The Struggle is Real

Slavery to Sin—Romans 7:14-17

Expository Outlines from Romans 13. Servants of God or Sin (Romans 7:14–25)

1. Control—v. 14. “We know that the Jewish Law is right and good, but I am a person who does what is wrong and bad. I am not my own boss. Sin is my boss”—NLT.

2. Confusion—v. 15. Will-power, determination and resolutions are not enough! Christ must change the life.

3. Complaint—vv. 16–17. “When I do the thing I do not want to do, it shows me that the Law is right and good. So I am not doing it. Sin living in me is doing it”—NLT.

Servant to Sin—Romans 7:18-20

Expository Outlines from Romans (13. Servants of God or Sin (Romans 7:14–25))

1. Self—v. 18. In the flesh is no good thing. In ourselves we can do nothing—John 15:5. We must abide in Christ.2. Sufficiency—v. 19. “When I want to do good, I don’t; and when I try not to do wrong, I do it anyway”—LB. In ourselves we are weak; our sufficiency is in God—2 Cor. 3:5; John 3:27.3. Sin—v. 20. We must control sin, or sin will control us. Christ gives us strength to overcome and be victorious in all things—Phil. 4:13; 1 John 4:4.

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