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People become confused… excitement when first saved turns into confusion and frustration when things don’t go perfect.
At first there is victory, joy &, peace, but then the struggles come back… old habits pop back up.
question if you are saved...
People want to do the right things, but they don’t.
Two people - one that wants to follow Jesus and one that doesn’t.
In Romans 7, Paul explains that we have two natures.
You have two Natures
New Nature he talks about in Ephesians that was given to you when you were saved.
It wants to please God...
New Nature
But you also have an
Old Nature
Old nature doesn’t want to serve God… it wants your old self.
Your old and new natures are in conflict with each other.
Old nature will always want to sin… that’s all.
It will not change and it can’t just be whipped into shape.
As long as you live, you will always have those old desires that will occasionally pop up.
In Romans 7 Paul gives a great description of this struggling Christian.
Description of a Struggling Christian
Paul shares what it’s like to struggle by living under the law.
You cannot please God through your own efforts.
You will become frustrated because you cannot do it.
Paul shares 5 feelings you will experience.
1.
We have a Problem
Before you can hacve any kind of victory in your life, you have to admit that you have a problem… two natures.
Sin wants to dominate your life.
Rom 7 “I” is used 27 times.
Paul had an I problem… that’s our problem too.
Our biggest problem is us.
I want things my way.
Our old nature is always trying to get us to do wrong.
2. We are confused.
Paul, greatest Christian ever, struggled.
He wanted to do right but didn’t.
How many have started the day with “today will be different” and then you messed up?
We are Frustrated.
You have great intentions but just can’t seem to accomplish them.
Remember Garden of Gethsemane… Peter kept going to sleep and Jesus told him the spirit is willing bu the flesh is weak...
Boudreaux bakes some cookies.
"These cookies smell good," said Toad.
He ate one.
"They taste even better," he said.
Boudreaux ran to Thibidoux’s house.
"Thibidoux, Thibidoux," cried Boudeaux.
"Taste these cookies that I've made."
Thibidoux ate one of the cookies.
"These are the best cookies I have ever eaten," said Thibidoux.
Thibidoux and Boudreaux ate many cookies one after another.
"You know, Boudreaux," said Thibidoux with his mouth full.
"I think we should stop eating.
We will soon be sick."
"You are right," said Boudreaux.
"Let's eat one last cookie and then we will stop."
Thibidoux and Boudreaux ate one last cookie.
There were many cookies left in the bowl.
"Thibidoux," said Boudreaux.
"Let us eat one very last cookie and then we will stop."
Thibidoux and Boudreaux ate one very last cookie.
"We must stop eating," cried Boudreaux as he ate another.
"Yes," said Thibidoux reaching for a cookie.
"We need willpower."
"What is willpower?"
asked Boudreaux.
"Willpower is trying hard not to do something you really want to do," said Thibidoux.
"You mean like trying not to eat these cookies?" asked Boudreaux.
"Right," said Thibidoux.
Thibidoux put the cookies in a box.
"There, now we will not eat any more cookies."
"But we can open the box," said Boudreaux.
"That is true," said Thibidoux.
Thibidoux tied some string around the box.
"There.
Now we will not eat any more cookies."
"But we can cut the string and open the box," said Boudreaux.
"That is true," said Thibidoux.
Thibidoux got a ladder.
He put the box up high on a shelf.
"There, " said Thibidoux.
"Now we will not eat any more cookies."
"But we can climb the ladder and take the box down from the shelf and cut the string and open the box," said Boudreaux.
"That's true," said Thibidoux.
Thibidoux climbed the ladder, took down the box from the shelf, cut the string, opened the box, he took the box outside, he shouted in a load voice, "Hey, birds, here are cookies."
Birds came from everywhere.
They picked up all the cookies in their beaks and few away.
"Now we have no more cookies to eat," said Boudreaux sadly.
"Not even one."
"Dat’s right," said Thibidoux.
"But we have lots and lots of willpower."
"You may keep it all, Thibidoux, " said Boudreaux.
"I'm going home to bake a cake."
That's exactly what Paul's talking about in this message.
Paul says in v. 17 "I have the desire to do what's good but I just can't carry it out!"
I'm confused, I'm frustrated, I have a problem
We are in a fight and we are losing.
We want to follow God, but we are getting tired of fighting.
Sin makes you a slave to it.
Law of gravity - it holds you down.
You can flap your arms all you want to but you will not fly.
Gravity holds you down.
You will never get rid of your flesh by your own efforts.
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