Rev Mendez Sermons & Notes

Rev. Arturo Mendez  07/09/2023 Sermon:Romans 7:14-25 Sermon Theme:   "Sold to Sin, Set Free by Grace: The Battle of Human Nature"   14  For we know that the law is spiritual, but I am of the flesh, sold under sin.  15  For I do not understand my own actions. For I do not do what I want, but I do the very thing I hate.  16  Now if I do what I do not want, I agree with the law, that it is good.  17  So now it is no longer I who do it, but sin that dwells within me.  18  For I know that nothing good dwells in me, that is, in my flesh. For I have the desire to do what is right, but not the ability to carry it out.  19  For I do not do the good I want, but the evil I do not want is what I keep on doing.  20  Now if I do what I do not want, it is no longer I who do it, but sin that dwells within me. First, let me briefly contextualize this passage. Paul, in his letter to the Roma...