Old Llantrisant Hill
- The series - Complimentary and Paradoxical Truths
- We started with "The love and wrath of God"
- Quick recap
- We must have a balanced view
- Last week we considered "Human depravity and the image of God"
- Quick recap
- We must have a balanced view
- This evening looking at Romans 7 in the context of Romans 6 and 8
- Rom 7:13-25 - failure
- Rom 6 & 8 - victory/overcoming sin
- A key to understanding these chapters
- Rom 7 - focusing on individuals without Christ
- Rom 6 & 8 - walking in the Spirit and newness of life
- Different viewpoints:
- Not as simple as saying are you in Rom 7 or Rom 6 & 8
- A debate that Rom 7 does not describe the believer
- Some say Rom 7 deals with someone becoming a Christian and reassurance in Rom 8
- Every believer fails
- Saved from the power of sin
- Not perpetual sin - Rom 8:3
- Sanctification and there should be progression in holiness
- We cannot use Rom 7 as an excuse from sin
- Rom 6:14 - you are no longer under sin
- v4 - we were baptised into Christ's death
- v6 - no longer a slave to sin
- We are no longer under law
- Rom 7:6 - we live under the spirit of the law
- Rom 6:16-17
- Rom 6:13 - the key verse
- We are to offer ourselves not to sin but to God and righteousness
- This is not automatic - v12
- The new position we are in - Victory in Christ
- Rom 7
- v15 - a struggle
- v7, 11, 13 - does verse 15 just apply to the apostle Paul?
- Is he speaking about his chasm of sin during his conversion?
- Is he speaking as a mature believer sensitive to sin?
- A mature believer is bothered by the smallest of sin, sins of omission and commission
Closing Remarks
- Different views
- How does this apply to us?