Grace Community ChurchGrace Community ChurchMay 10, 2009May 10, 2009

Battling Personal SinBattling Personal SinRomans 13:11-14Romans 13:11-14

A Living SacrificeA Living Sacrifice

Proverbs 1:8-9Proverbs 1:8-98 8 Hear, my son, your father’s Hear, my son, your father’s

instruction, and forsake not your instruction, and forsake not your mother’s teaching, mother’s teaching, 9 9 for they are a for they are a graceful garland for your head and graceful garland for your head and pendants for your neck.pendants for your neck.

Romans 13:11Romans 13:1111 11 Besides this you know the time, that Besides this you know the time, that

the hour has come for you to wake the hour has come for you to wake from sleep. For salvation is nearer to from sleep. For salvation is nearer to us now than when we first believed. us now than when we first believed.

Romans 13:12Romans 13:1212 12 The night is far gone; the day is at The night is far gone; the day is at

hand. So then let us cast off the hand. So then let us cast off the works of darkness and put on the works of darkness and put on the armor of light. armor of light.

Romans 13:13Romans 13:1313 13 Let us walk properly as in the daytime, Let us walk properly as in the daytime,

• not in orgies and drunkenness, not in orgies and drunkenness,

• not in sexual immorality and sensuality, not in sexual immorality and sensuality,

• not in quarreling and jealousy. not in quarreling and jealousy.

How do you stop walking these places?How do you stop walking these places?

Romans 13:14Romans 13:1414 14 But put on the Lord Jesus Christ, But put on the Lord Jesus Christ,

and make no provision for the flesh, and make no provision for the flesh, to gratify its desires.to gratify its desires.

How do I do this?How do I do this?

Colossians 3:1-5Colossians 3:1-51 1 If then you have been raised with Christ, seek If then you have been raised with Christ, seek

the things that are above, where Christ is, the things that are above, where Christ is, seated at the right hand of Godseated at the right hand of God. . 2 2 Set your Set your minds on things that are above, not on minds on things that are above, not on things that are on earth. things that are on earth. 3 3 For you have died, For you have died, and your life is hidden with Christ in God. and your life is hidden with Christ in God. 4 4

When Christ who is your life appears, then you When Christ who is your life appears, then you also will appear with him in glory. also will appear with him in glory. 5 5 Put to death Put to death therefore what is earthly in you: sexual therefore what is earthly in you: sexual immorality, impurity, passion, evil desire, immorality, impurity, passion, evil desire, and covetousness, which is idolatry.and covetousness, which is idolatry.

How do you kill sin?How do you kill sin?1.1. Ruthless rejection of all Ruthless rejection of all youryour sin… sin…

a)a) Don’t tapper off, contain, control, coddle, excuse, Don’t tapper off, contain, control, coddle, excuse, blame others for, or play games with sin.blame others for, or play games with sin.

b)b) Confess it… Call your sin “sin”. James 5:16 and 1 Confess it… Call your sin “sin”. James 5:16 and 1 John 1:9-10John 1:9-10

2.2. Preach the gospel to yourself.Preach the gospel to yourself.a)a) Sin assumes we don’t believe Christ will provide.Sin assumes we don’t believe Christ will provide.

b)b) Law based motive to reject sin is not the gospel.Law based motive to reject sin is not the gospel.

c)c) Gospel motive – Driven by Love…Gospel motive – Driven by Love…

““What have I done? What love, mercy, what What have I done? What love, mercy, what blood, what grace have I despised and blood, what grace have I despised and trampled upon? Is this the return I make to trampled upon? Is this the return I make to the Father for his love, to the Son for his the Father for his love, to the Son for his blood, to the Spirit for his grace? Do I thus blood, to the Spirit for his grace? Do I thus requite requite (pay back) (pay back) the Lord? Have I defiled the Lord? Have I defiled the heart that Christ died to wash?... What the heart that Christ died to wash?... What can I say to the dear Lord Jesus?... Do I can I say to the dear Lord Jesus?... Do I account my communion with him of so little account my communion with him of so little value?... Shall I endeavor to disappoint the value?... Shall I endeavor to disappoint the very purpose of the death of Christ?”very purpose of the death of Christ?”

-John Owen-John Owen