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Please take your copy of God's Word and turn to Romans chapter 7 with me.
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! Romans 7, verses 7-25.
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What then shall we say that the law is sin?
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By no means. Yet if it had not been for the law, I would not have known sin.
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For I would not have known what it is to covet if the law had not said,
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You shall not covet.
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But sin, seizing an opportunity through the commandment, produced in me all kinds of covetousness.
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For apart from the law, sin lies dead.
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I was once alive apart from the law, but when the commandment came,
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sin came alive and I died.
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The very commandment that promised life proved to be death to me.
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For sin, seizing an opportunity through the commandment, deceived me and through it killed me.
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So the law is holy and the commandment is holy and righteous and good.
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Did that which is good then bring death to me?
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By no means.
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It was sin producing death in me through what is good,
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in order that sin might be shown to be sin,
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and through the commandment might become sinful beyond all measure.
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For we know that the law is spiritual, but I am of the flesh, sold under sin.
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For I do not understand my own actions.
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For I do not do what I want, but I do the very thing I hate.
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Now if I do what I do not want, I agree with the law that it is good.
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So now, it is no longer I who do it, but sin that dwells within me.
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For I know that nothing good dwells in me, that is, in my flesh.
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For I have the desire to do what is right, but not the ability to carry it out.
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For I do not do the good I want, but the evil I do not want, I keep on doing.
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Now if I do what I do not want, it is no longer I who do it, but sin that dwells within me.
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I find it to be a law that when I want to do right, evil lies close at hand.
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For I delight in the law of God in my inner being,
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but I see in my members another law, waging war against the law of my mind,
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and making me captive to the law of sin that dwells in my members.
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Wretched man that I am, who will deliver me from this body of death?
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Thanks be to God, through Jesus Christ our Lord.
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So then, I myself serve the law of God in my mind,
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but with my flesh I serve the law of sin.
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Pray with me.
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Father, we thank you that your word is powerful,
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and it cuts through joint marrow to the intentions of our heart.
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And as we consider our wrestling with sin and holiness in this life,
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help us, Lord.
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Convict us where we need to be convicted.
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Lord, let us stand and abide upon your truth,
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and let our hope be in Jesus Christ who will rescue us.
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In Jesus' name, amen.
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So last week, our sermon text was Romans 7, 1 through 6.
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In Romans 7, 1 through 6, the main idea was that in Christ,
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we have been set free from the law so that we can serve by the Spirit.
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We saw that unbelievers are under the rule of the law.
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When we're in Adam, the law held us captive to its holy and righteous standards.
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Under the law's dominion, we're required to give exact obedience,
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and if broken, we received its penalties.
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Galatians 3.10 says,
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Cursed is everyone who does not keep all things written in the book of the law.
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James 2.10 says,
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To break one part of the law is to break the whole law.
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So under the law's rules, our sinful passions were aroused,
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and we did works that produced bad fruit.
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We broke the law, and we deserve the penalties of it.
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Jesus Christ came and set us free from the law.
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As our federal head, he represented us.
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He lived and died in our place.
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To fulfill his covenant and provide us redemption,
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he himself went under the law and took its consequences.
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Jesus perfectly obeyed the law, fulfilling it for us.
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And Jesus sacrificially took the consequences of the law
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becoming a curse for us and removing our curse.
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Jesus represented us in keeping the law, enduring the curse.
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We've been freed from the rule of the law and its penalties.
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We now belong to another.
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We belong to Jesus Christ.
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The Son has set us free,
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and we are free indeed,
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brothers and sisters.
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The Holy Spirit then takes this work that Jesus did and unites us to Christ.
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He gives us new hearts and puts the law within us,
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causing us to walk in his ways.
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So now we serve by the way of the Spirit.
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We live to please God and to bear fruit for him.
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You are no longer under the law,
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but you are under grace.
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Now, as we come to Romans 7, 7 through 25,
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I'd like to introduce our text by revisiting Martin Luther's life
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for two reasons.
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Tuesday was Reformation Day,
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as we consider Martin Luther's stand and the other reformers
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as they worked to help remove us from,
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or remove themselves from,
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the dominion that they were under
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and the false beliefs of the gospel.
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As they stood on the gospel and justification by faith alone,
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through grace alone,
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and Christ alone.
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So I'd like to revisit that.
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The second reason is
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because his struggle that he had with temptation
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that he called infectum
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is a really good introduction to our text today.
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So as last week,
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I told you that Luther struggled with the temptation
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that he called infectum.
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He describes the struggle as dread,
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as anxiety,
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as foreboding doom.
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At one point, Luther said,
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there is not one corner in him
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that was not filled with the most bitterness,
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the most horror,
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the most fear-dollared,
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and all these things,
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this dread,
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this anxiety,
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this bitterness,
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seemed eternal.
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At the rustling of dry leaves,
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it seems as if the universe
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was going to collapse on him.
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This struggle led unbelieving Luther
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to the cross
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and to embrace a biblical understanding
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of justification by faith alone.
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But for Luther,
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this spiritual struggle,
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this temptation,
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is not merely momentary.
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For the rest of his life,
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he struggled with subsequent experiences
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of temptation
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that made him feel dreadful,
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made him feel sad and depressed,
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that brought great anxiety in him.
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Luther once said,
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temptation and experience
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certainly teach us
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that faith is a really difficult art.
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Luther contended
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that faith and theology
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are wrought
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on the anvil of temptation.
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For Luther,
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his commitment to be holy
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and to kill any sin within him
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produced this rich
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and steadfast faith,
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this unshakable faith
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that stood the temptations
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to be free from his struggles,
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that stood the temptations
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to be living
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and not be condemned
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and suffer death
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from the Roman Catholic Church.
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We may not struggle
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with the same experience as Luther,
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or we may,
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but for most of us,
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I don't think we have the intensity
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of this spiritual conflict.
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But we do all experience
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temptation of sin.
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And we all have a warfare
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where we wrestle with sin.
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There's ill thoughts
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and desires in our hearts,
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but we want to be holy.
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We want to follow God.
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We want to please God.
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So my hope today is
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as we come to Romans 7,
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verses 7 through 25,
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that we see
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while we have been freed
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from the dominion of sin
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and while we've been freed
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from the law,
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there remains a war with sin
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until Jesus Christ rescues us.
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So if you have your bulletin,
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I provide an outline
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for this morning.
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And I'm going to read
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the three points on that outline.
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Point number one.
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We were sinful beyond measure.
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Point number two.
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We experience a war
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in the inner man.
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And point number three.
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We will be delivered
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from this body of death.
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So point one.
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We were sinful beyond measure.
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In verses 7 through 13,
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Paul describes his experience
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as an unbeliever.
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And we see this
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because all the verbs
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that are used
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are in the past tense.
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Communicating a past action.
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Something that's happening
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in the past.
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After verse 14,
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or after verse 13,
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Paul begins using
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a present tense.
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So the text is very clear
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that he's talking
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about the past.
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And then we get into
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verse 14.
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It becomes the present.
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He starts talking
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about his current struggle
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with temptation.
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Verses 7 through 13
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go to explain for us
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verse 5,
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which says,
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for while we are living
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in the flesh,
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our sinful passions
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aroused by the law,
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we're at work
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in our members
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to bear fruit for death.
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And then Romans 7,
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7 through 14,
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describes how the law
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aroused sin
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while remaining
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holy and righteous.
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How does the law
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remain holy and righteous
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but in the same sense
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arouse sin,
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incite sin
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within the unbelieving heart?
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And we'll see
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that the law is good
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and the law is holy
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and the law is righteous
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but we are sinful
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beyond measure.
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It is the law
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that reveals our sin
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and sends us to the gospel
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for justification.
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So verse 7,
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we see another question posed
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to challenge our thinking.
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And then Paul provides us
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with the answer
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to the question
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to clarify this truth,
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to hone in on it
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so we have a good understanding
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of what he's communicating.
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So the verse says,
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what then shall we say?
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Is the law sin?
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Since the law arouses sin,
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is the law itself sin?
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By no means,
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Paul responds.
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And then he spends
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the next four verses
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explaining how the law
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is not sin.
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And he concludes
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in verse 12,
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the law is holy
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and the commandment
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is holy, righteous, and good.
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So Paul's conclusion
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is the question,
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is the law sin?
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Is that no,
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by no means,
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the law is not sin.
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The law is a reflection
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of God's perfections.
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What the law is doing
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in the unbeliever's life
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is exactly what it was
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purposed to do.
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It reveals the unrighteousness
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of the unbelieving heart.
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It reveals what sin is
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and it points people to Jesus,
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points to one
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who fulfilled the law for him,
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who took the curse.
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The law tells us
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what it is to be righteous,
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holy, and good.
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But it not only tells us
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what it is to be
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holy, righteous, and good.
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The law itself
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is holy, righteous, and good.
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The law comes from God
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and it reflects his character
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through its commands.
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To call the law sin
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would to accuse a lawgiver
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of being sinful.
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Paul explains
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that the law cannot be sin
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but because it reflects
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the giver's perfect being.
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It reflects God
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in its commands.
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So we see here
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that the Ten Commandments
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themselves are righteous
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and they show righteousness.
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They are holy
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and they show
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what it looks like
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to live a holy life.
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And they are good
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and they show
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what it is to be good.
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And the law
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ultimately points
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to God,
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the one who is
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supremely righteous,
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who is supremely good,
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and supremely holy.
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So in the following verses
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we're going to see
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the law's purpose
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in revealing sin.
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We see that the law
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exposes sin
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by delineating
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right from wrong.
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It's a perfect standard.
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It shows what God expects
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and shows what right is
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and what wrong is.
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For verse 7,
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it says,
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Yet if it had not been
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for the law,
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I would not have known sin.
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For I would not have known
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what it is to covet
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if the law had not said,
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You shall not covet.
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The law defines
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what sin is.
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It is like a lighthouse
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that shines into our hearts
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and exposes the sin within.
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It defines what it is
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to be contrary to God.
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What it is to be
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against God
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and His ways.
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So while God
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is chief good,
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God is holy
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and He is righteous
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and He is good,
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the law is the chief evil.
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It's a rejection
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of Him and His ways.
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Jeremiah Burroughs
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called the law
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or called the sin
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the evil of evils.
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Sin is a rejection
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of God
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and is lawless.
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Sin is heinous
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and it is a monstrosity.
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It should not be.
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Sin is pure evil
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and a grievous thing.
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Sin is a willful rejection
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of God
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and His sufficiency
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and who He is.
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It's a rejection
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of His holiness.
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He is righteous
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and sin is unrighteous.
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Sin loves the creature
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more than the creator.
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Sin exchanges the glory of God
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and enthrones idols.
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And the law reveals
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what this sin is.
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It delineates
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right from wrong.
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In the sinful passion
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of our flesh,
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apart from Christ,
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the understanding
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of the law
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aroused sin.
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In verse 8,
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Paul says,
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but sin,
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seizing an opportunity
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through the commandment,
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produced in me
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all kinds
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of covetousness.
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Here,
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Paul is portraying
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sin at work.
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Sin is an action.
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It's doing something.
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And the word
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for opportunity
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portrays
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military advancement,
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a military operation.
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So it's as if
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sin saw a weakness
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and through that weakness
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staged an assault.
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The commandment
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to not covet
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was the base
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of operations
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or the way
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in which
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sin attacked Paul
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and incited in Paul
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all types
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of covetousness.
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So the commandment
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that said
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do not covet
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then in the sinner
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aroused
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what it is to covet
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and to do more
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covetousness.
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It aroused sin.
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You can probably
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think of a time
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in your life
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when you were told
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not to do something
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and in being told
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not to do something
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it then provoked
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in you
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to do that thing
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that you're told
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not to do.
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Parents,
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you've probably seen
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this in your kids.
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As you tell them
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not to do something
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and then they do
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what you tell them
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not to do.
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Sin takes advantage
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of the law
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to stir in us
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more sin.
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In the depraved heart
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the commandment
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becomes a production
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factory
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where sin
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is mass produced
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and from it
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comes all kinds
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of covetousness.
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Paul describes
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a time
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when he was alive
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apart from the law.
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You see in the next verse
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it says
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I was alive
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apart from the law.
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He does not mean
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that he was not aware
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of the law.
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Paul was raised in law.
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He knew the Torah
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at a young age.
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He knew the commandments.
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This is talking
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about a time
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where Paul lived
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without an awareness
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of God's righteousness.
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Without an awareness
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that he was under
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judgment from the law
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and condemned by it.
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This is when
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we could call Paul
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a happy pagan.
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He lived
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self-righteous
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and self-assured
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in his pharisaical life.
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He lived
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as
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he would say
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that I was a Pharisee
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of Pharisees.
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He lived
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in this way
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that he enjoyed
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the world
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and the pleasure
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within.
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And we can also
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probably reflect
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on this time
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when before we came
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to Christ
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we lived in our sin
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unaware of God's law
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and we reveled in it.
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We enjoyed sin.
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It was
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our delight.
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But
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Paul goes on to say
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that when the commandment
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came
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it penetrated
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our hearts.
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It penetrated
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his heart.
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When the commandment
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came
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sin came alive
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and I died.
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When he grew
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an awareness
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of what sin is
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of his own wickedness
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the law brought
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conviction.
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It exposed him
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and in doing so
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he produced more sin
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but his sin
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continually was exposed.
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He continually felt
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this weight
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of conviction.
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Once he was alive
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apart from the law
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now he's dead
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according to Romans 7.
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Once he was alive
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but the law came
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and the sin
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deceived him
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and he was killed.
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Sin exposes
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to us
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or the law
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exposes to us
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sin.
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And sin
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deceives us
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and it kills us.
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It shows
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our inability
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to be righteous.
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It shows
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that we
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cannot live
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by the law
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but we live
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under the law
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in a poor state
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because we can't
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fulfill the commandments.
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We have no ability
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to keep them.
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So then Paul
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raises another question.
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So the law
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exposes sin.
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The second question
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Paul raises
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is
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did the good law
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bring death to me?
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And he responds
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again
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by no means.
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The law
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did its job.
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It exposed sin
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and made it known.
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It demonstrates
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our wretched state.
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It demonstrates
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that we could not
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be righteous
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and it said
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that from this exposure
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from the sin
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being made known
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to him
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that he was sinful
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beyond all measure.
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So Paul got to a point
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in his life
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where he was sinful
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beyond all measure
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but then came
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the gospel.
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because of Jesus'
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life,
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death,
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and resurrection
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Paul was set free
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from his great
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sinfulness
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and God has done
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the same work
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in us.
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If we
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apart from Christ
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look at the law
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it will show us
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how we can't
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fulfill it.
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It will show us
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all the places
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that we have broke it.
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It will show the times
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that we did not
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worship God.
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It will show all
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our array of idols.
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It will show the times
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we did not love
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our neighbor
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as ourselves.
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The times we covet
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and the times we lust
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and the times we steal.
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But Jesus Christ came
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he fulfilled the law
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and he took the curse
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for us
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and we have been set free
18:31
from the rule
18:33
of the law.
18:34
We are now free
18:34
in Christ.
18:36
So after Paul
18:37
explains his former
18:39
sinful state
18:39
he seeks to explain
18:41
how sin still remains
18:43
within us though.
18:44
We have been freed
18:45
from the dominion
18:45
of sin
18:46
we have been freed
18:47
from the rule
18:47
of the law
18:48
but
18:49
we still
18:50
experience sin
18:52
today.
18:53
There is a battle
18:53
between our new nature
18:55
our new man
18:56
and between our old nature
18:58
and our old man.
19:00
This battle
19:01
has been won
19:01
in Christ.
19:02
Christ has defeated
19:03
sin and death
19:04
but until he comes again
19:06
or until we die
19:07
we will still
19:08
experience this battle
19:09
and one day
19:10
we will be freed
19:11
from this flesh
19:11
and sin will be no more.
19:14
So point number two
19:15
we experience
19:17
a war
19:17
in the inner man.
19:19
In verse 14
19:20
Paul goes
19:21
from speaking
19:22
in the past
19:22
to now speaking
19:23
in the present
19:24
and Paul is speaking
19:26
of himself
19:27
and his current
19:27
experience.
19:29
There is much
19:29
argument
19:30
much discussion
19:31
among people
19:33
about whether
19:33
this text
19:34
is speaking
19:34
all about
19:35
Paul's past life
19:37
or if
19:38
as Paul
19:39
being a mature man
19:40
this is a current
19:41
experience
19:42
for him.
19:43
I think because
19:44
he was speaking
19:44
in the past
19:45
and now he's speaking
19:45
in the present
19:46
it's clear
19:47
that he's talking
19:48
about his current
19:48
life
19:49
that he is
19:50
writing to the Romans
19:51
explaining that
19:52
now he struggles
19:53
with sin
19:54
now he's waiting
19:55
to be free
19:56
from this body
19:56
of death
19:57
and I hope
19:59
to show that
19:59
as we continue.
20:01
So all Christians
20:03
struggle with sin
20:04
until we will be
20:06
home with God
20:06
and free
20:07
from this sinful
20:08
nature.
20:09
This is what
20:09
Paul communicates
20:10
in verse 14
20:11
when he says
20:12
Paul expresses
20:19
attention here
20:20
that he knows
20:20
the law is spiritual
20:21
but he still
20:22
wrestles
20:23
he's still in the
20:24
flesh
20:24
still under sin
20:26
he still is
20:27
sold into sin
20:28
he's free from
20:28
his dominion
20:29
but it's still
20:30
within him
20:31
and this
20:33
brings us
20:33
to the question
20:34
of how do we
20:34
understand man
20:35
for us to
20:37
properly understand
20:38
sex we need
20:38
to have a
20:39
biblical lens
20:40
by which we
20:40
see man
20:42
how do we
20:43
understand Paul's
20:44
struggle and
20:45
how does that
20:46
help us understand
20:47
our struggle
20:48
so in describing
20:50
man
20:50
often the scriptures
20:52
talk about
20:53
inner man
20:54
and outer man
20:55
it talks about
20:56
a physical
20:58
bodily faculty
20:59
this outer man
21:00
and it talks about
21:02
an inner faculty
21:03
this spiritual
21:04
emotional
21:05
intellectual part
21:06
of man
21:06
that we call
21:07
the inner man
21:08
while the scriptures
21:10
define inner man
21:11
and outer man
21:11
a physical body
21:13
and a spiritual
21:14
self that has
21:15
emotions and
21:16
intellect and
21:17
desires
21:18
these two cannot
21:20
be fully separated
21:21
the bible
21:21
extinguished them
21:22
but the body
21:23
influences our soul
21:25
and our soul
21:26
influences our body
21:27
what we have
21:29
called this
21:30
what this has been
21:30
called
21:31
is the
21:32
psycho
21:33
somatic union
21:34
and basically
21:35
that is saying
21:36
the soul
21:37
and body
21:38
union
21:38
or like what
21:39
biblical counselors
21:40
call it
21:40
the embodied
21:41
soul
21:42
in the scriptures
21:44
the inner man
21:46
which is
21:46
our spiritual
21:47
state
21:48
the intellectual
21:49
our desires
21:50
our thoughts
21:52
all that
21:53
stems
21:54
from our
21:54
inner man
21:55
and often times
21:56
this is talked
21:57
about as the
21:57
heart
21:57
proverbs 423
21:59
says
22:00
keep your heart
22:01
with all diligence
22:01
for from it
22:03
flows the spring
22:04
of life
22:04
so i say all
22:06
that to say
22:06
when we get to
22:07
romans 7
22:08
14 through 25
22:09
paul is exposing
22:12
his inner man
22:12
he's talking about
22:14
the way he
22:15
struggles inside
22:16
himself
22:16
the battle
22:18
within his
22:19
heart
22:19
and i think as
22:20
we get into
22:20
this
22:21
you can relate
22:22
you can relate
22:23
to how
22:23
you struggle
22:24
with sin
22:25
and feel
22:26
paul's tension
22:27
so in romans
22:29
7 it's as if
22:30
paul takes
22:31
a surgeon's
22:32
scapel
22:32
and opens
22:33
his heart
22:33
to express
22:34
a war
22:35
that is occurring
22:36
within himself
22:37
within his
22:37
heart
22:38
in romans
22:39
7 23
22:39
we read
22:40
but i see
22:42
in my members
22:42
another law
22:44
waging war
22:45
against the
22:45
law of my
22:46
mind
22:46
and making
22:47
me captive
22:47
to the law
22:48
of sin
22:49
that dwells
22:49
in my
22:50
members
22:50
in romans
22:52
7 23
22:52
there are
22:53
two laws
22:54
there is
22:56
the law
22:57
of sin
22:58
and death
22:58
the flesh
22:59
and then there's
23:01
the law
23:01
of the spirit
23:02
and there are
23:03
two laws
23:04
are waging war
23:05
against one
23:06
another
23:06
we have
23:07
often called
23:08
this the
23:09
old man
23:09
and the
23:10
new man
23:10
the flesh
23:11
and the spirit
23:11
in romans
23:13
4 that's
23:13
what paul
23:14
calls it
23:14
in romans
23:15
7 it's
23:16
our new
23:17
heart
23:17
with renewed
23:18
desires
23:18
and it's
23:19
our flesh
23:20
with indwelling
23:21
sin
23:21
the law
23:23
of the spirit
23:23
of life
23:24
and the law
23:24
of sin
23:25
and death
23:25
but these
23:26
laws
23:27
he's talking
23:28
about
23:29
are not
23:29
perfect
23:30
standards
23:30
they're not
23:31
rules
23:31
that are
23:32
put before
23:33
paul
23:33
he's now
23:34
talking about
23:35
inward
23:35
influences
23:36
he's talking
23:36
about
23:37
principles
23:37
that are
23:38
in him
23:39
there is a
23:39
principle
23:40
by which
23:40
the spirit
23:41
is in him
23:41
producing life
23:42
there's a
23:43
principle
23:43
by which
23:44
indwelling
23:44
sin is in
23:45
him
23:45
and influencing
23:47
him
23:47
and we
23:48
see this
23:49
in romans
23:51
7
23:51
john owen
23:52
explains this
23:52
a little bit
23:53
further
23:53
he says
23:54
that these
23:55
influences
23:55
the spirit
23:56
and the
23:57
flesh
23:57
constantly
23:58
moves
23:59
and inclines
24:00
us
24:00
towards
24:01
any
24:01
action
24:02
these two
24:03
laws
24:03
within us
24:04
are powerful
24:05
and they're
24:05
affecting us
24:06
seeking
24:07
to move
24:08
us to
24:08
good
24:08
or to
24:09
evil
24:10
to
24:10
righteousness
24:11
to please
24:12
god
24:12
and love
24:12
him
24:13
or to
24:14
sin
24:14
and to
24:15
follow
24:15
the ways
24:16
of our
24:17
flesh
24:17
so let's
24:19
look at
24:20
each
24:20
principle
24:20
separately
24:21
the first
24:22
principle
24:22
the spirit
24:23
of life
24:23
this is
24:25
the holy
24:25
spirit
24:26
that has
24:26
given us
24:27
new
24:27
hearts
24:27
the bible
24:28
says
24:29
when we
24:29
become
24:30
christians
24:30
the holy
24:30
spirit
24:31
comes in
24:31
us
24:31
takes out
24:32
the heart
24:32
of stone
24:33
and puts
24:33
in a
24:34
heart
24:34
of flesh
24:35
the spirit
24:36
gives us
24:36
new hearts
24:37
and puts
24:37
the law
24:37
of god
24:38
within us
24:39
causing
24:39
us
24:40
desires
24:40
to follow
24:41
him
24:41
and do
24:41
his will
24:42
he has
24:43
changed
24:44
within us
24:45
our desires
24:45
to live
24:46
for ourselves
24:47
to live
24:47
the old
24:48
life that
24:48
paul was
24:49
talking about
24:49
in the
24:50
earlier
24:50
parts of
24:51
romans
24:51
7
24:51
and now
24:53
we want
24:54
to do
24:54
good
24:55
there's a
24:55
desire in
24:56
us that
24:56
we want
24:57
to please
24:57
god
24:57
we want
24:58
to love
24:59
him
24:59
and to
25:00
delight
25:00
in him
25:01
and his
25:02
commandments
25:02
the spirit
25:04
is at work
25:05
in the
25:05
inner man
25:06
causing
25:06
us
25:07
and working
25:07
on us
25:08
to love
25:08
god
25:09
and to
25:09
delight
25:09
in his
25:10
law
25:10
and we
25:11
see this
25:11
in romans
25:12
chapter 7
25:12
verse 16
25:14
says i agree
25:15
with the law
25:16
that it is
25:17
good
25:17
verse 18
25:19
i desire to
25:20
do what is
25:21
right
25:21
verse 22
25:23
i delight in
25:25
the law of god
25:25
in my inner
25:26
being
25:27
in verse 25
25:29
i myself
25:30
serve the law
25:31
of god
25:31
with my
25:32
mind
25:32
the holy
25:34
spirit is in
25:35
us now
25:35
and he is
25:36
doing a
25:36
work of
25:36
renovation
25:37
over the
25:38
span of
25:39
the christian's
25:39
life
25:39
the spirit
25:40
is changing
25:41
us
25:41
changing
25:42
the man
25:42
and making
25:43
us more
25:44
like
25:44
jesus
25:45
our lives
25:47
are being
25:47
conformed
25:48
now
25:48
to the
25:49
image
25:49
of christ
25:50
we are
25:50
being
25:51
transformed
25:51
from one
25:52
degree
25:52
of glory
25:53
to another
25:54
by the
25:55
work
25:55
of the
25:56
spirit
25:56
we call
25:57
this work
25:58
this transformation
25:59
this renovation
26:00
of the spirit
26:01
where the new
26:01
man is
26:02
growing and
26:03
helping us
26:04
love god
26:04
more
26:05
progressive
26:06
sanctification
26:07
philippians
26:09
2 13
26:10
through 14
26:11
say
26:11
therefore
26:12
my beloved
26:13
as you have
26:14
always obeyed
26:15
so now
26:16
not only as
26:17
in my presence
26:18
but much more
26:18
in my absence
26:19
work out
26:20
your salvation
26:21
with fear
26:22
and trembling
26:23
for
26:24
it is god
26:25
who works
26:26
in you
26:26
to will
26:27
and to work
26:28
for his good
26:29
pleasure
26:29
see as even
26:31
now we desire
26:32
to do right
26:32
and do good
26:33
we desire to
26:34
love god
26:36
to keep his
26:37
commandments
26:37
and we do this
26:38
working it out
26:39
with fear
26:40
and trembling
26:41
but in the end
26:42
there is this new
26:44
man
26:44
the spirit
26:45
that is working
26:46
and willing
26:46
in us
26:47
transforming us
26:48
and conforming us
26:50
more into
26:51
christ
26:52
and one day
26:54
we will escape
26:55
the flesh
26:55
romans 8
26:57
2 says
26:57
that the spirit
26:59
of life
26:59
has set you
27:00
free from
27:00
the law
27:00
of sin
27:01
and death
27:01
the law
27:02
and sin
27:03
and death
27:03
have been
27:04
killed
27:04
in our union
27:06
with christ
27:06
we're free
27:07
from the law
27:07
of sin
27:07
and death
27:08
the old man
27:09
is experiencing
27:10
a lingering death
27:12
while the new man
27:13
is experiencing
27:14
progressive life
27:15
do you see that
27:16
that our flesh
27:17
is slowly dying
27:19
and one day
27:20
we'll be gone
27:21
and our spiritual side
27:22
our spiritual man
27:23
is continually
27:24
growing
27:25
and progressing
27:25
as we look
27:27
to be holy
27:28
and look more
27:28
like god
27:29
so that leads us
27:31
to the bulk
27:33
of this text
27:34
the second principle
27:35
which is
27:37
the influence
27:38
the principle
27:39
of the law
27:40
of sin and death
27:40
this is the old man
27:43
this is what paul
27:44
calls his flesh
27:45
this is the sin
27:47
that remains
27:48
in us
27:48
so let's look
27:49
at how
27:50
romans 7
27:50
talks about
27:51
this law
27:52
this influence
27:53
of the flesh
27:54
verse 14
27:56
i am of the flesh
27:58
sold under sin
27:59
verse 15
28:00
i do not understand
28:02
my actions
28:03
verse 15
28:05
i do the very thing
28:06
i hate
28:07
verse 17
28:09
sin dwells
28:11
within me
28:12
verse 18
28:13
nothing good
28:15
dwells in me
28:16
that is in my flesh
28:17
verse 18
28:19
i do not have
28:20
the ability
28:20
to carry out
28:21
good
28:22
verse 19
28:24
the evil
28:25
i do not want
28:25
is what
28:26
i keep doing
28:27
verse 20
28:29
sin dwells
28:31
within me
28:31
verse 21
28:33
evil lies
28:34
close at hand
28:35
verse 23
28:37
indwelling sin
28:39
is making me
28:39
captive
28:40
to the law
28:40
of sin
28:41
in verse 24
28:43
we live
28:44
in a body
28:44
of death
28:45
and finally
28:46
verse 25
28:47
with my flesh
28:48
i serve
28:49
the law
28:49
of sin
28:50
it is clear
28:52
that this condition
28:53
this flesh
28:54
that we have
28:54
is active
28:55
and that
28:56
while we do good
28:57
evil lies
28:58
close at hand
28:59
there's this tension
29:00
between
29:01
the spiritual nature
29:02
and the old man
29:03
new man
29:04
and old man
29:04
and our indwelling
29:06
sin
29:06
has powerful
29:08
influence on us
29:09
it's seeking
29:10
to capture us
29:11
to captivate us
29:12
and to lead us
29:13
into more
29:14
evil
29:15
we do not
29:16
understand
29:16
the extent
29:17
of the influence
29:18
that's in us
29:19
by this sin
29:20
or always how
29:21
it is working
29:22
but while we are
29:23
in this body
29:24
we're experiencing
29:25
its poisonous effects
29:26
its influence
29:27
upon us
29:28
james 1 13
29:30
says that
29:31
our flesh
29:32
entices us
29:33
and drags us
29:33
away
29:34
in romans 7
29:36
our flesh
29:37
deceives us
29:38
this inward
29:39
influence
29:40
is so deep
29:41
that paul says
29:42
that he cannot
29:43
understand
29:43
its depths
29:44
of its influence
29:45
in fact
29:46
he says
29:47
he does
29:47
the very thing
29:48
he hates
29:49
because of
29:50
its effectual
29:50
influence
29:51
on him
29:51
the effect
29:53
of indwelling
29:53
sin
29:54
is so deep
29:54
in us
29:55
that we
29:56
do right
29:56
but evil
29:57
is close
29:58
at hand
29:58
and while
29:59
we live
29:59
in this body
30:00
everything
30:00
we do
30:01
evil
30:01
will always
30:02
be close
30:02
by us
30:03
trying to
30:04
sway us
30:05
trying to
30:05
entice
30:05
us
30:06
into sin
30:06
the flesh
30:08
wants us
30:09
to follow
30:09
its desires
30:10
so in
30:12
John
30:12
Owen's
30:12
work
30:13
that he
30:13
calls
30:13
indwelling
30:14
sin
30:14
he says
30:15
this
30:15
regarding
30:16
the tension
30:17
and regarding
30:17
the law
30:18
of sin
30:18
wherever
30:20
you are
30:21
whatever
30:22
you are
30:23
about
30:23
the law
30:24
of sin
30:25
is always
30:25
in you
30:26
in the best
30:27
that you
30:28
do
30:28
in the worst
30:29
men
30:30
little
30:30
consider
30:31
what a
30:31
dangerous
30:32
companion
30:32
is always
30:33
at home
30:34
with them
30:34
when they
30:35
are in
30:36
company
30:36
when alone
30:37
by night
30:38
or by day
30:39
all is
30:39
one
30:40
sin
30:40
is with
30:41
them
30:41
there is
30:42
a living
30:43
coal
30:43
continually
30:44
in their
30:44
house
30:45
which
30:46
if it
30:46
is not
30:47
looked
30:47
after
30:47
will burn
30:48
up in
30:48
fire
30:49
and it
30:49
may
30:49
consume
30:50
them
30:51
oh
30:52
the woeful
30:53
security
30:53
of poor
30:54
souls
30:54
how little
30:55
do most
30:56
men
30:56
think of
30:56
this
30:57
inbred
30:57
enemy
30:57
that is
30:58
never
30:58
away
30:58
from
30:59
home
30:59
how little
31:00
for the
31:01
most part
31:01
doth
31:02
the watchfulness
31:02
of any
31:03
professors
31:03
answer
31:04
the danger
31:04
of their
31:05
state
31:05
and their
31:06
condition
31:06
brothers
31:08
and sisters
31:09
our
31:10
inner man
31:10
is always
31:11
waging war
31:11
within us
31:12
between living
31:13
in the spirit
31:14
and living
31:15
in the flesh
31:15
and there
31:16
is great
31:17
application
31:17
here
31:18
this comes
31:19
home to
31:19
us
31:20
this goes
31:20
into our
31:21
daily
31:21
experience
31:22
and what
31:23
we learn
31:23
is that
31:24
the greatest
31:25
enemy
31:25
is not
31:26
outside
31:26
of us
31:27
it is not
31:28
our spouse
31:29
it is not
31:30
our friends
31:30
it is not
31:31
our children
31:32
our jobs
31:33
our health
31:33
or our
31:34
vices
31:34
the greatest
31:36
enemy
31:36
that we
31:37
have
31:37
is within
31:37
us
31:38
it is
31:38
sin
31:38
that dwells
31:39
in us
31:40
our greatest
31:41
problem
31:41
is not
31:42
outside
31:42
of us
31:43
but
31:43
within
31:44
us
31:44
it is
31:45
the sin
31:45
that dwells
31:46
in you
31:46
the enemy
31:47
is a
31:48
dangerous
31:48
companion
31:49
that
31:50
is always
31:51
close at
31:52
hand
31:52
this enemy
31:53
is always
31:54
seeking to
31:54
seduce you
31:55
and sway
31:55
you
31:56
by its
31:56
power
31:57
indwelling
31:58
sin
31:59
is a
31:59
siren
32:00
call
32:00
seeking
32:01
to lead
32:01
poor
32:02
souls
32:02
away
32:02
to its
32:03
lusts
32:03
and desires
32:04
think
32:05
dear
32:05
believer
32:06
of the
32:07
times
32:07
your
32:08
heart
32:08
is
32:08
easily
32:08
tempted
32:09
of
32:09
speaking
32:10
ill
32:10
of
32:10
others
32:10
think
32:11
about
32:12
the
32:12
times
32:12
that
32:12
poisonous
32:13
words
32:13
come in
32:13
your
32:14
mind
32:14
of
32:14
gossip
32:15
or
32:15
slander
32:15
or
32:16
come out
32:16
of your
32:17
mouth
32:17
towards
32:18
others
32:18
think
32:20
about
32:20
how
32:20
quick
32:21
a
32:21
wayward
32:21
thought
32:22
comes
32:22
into
32:22
our
32:22
mind
32:23
and
32:23
entices
32:24
us
32:24
with
32:24
its
32:24
lust
32:25
think
32:27
how
32:27
deceptive
32:28
our
32:28
flesh
32:28
is
32:29
at
32:29
forming
32:29
idols
32:30
in
32:30
us
32:30
when
32:31
we
32:31
don't
32:31
even
32:31
know
32:32
!
32:32
and then
32:33
we
32:33
see
32:33
them
32:33
and
32:34
we
32:34
work
32:35
to
32:35
get
32:35
rid
32:35
of
32:35
them
32:35
brothers
32:36
and
32:37
sisters
32:37
look
32:37
after
32:38
this
32:38
burning
32:38
coal
32:38
of
32:39
indwelling
32:39
sin
32:39
when
32:40
the
32:40
siren
32:41
call
32:41
is
32:41
sounding
32:42
plug
32:43
your
32:43
ears
32:44
tie
32:44
yourself
32:45
to
32:45
the
32:45
mass
32:45
pluck
32:46
out
32:46
your
32:47
eyes
32:47
cut
32:47
off
32:47
your
32:47
hands
32:48
do
32:48
not
32:49
fall
32:49
into
32:49
the
32:50
grips
32:50
of
32:50
the
32:50
enemy
32:51
do
32:51
not
32:51
let
32:52
sin
32:52
lead
32:52
your
32:53
life
32:53
and
32:53
entice
32:54
you
32:54
with
32:55
this
32:56
I'd
32:56
like
32:56
to
32:56
offer
32:56
five
32:57
points
32:57
of
32:57
application
32:58
number
32:59
one
33:00
be
33:01
watchful
33:01
we
33:03
are
33:03
much
33:04
more
33:04
sinful
33:05
and
33:05
viler
33:05
than
33:06
we
33:06
think
33:06
our
33:07
sin
33:08
and
33:08
satan
33:08
are
33:09
seeking
33:09
to
33:10
snare
33:10
us
33:10
it
33:11
says
33:11
that
33:11
the
33:11
devil
33:12
is
33:12
scheming
33:13
schemes
33:14
and
33:14
temptations
33:15
to
33:15
catch
33:15
us
33:16
we
33:17
need
33:17
to
33:18
be
33:18
sensitive
33:18
we
33:19
need
33:19
to
33:19
have
33:19
a
33:19
sensitive
33:20
conscience
33:20
to
33:21
sin
33:21
our
33:22
conscience
33:22
is
33:22
God's
33:23
gift
33:23
to
33:23
us
33:24
it's
33:24
God's
33:24
deputy
33:25
of
33:25
our
33:25
soul
33:25
it's
33:26
God's
33:26
court
33:27
for
33:27
our
33:27
lives
33:28
a
33:29
sensitive
33:29
conscience
33:30
knows
33:31
God's
33:31
law
33:31
and
33:32
it
33:32
examines
33:33
our
33:34
thoughts
33:34
our
33:35
motives
33:35
and
33:36
our
33:36
actions
33:37
by
33:38
it
33:38
and
33:39
if
33:39
they
33:39
contradict
33:39
it
33:40
it
33:40
seeks
33:40
to
33:41
kill
33:41
that
33:41
sin
33:42
it
33:43
watches
33:43
to
33:43
see
33:44
if
33:44
our
33:44
words
33:44
are
33:44
God
33:45
honoring
33:45
it
33:46
checks
33:46
to
33:46
see
33:46
if
33:46
our
33:46
motives
33:47
are
33:47
God
33:47
exalting
33:48
and
33:49
it
33:49
searches
33:50
our
33:50
desires
33:51
to
33:51
expose
33:51
any
33:51
self
33:52
exalting
33:52
self
33:53
pleasing
33:53
impulse
33:54
so
33:55
labor
33:55
brothers
33:56
and
33:56
to
33:57
yield
33:57
the
33:58
law
33:58
as
33:58
an
33:58
instrument
33:58
of
33:59
your
33:59
conscience
33:59
and
33:59
expose
34:00
sin
34:00
and
34:00
kill
34:01
it
34:01
verse
34:02
21
34:02
says
34:02
even
34:03
when we
34:04
seek
34:04
to do
34:05
right
34:05
evil
34:05
lies
34:06
close
34:06
at
34:06
hand
34:06
the
34:07
most
34:08
holy
34:08
sin
34:08
to
34:08
sin
34:09
to
34:09
to
34:10
sin
34:11
to
34:11
sin
34:11
!
34:41
!
34:43
to
34:42
press
34:43
on
34:43
humility
34:45
is
34:45
an
34:45
antidote
34:45
to
34:46
pride
34:46
because
34:47
it
34:47
depends
34:47
on
34:47
God
34:48
and
34:48
not
34:48
oneself
34:49
and
34:50
we
34:50
see
34:50
this
34:50
in
34:50
the
34:50
saints
34:51
in
34:51
the
34:51
Bible
34:51
Paul
34:52
calls
34:52
himself
34:53
the
34:53
very
34:53
least
34:54
of
34:54
all
34:54
the
34:55
saints
34:55
Job
34:56
says
34:57
that
34:57
he
34:57
despises
34:58
himself
34:58
David
35:00
calls
35:00
himself
35:01
a
35:01
worm
35:01
in
35:03
the
35:03
following
35:03
quotes
35:04
by
35:04
Thomas
35:05
Brooks
35:05
I
35:05
believe
35:05
will
35:05
encourage
35:06
us
35:06
this
35:06
morning
35:06
those
35:08
who
35:08
are
35:08
most
35:08
highly
35:08
valued
35:09
and
35:09
esteemed
35:09
of
35:10
by
35:10
God
35:10
are
35:11
lowest
35:11
and
35:11
least
35:12
in
35:12
their
35:12
own
35:12
estimation
35:13
the
35:14
believer
35:15
who
35:15
desires
35:15
to
35:15
walk
35:16
in
35:16
humility
35:16
views
35:17
themselves
35:17
through
35:17
the
35:18
lens
35:18
of
35:18
Christ
35:18
who
35:19
bore
35:19
the
35:19
cross
35:20
in
35:20
shame
35:20
and
35:20
disgrace
35:21
to
35:21
purchase
35:22
salvation
35:22
for
35:22
sinners
35:23
a
35:23
humble
35:24
heart
35:24
serves
35:24
a
35:25
humble
35:25
heart
35:25
loves
35:26
a
35:26
humble
35:27
heart
35:27
recognizes
35:27
that
35:28
not
35:28
even
35:28
a
35:28
crumb
35:29
of
35:29
mercy
35:29
is
35:30
deserved
35:30
and
35:32
finally
35:32
oh
35:33
labor
35:34
every
35:34
day
35:34
to
35:34
be
35:35
more
35:35
humble
35:35
and
35:36
more
35:36
low
35:36
and
35:36
little
35:37
in
35:37
your
35:37
own
35:37
eyes
35:38
point
35:39
number
35:39
three
35:39
for
35:40
application
35:40
be
35:41
quick
35:42
to
35:42
repent
35:43
to
35:44
give
35:45
a
35:45
little
35:45
of
35:45
sense
35:46
influence
35:46
provides
35:47
a
35:47
breeding
35:47
ground
35:48
for
35:48
more
35:48
sin
35:49
do
35:49
not
35:50
be
35:50
captivated
35:50
by
35:51
its
35:51
influence
35:51
do
35:52
not
35:52
walk
35:52
back
35:53
into
35:53
your
35:53
old
35:53
master
35:53
cell
35:54
do
35:55
not
35:55
listen
35:55
to
35:55
the
35:55
siren's
35:56
call
35:56
you
35:57
are
35:57
no
35:57
longer
35:58
under
35:58
sin's
35:58
dominion
35:59
john
36:00
bunyan
36:00
warns
36:01
take
36:01
heed
36:02
of
36:02
giving
36:02
thyself
36:03
liberty
36:03
of
36:04
committing
36:04
sin
36:04
for
36:05
that
36:05
will
36:05
lead
36:06
to
36:06
another
36:06
then
36:07
you'll
36:07
be
36:07
in
36:07
an
36:08
ill
36:08
custom
36:08
and
36:09
it
36:09
will
36:09
come
36:09
natural
36:10
to
36:10
sin
36:10
to
36:11
begin
36:11
a
36:12
sin
36:12
is
36:12
to
36:13
lay
36:13
a
36:13
foundation
36:13
for
36:14
a
36:14
continuance
36:14
of
36:15
sin
36:15
number
36:17
four
36:18
sigh
36:19
and cry
36:19
!
36:23
We need
36:29
a desire
36:30
to eradicate
36:30
every
36:31
thought
36:32
and motive
36:32
that is
36:33
sinful
36:33
Thomas
36:35
Watson
36:35
says
36:35
a
36:36
godly
36:36
man
36:36
does
36:36
not
36:37
indulge
36:37
himself
36:37
in
36:38
any
36:38
sin
36:38
though
36:39
sin
36:39
lives
36:40
in
36:40
him
36:40
yet
36:40
he
36:41
does
36:41
not
36:41
live
36:42
in
36:42
sin
36:42
we need
36:46
to
36:47
abhor
36:47
and
36:47
hate
36:47
sin
36:48
and
36:48
the
36:48
effects
36:49
it
36:49
has
36:49
on
36:49
us
36:50
we
36:50
need
36:51
to
36:51
hate
36:51
what
36:51
it
36:51
does
36:51
to
36:52
our
36:52
relationship
36:52
with
36:52
God
36:53
we
36:53
need
36:53
to
36:53
hate
36:54
the
36:54
harm
36:54
it
36:54
does
36:54
to
36:55
our
36:55
relationships
36:56
and
36:57
we
36:58
need
36:58
to
36:59
hate
36:59
it
36:59
itself
37:00
sin
37:00
is
37:01
tragic
37:01
lastly
37:02
for
37:03
points
37:03
of
37:04
application
37:04
rest
37:05
in
37:05
Jesus
37:05
Christ
37:06
indwelling
37:07
sin
37:07
should
37:07
lead
37:08
us
37:08
to
37:08
rest
37:08
in
37:09
Jesus
37:09
while
37:10
we
37:10
will
37:11
war
37:11
against
37:11
sin
37:11
our
37:12
whole
37:12
lives
37:12
Jesus
37:13
has
37:13
defeated
37:14
sin
37:14
and
37:15
death
37:15
and
37:16
he
37:16
has
37:16
provided
37:16
us
37:17
victory
37:17
he
37:18
has
37:18
done
37:18
all
37:18
the
37:18
work
37:19
so
37:19
come
37:20
rest
37:20
in
37:21
his
37:21
grace
37:21
today
37:22
enjoy
37:22
the
37:23
cool
37:23
springs
37:23
of
37:24
calvary
37:24
and
37:25
the
37:25
warm
37:25
embrace
37:25
of
37:25
your
37:26
father
37:26
because
37:26
he
37:27
worked
37:27
for
37:27
you
37:28
so
37:29
finally
37:29
that
37:30
leads
37:30
us
37:30
to
37:30
our
37:30
third
37:30
point
37:31
and
37:32
the
37:32
shortest
37:33
point
37:33
number
37:34
three
37:34
we
37:34
will
37:35
be
37:35
delivered
37:35
from
37:36
this
37:36
body
37:36
of
37:36
death
37:37
we
37:38
see
37:38
the
37:39
power
37:39
and
37:39
effects
37:39
of
37:40
the
37:40
law
37:40
of
37:40
sin
37:40
and
37:41
death
37:41
in
37:41
our
37:41
members
37:41
the
37:43
text
37:43
says
37:44
this
37:44
evil
37:44
we
37:45
do
37:45
we
37:45
do
37:46
not
37:46
want
37:46
to
37:46
do
37:46
and
37:47
the
37:47
good
37:47
we
37:47
want
37:48
to
37:48
do
37:48
we
37:48
do
37:49
not
37:49
do
37:49
we
37:50
do
37:50
the
37:50
very
37:50
thing
37:50
we
37:50
hate
37:51
sin
37:51
dwells
37:52
in
37:52
me
37:52
and
37:52
evil
37:53
lies
37:53
close
37:53
at
37:54
hand
37:54
this
37:55
leads
37:55
Paul
37:55
to
37:56
lament
37:56
you
37:56
see
37:56
the
37:56
lament
37:57
in
37:57
the
37:57
text
37:57
he
37:57
says
37:58
wretched
37:59
man
37:59
that
37:59
I
37:59
am
38:00
who
38:01
will
38:01
deliver
38:01
me
38:01
from
38:01
this
38:02
body
38:02
of
38:02
death
38:03
and
38:04
then
38:04
he
38:04
ends
38:05
with
38:05
hope
38:06
hope
38:07
that
38:08
in
38:08
his
38:08
grief
38:09
of
38:09
his
38:09
sin
38:09
in
38:10
the
38:10
devastating
38:10
effects
38:11
as
38:12
his
38:12
emotion
38:12
bubbles
38:13
up
38:13
of
38:13
his
38:14
own
38:14
wretchedness
38:14
that
38:15
there's
38:15
hope
38:16
in
38:16
his
38:16
lament
38:16
and
38:17
this
38:17
hope
38:17
is
38:17
Jesus
38:18
Christ
38:18
thanks
38:19
be to
38:20
God
38:20
through
38:20
Jesus
38:20
Christ
38:21
our
38:21
Lord
38:22
Jesus
38:23
has
38:24
defeated
38:24
sin
38:25
and
38:25
death
38:25
on
38:25
the
38:25
cross
38:26
the
38:26
influence
38:27
and
38:27
effect
38:27
of
38:27
sin
38:28
on
38:28
believers
38:28
is
38:29
temporary
38:29
it
38:30
will
38:30
be
38:30
done
38:30
away
38:31
with
38:31
one
38:31
day
38:31
and
38:32
because
38:33
Jesus
38:33
conquests
38:34
on
38:34
the
38:34
cross
38:35
the
38:36
believer
38:36
lives
38:37
in
38:37
victory
38:37
when
38:39
Jesus
38:39
comes
38:39
back
38:40
we'll
38:40
escape
38:40
this
38:41
body
38:41
or
38:41
when
38:41
we
38:41
die
38:41
we'll
38:42
escape
38:42
this
38:42
flesh
38:43
we
38:43
will
38:43
be
38:44
with
38:44
Jesus
38:44
and
38:45
sin
38:45
will
38:45
be
38:45
no
38:45
more
38:46
and
38:46
this
38:47
is
38:47
what
38:47
Paul's
38:47
longing
38:47
for
38:48
I
38:48
long
38:49
for
38:49
the
38:49
day
38:49
where
38:49
I
38:49
can
38:50
love
38:50
God
38:50
I
38:51
can
38:51
enjoy
38:51
God
38:52
and
38:52
I
38:52
have
38:52
no
38:53
evil
38:53
at
38:53
hand
38:54
there's
38:54
no
38:55
temptation
38:55
no
38:56
sin
38:56
in
38:57
my
38:57
heart
38:57
but
38:58
pure
38:58
joy
38:59
delight
38:59
and
38:59
love
39:00
in
39:00
my
39:00
father
39:00
that's
39:01
Paul's
39:02
longing
39:09
armor
39:10
because
39:10
when
39:11
this
39:11
life
39:11
is
39:11
over
39:12
we
39:12
will
39:12
leave
39:13
our
39:13
sin
39:13
natures
39:13
we
39:14
will
39:14
escape
39:15
this
39:15
body
39:15
of
39:16
death
39:16
the
39:16
war
39:17
will
39:17
be
39:17
over
39:17
and
39:17
sin
39:18
and
39:18
death
39:18
will
39:19
be
39:19
defeated
39:20
so
39:21
wage
39:21
war
39:21
against
39:22
sin
39:22
against
39:23
the
39:23
devil
39:23
and
39:23
against
39:24
the
39:24
world
39:24
put
39:25
on
39:25
your
39:26
armor
39:26
gird
39:26
up
39:27
the
39:27
loins
39:27
of
39:28
your
39:28
minds
39:28
and
39:28
set
39:29
your
39:29
hope
39:29
fully
39:29
on
39:29
the
39:30
grace
39:30
that
39:30
will
39:30
be
39:30
revealed
39:31
to
39:31
you
39:31
take
39:32
every
39:32
thought
39:32
captive
39:33
to
39:33
Christ
39:33
wage
39:34
war
39:34
now
39:35
because
39:35
there
39:35
comes
39:35
a
39:36
day
39:36
when
39:36
the
39:36
war
39:37
will
39:37
cease
39:37
Jesus
39:38
is
39:38
coming
39:39
and
39:39
we
39:39
will
39:39
be
39:39
delivered
39:40
from
39:40
this
39:40
body
39:40
of
39:40
death
39:41
oh
39:42
how
39:42
we
39:42
await
39:43
the
39:43
day
39:43
when
39:44
sin
39:44
is
39:44
no
39:44
longer
39:45
a
39:45
thought
39:45
and
39:46
right
39:46
now
39:46
as
39:47
we
39:47
await
39:48
that
39:48
day
39:48
there
39:48
remains
39:49
a
39:49
battle
39:49
a
39:49
war
39:50
until
39:51
Jesus
39:51
rescues
39:51
us
39:52
so
39:52
in
39:52
closing
39:53
I
39:53
want
39:53
to
39:53
read
39:53
the
39:54
hymn
39:54
on
39:54
the
39:54
back
39:54
of
39:55
your
39:55
outline
39:55
oh
39:56
church
39:57
arise
39:57
and
39:58
hope
39:59
this
39:59
is
39:59
an
39:59
encouragement
39:59
for
40:00
us
40:00
to
40:01
push
40:02
forward
40:02
to
40:03
wage
40:03
war
40:04
and
40:04
to
40:04
set
40:05
our
40:05
affections
40:06
minds
40:06
upon
40:06
God
40:07
it
40:08
says
40:08
oh
40:09
church
40:10
arise
40:10
and
40:11
put
40:11
your
40:11
armor
40:11
on
40:12
hear
40:12
the
40:13
call
40:13
of
40:13
Christ
40:14
our
40:14
captain
40:14
for
40:15
now
40:16
the
40:16
weak
40:16
can
40:16
say
40:17
that
40:17
they
40:17
are
40:17
strong
40:18
in
40:18
the
40:19
strength
40:19
that
40:19
God
40:20
has
40:20
given
40:20
with
40:21
shield
40:21
of
40:22
faith
40:22
and
40:22
belt
40:22
of
40:23
truth
40:23
we'll
40:23
stand
40:24
against
40:24
the
40:24
devil's
40:25
lies
40:25
an
40:26
army
40:26
bold
40:27
whose
40:27
battle
40:27
cries
40:28
love
40:28
reaching
40:29
out
40:29
to
40:29
those
40:30
in
40:30
darkness
40:30
are
40:31
called
40:32
a
40:32
war
40:32
to
40:32
love
40:33
the
40:33
captive
40:33
soul
40:34
but
40:34
to
40:34
rage
40:35
against
40:35
the
40:36
captor
40:36
and
40:37
with
40:37
the
40:37
sword
40:38
that
40:38
makes
40:38
the
40:38
wounded
40:38
whole
40:39
we
40:39
will
40:39
fight
40:40
with
40:40
faith
40:40
and
40:40
valor
40:41
when
40:42
faced
40:43
with
40:43
trials
40:44
on
40:44
every
40:44
side
40:44
we
40:45
know
40:45
the
40:45
outcome
40:46
is
40:46
secure
40:47
and
40:47
Christ
40:48
will
40:48
be
40:48
the
40:48
prize
40:49
for
40:49
which
40:49
he
40:49
died
40:50
an
40:50
inheritance
40:51
of
40:52
nations
40:52
come
40:53
see the
40:54
cross
40:54
where
40:55
love
40:55
and
40:55
mercy
40:55
meet
40:56
as
40:56
the
40:56
son
40:57
of
40:57
God
40:57
is
40:57
stricken
40:57
then
40:58
see
40:59
his
40:59
foes
40:59
lie
40:59
crushed
41:00
beneath
41:00
his
41:00
feet
41:00
for
41:01
the
41:01
conqueror
41:02
has
41:02
risen
41:03
and
41:03
as
41:04
the
41:04
stone
41:04
is
41:04
rolled
41:04
away
41:05
and
41:05
Christ
41:06
emerges
41:06
from
41:06
the
41:07
grave
41:07
this
41:08
victory
41:08
march
41:08
continues
41:09
till
41:09
the
41:09
day
41:10
every
41:11
eye
41:11
and
41:11
heart
41:12
will
41:12
see
41:12
him
41:13
so
41:13
spirit
41:14
come
41:14
put
41:15
strength
41:15
in
41:15
every
41:15
stride
41:16
give
41:16
grace
41:17
for
41:17
every
41:18
hurdle
41:18
that
41:19
we
41:19
may
41:19
!
41:19
run
41:19
with
41:20
faith
41:20
to
41:20
win
41:20
the
41:20
prize
41:21
of
41:21
his
41:22
servant
41:22
good
41:22
and
41:23
faithful
41:23
as
41:24
saints
41:24
of
41:25
old
41:25
line
41:25
the
41:25
way
41:26
retelling
41:26
triumphs
41:27
of
41:27
his
41:27
grace
41:28
we
41:28
hear
41:29
their
41:29
calls
41:29
and
41:29
hunger
41:30
for
41:30
the
41:30
day
41:30
when
41:31
with
41:32
Christ
41:33
we
41:33
stand
41:34
in
41:34
glory
41:34
will
41:35
you
41:35
pray
41:35
with
41:36
me