The War Within

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The War Within

• Romans 7

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Romans 1-8

• Introduction/Theme (11-17)
• Condemnation All of Humanity Condemned Because
  of Sin (118-320)
• Justification God Gives us the Position of
  Righteousness (321-521)
• Sanctification God Grows us in Practical
  Righteousness (61-839)

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Sanctification Romans 6-8

• Romans 6 Why bother?
• Romans 7 Why is it so hard?
• Romans 8 How do I do it?

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Romans 7

• 71-6 Explain/prove 614b
• Im no longer under law b/c I died
• 77-12 So is the Law sin?
• Problem isnt law, problem is me!
• Pauls pre-conversion example
• 713-25 So is the Law the cause of my spiritual
  death?
• No, problem is still with me!
• Pauls present example

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Romans 714-25

• Why is this Paul as a mature believer?
• Verbs all present tense
• Overall flow of the book this is sanctification
  section
• Bold statements ONLY true of a mature believer

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Romans 714-25

• Flesh
• Skin
• Whole material body
• All of me, body and soul
• All of me without God, as a fallen human being
  with corrupted body and soul

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Romans 714-25

• sold into slavery to sin
• Romans 61-6 Legal slavery to sin
• Romans 615-16 Experiential slavery to sin
• Romans 714 Slavery by nature to sin

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Romans 714-25

• I (egw)
• Emphatic, not needed
• 6 times in this section
• It is me doing it alone, in my own resources
• Never in chapter 8

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Romans 714-25

• 2 Conclusions
• V16 not the laws fault
• V17 it is sins fault my sin nature

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Romans 714-25

• V21 the general principle
• V22-23 the explanation
• There are 2 laws in me!
• V24 the result frustration
• V25a our hope in God
• V25b our struggle for now

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Two Big Lessons

• The Normal Christian life is STRUGGLE
• So struggling with sin is NOT a sign of
  immaturity or lack of faith!
• When you try to do it on your own YOU WILL FAIL
• None of us are strong enough!

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Application

• HUMILITY
• With God confess our brokenness
• With one another seek wise accountability

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