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 Romans, addresses the crucial question of justification  The apostle teaches us that we are all sinners and