Main Point: Sin remains within the heart of a believer in this life, producing inner conflict between the God that he loves and the sin that he is still tempted by.

Outline:

1. The Believer’s Delight in the Law (7:14, 16, 18, 21-22)

2. The Believer’s Actions of Lawlessness (7:14b-20)

3. The Believer’s Inner Conflict (7:21-24)

• a. We must know our sin
• b. Fill your mind with God and his majesty and holiness
• c. Starve the sources of temptation in your life
• d. Watch for sin’s excuses and for self-justification
• e. Put sin to death by the Spirit
• f. Replace sin with righteous habits