B.B.Victory is in Jesus, and in Him, Victory is in Jesus, and in Him, alone.alone.

1.1. We will never master self without We will never master self without surrendering to Jesus by doing what surrendering to Jesus by doing what the Holy Spirit reveals.the Holy Spirit reveals.

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Wretched man that I am! Who will Wretched man that I am! Who will deliver me from this body of death? deliver me from this body of death? Thanks be to God through Jesus Christ Thanks be to God through Jesus Christ our Lord! So then, I myself serve the our Lord! So then, I myself serve the law of God with my mind, but with my law of God with my mind, but with my flesh I serve the law of sin. flesh I serve the law of sin.

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There is therefore now no There is therefore now no condemnation for those who are condemnation for those who are in in Christ JesusChrist Jesus. For the law of the Spirit of . For the law of the Spirit of life has set you free life has set you free in Christ Jesusin Christ Jesus from the law of sin and death. For God from the law of sin and death. For God has done what the law, weakened by has done what the law, weakened by the flesh, could not do. By sending his the flesh, could not do. By sending his own Son in the likeness of sinful flesh own Son in the likeness of sinful flesh and for sin, he condemned sin and for sin, he condemned sin in the in the fleshflesh, in order that the righteous , in order that the righteous requirement of the law might be requirement of the law might be fulfilled in us, who walk not according fulfilled in us, who walk not according to the flesh but according to the Spirit. to the flesh but according to the Spirit.

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B.B.Victory is in Jesus, and in Him, Victory is in Jesus, and in Him, alone.alone.

1.1. We will never master self without We will never master self without surrendering to Jesus by doing what surrendering to Jesus by doing what the Holy Spirit reveals.the Holy Spirit reveals.

2.2. Christ lives in me if, and only if, I am Christ lives in me if, and only if, I am living "by faith in the Son of God."living "by faith in the Son of God."

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I have been crucified with Christ. It is I have been crucified with Christ. It is no longer I who live, but Christ who no longer I who live, but Christ who lives lives in mein me. And the life I now live in . And the life I now live in the flesh I live by faith in the Son of the flesh I live by faith in the Son of God, who loved me and gave himself God, who loved me and gave himself for me. for me.

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B.B.Victory is in Jesus, and in Him, Victory is in Jesus, and in Him, alone.alone.

1.1. We will never master self without We will never master self without surrendering to Jesus by doing what surrendering to Jesus by doing what the Holy Spirit reveals.the Holy Spirit reveals.

2.2. Christ lives in me if, and only if, I am Christ lives in me if, and only if, I am living "by faith in the Son of God." living "by faith in the Son of God."

3.3. One must be baptized into Christ, in One must be baptized into Christ, in order to live in Him.order to live in Him.

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Do you not know that all of us who Do you not know that all of us who have been have been baptized into Christ Jesus baptized into Christ Jesus were were baptized into his deathbaptized into his death? We were ? We were buried therefore with him by baptism buried therefore with him by baptism into deathinto death, in order that, just as Christ , in order that, just as Christ was raised from the dead by the glory was raised from the dead by the glory of the Father, we too might of the Father, we too might walk in walk in newness of lifenewness of life. For if we have been . For if we have been united with him in a death like his, we united with him in a death like his, we shall certainly be united with him in a shall certainly be united with him in a resurrection like his. We know that our resurrection like his. We know that our old self was crucified with him in order old self was crucified with him in order that the body of sin might be brought that the body of sin might be brought to nothing, so that we would to nothing, so that we would no longer no longer be enslaved to sinbe enslaved to sin. .

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Let not sin therefore reign in your Let not sin therefore reign in your mortal bodymortal body, to make you obey its , to make you obey its passions. passions. Do notDo not present your members present your members to sin as instruments for to sin as instruments for unrighteousness, but present unrighteousness, but present yourselves to God as those who have yourselves to God as those who have been brought from death to life, and been brought from death to life, and your members to God as instruments your members to God as instruments for righteousness. For sin will have no for righteousness. For sin will have no dominion over you, since you are not dominion over you, since you are not under law but under grace. What then? under law but under grace. What then? Are we to sin because we are not under Are we to sin because we are not under law but under grace? By no means! law but under grace? By no means!

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Do you not knowDo you not know that if you present that if you present yourselves to anyone as obedient yourselves to anyone as obedient slaves, you are slaves of the one whom slaves, you are slaves of the one whom you obey, either of sin, which leads to you obey, either of sin, which leads to death, or of obedience, which leads to death, or of obedience, which leads to righteousness? But thanks be to God, righteousness? But thanks be to God, that you who were once slaves of sin that you who were once slaves of sin have become obedienthave become obedient from the heart from the heart to the standard of teaching to which to the standard of teaching to which you were committed, and, having been you were committed, and, having been set free from sin, have become slaves set free from sin, have become slaves of righteousness. of righteousness.

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I am speaking in human terms, I am speaking in human terms, because of your natural limitations. For because of your natural limitations. For just as just as you once presented you once presented your your members as slaves to impurity and to members as slaves to impurity and to lawlessness leading to more lawlessness leading to more lawlessness, so lawlessness, so now presentnow present your your members as slaves to righteousness members as slaves to righteousness leading to sanctification. leading to sanctification.

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C.C. If we are to maintain self-If we are to maintain self-control, therefore, we must control, therefore, we must strengthen the "power of the strengthen the "power of the will."will."

1.1. This is done by sheer determination This is done by sheer determination or "making every effort."or "making every effort."

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Do you not know that those who run in Do you not know that those who run in a race all run, but one receives the a race all run, but one receives the prize? Run in such a way that you may prize? Run in such a way that you may obtain it. And everyone who competes obtain it. And everyone who competes for the prize is for the prize is temperatetemperate in all things. in all things. Now they do it to obtain a perishable Now they do it to obtain a perishable crown, but we for an imperishable crown, but we for an imperishable crown. Therefore I run thus: not with crown. Therefore I run thus: not with uncertainty. Thus I fight: not as one uncertainty. Thus I fight: not as one who beats the air. But I who beats the air. But I disciplinediscipline my my body and bring it into subjection, lest, body and bring it into subjection, lest, when I have preached to others, I when I have preached to others, I myself should become disqualified.myself should become disqualified.

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C.C. If we are to maintain self-If we are to maintain self-control, therefore, we must control, therefore, we must strengthen the "power of the strengthen the "power of the will."will."

1.1. This is done by sheer determination This is done by sheer determination or “making every effort.”or “making every effort.”

2.2. Each athletic contestant knows that Each athletic contestant knows that only one person can win. only one person can win.

3.3. When Paul says, "So run, that ye When Paul says, "So run, that ye may obtain it," he seems to be may obtain it," he seems to be implying that we ought to live our implying that we ought to live our lives as if only one person were lives as if only one person were going to make it to heaven. going to make it to heaven.

4.4. Wouldn't this result in a great deal Wouldn't this result in a great deal more effort on the part of every more effort on the part of every person?person?

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