Romans 7:21-25                                                                                                                                ²¹ “So I find it to be a law that when I want to do right, evil lies close at hand. ²² For I delight in the law of God, in my inner being, ²³ but I see in my members another law waging war against the law of my mind and making me captive to the law of sin that dwells in my members. ²⁴ Wretched man that I am! Who will deliver me from this body of death? ²⁵ Thanks be to God through Jesus Christ our Lord! So then, I myself serve the law of God with my mind, but with my flesh I serve the law of sin.”

“Sin” is anything that comes short of God’s standard of perfection! I realize that this strikes humans as an “unreasonable” and “impossible” standard; but, what other kind of standard would be reasonable for a creature to be made acceptable to their Creator after the creature’s rebellion against their Creator required the death of His Only Son to remedy?

There is nothing about Our Creator that we could know about Him had He not chosen to reveal it to us. He is so far above our ability to imagine – let alone perceive – that His Self-revelation to us is the only way we can know Him.

So, why did we rebel against a loving, merciful, and gracious Creator? Last week, I focused on the three reasons:

Human Beings are sinners by Nature!

Human Beings are Sinners by Choice!

Human Beings are sinners by Continual Practice!

The Scripture is clear that we are all sinners and our sins separate us from our God; therefore, the MOST IMPORTANT issue with which any human will ever deal is, “What can I do about my sins?”

First, in verses 7:21-23, I will address the cause of our sin.

Second, in verse 24, I will address the consequences of our sin.

Finally, in verse 25, I will address THE GOOD NEWS, which is the cure for our sin.

I hope that you will read over these verses carefully and pray that the Lord will “open your mind” to understand the spiritual truths of His Holy Word!

REMEMBER: we may have several guests present since this Sunday is our “VBS Family Celebration.” I hope you will take the opportunity to introduce yourself to those you do not know or that you know do not attend our church.

Please plan to stay after church and join us and our guests for a special “VBS Fellowship Luncheon” immediately after the morning service!

I hope to see you Sunday with a smile on your face, your Bible in your hand, and your family and friends by your side!