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Saint And Sinner Simultaneously
- Christians experience a real inner conflict: desire to do good but lack the power to accomplish it in the flesh.
- Luther called this the simul iustus et peccator: simultaneously saint and sinner living in tension.
The Law Of Inner Frustration
- Paul describes a law: the more we want to do right, the more sin seems close at hand and defeats us.
- The wretched cry "who will deliver me?" points directly to deliverance in Christ alone.
Anchor Assurance Outside Yourself
- Rely on Christ and baptismal union, not your own moral effort, for assurance of no condemnation.
- Trust that God fulfilled the law by Christ so your standing is grounded in him, not performance.