Why Do I Still Sin?

Gospel Application

1. God is not mad at me anymore, but only deals with me in love.
Romans 8:1, Zephaniah 3:17, Hebrews 12:7
2. God, through Christ, has removed the darkest stains of all my sin.
Ephesians 1:7, John 1:29

3. God, through Christ, has literally made me holy.
Hebrews 10:10, Philippians 1:1, 2 Corinthians 5:21

4. God, through Christ, has empowered me with the Holy Spirit for daily living.
Galatians 2:20, Galatians 5:22-23, 2 Corinthians 3:4-6

5. God, through Christ, has given every believer spiritual gifts to build the body of Christ.
1 Corinthians 12:7, 2 Timothy 1:6

Gospel Foundation

1. Propitiation: Wrath

2. Expiation: Guilt

3. Imputation: Identity

4. Infiltration: Power

5. Manifestation: Ministry

Big Idea: God, through Christ has given us the victory over Satanic and sinful obstacles that attempt to defeat us.

Obstacles to Victory

1.

a. The forces of Satan have a strategic plan to undermine our confidence in Christ:
Ephesians 6:10-12
1 Peter 5:8
b. The forces of Satan use spiritual lies to undermine our confidence in Christ.
c. So how do we combat this?
2 Corinthians 10:3-5

2.

a. We battle the power of indwelling sin in our human bodies.
Romans 7:21-25
b. Our flesh will never be rehabilitated and we will always need to depend upon Christ.
John 15:5

3.

a. One reason why we still sin is because we lack the knowledge of God.
John 8:31-32

b. We are way too casual about applying the word of God into the microscopic details of our lives.
Psalm 119:11

“The neglect of Scripture, even by spiritual leaders, is one of the greatest evils in the world.” -Martin Luther

Romans 12:2

4.

a. We must choose to allow the Holy Spirit to control our actions, rather than manipulating our environment.
Romans 8:5

b. We tend to choose sin when we sell out the promises of the gospel for selfish goals.
2 Corinthians 4:17-18