Why You Can't Stop Sinning (Romans 7 Reality)

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Religion & Spirituality, Christianity, Spirituality

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🗓️ 14 June 2023

⏱️ 41 minutes

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In today’s episode, Jon and Justin consider why it is that we can’t stop sinning. There has been debate about Romans 7 throughout the history of the church--as to whether Paul is writing as a Christian or not. (Disclaimer: It is our position that he is writing as a Christian.) The guys spend some time in the text of Romans 7 and then go on to consider the experience of sinner-saints in this fallen world. Truer words have never been written about the Christian experience than Romans 7. Semper Reformanda: Jon and Justin talk about their presumptions as preachers. What do they understand about themselves and about their people? How does this affect preaching? If we are sinner-saints, what do we need to hear when we gather on Sundays? Resources: Justin’s Sermon: Truer Words Have Never Been Written (Romans 7:7-20) Justin’s Sermon: The Cry of Every Believer (Romans 7:21-25)

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0:00.0	Hi, this is Justin. Today on Theocast, we are going to be having a conversation about why you and why we can't stop sinning.
0:12.9	In other words, we're having a conversation about Romans chapter 7. And we acknowledge that there's been some debate about this passage throughout the history of the church as to whether Paul is writing as a Christian, as a regenerate man, or writing about himself or maybe a hypothetical person in an unregenerate state.
0:28.3	If you've ever wondered about that, today's pod is for you.
0:31.7	So we're going to do a little bit of that textual work.
0:34.0	We're going to go through the passage and try to explain it and expound on it a little bit. And then talk pastorly about the sinner-saint reality, about our battle against the flesh, about how
0:42.5	with Paul we so often find ourselves not doing what we want to do and doing the evil things
0:47.9	that we don't want. And this is our experience, this side of the resurrection. So take heart, weary saint. Christ has us.
0:55.7	Christ will finally deliver us. There will come a day when we will be freed from sinning.
0:59.9	We hope this podcast is helpful for you as you think about living between this day and that one.
1:05.6	Stay tuned.
1:06.6	We are excited to announce. We have a brand new podcast available called The Kingsman Podcast.
1:12.9	It's where we are reclaiming biblical manhood by training and equipping men for the work of the kingdom.
1:18.3	You can find it anywhere you download a podcast.
1:20.3	You can also watch it on YouTube.
1:22.1	We have new episodes that come out every Monday.
1:42.9	Welcome to Theocast, encouraging weary pilgrims to rest in Christ, conversations about the Christian life from a confessional, reformed, and
1:45.3	pastoral perspective.
1:48.6	If you're wondering, what we're aiming to do here at Theocast, we are aiming to clarify the
1:53.2	gospel and reclaim the purpose of the kingdom of Christ.
1:57.0	Your hosts today are John Moffat, who is pastor of Grace Reformed Church in Spring Hill, Tennessee.
2:02.6	And I'm Justin Purdue, pastor of Covenant Baptist Church in Asheville, North Carolina.
2:07.3	And we're meeting on another Wednesday.
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