Victorious Living
Romans 7:14-8:11
· Problem (vv7.14-25)
o Not Spiritual
§ σάρκινος (sarkinos)
· Worldly, 1 cor 3:1-3
§ πνευματικός (pneumatikos)
· a pattern of life controlled by spirit, Dictionary of Biblical Languages
o Not Good
§ Listen to the desperation
§ Know what is right, but I am not right
§ Judge sin in myself and others
§ Addicted to sin
o Not Able (v22)
§ Waging War
§ Prisoner
§ Wretched man!
· Miserable, Suffering
· Literally a weight bearing down
· Power (vv.8.1-11)
o Free From Condemnation
§ Free from the weight
§ Free from the Spiritual Pain!
§ Do you want to know how?
· Verse 4
o Free From Sinful Nature
§ Galatians 5:16
o Free From Death
§ ““Where, O death, is your victory? Where, O death, is your sting?”The sting of death is sin, and the power of sin is the law. But thanks be to God! He gives us the victory through our Lord Jesus Christ. Therefore, my dear brothers, stand firm. Let nothing move you. Always give yourselves fully to the work of the Lord, because you know that your labor in the Lord is not in vain. ” (1 Corinthians 15:55–58, NIV)