The Problem

• Human beings are caught in a cycle of

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  ,
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  and sin. ^{2:1-3 (Romans 7:5)}
  

• The powers of this world exploit our

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  to enslave us to
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  . ^{2:2, 12}
  

• We try to

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  the powers by anxiously
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  God’s blessings. ^{2:3, 11, 14-16}
  

The Solution

• God breaks the cycle by giving us

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  while we are still in
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  . ^{2:4-5, 13, 17-18}
  

• Because God gives life for free, we cannot

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  or
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  it. ^{2:8-9, 14-15 (Rom. 3:22-24)}
  

• God unites us under a new power founded on

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  and
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  , not sin and death. ^2:19-22
  

Back to Love

• Our job is to be the
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  that proves God’s
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  to the world. 2:6-10