WE RELY ON THE SPIRIT -- ROMANS 7-14-8-17--SERMON INTRODUCTION--- Which reflects your Christian life now--- - ---- Mr. Pointer and his fingers----PASSAGE OVERVIEW--ROMANS 7-14-25--o Portray a war--o Believer engaged in hand-to-hand combat with his remaining corruptions and actual transgressions--o Believer often defeated -Remaining corruptions often victorious- ROMANS 8-1-17--o Portray a war--o Believer engaged in hand-to-hand combat with his remaining corruptions and actual transgressions--o Believer conquering sin and sins--Difference-maker- --------------------- ----ROMANS 7-14-25 Exposition---1- IT IS --------------------Contrast with ROMANS 7-7-13--So what-- -2- IT IS --------------------Verse 22 -Verse 13, 16-Verse 21b----3- IT IS --------------------Verses 18-19-Verse 24---ROMANS 8-1-17 Exposition---1- WE ALWAYS START WITH ------------------- -verses 1-4-------2- WE MUST ALWAYS RELY ON --------------------- -verses 5-17---- ---A- I THINK ---------------- -C- I --------------- GOD --Verse 5 Verses 15b-16-----B- I --------------- SIN -D- I REMAIN --------------- --Verses 13b-14 Verse 17, 11