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He’s the Son of God. You are sons of God. He’s righteous. You
have been made the righteousness of God in Him. He’s an
overcomer. So are you; in Him. He’s elect and so are you because
you are in Christ Jesus. Everything He has belongs to you.

I hope God has taught your heart that when He died you died. When
He rose from the dead, you rose from the dead. When He ascended
into heaven, you ascended into heaven. When He sat down at the
right hand of God, you were seated with Him. You are dead and
your life is hid with Christ in God.

So, what is victory? Victory is Jesus. It’s a Person. It’s the Lord
Himself. He has overcome the world. He has overcome the world
of sinners. He’s overcome the world of all the vanity in the world.
He’s overcome all the methods that the world uses. All that is in the
world that stands between you and the will of God, He has already
overcome. There’s only one Person who has lived the Christian
life. His name is Jesus. And there is only one Person who can ever
live it again. It’s not you. It’s Jesus. That’s why He lives in you
and me; to share His victory. If you look for your own victory you
will be sadly disappointed.

Some people read Romans 7, the great struggle, and they think that’s
Paul’s testimony and every Christian will struggle until he gets to
heaven. That’s not what Romans 7 is about. The Apostle Paul went
further in the flesh than any person that has ever lived. He tried to
live the Christian life on his own. He went further than you or I ever
tried. When he was all done he said, “I love God and I love His will.
I hate sin and I can’t perform.” Imagine loving God, hating sin and
not being able to perform. He gave his testimony and said, “Don’t
go there. That won’t work.”

Romans 7 is not how to live the Christian life. Romans 8 is how to
live the Christian life. If you try, you’ll get to Romans 7:24,
“Wretched man that I man. Who is going to deliver me?” How do
you get out of Romans 7 and get into Romans 8? Romans 7:25,