12 Therefore do not let sin reign in your mortal body, that you should obey it in its lusts.
13 And do not present your members as instruments of unrighteousness to sin, but present yourselves to God as being alive from the dead, and your members as instruments of righteousness to God.
14 For sin shall not have dominion over you, for you are not under law but under grace.
Romans 6:12-14
UNDERSTANDING THE BATTLE AGAINST SIN
1. Sin must be seen as an Enemy
a) It seeks to reign
b) It seeks to be the master of the individual
2. The Strategy of Sin
a) To attack whatever is weak
b) The mortal body is very weak
i) It has lusts (cravings)
ii) Through the body the individual is enslaved
INTRODUCTION
1. The Doctrine of Justification
a) We are wondrously saved
b) There are many blessings that accompany salvation
2. The Reality of Life
a) We are mortal beings
b) The body is affected by sin
c) Satan and Sin cannot rob us of salvation
d) But Sin can hinder the progress of Growth of our Faith adversely
A GREAT SPIRITUAL WARFARE
1. A spiritual warfare
a) Not physical
b) But a spiritual one
2. This was expressly taught
a) Evidenced in the battles of the Lord Jesus against demon possession
b) Explanation of Spiritual Warfare (Ephesians 6:10-18)
WAGING A SUCCESSFUL WARFARE
1. Things we must not to
a) Do not let sin reign
b) Do not obey (yield) to lusts
c) Do not present members of the body as instruments of sin
2. Things we must do
a) Present self to God
b) Be alive to the Lord
c) Present members as instruments of righteousness to God