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2. The Just Shall Live By Faith Paul’s Letter To The Church In Rome

3. Outline Introduction 1:1-17 Indictment of & remedy for sin 1:18 – 5:21
Anticipated questions re: justification by grace through faith :1 – 11:36 4

4. Question #2 Introduced in 6:14 Shall We Sin…We’re Not Under
Law But Grace? 6:15 – 7:6
Shall We Sin…We’re Not Under
Introduced in 6:14
Sin should not be our “master” 6:1-14
We’re under grace, not law (and sin) 5:20
Some might therefore have thought…
Can we sin since we are under grace
and not under law?

5. Question #2 Emphasis on sin 6:19-23 Shall We Sin…We’re Not Under
Law But Grace? 6:15 – 7:6
Shall We Sin…We’re Not Under
Emphasis on sin 6:19-23
Paul spoke “in human terms because of the weakness of their flesh”
Sin brings worse conditions vv. 19, 21, 23
“Wages” (what we deserve) = death
Sin never has any benefit 1 Pet 1:18

6. Question #2 Emphasis on sin 6:19-23 Shall We Sin…We’re Not Under
Law But Grace? 6:15 – 7:6
Shall We Sin…We’re Not Under
Emphasis on sin 6:19-23
Sin brings worse conditions vv. 19, 21, 23
Sin only produces shame when we finally see it for what it really is
Being a slave to righteousness allows one to be sanctified (set apart) from that which kills

7. Question #2 Emphasis on sin 6:19-23 Shall We Sin…We’re Not Under
Law But Grace? 6:15 – 7:6
Shall We Sin…We’re Not Under
Emphasis on sin 6:19-23
Sin brings worse conditions vv. 19, 21, 23
Being a slave to righteousness also allows one to receive the “gift” (undeserved) of eternal life
“Gift” vs. “Wages”

8. Question #2 Marriage to Christ 7:1-6 Shall We Sin…We’re Not Under
Law But Grace? 6:15 – 7:6
Shall We Sin…We’re Not Under
Marriage to Christ 7:1-6
Written especially to Jewish saints in Rome
Paul will now specifically prove they are no longer under the Mosaic covenant
To illustrate law’s jurisdiction, he uses the marriage relationship

9. Question #2 Marriage to Christ 7:1-6 Shall We Sin…We’re Not Under
Law But Grace? 6:15 – 7:6
Shall We Sin…We’re Not Under
Marriage to Christ 7:1-6
Married woman is bound by law to husband as long as he is alive
If she marries another while he lives, she is guilty of adultery
Assumes unlawful divorce

10. Question #2 Marriage to Christ 7:1-6 Shall We Sin…We’re Not Under
Law But Grace? 6:15 – 7:6
Shall We Sin…We’re Not Under
Marriage to Christ 7:1-6
If husband #1 is dead, she is free from the law to be married to husband #2
Jewish saints were free to be married to Christ…the Law (husband #1) was dead
They were not under law

11. Question #2 Marriage to Christ 7:1-6 Shall We Sin…We’re Not Under
Law But Grace? 6:15 – 7:6
Shall We Sin…We’re Not Under
Marriage to Christ 7:1-6
Even though under grace, they were still under law Cor 9:21 Jas 1:25
Therefore, do not sin

12. Question #2 Marriage to Christ 7:1-6 Shall We Sin…We’re Not Under
Law But Grace? 6:15 – 7:6
Shall We Sin…We’re Not Under
Marriage to Christ 7:1-6
While married to husband #1 (the Law), sinful passions were aroused, at work
Aroused because the Law points them out, makes them apparent 5:20 7:13 Gal 3:19
No forgiveness 7:6 8:3 Heb 7:18-19

13. Question #2 Marriage to Christ 7:1-6 Shall We Sin…We’re Not Under
Law But Grace? 6:15 – 7:6
Shall We Sin…We’re Not Under
Marriage to Christ 7:1-6
Now married to husband #2 (Christ)…no longer bound to husband #1
No longer bound to an “old letter”
Now serve in “newness of spirit” 2 Cor 3:2-3, 5-11

14. Question #2 Marriage to Christ 7:1-6 Shall We Sin…We’re Not Under
Law But Grace? 6:15 – 7:6
Shall We Sin…We’re Not Under
Marriage to Christ 7:1-6
These same verses also provide some necessary refutation to modern-day error on the subject of M/D/R
They help clarify a distinction that often gets ignored in M/D/R error

15. M/D/R Teaching From Rom 7:1-4
This passage admits what some erroneous doctrines deny…there is a difference between the “marriage” and the “bond”
Marriage is what man does Mt 19:9
The bond is what God does Mt 19:5-6
Illustrated by the situation involving Herod, Herodias, & Philip Mk 6:14-18

16. Mk 6:17-18 BOUND Rom 7:2 Married Divorce Philip Herodias AGREEMENT

17. Mk 6:17-18 Married Bound Gen 2:24; Mt 19:5-6
Herodias
Philip
Herod
What results is that Herodias is married to Herod while still being bound to Philip (Rom 7:3).
This is adultery…it is not lawful.

18. Question #3 Introduced in 7:5 Is The Law Sin? 7:7-23
Whenever there is a problem, somebody or something has to be at fault (victimology)
Some might therefore have thought…
Is the law sin?

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