It’s All About VictoryIt’s All About VictoryRomans 7:1-25Romans 7:1-25

It’s all about VictoryIt’s all about Victory

We Have Victory Over We Have Victory Over SinSin

Romans 7:21-25Romans 7:21-25

New Living TranslatNew Living Translationion

  V.21 I have V.21 I have

discovered this discovered this principle of life--principle of life--

that when I want to that when I want to do what is right, I do what is right, I inevitably do what inevitably do what

is wrong.is wrong.

Paul’s Paul’s explanation explanation

with the with the believer's believer's

struggle with struggle with Sin leaves us Sin leaves us looking for a looking for a

word Hope. We word Hope. We will find this will find this

Hope in chapter Hope in chapter 88

Most scholars believe Paul Most scholars believe Paul was talking about the was talking about the

sinner’s struggle with sin sinner’s struggle with sin day by day and that the day by day and that the Christian life is not just Christian life is not just

automatic moral perfection.automatic moral perfection.Paul has in mind a principle Paul has in mind a principle

not a Law. not a Law.

When you are attempting to When you are attempting to serve God in the Spirit, have you serve God in the Spirit, have you discovered that the old nature is discovered that the old nature is right there to bring evil? Perhaps right there to bring evil? Perhaps

an evil thought will come into an evil thought will come into your mind. Every child of God, your mind. Every child of God, regardless of his state, must regardless of his state, must admit that in every act and in admit that in every act and in every moment evil is present every moment evil is present with him. Failure to recognize with him. Failure to recognize

this will eventually lead to this will eventually lead to shipwreck in the Christian life. shipwreck in the Christian life.

McGee, J. V. McGee, J. V.

  2222I love God’s law with all I love God’s law with all my heart. my heart. 2323But there is But there is

another poweranother power within me that within me that is at war with my mind. This is at war with my mind. This power makes me a slave to power makes me a slave to

the sin that is still within me.  the sin that is still within me. 

There are two competing There are two competing laws at work in the laws at work in the

believer. One is God’s law. believer. One is God’s law. We know it is perfect, holy We know it is perfect, holy and more desirable than and more desirable than

any treasure.any treasure.

77The instructions of the LORD are The instructions of the LORD are perfect,perfect,reviving the soul. The decrees of the reviving the soul. The decrees of the LORD are trustworthy, making wise LORD are trustworthy, making wise the simple.the simple.88The commandments of The commandments of the LORD are right, bringing joy to the LORD are right, bringing joy to the heart.the heart.The commands of the LORD are clear,The commands of the LORD are clear,giving insight for living.giving insight for living.99Reverence Reverence for the LORD is pure,for the LORD is pure,lasting forever. The laws of the lasting forever. The laws of the LORD are true; each one is fair.LORD are true; each one is fair.

1010They are more desirable They are more desirable than gold, even the finest than gold, even the finest gold.gold.They are sweeter than honey,They are sweeter than honey,even honey dripping from the even honey dripping from the comb.comb.1111They are a warning to They are a warning to your servant, a great reward your servant, a great reward for those who obey them.for those who obey them.

You see, you don’t get rid of You see, you don’t get rid of the old nature when you are the old nature when you are saved. And yet there is no saved. And yet there is no power in your new nature. power in your new nature.

Verse 23Verse 23 “ “I see a different I see a different law” is the enmity of the old law” is the enmity of the old nature against God.nature against God. It causes It causes

the child of God who is the child of God who is honest to cry out. McGee, J. honest to cry out. McGee, J.

V. V.

EnmityEnmityThe state or feeling of The state or feeling of being actively opposed being actively opposed or hostile to someone or or hostile to someone or

something.something.

We struggle We struggle because we are because we are

made out of made out of flesh. We have flesh. We have the knowledge the knowledge not to sin but not to sin but because we because we

know sin we feel know sin we feel tempted to sin. tempted to sin.

The Waging war The Waging war with sin will with sin will

always be till the always be till the day we die. day we die.

Obedience is the Obedience is the only way to over only way to over come the sin that come the sin that dwells inside of dwells inside of the Born Again the Born Again

Believer.Believer.

New Living TranslationNew Living Translation  John 14:15 "If you love me, obey John 14:15 "If you love me, obey

my commandments. my commandments.

New Living TranslationNew Living TranslationJames 1:22 But don't just listen to James 1:22 But don't just listen to God's word. You must do what it God's word. You must do what it

says. Otherwise, you are only says. Otherwise, you are only fooling yourselves fooling yourselves

2424Oh, what a Oh, what a miserable miserable

person I am! person I am! Who will free Who will free

me from this life me from this life that is that is

dominated by dominated by sin and death?  sin and death? 

We want to do right but we We want to do right but we despite our best efforts will despite our best efforts will

still sin. Paul states Who still sin. Paul states Who can rescue me from this can rescue me from this

old nature?old nature?

This is not an unsaved man who This is not an unsaved man who is crying, “O wretched man that I is crying, “O wretched man that I

am”; this is a saved man. The am”; this is a saved man. The word word wretchedwretched carries with it the carries with it the note of exhaustion because of the note of exhaustion because of the struggle. “Who is going to deliver struggle. “Who is going to deliver

me?” He is helpless. His me?” He is helpless. His shoulders are pinned to the floorshoulders are pinned to the floor

—he has been wrestled down. —he has been wrestled down. Like old Jacob, he has been Like old Jacob, he has been

crippled. He is calling for help crippled. He is calling for help from the outside. McGee, J. V. from the outside. McGee, J. V.

  2525 Thank God! The answer Thank God! The answer is in Jesus Christ our Lord. is in Jesus Christ our Lord. So you see how it is: In my So you see how it is: In my mind I really want to obey mind I really want to obey God’s law, but because of God’s law, but because of

my sinful nature I am a my sinful nature I am a slave to sin.slave to sin.

Paul thanked God that Paul thanked God that through Jesus Christ he through Jesus Christ he

provided a way to deal with provided a way to deal with the struggle of sin. These the struggle of sin. These two opposing forces will two opposing forces will always be in the Believer always be in the Believer but thank God there is no but thank God there is no Condemnation and we can Condemnation and we can live without fear of dying live without fear of dying lost and going to Hell.lost and going to Hell.

Romans 8 Romans 8 King James VersionKing James Version  11There There

isis therefore now no  therefore now no condemnation to them which condemnation to them which

are in Christ Jesus, who walk not are in Christ Jesus, who walk not after the flesh, but after the after the flesh, but after the

Spirit. Spirit. 22For the law of the Spirit For the law of the Spirit of life in Christ Jesus hath made of life in Christ Jesus hath made me free from the law of sin and me free from the law of sin and

death.death.