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1 | Is it Sin or Me? | Rom 5:12 | Morant61 | 75683 | ||
Greetings Disciplerami! Actually, I believe that Rom. 7 describes Paul's condition as a Jew, who wants to obey the Law of God, prior to his becoming a Christian. I believe that the Christian is no longer 'a slave to sin'. But, for our purposes, the important point is that Paul said that he did that which he did not want to do. Since sin is an act of will, how could Paul unwilling will to sin? Paul didn't say that is was difficult to do what he wanted. He said that he could not do what he wanted and could not stop doing that which he did not want to do. This seems like a perfect description of a sin nature to me! :-) By the way, how can the flesh be weak if there is no depraved nature? What is the source of the weakness? Your Brother in Christ, Tim Moran |
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2 | Is it Sin or Me? | Rom 5:12 | mbooker | 75724 | ||
Good Morning Brother Tim! :) Just this morning, I was thinking about Romans 7, particularly vv 15-23, and how to reconcile it with what Paul said in Romans 6, particularly vv 11-14. When you said you believed Romans 7 'describes Paul's condition as a Jew, who wants to obey the Law of God, prior to his becoming a Christian', why do you believe that? Meredith |
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3 | Is it Sin or Me? | Rom 5:12 | Morant61 | 75760 | ||
Greetings Meredith! Thanks for the interest in this question my friend! Here is a re-post of how I have answered this question previously. ********************************************** This is a tough question on which reasonable people can and do disagree. However, my position is that Paul is describing his life apart from Christ and under the Law in Rom. 7:7-25. Here are my reasons. 1) There is a contrast made between Rom. 7:7-25 and Rom. 8:1-17. This is one of the cases where chapter divisions are less than helpful. The person described in Rom. 7 is: a) A slave to sin - Rom. 7:14. b) Subject to the Law of sin - Rom. 7:23 and 25. However, in Rom. 8, the person is described as one who: a) Is not condemned - Rom. 8:1. b) Has been set free from the Law of sin - Rom. 8:2. c) Is not controlled by the sinful nature - Rom. 8:9. So, there is a clear distinction made between the person described in Rom. 7 and the one described in Rom. 8. What is the difference? The one in Rom. 7 is trying to obey the Law apart from Christ and is unable to do so because of their sin nature. The person in Rom. 8 has been made alive by the Spirit of Christ and is now led by the Spirit. 2) The second reason I believe that Rom. 7 cannot refer to a believer is because of Rom. 6. Romans 6 makes statements that cannot be reconciled with the view that Rom. 7 describes a Christians ongoing struggle with sin. Consider the following: a) We have died to sin - Rom. 6:2. b) Our old self was crucified with Christ - Rom. 6:6. c) The body of sin has been done away with - Rom. 6:6. d) We are no longer slaves to sin - Rom. 6:6. e) Sin is not our master - Rom. 6:14. These statements cannot be reconciled with the view that Rom. 7 is speaking of a believer who continually struggles with sin. In particular, Rom. 7:14 says that this person is a slave to sin, but Rom. 6:6 says that believers are not slaves to sin. *********************************************** I hope this answers your questions! Your Brother in Christ, Tim Moran |
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