• Rom 7:1-6
  • Those under the Law are released from that position by sharing in the death of Christ
  • Joined to a risen Christ — they bear fruit
  • Released from Law — they give glad and willing service
• Rom 7:7-25
  • Description of the struggle of seeking to compel the flesh to obey God —Law — the result is utter despair
  • The new view — victory in Christ!

Purpose:

To help the willing believer cast himself into the depths of grace

Analysis:

• Know Ye Not? The Law Dominates a Man as Long as He Is Living
• The Law — of Moses
  • Attitudes toward the Law
    • The Legalist — is under the Law and fears
    • The Libertine — rejects the Law and hates
    • The Believer — preserves the balance and loves
      • Recognizes inability to keep Law — Law cannot save
      • Seeks to obey God —will by indwelling power of Christ
  • The Marriage Law
    • The binding character of the Marriage Law — Rom 7:2a
    • The duration of bond — "So long as he lives" — Rom 7:2b
    • The dissolution of Marriage Law, "If the husband dies" — Rom 7:2b
  • The Application
    • The first husband is the Law
    • When Christ died the Law died with Him — Col 2:13-17
    • We became free to live in eternal union with Christ
  • The principles applied to the spiritual life — Rom 7:4-6
    • Death experienced — Rom 7:4a
    • Relationship expected, "Joined to Christ" — Rom 7:4b
    • New life begun, "Bring forth fruit unto God" — Rom 7:4c
    • New freedom experienced — Rom 7:6
      • The time — "now"
      • The extent — "delivered from the law"
      • The method — "being dead"
      • The purpose — "that we should serve"
        • Negative — "not in oldness of law" — Rom 7:6
        • Positive — "but in newness of spirit" — Rom 7:6