We return this morning to our study of the Book of 2 Corinthians, so I invite you to turn with me in your Bibles to Paul's Second Letter to the church at Corinth.
Last week, we began our study of 2 Corinthians 2, verses 5 through 11, on the theme of dealing with sin in the church. Although we rejoice that, through the Gospel of Jesus Christ, we who trust in Him are freed from the penalty of sin as well as the power of sin, in the inscrutable wisdom of God Christians have not yet been set free from the presence of sin in our flesh. The Spirit within us does battle against the remaining sin in our flesh (Gal 5:17). Every Christian is at constant war, as Paul says in Romans 7:21–23. He writes, "I find then the principle that evil is present in me, the one who wants to do good. For I joyfully concur with the law of God in the inner man, but I see a different law in the members of my body, waging war against the law of my mind and making me a prisoner of the law of sin which is in my members." And so it falls to each one of us, Romans 8:13, to put to death the deeds of the body by the Spirit. We are to be constantly engaged in this work of the mortification of sin—the putting off of sin and the putting on of righteousness...
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Mike Riccardi serves as the Pastor of Local Outreach Ministries at Grace Community Church, which includes overseeing Fundamentals of the Faith classes, eight foreign language outreach Bible studies, and evangelism in nearby jails, rehab centers, and in the local neighborhood....