14 We know that the law is spiritual; but I am unspiritual, sold as a slave to sin. 15 I do not understand what I do. For what I want to do I do not do, but what I hate I do. 16 And if I do what I do not want to do, I agree that the law is good. 17 As it is, it is no longer I myself who do it, but it is sin living in me. 18 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. 19 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. 20 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. —Romans 7:14-20
“Our hearts are restless until they find their rest in You.” —Augustine of Hippo
“Sanctification is the growing sense of how sinful we really are, so we will constantly turn to and depend upon Jesus Christ.” —James M. Boice
Three Truths for Battling Against Sin
1. The Law is
2. The Law helps us see our
3. We are