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The War WithinRomans 7:14-25
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The War WithinRomans 7:14-25
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Believer or Unbeliever?• Believer because…–Shift from past (7-13) to present tense
(14-25)–Overall flow of Romans•Condemnation (1:18-3:20)• Justification (3:21-ch5)• Sanctification (ch6-8)
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Believer or Unbeliever?• Believer because…–Shift from past (7-13) to present tense
(14-25)–Overall flow of Romans–Bold statements only true of believers• “agree with the Law” (v16)• sincerely wants to do good (v19,21)• “joyfully concur with the Law” (v22)
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Believer or Unbeliever?• Believer because…–Shift from past (7-13) to present tense
(14-25)–Overall flow of Romans–Bold statements only true of believer
• Actually, a mature believer!
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What’s wrong with me?A: I am “of flesh sold in bondage to sin”
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What’s wrong with me?A: I am “of flesh sold in bondage to sin”
1. the skin covering my bones2. my whole body3. all of me – material & immaterial4. all of me as a fallen human being
– body and spirit broken by sin
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What’s wrong with me?A: I am “of flesh sold in bondage to sin”
1. legal slavery- legally owned by sin- now owned by Christ (6:7)
2. experiential slavery - enslaved to our sinful habits & addictions (6:16)
3. inherited slavery - subject to the traits you were born with (7:14)
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What’s wrong with me?A: I am “of flesh sold in bondage to sin”
= I’m still broken and by nature bent towards sin
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What’s wrong with me?A: I am “of flesh sold in bondage to sin”Result: there’s a war within me...
“inner man” = “mind”vs.
“members of my body”
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All parts broken by sin
What am I?
Material(Visible)
BodyFlesh & Bones
Immaterial(Invisible)
Mind
SpiritHeart
One Unified Person – “Me”“Man,” a “Soul”
Members
Reasoning & Intentions
All the parts of my body, anatomy
Conscience
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What’s wrong with me?A: I am “of flesh sold in bondage to sin”Result: there’s a war within me...“inner man” = “mind”
- how I reason & make intentions- thus, how I choose to obey God
“members of my body”- how I interact w/ the world – my 5 senses- thus, how I experience temptation
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What’s wrong with me?A: I am “of flesh sold in bondage to sin”Result: there’s a war within me...
which sin always wins…
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What’s wrong with me?A: I am “of flesh sold in bondage to sin”Result: there’s a war within me...
which sin always wins…if I’m on my own
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Two Lessons1) The normal Christian life is STRUGGLE
Know your vulnerabilities
2) If I try to fight alone, I will losePractice humility with God & others
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