that the righteous requirements of the law might be fulfilled in us who do not walk according to the flesh but according to the Spirit. Truth to Learn The righteousness that God demands of us is fulfilled for us through the righteousness of Christ. Behind the Words The words...
Romans 8:3 – Righteous Through Him
For what the law could not do in that it was weak through the flesh, God did by having sent His own Son in the likeness of sinful flesh, on account of sin: He condemned sin in the flesh, Truth to Learn Jesus Christ perfectly kept the law, thus demonstrating...
Romans 8:2 – His Faithful Spirit
For the law of the Spirit of life in Christ Jesus set me free from the law of sin and death. Truth to Learn The Holy Spirit is continually working in Christians. Behind the Words This verse starts with “For,” a translation of the Greek article gar, which is...
Romans 8:1 – No Condemnation
Therefore, there is now no condemnation to those in Christ Jesus, Truth to Learn There is no condemnation declared against born-again Christians; instead, we are declared as righteous. Behind the Words This word “condemnation” is an interesting word. The Greek word is katakrima, which means, “the result of a...
Romans 7:25 – He is Lord!
I thank God through Jesus Christ our Lord! So then, with the mind I myself truly serve the law of God, but with the flesh I serve the law of sin. Truth to Learn Submitting to the lordship of Jesus Christ is the only way to win the battle against...
Romans 7:24 – Winning a Losing Battle
O wretched man that I am! Who will rescue me from this body of death? Truth to Learn The ever presence of sin will bring a committed Christian to his or her knees … over and over and over and over … Behind the Words The Greek word translated...
Romans 7:23 – Captured, Then Confessed
But I see another law in my members, battling against the law of my mind, and bringing me into captivity to the law of sin which is in my members. Truth to Learn Because of the battle within us, we become captured by our sin nature, but confession sets us...
Romans 7:22 – God’s Delightful Law
For I delight in the law of God according to the inward man. Truth to Learn For Christians, obeying God’s law is delightful, not onerous. Behind the Words The word translated here as “I delight in” is sunēdomai, which only occurs in this one place in the New Testament....
Romans 7:21 – The “Badness” Law
I find then a law, when I desire to do what is right, that evil is present with me. Truth to Learn There is a “law of sin” that can control our actions. Behind the Words The word translated “a law” is the Greek word nomos, which means “something...
Romans 7:20 – Living on our Knees
Now if I do what I determine not to do, it is no longer I who do it, but the sin dwelling in me. Truth to Learn When we lose a battle against our sin nature we simply need to confess our sin and God removes it from us. ...