Or do you not know, brethren (for I speak to those who know the law), that the law has dominion over a man as long as he lives? when the commandment came. i. We are delivered from law (v. 6). brothers and sisters (for I am speaking to those who know the Law), that the Law has jurisdiction [to rule] over a person as long as he lives? For without the Law sin is dead [the recognition of sin is inactive]. But when the commandment came, sin lived again and I died (was sentenced by the Law to death). If, then, I do what I will not to do, I agree with the law that it is good. Upgrade, and get the most out of your new account. All your content will be saved and you can seamlessly switch devices. 16. 24. [He will!] For I know that in me (that is, in my flesh) nothing good dwells; for to will is present with me, but how to perform what is good I do not find. So now we serve not under [obedience to] the old code of written regulations, but [under obedience to the promptings] of the Spirit in newness [of life]. But that should not be taken to mean that Paul believes that sin and law are in the same basket. 14. Is the Law sin? Now if I do what I do not desire to do, it is no longer I doing it [it is not myself that acts], but the sin [principle] which dwells within me [[3] fixed and operating in my soul]. How can we as a Lifegroup support you? (7:4). Romans 7 Amplified Bible (AMP) Believers United to Christ. It does that by showing us that we can’t live in our own power; when we try, we die. He is like a man arrested for a crime and thrown in jail. What does a resurrection life look like to you? Begin reading God's Word ad-free with instant access to your new online study library. 3 Accordingly, she will be held an adulteress if she unites herself to another man while her husband lives. But now we have been released from the Law. Romans 7:4-6 NKJV - Therefore, my brethren, you also have become dead to the law through the body of Christ, that you may be married to another - to Him who was raised from the dead, that we should bear fruit to God. Click to enable/disable _gid - Google Analytics Cookie. Advance your knowledge of Scripture with this resource library of over 40 reference books, including commentaries and Study Bible notes. 10 And the very legal ordinance which was designed and intended to bring life actually proved [to mean to me] death. Romans 7:1-3Romans 7:4-6Romans 7:7-12What's Next? 18 For I know that nothing good dwells within me, that is, in my flesh. 19 For the good that I want to do, I do not do, but I practice the very evil that I do not want. Romans 7:6 NKJV But now we have been delivered from the law, having died to what we were held by, so that we should serve in the newness of the Spirit and not in the oldness of the letter. Romans 7:14-25 Amplified Bible (AMP) The Conflict of Two Natures. 6. Dead to the Law. Sold under sin: Paul is in bondage under sin and the law can’t help him out. [I have the intention and urge to do what is right, but no power to carry it out.]. This is why Jesus said, you shall know the truth, and the truth will set you free (John 8:32). Others see a reference to sin in general, such as Murray: “Body has been taken to mean mass and body of death the whole mass of sin. 6 Now the mind of the flesh is death [both now and forever—because it pursues sin]; but the mind of the Spirit is life and peace [the spiritual well-being that comes from walking with God—both now and forever]; 7 the mind of the flesh [with its sinful pursuits] is actively hostile to God. But sin, that it might appear sin, was producing death in me through what is good, so that sin through the commandment might become exceedingly sinful. He is overwhelmed with a sense of his own powerlessness and sinfulness. 21 So I find it to be a law (rule of action of my being) that when I want to do what is right and good, evil is ever present with me and I am subject to its insistent demands. a. Create or log in to your Bible Gateway account. For the good that I want to do, I do not do, but I practice the very evil that I do not want. “This is one of the most deplorable results of sin. But now, it is no longer I who do it, but sin that dwells in me. For what I am doing, I do not understand: Paul’s problem isn’t a lack of desire – he wants to do what is right (what I will to do, that I do not practice). For when we were in the flesh, the sinful passions which were aroused by the law were at work in our members to bear fruit to death. 23 But I discern in my bodily members [[d]in the sensitive appetites and wills of the flesh] a different law (rule of action) at war against the law of my mind (my reason) and making me a prisoner to the law of sin that dwells in my bodily organs [[e]in the sensitive appetites and wills of the flesh]. i. Now, this is just what the Christian has to do. 5 When we were living in the flesh [trapped by sin], the sinful passions, which were awakened by [that which] the Law [identifies as sin], were at work in our body to bear fruit for death [since the willingness to sin led to death and separation from God]. Don't have an account? We must come to the same place of desperation to find victory. a. I find then a law, that evil is present with me: Anyone who has tried to do good is aware of this struggle. its penalty, having died [through Christ] to that by which we were held captive, so that we serve [God] in the newness of the Spirit and not in the oldness of the letter [of the Law]. You are free to opt out any time or opt in for other cookies to get a better experience. You’re already logged in with your Bible Gateway account. God is greater than any plan of the enemy.... John 10:10 NKJV - The thief does not come except to steal, and to kill, and to destroy. But if her husband dies, she is free from the law [regarding marriage], so that she is not an adulteress if she marries another man. Click to enable/disable essential site cookies. I have seen too that many legalists are extremely hard on other people–critical, unloving, unforgiving. But under grace, God’s Word is written in our hearts (2 Cor. A true saint may say it in a moment of passion, but a sinner had better not make it a principle.” (Wuest). So the law is holy, and the commandment is holy and righteous and good. Matthew 16:19 AMP -  I will give you the keys (authority) of the kingdom of heaven; and whatever you bind [forbid, declare to be improper and unlawful] on earth will have [already] been bound in heaven, and whatever you loose [permit, declare lawful] on earth will have [already] been loosed in heaven.”.

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