NewSpring en Casa los Domingos

Main message: Paul’s letter to the Romans (especially Romans 7) honestly diagnoses the human problem: we are trapped in a war with sin that the law exposes but cannot fix. True freedom and justification come only through faith in Christ’s grace, not our own effort.

Key points:

• Romans was written to a divided Jewish–Gentile church and centers on the gospel’s power to justify by faith (Romans 1:16–17).
• Romans 7 describes the inner conflict: wanting to do good but repeatedly doing what one hates — sin’s power lives inside us.
• The law is good and clarifies right and wrong, but sin perverts God’s good gifts (Genesis 3 example) and even uses commandments to stir desire.
• Evil often appears ordinary; ordinary people are capable of monstrous deeds because sin corrupts motives, affections, and behavior (illustrated via Tim Keller’s point).
• The remedy is not moral self‑fixing but receiving Christ’s grace, which brings real freedom; the sermon concluded with a call to repentance and community support.

Scriptures mentioned: Romans 1:16–17, Romans 7:15–24, Genesis 3, Matthew 5–7