Romans | Week 19 | Maintaining Sanity in Sanctification

Romans 7:14-25 | Pastor Keoni Hughes

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Chapters 1 – 3 | You’re A Sinner

Chapters 4 – 5 | Jesus Saves By Faith Alone

Chapters 6 – 7 | For Reals? For Reals!

Also Chapter 7… BUT WHY DO I STILL WANT TO SIN?

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5 Ways To Maintain Sanity In Sanctification

1. Be Honest About Your Sin | v. 14-15

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The Cross is the Great Magnifier of Sin and It’s Also the Great Multiplier of Mercy

“If we claim to have fellowship with him and yet walk in the darkness, we lie and do not live out the truth. But if we walk in the light, as he is in the light, we have fellowship with one another, and the blood of Jesus, his Son, purifies us from all sin. If we claim to be without sin, we deceive ourselves and the truth is not in us. If we confess our sins, he is faithful and just and will forgive us our sins and purify us from all unrighteousness. If we claim we have not sinned, we make him out to be a liar and his word is not in us.” – 1 John 1:6-10

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2. Be Encouraged in Your Process | v. 15

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“I don’t understand the things I do…the things I want to do I don’t, the things I don’t want to do, I do!” – Romans 7:15

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“But he said to me, ‘My grace is sufficient for you, for my power is made perfect in weakness.’” – 2 Corinthians 12:9

“Sanctification is a gradual process that repeatedly takes the believer through this recurring sequence of failure through dependency upon self to triumph through the indwelling Spirit.” – Robert Mounce

“Self-Reliant Failure Drives Us to Spirit-Reliant Success”

3. Be Faithful When You Feel Like Quitting | v. 16-17

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“Sin Will Keep Me From This Book or This Book Will Keep Me From Sin”

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Deny God’s Authority

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Distance God’s People

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Doubt God’s Goodness

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4. Be Vigilant Against the Enemy Within | v. 18-23

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“And we all, with unveiled faces, beholding the glory of the Lord, are being transformed into the same image from one degree of glory to another. For this comes from the Lord who is the Spirit.” – 2 Corinthians 3:18

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5. Be Joyful In the Law and In Jesus | v. 21-25

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Why Do We Still Feel Like Sinning?

Because Our Pull Towards Sin is Supposed to Push Us Back to Jesus

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