Church Notes

Romans 7:14-24
We know that the law is spiritual; but I am unspiritual, sold as a slave to sin. I do not understand what I do. For what I want to do I do not do, but what I hate I do. And if I do what I do not want to do, I agree that the law is good. As it is, it is no longer I myself who do it, but it is sin living in me. For I know that good itself does not dwell in me, that is, in my sinful nature. For I have the desire to do what is good, but I cannot carry it out. For I do not do the good I want to do, but the evil I do not want to do—this I keep on doing. Now 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. So I find this law at work: Although I want to do good, evil is right there with me. For in my inner being I delight in God’s law; but I see another law at work in me, waging war against the law of my mind and making me a prisoner of the law of sin at work within me. What a wretched man I am! Who will rescue me from this body that is subject to death?

What is sin?
•Breaking the law of God
•Rebelling against him
•it separates us from him

Psalm 32:5 and Exodus 34:7
Three words for sin
• sin (khata/kamartia)
To miss the mark
Knowingly or unknowingly
• transgressions (Pesha/paraptoma)
To Break trust, rebel, betray
We choose this
• iniquity (Avon/anomia)
Make crooked, to bend, twist or distorted
Describes the consequences of carrying sin
Well I've crossed the line but this is my choice and I will stay here.
•Each level gets worse
•GOD FORGIVES IT ALL if we let him

It gets personified
Genesis 4:6-7 SIN is crouching at you door, it desires to have you.
Romans 7:17,20 sin is considered to be a living thing in us
Romans 6:6-7 SIN is considered a slave master

What it does to us
Genesis 1:26-27
•we were meant to be like God but because of sin we have messed with God's design for us
Romans 3:23
Genesis 3:14-19
•sin deviates EVERYTHING
•Adams sin was the Earth's death sentence

THE DEPTH- - we don't like talking about it; but we have to. We will never completely understand how great the gospel is if we don't fully understand how hopeless our situation would be without it

So Jesus --> 2 Corinthians 5:21

Romans 7 --> Romans 8:1 There is Therefore now no condemnation for those who are in Christ Jesus

SIMPLE piece of paper
Take a piece of paper write down your sins, pray for forgiveness and help overcoming them.
Throw the paper away in a symbol of getting rid of that sin

APPLICATION:
This is not a magical piece of paper; but I want you to know you can do this! How?
1. Accept you'll NEVER BE PERFECT and trust in Jesus's sacrifice
2. Trust in GODS PLAN over YOUR OWN - His word, his Spirit , and again the gospel
3 GET HELP ,do not STRUGGLE ALONE