Chapter 7

26 December 2018 05:25 PM

“Know ye not, brethren, (for I speak to them that know the law,) how that the law hath
dominion over a man as long as he liveth? For the woman which hath an husband is bound by
the law to her husband so long as he liveth; but if the husband be dead, she is loosed from the
law of her husband. So then if, while her husband liveth, she be married to another man, she
shall be called an adulteress: but if her husband be dead, she is free from that law; so that she Adultery - Death penalty:
is no adulteress, though she be married to another man.” (Romans 7:1–3, KJV 1900)
“If a man be found lying with a woman married to an husband, then they shall both of
Husband - Carnal Nature Wife - Mind them die, both the man that lay with the woman, and the woman: so shalt thou put
away evil from Israel. If a damsel that is a virgin be betrothed unto an husband, and a
The law mandates that a wife cannot leave the husband - If she does this when the husband is man find her in the city, and lie with her; Then ye shall bring them both out unto the
alive, she commits sin and is therefore worthy of Death (Deuteronomy 22:22-30) gate of that city, and ye shall stone them with stones that they die; ...” (Deuteronomy
22:22–30, KJV 1900)
Therefore, we who are slaves of sin, married to sinful nature are mandated by the law to obey
the same. We must commit sin, just as a slave is compelled to obey his master - to not obey is
a sin!

Sin taking hold of the commandment - God's pure and Holy nature - has become exceeding
sinful by doing that which God hates! Mandated by law to commit sin:

“For when we were in the flesh, the motions of sins, which were by the law, did work in our This is why righteousness by works is an OXYMORON. We simply can't obtain
members to bring forth fruit unto death.” (Romans 7:5, KJV 1900) righteousness by works because the Law of God commands us to be true to our master.
To do otherwise is sin according to the Law.
“What shall we say then? Is the law sin? God forbid. Nay, I had not known sin, but by the law:
for I had not known lust, except the law had said, Thou shalt not covet. But sin, taking occasion
Therefore, unless we are born again by first dying with Christ - we physically cannot
by the commandment, wrought in me all manner of concupiscence. For without the law sin was
commit righteousness - for the Law will judge whatever we do as sin:
dead. For I was alive without the law once: but when the commandment came, sin revived, and
I died. And the commandment, which was ordained to life, I found to be unto death. For sin,
1. An open sin is sin because it is a direct violation of God's law
taking occasion by the commandment, deceived me, and by it slew me.” (Romans 7:7–11, KJV
2. An act of righteousness is sin because we are trying to marry another - Jesus - when
1900)
our old husband/master - the carnal nature - is alive. Doing this is doubly dangerous
Sin takes occasion by the commandment - the commandment that a wife cannot leave her as we are condemning the other person to whom we yield ourselves according to
husband - and forces me to commit all sorts of sin. Deuteronomy 22:22-30 - We are judging God unjust by doing this

“Was then that which is good made death unto me? God forbid. But sin, that it might appear
sin, working death in me by that which is good; that sin by the commandment might become
exceeding sinful.” (Romans 7:13, KJV 1900)

I can escape only if there is no law - For without the law sin was dead (vs 8)

God's hatred for sin is two-fold:

So what God does? - An amazing solution
1. And the commandment, which was ordained to life, I found to be unto death.- That
“But now we are delivered from the law, that being dead wherein we were held; that we should
which was ordained to life by God is now taken advantage of by sin and is used to
serve in newness of spirit, and not in the oldness of the letter.” (Romans 7:6, KJV 1900)
cause death - sin uses something extremely good to do something extremely evil

God kills us in Jesus! But sin, that it might appear sin, working death in me by that which is good; that
sin by the commandment might become exceeding sinful.” (Romans 7:13, KJV
1900)
“Know ye not, brethren, (for I speak to them that know the law,) how that the law hath
dominion over a man as long as he liveth?” (Romans 7:1, KJV 1900)
2. Sin forces God to destroy the sinner finally which is a strange act to Him who is the
life giver
So once we are dead, now we can legally be bound to another - Jesus
Christ
“For the Lord shall rise up as in mount Perazim, He shall be wroth as in the valley of
“For the woman which hath an husband is bound by the law to her husband so long as he Gibeon, That he may do his work, his strange work; And bring to pass his act, his
liveth; but if the husband be dead, she is loosed from the law of her husband.” (Romans 7:2, strange act.” (Isaiah 28:21, KJV 1900)
KJV 1900)

“Wherefore, my brethren, ye also are become dead to the law by the body of Christ; that ye
should be married to another, even to him who is raised from the dead, that we should bring
forth fruit unto God.” (Romans 7:4, KJV 1900)

Problem Rehearsed!
“For we know that the law is spiritual: but I am carnal, sold under sin. For that which I do I
allow not: for what I would, that do I not; but what I hate, that do I. If then I do that which I
would not, I consent unto the law that it is good. Now then it is no more I that do it, but sin that
dwelleth in me. For I know that in me (that is, in my flesh,) dwelleth no good thing: for to will is
present with me; but how to perform that which is good I find not. For the good that I would I
do not: but the evil which I would not, that I do. Now if I do that I would not, it is no more I that
do it, but sin that dwelleth in me. I find then a law, that, when I would do good, evil is present Redemption
with me.” (Romans 7:14–21, KJV 1900)
“And not only they, but ourselves also, which have the firstfruits of the Spirit, even we
“For I delight in the law of God after the inward man: But I see another law in my members, ourselves groan within ourselves, waiting for the adoption, to wit, the redemption of our
warring against the law of my mind, and bringing me into captivity to the law of sin which is in body.” (Romans 8:23, KJV 1900)
my members. O wretched man that I am! who shall deliver me from the body of this death?”
(Romans 7:22–24, KJV 1900) “Beloved, now are we the sons of God, and it doth not yet appear what we shall be: but we
know that, when he shall appear, we shall be like him; for we shall see him as he is.” (1
John 3:2, KJV 1900)

Conclusion:

“I thank God through Jesus Christ our Lord. So then with the mind I myself serve the law of God;
but with the flesh the law of sin.” (Romans 7:25, KJV 1900)
Mind - Died with Jesus - Now free to choose whom to marry. Therefore serving God with mind
Body - Serving sin: Carnal nature will exist till Redemption
Serving God
“But the hour cometh, and now is, when the true worshippers shall worship the Father in
spirit and in truth: for the Father seeketh such to worship him.” (John 4:23, KJV 1900)
“God is a Spirit: and they that worship him must worship him in spirit and in truth.” (John
4:24, KJV 1900)

It is impossible to serve God in flesh - the only way to do this

is to crucify the flesh:

“I beseech you therefore, brethren, by the mercies of God, that ye present your bodies a
living sacrifice, holy, acceptable unto God, which is your reasonable service.” (Romans
12:1, KJV 1900)

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