Inspect The Produce

Romans 6:20-23
[20] For when you were slaves of sin, you were free in regard to righteousness. [21] But what fruit were you getting at that time from the things of which you are now ashamed? For the end of those things is death. [22] But now that you have been set free from sin and have become slaves of God, the fruit you get leads to sanctification and its end, eternal life. [23] For the wages of sin is death, but the free gift of God is eternal life in Christ Jesus our Lord.

DEEP SHEET: Sermon Study Questions
1.   How does this passage serve as a means of perseverance for the Christian?
2.   What is meant by the phrase, “free in regard to righteousness”?
3.   How does Paul describe the fruit of our old enslavement to sin? Why do we need to be reminded of it?
4.   How have you seen individual acts of sin bring shame and death?
5.   What is the fruit of our enslavement to God? Why is it so important for us to remember that our new slavery is to a person?
6.   How does v. 23 emphasize the grace of God and the centrality of Christ?
7.   How does Paul affirm the justice of hell in this passage?

References: Ephesians 5:11-12; 1 John 2:17; Ephesians 2:4; 2 Corinthians 5:4.