Over the last two weeks, we’ve been exploring the “elephant in the room” of sin, and how we can have victory over sin through Christ. We began with the foundation of the cross, and saw how the only way to bear good fruit is to change the type of tree we are.  Next we saw how this change occurs— not through striving and self effort, but through the sacrifice of Jesus Christ, and living your new identity in Him. Today, we will look at the practical side of how to apply these truths in daily life, using real examples from scripture to experience the victory over sin that Jesus paid for us to have.
The battle against sin is one of the great struggles of Christian’s everywhere. Believers seem to be locked in eternal combat warring against sinful desires and behaviors in an effort to be more Christ-like. Obviously wanting to stamp out sin in all its forms is a noble goal, but how do we accomplish the objective. How do we as believers in Christ move beyond the struggle into the victory Jesus suffered to give us? And there’s a hint in that question, because the answers deals directly with the cross, and what Jesus accomplished. Today we will explore the ultimate question on the mind of most Christians today: How to defeat sin. And it may not be the way that you think…