only Paul was raised up by Christ himself to bring forth this message to the world.

By Christ’s death, we are left with a clean slate, an entirely new Life! As believers, we are freed from the law of sin and death and baptized into Christ. Christ lives in us and we in Him, joined together in one Spirit. “He that is joined unto the Lord is one spirit. (1 Corinthians 6:17).

Growing up in our new Life in Christ, by His Grace, the Holy Spirit teaches us of Christ and our new Life in Him. Although death to our old lives happened with Christ’s death on the cross, we still must allow the Holy Spirit to renew our minds to this knowledge so that we live the new Life, Christ.

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Loving the Christ-life!
Warren Litzman teaches life in Christ, the Christ-life, the gospel of grace taught by Apostle Paul..
Warren Litzman teaches the Christ-life, the liberating life available when the born-again believer realizes the Spirit of Christ living within is his/her only righteousness and only life. This gospel of grace taught by Paul frees us from sin and law, shifting our focus from self to Christ, relieving us from stressing over perfecting self by works and the guilt and condemnation that follows our inevitable failure at self-righteousness. It leads us into a much more personal, intimate relationship with our heavenly Father as born-again children of God, joint-heirs with Christ.

Christ-life Fellowship is a 502(c)(3) non-profit Christ-centered ministry serving worldwide. You’ll find Warren's books in the Christ-life store (www.christ-life.org/store) and Warren's teaching library at www.grace-media.net.
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Brad Wilson

Brad Wilson is an award-winning broadcaster and film producer who hosts the weekly “Loving the Christ-Life” podcast. In 1971, Brad met Warren Litzman and was introduced to the “in-Christ” message. He and Warren remained friends until Warren left this earth in 2019. The message, which Brad still studies, changed Brad’s life forever, just as it’s done and continues to do with countless other lives around the world. He’s honored to be hosting this very important podcast.