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.  Romans 7:24-25

A. The Desperate Believer in Conflict

1. The desperate believer defined: Rom. 7:24

2. The desperate believer’s condition: Rom. 7:24b

B. The Deliverance of the Desperate Believer in Conflict

1. Deliverance is assured because of the Gospel: Rom. 7:21-25, 1 Cor. 15:53-58

a. Deliverance from sin’s penalty: saved – justified: Rom. 3:25, 2 Cor. 5:21

Application – Owned by Christ – 1 Cor. 6:19-20

b. Deliverance from sin’s power: being saved –

Sanctification – Rom. 6:11-14, 1 Cor. 1:18

Application –Slave of Christ – 2 Cor. 5:14-15

c. Deliverance from sin’s presence – final salvation –

Glorification – Rom. 8:30, Jude 24-25, 1 John 3:2

Application – Final conformity to Christ

2. Assured deliverance produces persevering Christians: Rom. 7:25b, Phil. 1:21-25, 2 Tim. 2:4-8