What place the law? Romans 7 LPBC 6th May 2018

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The law in Romans thus far…. Law cannot save…. God saves through…. It reveals sin 3 v 20 Condemns the sinner (law breaker) 3 v 19 Defines sin as law breaking 4 v 15 Brings God’s wrath (a penalty for law breaking) 4 v 15 Righteousness apart from law 1 v 17 and 3 v21 Law bears witness to this 1 v 2 and 3 v 31 Faith in Christ 3 v 27 Faith upholds law 3 v 31 Abraham received God’s promise through the righteousness that comes through faith not the law 4 v 13

Parallels between chapter 6 and 7 Freedom from sin – chapter 6 Freedom from the law – chapter 7 We died to sin v 2 By Christ’s death v 3 Justified & freed from sin v 7 & 18 Shared in Christ’s resurrection v 4-5 Live in newness of life v 4 Reap fruit which leads to holiness v 22 We died to the law v 4 Through Christ’s body v 4 Released from the law v6 Belong to Him who was raised from dead v 4 Serve in newness of Spirit v 6 Bear fruit to God v 4

God does through Christ and His Holy Spirit what the law could not do for us and what we could not do for ourselves Standards set by law Unable to keep law Fruit which leads to law’s sentence = death Died to law Free to serve Through Christ by the Spirit Fruit for God