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<li>An Honest Confession &#8212; <a id="si_2" onclick="return mV('Rom',7,14);">Rom 7:14</a>
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<li>The Law is spiritual
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<li>Holy in character</li>
<li>Must be obeyed in spirit</li>
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<li>I am of the flesh
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<li>Sold under sin</li>
<li>The old nature is still sinful</li>
<li>Carnal lifestyle
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<li>Living by material means</li>
<li>Living by self-effort</li>
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<li>A Real Discovery &#8212; <a id="si_3" onclick="return mV('Rom',7,'15-17');">Rom 7:15-17</a>
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<li>He did not want to sin &#8212; <a id="si_4" onclick="return mV('Rom',7,15);">Rom 7:15a</a>
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<li>His new nature</li>
<li>The new nature does not want to sin</li>
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<li>He hated sin &#8212; <a id="si_5" onclick="return mV('Rom',7,15);">Rom 7:15b</a>
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<li>New nature hates sin</li>
<li>The unregenerate nature delights in sin</li>
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<li>His heart approved the Law &#8212; <a id="si_6" onclick="return mV('Rom',7,16);">Rom 7:16</a>
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<li>"My heart consents to God's Law"</li>
<li>"But I am far from following it"</li>
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<li>His old nature was "doing it"
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<li>"No longer I"</li>
<li>"It is sin dwelling in me"</li>
<li>Sin masters man</li>
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<li>An Accurate Analysis of Himself &#8212; <a id="si_7" onclick="return mV('Rom',7,'18-20');">Rom 7:18-20</a>
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<li>Spiritual bankruptcy of the flesh &#8212; <a id="si_8" onclick="return mV('Rom',7,18);">Rom 7:18a</a>
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<li>It is total bankruptcy &#8212; no good thing</li>
<li>It is total depravity &#8212; emotional, intellectual, volitional</li>
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<li>The longing for holiness &#8212; "to will is present with me"</li>
<li>The fact of human helplessness &#8212; "how to do that which is good&#8212;I find not"</li>
<li>Summary
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<li>There is no good thing in our old nature</li>
<li>We cannot will to do good</li>
<li>We are totally dependent on the Holy Spirit for any goodness</li>
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<li>The Bitter Conflict &#8212; <a id="si_9" onclick="return mV('Rom',7,'21-24');">Rom 7:21-24</a>
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<li>Evil is present
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<li>It is ready to erupt</li>
<li>It is active</li>
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<li>There is delight in holiness &#8212; <a id="si_10" onclick="return mV('Rom',7,22);">Rom 7:22</a></li>
<li>The powerful principle of sin
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<li>It is warring in his members
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<li>Continuously offensive</li>
<li>Never at rest</li>
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<li>Its goal is to take captive
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<li>Defeat</li>
<li>Immobilize</li>
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<li>The hopeless condition, "O wretched man" &#8212;
<a id="si_11" onclick="return mV('Rom',7,24);">Rom 7:24</a></li>
<li>The right question &#8212; "Who shall deliver me from the body of death?</li>
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<li>The Triumph of the Believer &#8212; <a id="si_12" onclick="return mV('Rom',7,25);">Rom 7:25</a>
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<li>There is Someone who can deliver!</li>
<li>A body of life</li>
<li>There is victory!</li>
<li>A thankful heart</li>
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