Justification by faith through the gospel, Rom. 1:16  Condemned in sin  Not justified by self  Not justified by the law

Challenges in striving for justification  Divided loyalty  What is right and wrong?  Giving in to our passions

Bound by law as long as spouse lives, 7:1-3  One man, one woman, for life  One exception, Mt. 19:9  Violation = adultery

The law is dead, 7:4-6  Dead to the law – it’s dead, Eph. 2:14-16  Married to Christ, Eph. 5:22-24  Bear fruit, Jn. 15:1-8  Flesh, passions, 6:21-23; see 7:7-12  Newness of Spirit, 2 Cor. 3:3-11

Application  Plan of salvation: NT not OT  Organization -High priest, Heb. 3:1 -Priesthood, 1 Pet. 2:9

Application  Worship -Location, Jn. 4: Offering, 1 Cor. 16:1, 2; 2 Cor. 9:7 -Music, Col. 3:16

The law revealed sin, 7:7  Without law – no sin, Rom. 4:15  Includes Ten Commandments, Ex. 20:17

Sin used the commandment, 7:8  Eve, Gen. 3:1-6; 2:16, 17  Us -Sexual immorality -Lying -Abuse

Paul was alive without the law, 7:9  Innocent, Rom. 9:11; Ecc. 7:29  No depravity  Sin came alive, sprang to life

Commandment turned to death by sin, 7:10-12  Life in the command, Lev. 18:5  Sin deceived & killed, Jas. 1:13-15  Law is holy

Awfulness of sin revealed by commandment, 7:13

Sold under sin – do what we do not want to do, 7:14-16  Law: spiritual, 7:22  Sinner: carnal  Do not understand, Lk. 23:34; 1 Tim. 1:13  Law & desire agree, 7:16

Sin will dominate, 7:17-20  Controls: addiction, 2 Pt. 2:18, 19 -Shapes mind -Forms attitudes -Builds appetites

Sin will dominate, 7:17-20  No good: when under sin, 2 Pt. 2:12-14  Practicing sin: a way of life  Not only I, but also sin, cf. Jn. 12:44

Constant struggle, 7:21-23  Satan is relentless  We must be relentless

Sinner in death, freedom in Christ, 7:24, 25  The law cannot deliver, only Christ  Mind: spiritual man dominates, serve God  Flesh: carnal man dominates, serve sin

Justification by faith through the gospel, Rom. 1:16  Condemned in sin  Not justified by self  Not justified by the law

Challenges in striving for justification  Divided loyalty  What is right and wrong?  Giving in to our passions