The Truth Will Set You Free
April 14, 2024
Romans 7:14-25
1. Myth: I am the
of my Own
. (Vs. 14-15a)
a. Truth: We Can’t Even
2. Myth: I am
a
. (Vs. 16-18)
a. Truth: We are Powerless in our
Psalm 14:1-3, “The fool says in his heart, “There’s no God.” They are corrupt; they do vile deeds. There is no one who does good. The Lord looks down from heaven on the human race to see if there is one who is wise, one who seeks God. All have turned away; all alike have become corrupt. There is no one who does good, not even one.”
3. Myth: I Can
What I
if I Put My
to it. (Vs. 19-20)
a. Truth: Apart from Jesus, We are Under the
John 3:5-6, “Jesus answered, “Truly I tell you, unless someone is born of water and the Spirit, he cannot enter the kingdom of God. Whatever is born of the flesh is flesh, and whatever is born of the Spirit is spirit.”
4. Concluding Truth: God Does What My
and
are
to Do! (Vs. 22-25, John 8:30-32, Gal 5:16-18)
John 8:30-32, “As he was saying these things, many believed in him. Then Jesus said to the Jews who had believed him, “If you continue in my word, you really are my disciples. You will know the truth, and the truth will set you free.”
Galatians 5:16-18, “I say, then, walk by the Spirit and you will certainly not carry out the desire of the flesh. For the flesh desires what is against the Spirit, and the Spirit desires what is against the flesh; these are opposed to each other, so that you don’t do what you want. But if you are led by the Spirit, you are not under the law.”