1 00:00:00,420 --> 00:00:02,160 Can you give me some advice for battling 2 00:00:02,160 --> 00:00:03,360 besetting sins? 3 00:00:03,500 --> 00:00:05,140 A few key verses possibly? 4 00:00:05,760 --> 00:00:07,940 Or just encourage them about the doubts that 5 00:00:07,940 --> 00:00:10,780 creep in due to remaining sin. 6 00:00:11,360 --> 00:00:13,000 Yeah, I just wanted to start with this. 7 00:00:13,140 --> 00:00:16,200 The problem with besetting sin is a problem 8 00:00:16,200 --> 00:00:17,100 for all of us. 9 00:00:18,000 --> 00:00:21,020 It's not just your problem, whoever asked the 10 00:00:21,020 --> 00:00:24,380 question, because you're in some terrible spot. 11 00:00:24,520 --> 00:00:27,900 But all of us as brothers and sisters, 12 00:00:27,900 --> 00:00:30,320 we deal with issues. 13 00:00:30,680 --> 00:00:34,220 Certain sin issues that are extremely hard. 14 00:00:34,740 --> 00:00:37,660 They lie close to our personality maybe. 15 00:00:38,800 --> 00:00:41,400 And they're difficult for us. 16 00:00:42,680 --> 00:00:46,320 And we have to realize that we are 17 00:00:46,320 --> 00:00:47,160 in a fight. 18 00:00:48,040 --> 00:00:49,780 Brother talked about it this morning. 19 00:00:50,220 --> 00:00:51,980 Brother Dexter just talked about it. 20 00:00:51,980 --> 00:00:53,520 We are in an all-out fight. 21 00:00:53,980 --> 00:00:57,280 And we have an enemy with all kinds 22 00:00:57,280 --> 00:00:59,620 of devices to oppose us. 23 00:01:00,600 --> 00:01:05,100 And it's a real fight. 24 00:01:05,240 --> 00:01:07,380 Don't be discouraged that it feels like a 25 00:01:07,380 --> 00:01:07,780 fight. 26 00:01:08,300 --> 00:01:11,800 And just like a war isn't won instantly, 27 00:01:12,120 --> 00:01:13,340 there's ups and downs. 28 00:01:13,480 --> 00:01:15,000 There's battles lost. 29 00:01:15,080 --> 00:01:16,180 And you're back and forth. 30 00:01:16,800 --> 00:01:19,520 But it's a commitment to keep on fighting 31 00:01:19,520 --> 00:01:20,020 the battle. 32 00:01:20,460 --> 00:01:24,940 And we fight that battle from a basic 33 00:01:24,940 --> 00:01:26,860 position of faith. 34 00:01:27,520 --> 00:01:29,920 That's to me absolutely crucial. 35 00:01:30,420 --> 00:01:32,540 You can make this all a matter of 36 00:01:32,540 --> 00:01:33,480 certain tactics. 37 00:01:35,020 --> 00:01:37,340 And we should use all the tactics we 38 00:01:37,340 --> 00:01:38,300 think would help us. 39 00:01:39,500 --> 00:01:42,100 But we need to approach it from a 40 00:01:42,100 --> 00:01:45,420 basic position of faith, a position of victory 41 00:01:45,420 --> 00:01:46,600 in the Gospel. 42 00:01:47,160 --> 00:01:50,120 And so, the Scripture I go to is 43 00:01:50,120 --> 00:01:51,120 Romans 6. 44 00:01:51,640 --> 00:01:55,320 About sin shall not have dominion over you 45 00:01:55,320 --> 00:01:56,020 anymore. 46 00:01:56,380 --> 00:01:56,900 Why? 47 00:01:57,300 --> 00:01:58,300 Because of Christ. 48 00:01:58,460 --> 00:01:59,620 What Christ has done. 49 00:01:59,720 --> 00:02:02,400 Because you've been brought into resurrection life. 50 00:02:02,960 --> 00:02:05,440 And it's those big truths of Christ in 51 00:02:05,440 --> 00:02:08,600 the Gospel that really fortify us for the 52 00:02:08,600 --> 00:02:10,840 fight against remaining sin. 53 00:02:11,080 --> 00:02:13,940 That God's Word promises I can have victory 54 00:02:13,940 --> 00:02:14,680 over this. 55 00:02:14,680 --> 00:02:15,940 This is a fight. 56 00:02:16,120 --> 00:02:16,560 It's hard. 57 00:02:16,700 --> 00:02:18,020 But it won't be fruitless. 58 00:02:18,480 --> 00:02:21,560 There is victory that is promised. 59 00:02:22,140 --> 00:02:24,420 So, a position of faith. 60 00:02:24,700 --> 00:02:25,480 Romans 6. 61 00:02:25,500 --> 00:02:26,660 It's worth memorizing. 62 00:02:26,860 --> 00:02:28,740 It's worth memorizing the whole chapter. 63 00:02:29,100 --> 00:02:30,040 It's so helpful. 64 00:02:30,960 --> 00:02:34,660 Also, say 1 Corinthians 10.13 No temptation 65 00:02:34,660 --> 00:02:38,120 has overtaken you except what is common to 66 00:02:38,120 --> 00:02:41,160 man as God is faithful, who with the 67 00:02:41,160 --> 00:02:44,400 temptation will not allow us to be tempted 68 00:02:44,400 --> 00:02:46,260 beyond what we're able to bear, but with 69 00:02:46,260 --> 00:02:49,220 the temptation, will provide a way of escape 70 00:02:49,220 --> 00:02:51,220 that we might be able to bear it. 71 00:02:51,260 --> 00:02:54,680 Just extremely encouraging words that don't let us 72 00:02:54,680 --> 00:02:55,240 off the hook. 73 00:02:55,720 --> 00:02:57,700 You can't ever say, well, this temptation's just 74 00:02:57,700 --> 00:02:58,260 too hard. 75 00:02:58,760 --> 00:03:00,700 This sin problem's just too bad. 76 00:03:01,260 --> 00:03:04,600 No, God's Word says there will always be 77 00:03:04,600 --> 00:03:05,320 a way of escape. 78 00:03:05,680 --> 00:03:07,460 So we approach it with faith. 79 00:03:07,540 --> 00:03:09,220 Faith in Christ and the Gospel. 80 00:03:09,220 --> 00:03:11,860 The promises of God to us. 81 00:03:12,520 --> 00:03:16,340 And then that one verse, 1 Corinthians, really 82 00:03:16,340 --> 00:03:17,160 helpful as well.