Week 11 – “You Can’t Do It Week 11 – “You Can’t Do It Alone”Alone”

Romans 7:18b-Romans 7:18b-24a24aI have the desire to do what is good, but I I have the desire to do what is good, but I cannot carry it out. cannot carry it out. 1919 For what I do is not the For what I do is not the good I want to do; no, the evil I do not want to good I want to do; no, the evil I do not want to do—this I keep on doing. do—this I keep on doing. 2020 Now if I do what I Now if I do what I do not want to do, it is no longer I who do it, do not want to do, it is no longer I who do it, but it is sin living in me that does it. but it is sin living in me that does it. 2121 So I So I find this law at work: When I want to do good, find this law at work: When I want to do good, evil is right there with me. evil is right there with me. 2222 For in my inner For in my inner being I delight in God’s law; being I delight in God’s law; 2323 but I see but I see another law at work in the members of my another law at work in the members of my body, waging war against the law of my mind body, waging war against the law of my mind and making me a prisoner of the law of sin at and making me a prisoner of the law of sin at work within my members. work within my members. 2424 What a wretched What a wretched man I am!man I am!

Romans 7:25bRomans 7:25b

... So then, I myself in my mind am a ... So then, I myself in my mind am a slave to God’s law, but in the sinful slave to God’s law, but in the sinful nature a slave to the law of sin.nature a slave to the law of sin.

Romans 8:1-2Romans 8:1-2

Therefore, there is now no Therefore, there is now no condemnation for those who are in condemnation for those who are in Christ Jesus, Christ Jesus, 22 because through because through Christ Jesus the law of the Spirit of Christ Jesus the law of the Spirit of life set me free from the law of sin life set me free from the law of sin and deathand death

Acts 2:38Acts 2:38

Peter replied, “Repent and be Peter replied, “Repent and be baptized, every one of you, in baptized, every one of you, in the name of Jesus Christ for the the name of Jesus Christ for the forgiveness of your sins. And forgiveness of your sins. And you will receive the gift of the you will receive the gift of the Holy Spirit.”Holy Spirit.”

Romans 8:11Romans 8:11

And if the Spirit of him who And if the Spirit of him who raised Jesus from the dead is raised Jesus from the dead is living in you, he who raised living in you, he who raised Christ from the dead will also Christ from the dead will also give life to your mortal bodies give life to your mortal bodies through his Spirit, who lives in through his Spirit, who lives in you.you.

Philippians 2:6-7Philippians 2:6-7

Who, being in very nature God, Who, being in very nature God, did not consider equality with did not consider equality with God something to be grasped, God something to be grasped, 77 but made himself nothing, but made himself nothing, taking the very nature of a taking the very nature of a servant, being made in human servant, being made in human likeness.likeness.

Ephesians 1:19-Ephesians 1:19-2020

...That power is like the working ...That power is like the working of his mighty strength, of his mighty strength, 2020 which which he exerted in Christ when he he exerted in Christ when he raised him from the dead and raised him from the dead and seated him at his right hand in seated him at his right hand in the heavenly realmsthe heavenly realms

2 Peter 1:3-42 Peter 1:3-4

His divine power has given us His divine power has given us everything we need for life and everything we need for life and godliness through our knowledge of godliness through our knowledge of him who called us by his own glory him who called us by his own glory and goodness. and goodness. 44 Through these he Through these he has given us his very great and has given us his very great and precious promises, so that through precious promises, so that through them you may participate in the them you may participate in the divine nature and escape the divine nature and escape the corruption in the world caused by corruption in the world caused by evil desires.evil desires.

2 Peter 1:5-82 Peter 1:5-8

For this very reason, make every effort to For this very reason, make every effort to add to your faith goodness; and to add to your faith goodness; and to goodness, knowledge; goodness, knowledge; 66 and to and to knowledge, self-control; and to self-knowledge, self-control; and to self-control, perseverance; and to control, perseverance; and to perseverance, godliness; perseverance, godliness; 77 and to and to godliness, brotherly kindness; and to godliness, brotherly kindness; and to brotherly kindness, love. brotherly kindness, love. 88 For if you For if you possess these qualities in increasing possess these qualities in increasing measure, they will keep you from being measure, they will keep you from being ineffective and unproductive in your ineffective and unproductive in your knowledge of our Lord Jesus Christ.knowledge of our Lord Jesus Christ.

Philippians 4:13Philippians 4:13

I can do everything through him I can do everything through him who gives me strength.who gives me strength.

Romans 8:5-6Romans 8:5-6

Those who live according to the Those who live according to the sinful nature have their minds sinful nature have their minds set on what that nature desires; set on what that nature desires; but those who live in accordance but those who live in accordance with the Spirit have their minds with the Spirit have their minds set on what the Spirit desires. set on what the Spirit desires. 66 The mind of sinful man is death, The mind of sinful man is death, but the mind controlled by the but the mind controlled by the Spirit is life and peaceSpirit is life and peace

Romans 8:14Romans 8:14

those who are led by the Spirit those who are led by the Spirit of God are sons of Godof God are sons of God

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