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#5 – Nailing the Lid on Sin’s Coffin Romans 8:12-14. Ways people have tried to kill sin… Mortification of the flesh Prayer Quietism. You are not a slave to your sinful nature
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#5 – Nailing the Lid on Sin’s Coffin Romans 8:12-14
Ways people have tried to kill sin… • Mortification of the flesh • Prayer • Quietism
You are not a slave to your sinful nature Romans 8:12 Therefore, brothers, we have an obligation - but it is not to the sinful nature, to live according to it.
You are not a slave to your sinful nature If you have peace with your sinful nature, you’re not a true believer Romans 8:13 …if you live according to the sinful nature, you will die; but if by the Spirit you put to death the misdeeds of the body, you will live…
You are not a slave to your sinful nature If you have peace with your sinful nature, you’re not a true believer If you want to kill your own sin, you’re a child of God Romans 8:13 …if by the Spirit you put to death the misdeeds of the body, you will live, because those who are led by the Spirit of God are sons of God.
You are not a slave to your sinful nature If you have peace with your sinful nature, you’re not a true believer If you want to kill your own sin, you’re a child of God How to kill sin Romans 8:13 …if by the Spirit you put to death the misdeeds of the body, you will live.. Ephesians 6:17 Take the … sword of the Spirit, which is the word of God.
Example #1 – Lying & stealing Philippians 4:19 …my God will meet all your needs according to his glorious riches in Christ Jesus. Example #2 – Anger Matthew 18 – parable of the unforgiving servant Example #3 – Gossip Proverbs 20:19 A gossip betrays a confidence; so avoid a man who talks too much.
Get violent against sin(John Piper, 2002) Be killing sin or it will be killing you (John Owen, 1656)