The Road to Romans!
I am just
a hot mess!
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Romans 7:12 25 (NLT)
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12But still, the law itself is holy, and its commands
are holy and right and good.
13But how can that be? Did the law, which is good, cause
my death? Of course not! Sin used what was good to bring about my condemnation
to death. So we can see how terrible sin really is. It uses God’s good commands
for its own evil purposes.
14So the trouble is not with the law, for it is
spiritual and good. The trouble is with me, for I am all too human, a slave to
sin.
15I don’t really understand myself, for I want to do
what is right, but I don’t do it. Instead, I do what I hate.
16But if I know that what I am doing is wrong, this
shows that I agree that the law is good.
17So I am not the one doing wrong; it is sin living in
me that does it.
18And I know that nothing good lives in me, that is, in
my sinful nature. I want to do what is right, but I can’t.
19I want to do what is good, but I don’t. I don’t want
to do what is wrong, but I do it anyway.
20But if I do what I don’t want to do, I am not really
the one doing wrong; it is sin living in me that does it.
21I have discovered this principle of life—that when I
want to do what is right, I inevitably do what is wrong.
22I love God’s law with all my heart.
23But there is another power within me that is at war
with my mind. This power makes me a slave to the sin that is still within me.
24Oh, what a miserable person I am! Who will free me
from this life that is dominated by sin and death?
25Thank God! The answer is in Jesus Christ our Lord. So
you see how it is: In my mind I really want to obey God’s law, but because of
my sinful nature I am a slave to sin.
SO what cause this mess anyway?
VS 12 But still, the law itself is holy, and its
commands are holy and right and good.
13But how can that be? Did the law, which is good, cause
my death? Of course not! Sin used what
was good to bring about my condemnation to death. So we can see how terrible sin really is. It uses
God’s good commands for its own evil purposes.
14So the trouble is not with the law, for it is
spiritual and good. The trouble is with
me, for I am all too human, a slave to sin.
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The law is good
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The law is holy
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Lets not forget
that
o God gave us the law for our good
o To help us understand right from wrong
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Adam in his Sin took what was good and condemned us
all
o And from that day forward Sin has controlled us
o We see it everyday
o The CEO that takes more than he deserves
o The spouse who cheats
o Just watch the news (read some headlines)
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So the trouble is not with the law, its us
o In our human broken state
o We become a slave to sin
o That is why I say the many control the one, the one
cant control the nmany!
§ The kid that runs with the wrong crowd
§ The guy at work that follows when he knows its wrong
§ The wife that listens to the un forgiving friend
o We have to get this point that a battle rages with
in every believer
§ From our flesh (the part of us that craves sin,
lust, greed, pride)
§ And our soul (the spot where Jesus has taken up
residients)
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That’s why the bible says that with out Jesus there
is nothing good in us!
o For the unbeliever there is nothing good
o We only want what is bad no matter how it looks on
the out side
o We are born that way
o And we live that way
Psalm 53:1
(NLT)
1Only fools say in their hearts, “There is no God.”
They are corrupt, and their actions are evil; not one of them does good!
2 Timothy
3:1–3 (NLT)
1You should know this, Timothy, that in the last days
there will be very difficult times.
2For people will love only themselves and their
money. They will be boastful and proud, scoffing at God, disobedient to their
parents, and ungrateful. They will consider nothing sacred.
3They will be unloving and unforgiving; they will
slander others and have no self-control. They will be cruel and hate what is
good.
FINISH THIS!!!!!
Does this ring
true in your life!!!!
VS 15 I
don’t really understand myself, for I want to do what is right, but I
don’t do it. Instead, I do what I hate.
16But if I know
that what I am doing is wrong, this shows that I agree that the law is
good.
17So I am not the one doing wrong; it is sin living in
me that does it.
18And I know that
nothing good lives in me, that is, in my sinful nature. I want to do what
is right, but I can’t.
19I want to do what is good, but I don’t. I don’t want
to do what is wrong, but I do it anyway.
20But if I do what I don’t want to do, I am not really the one doing wrong; it is
sin living in me that does it.
There are 4 major points here!
1. We don’t understand
ourselves, 2. We know what we do is wrong, 3. I know that nothing good lives in
me, and 4. It is sin living in us all that is the cause
So lets take a look at
these 4 points
1. We don’t really understand ourselves
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Most of us
never take the time to understand what truly happened to us the day we meet
Jesus
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Most of us
don’t know about this battle that rages with in us
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Most of us
don’t know how to combat the sin with in us
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If we are
unbelievers its easy
o We do what feels good
o We worry about ourselves
o We are the only God we have to please
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But when we
meet Jesus it all changes
o We are like the hulk!
o With this good and bad raging with in us
o We have to work at it every stinking day
o Everyone said it would be easy
o But its not
o That’s what Paul is saying here!
§ I don’t do what I know I should do
§ I want to I just don’t
§ And that leads us to the next point!
2. We know what we do when we sin its wrong!
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We know when we
sin its wrong
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We know when we
watch that channel late at night we shouldn’t
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We know when we
hide in that bottle we shouldn’t
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We know when we
tell that lie its wrong
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We know when we
use people to get what we want its wrong
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We know when we
should give more but we don’t
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We know when we
should help more but we don’t
Its called sin of
omission and commission
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Not ding what
we should or doing what we shouldn’t
And we know deep down in
our core its wrong, and what you might not know is that’s the spirit talking to
you!
That’s Jesus living in
you, you never felt like that before, but know you do!
3. We need to know NOTHING GOOD lives in us apart
from Jesus!
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There is not
one ounce of good in us
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Not even a
little
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We know the Law
is good
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We know we
should follow but we cant
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Because Sin is
all consuming
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We cant run
from it
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We cant hide
from it
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It is
everywhere
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And its sin
living in us that causes it all!
4. Sin cause us to rebel
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We need to know
that Sin will always be in this world and in our lives
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We cant run
from it
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We could all go
live on a compound and it would still be there
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Because we live
in a fallen world!
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This is HUGLY
IMPORTANT
o That means if there is a part of us that does not
fall to sin (our Soul)
o That when God rebuilds the earth we can Join him
o As long as we live in this body of flesh we will
always battle it
o But some day we will be shed of it
o That’s what we need to concentrate on and why we
need to continue the fight!
2 Timothy
4:5–8 (NLT)
5But you should keep a clear mind in every situation.
Don’t be afraid of suffering for the Lord. Work at telling others the Good
News, and fully carry out the ministry God has given you.
6As for me, my life has already been poured out as an
offering to God. The time of my death is near.
7I have fought the good fight, I have finished the race, and I have remained
faithful.
8And now the prize awaits me—the crown of righteousness, which the Lord, the
righteous Judge, will give me on the day of his return. And the prize is not just for me but for all who eagerly look forward
to his appearing.
Does this hit at the
heart!
VS 21 I have discovered this principle of life—that when I want to do what is right, I
inevitably do what is wrong.
22I love God’s law with all my heart.
23But there is another power within me that is at war
with my mind. This power makes me a slave to the sin that is still within me.
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Vs 21 could be
my theme song!
o We know we will fail
o We know we will make mistakes
o But so does God!
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He knows that
we will never concur this why we are still here
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This is why its
so important to not judge others but love them
o The only difference is that we know Jesus, that we
are trying to live better
§ But we will never be perfect
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Jesus said
this!
John 8:7–11 (NLT)
7They kept demanding an answer, so he stood up again
and said, “All right, but let the one who has never
sinned throw the first stone!”
8Then he stooped down again and wrote in the dust.
9When the accusers heard this, they slipped away one
by one, beginning with the oldest, until only Jesus was left in the middle of
the crowd with the woman.
10Then Jesus stood up again and said to the woman, “Where are your accusers? Didn’t even one of them condemn
you?”
11“No, Lord,” she said. And Jesus said, “Neither do I. Go and sin no more.”
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Here is my point!
o If you truly love Jesus you wont want to judge
others
o If your truly believe you wont need to judge others
§ You wont need others to look bad so you look good
§ Because you will know the only good in you is Jesus
o If you truly follow Jesus you wont have time to
judge others
§ You will belooking longer in the mirror than you
will at others
§ You will be talking with him, about your sins and
wont worry about what others are doing
§ You will worry more about their salvation and less
about your self preservation
o You see we have to repent to win the war of sin in
our own lives
o We have to pray to combat the evil that lives with
in us
o We have to be in community to learn what God wants
from us
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And when we
truly see ourselves for what we are, we will want others to know that there is
only one way out of this mess we call life and his NAME IS JESUS!
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