Romans 7:8 But sin, taking opportunity by the commandment, produced in me all manner of evil desire. For apart from the law sin was dead. Truth to Learn The Law does not prevent sin, it produces sin. Behind the Words The Greek word translated “taking opportunity” is aphormē, which means...
Romans 7:7 – The Revealing Law
Romans 7:7 What shall we say then? Is the law sin? Certainly not! On the contrary, I would not have known sin except through the law. For I would not have known covetousness unless the law had said, "You shall not covet." Truth to Learn The Law reveals our sinfulness...
Romans 7:6 – Free to Serve
Romans 7:6 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. Truth to Learn We are free to serve God through the power...
Romans 7:5 – Fruit of Death
Romans 7:5 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. Truth to Learn Trying to live by a set of laws or rules produces spiritual death, not life. Behind the Words...
Romans 7:4 – Free to Bear Fruit
Romans 7:4 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. Truth to Learn We have been set free so that we...
Romans 7:3 – Free to Remarry
Romans 7:3 So then if, while her husband lives, she marries another man, she will be called an adulteress; but if her husband dies, she is free from that law, so that she is no adulteress, though she has married another man. Truth to Learn We are no longer bound...
Romans 7:2 – To Obey or Not
Romans 7:2 For the woman who has a husband is bound by the law to her husband as long as he lives. But if the husband dies, she is released from the law of her husband. Truth to Learn Salvation releases us from the requirements of the Law. Behind the...
Romans 7:1 – Our Savior, Our Husband
Romans 7:1 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? Truth to Learn Christians are in a marriage relationship with Jesus Christ. Behind the Words The word translated “brethren” is...
Romans 6:23 – The Free Gift
Romans 6:23 For the wages of sin is death, but the gift of God is eternal life in Christ Jesus our Lord. Truth to Learn God offers all of us a free gift of inestimable value. Behind the Words The Greek word translated “wages” is opsonia, which is the plural...
Romans 6:22 – Set-apart to Him
Romans 6:22 But now having been set free from sin, and having become slaves of God, you have your fruit to holiness, and the end, everlasting life. Truth to Learn God has set Christians apart and has given them eternal life. Behind the Words Throughout this chapter Paul has been...