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  ROMANS 7
  by Leonard Ravenhill
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Summary: The sermon highlights the contrast between a self-centered life
(Romans 7) and a spirit-dominated life (Romans 8).

Duration: 1:34 Topics: "Spiritual Growth", "Victory In Christ"
Scripture References: Romans 7:14 - 8:17, Galatians 5:16-25, Ephesians 4:22-24, Colossians 3:1-17

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DESCRIPTION
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This sermon emphasizes the journey from spiritual infancy to maturity,
highlighting the struggle with carnality, temper, criticism, unkindness,
and self-centeredness. It contrasts a self-centered life in Romans 7
with a spirit-dominated life in Romans 8, symbolizing a shift from
bondage and sorrow to victory and freedom in Christ.

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CONTENT
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This is the most devastating thing of all, I think, on this level of
spiritual infancy. Well, that's what some of us try to do. You know, I
don't think I'll be as carnal next year as I've been this year.

I don't think I'll be as, you know, as touching. I think I'll grow up
next year. I don't think my temper will be as bad.

I don't think I'll be as critical. I don't think I'll be as unkind. I
don't think I'll be, you know, so feeble in my prayer life.

I don't think I'll be so self-centered. Again, read Romans 7. It's self-
centered. Nineteen times, I, I, I. Go into, and then go through the same
chapter and count how many times the Holy Spirit is mentioned.

He's not mentioned once. Why? Because it's a self-centered life. And you
go into Romans chapter 8, a victorious life.

Romans 7 is a funeral march. Romans 8 is a wedding march. Romans 8, 7 is
bondage.

Romans 8, Paul's singing out of my bondage, sorrow, Jesus I come. Romans
7, 7, 31 times, I, I, I. Romans 8, I only twice, when he says I reckon
and I am persuaded. But 19 times the Holy Spirit is mentioned because
it's a spirit-dominated life in chapter 8.

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Video: https://sermonindex2.b-cdn.net/NIKA0Y2_tnY.mp4
Source: https://sermonindex.net/speakers/leonard-ravenhill/romans-7/
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