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1 | need help understanding this scripture | Rom 7:13 | JCrichton | 121034 | ||
Hi, leonore! In Romans 7:7 through 7:25 Paul is breaking down the conflict of the flesh and the battle against the spirit. In 7:13 he defines the Law as being used against us to cause sin--not that the Law causes us to sin but it highlights what is forbidden for us to do or what is commanded for us to do but we fail (sin of omission) to do. It is the Law therefore that conveys that we are sinning if we do not uphold the Law. Many people read "do not kill" as a commandment only if a physical death occurs. But Jesus admonishes that if we think unrighteously we are commiting sin... which means we can kill with words, with thoughts, with gossip, with slander, with omission (not doing what is right in the eyes of God)... But had the Law not said "do not kill" we would not be cognizant of that sin! In essence, sin appropriates the Law to cause us to falter. You must read Chapter 8 in order to get a fuller meaning of Paul's arguments; he clarifies that we Christ on our side and that He has liberated us from the Law through the Holy Spirit. He offers us Christ as our victory! God Bless! Angel |
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2 | Thank you! Just need to understand littl | Rom 7:13 | leonore | 121036 | ||
Thank you very much. Your note helped me to understand this passage more clearly. I still have a couple of questions, I understand how the law causes us to know what sin is. I don't really understand how sin appropriates the law. I also still don't understand the part of the scripture that says "by effecting my death through that which is good". I'm sorry to be so insistant on understanding these phrases but, I've been studying Romans for a couple months now. It's the first book I've studied and I keep in mind 2 Timothy 3:16 when it says that "all scripture is inspired by God" so I try to understand as much of it as I can. Thank you! | ||||||
3 | Thank you! Just need to understand littl | Rom 7:13 | JCrichton | 121037 | ||
Hi, leonore! Perhaps I could illustrated it with Adam and Eve... God commanded them not to eat from two of the trees in the Garden of Eden. Was the command sin? No. Did it cause them to sin? No. But the serpent (Satan) appropriated God's words to confound Eve--you will surely not die! Eve was not aware of a duality of existence; she had no bearings to allow her to know that God was speaking of a spiritual death, while Satan was deceiving her by speaking of a corporal death: the Law served the sin. Not that the Law was created to be sin but that Satan used the Law to cause Eve to disobey God... that first sin caused a downslide which bore Adam's disobedience, Adam's and Eve's running and hiding from God, Adam blaming Eve, Eve blaming the serpent and neither accepting responsibility for their disobedience! Satan effected Adam's and Eve's spiritual death through that which was good. I hope this helps. Please, don't feel that you have to explain yourself. Our (all Christians) call is to help each other in the Faith! And, don't forget that by searching the Scriptures I am seeking the Lord so we both benefit! God Bless! Angel |
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