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IV. STEPS TO SOLUTION
A. Key Verse to Memorize
“No temptation has seized you except what is common to man.
And God is faithful; he will not let you be tempted beyond what you can bear.
But when you are tempted, he will also provide a way out so that you can stand up under it.”
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B. Key Passage to Read and Reread
Romans chapter 6
See Yourself Dead to Sinful Desires
• Because you are a believer, you are dead to the bondage of sin.
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• Because you are a believer, you are dead to the bondage of sin.
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• Because you are “baptized into Christ,” you picture your old pattern of sin as dead and buried and see your new power over sin.
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• Because you are “baptized into Christ,” you picture your old pattern of sin as dead and buried and see your new power over sin.
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• Because you are “buried with Christ,” your old way of life is buried.
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• Because you are “buried with Christ,” your old way of life is buried.
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• Because you are “raised with Christ,” you have resurrection power over sin.
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• Because you are “united with Christ in His death,” you are dead to the power of sin’s desire.
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• Because you are “united with Christ in His death,” you are dead to the power of sin’s desire.
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• Because you are “united with Christ in His resurrection,” you have supernatural power over sin.
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• Because your sin nature was “crucified with Christ,” your natural bent to sin is crucified.
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• Because your sin nature was “crucified with Christ,” your natural bent to sin is crucified.
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• Because all who have died are free from sin, you are no longer a slave to sin.
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• Because you “died with Christ,” you died to sin’s power.
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• Because you “died with Christ,” you died to sin’s power.
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• Because you know that death has no mastery over Christ, you are not to be mastered by the fear of death.
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• Because you know that Christ lives for God, you are to live for God.
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• Because you know that Christ lives for God, you are to live for God.
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• Because you count yourself “dead to sin,” you deem yourself dead to your old way of life.
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• Because you have been “brought from death to life,” your body is an instrument for living in a way that is right.
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• Because you have been “brought from death to life,” your body is an instrument for living in a way that is right.
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C.
The Freedom Formula
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Formula for Self-Control
A New Purpose + A New Priority + A New Plan = Transformed Life
• Choose to reflect the character of Christ.
“For those God foreknew he also predestined to be conformed to the likeness of his Son.” ()
• Choose to exchange your old habit for a new habit.
“Do not conform any longer to the pattern of this world, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind.”
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• Choose to rely on Christ’s strength, not your own strength.
“I can do everything through him who gives me strength.”
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• Choose to appropriate God’s Gift of self-control.
“Therefore, prepare your minds for action; be self-controlled; set your hope fully on the grace to be given you when Jesus Christ is revealed.”
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Illustrations: How to Use the Formula
Hooked on Hunger
• A New Purpose:
I want to reflect self-control through my eating and my appearance.
• A New Priority:
I will replace my overeating with healthy eating habits.
• A New Plan:
I will rely on Christ’s strength, not mine …
— to plan and shop for healthy foods
— to remove any tempting foods from my home
— to eat small portions of healthy food
— to refuse fattening foods
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