You Can Overcome Temption By Understand Why You Sin
If the old you is no more, why do you still sin?
Romans 7:16-23, indwelling sin (v. 17, 20) When you sin, it’s not indicative of who you are.
The problem is independent living (flesh)
Romans 8:2, 10
There is a difference between flesh and nature
Recognize our condition in Christ (Rom 6:1-7)
Want to, but can’t = legalism
Col 3:1-3
Our ability to resist temptation abides solely in our resting in Christ
To rest in Christ requires an intentional initiative to partake in the calling that is intrinsic to our identity, that is to say, because we are a new creature in Christ (2 Cor 5:17), we must put on of the new self daily (Eph 4:24; Col 3:5-11)
