14We know that the law is spiritual; but I am unspiritual, sold as a slave to sin. 15I do not understand what I do. For what I want to do I do not do, but what I hate I do. 16And if I do what I do not want to do, I agree that the law is good. 17As it is, it is no longer I myself who do it, but it is sin living in me. 18I know that nothing good lives in me, that is, in my sinful nature.For I have the desire to do what is good, but I cannot carry it out. 19For what I do is not the good I want to do; no, the evil I do not want to do—this I keep on doing. 20Now if I do what I do not want to do, it is no longer I who do it, but it is sin living in me that does it.
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In one of my journals from two years ago I had notes about the passage. I remember going to Ascent and learning about transforming faith. They were doing a study through Romans.
The following are some notes along with thoughts as I typed them out of my journal.
Change IS possible.
The struggle for change: Romans 7
David: great leader, great sinner.
David, a man after God’s own heart, he lusted and had an affair with a woman and then had her husband killed in battle.
True peace and Joy is with Jesus.
Have Jesus as your master.
Law has power over people who are alive.
“to death til us part”
Jesus died for you!
When you accepted him you also died w/him and rose with new life!
As Christians
-we died with Christ
-we rose with new life
-we can serve Jesus with His love.
What the law cannot command, love can do.
Do not covet with your attitude and even with your thoughts.
Law: find failure and condemn it.
Nothing wrong with God’s law, the problem is with us.
God uses a good thing to show the badness of a bad thing.
“But I am unspiritual, sold as a slave to sin” – Paul
You cannot be married to Adam and Jesus at the same time.
“I don’t understand what I do.”
You are either a slave to sin or a slave to God.
Sins are the symptoms of a fundamental disease, sin.
Paul, who was Saul, says he is a living contradiction
Will Power is not enough
“What a wretched man I am! Who will rescue me from this body of death?!”
When you hit rock bottom, you can look up.
“Thanks be to God!”
Who has the character, concert and capacity.
Fully human, fully divine
God loves you - sent his son.
Jesus loves you – sent his spirit.
Spirit loves you – wants love to shine.
Use the power God has provided.
[more may be added]
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