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    #DeeperLearning TESDA@Study – 16May2020

    3. What is the apostle's of the soul, and attract it to God,


    The Book of conclusion in respect to the to holiness."—Steps to Christ,
    Romans Chapter 7 law? Rom. 7:6-8. page 18.
    NOTE.—In newness of spirit. "It is
    Lesson Guide to be in the Spirit's newness;' on C. Spiritual Conflict
    the new, wonderful principle, 6. What conflict often occurs
    Dominion of Sin new in its full manifestation and in the life of a professed
    application in Christ, of the Holy
    Broken Ghost's empowering presence. In
    Christian? Rom. 7:17-20.
    NOTE.—The converted man,
    that light and strength, the new despite spiritual lapses, testifies
    relations are discovered, that the law is good, morally
    A. Illustrated by the Law of
    accepted, and fulfilled. Joined by excellent. He does not hate the
    Marriage the Spirit to the Lord Christ, so as law as does the unconverted man,
    to have full benefit of His devoted to sin. The Christian's
    1. In speaking to the Roman justifying merit; filled by the conflict is not between the law
    Christians about law, what Spirit with the Lord Christ, so as and himself, but between
    illustration does the apostle to derive freely and always the himself and the sin the law
    use? Rom. 7:1-3. blessed virtues of His life; the condemns. The law claims to be
    NoTE.—It is a mistake to hold that willing bondservant finds in his holy, just, and good. The
    Paul is speaking of an allegorical absolute obligations an inward conscience of the Christian agrees
    death; this is not an allegory, but liberty ever 'new,' fresh as the with that testimony and upholds
    an illustration. dawn, pregnant as the spring."— the claim of the law. Only a
    The apostle is stating that the law The Expositor's Bible, on Rom. converted man is able to have
    holds onto a person until death 7:6. such attitudes in respect to the
    interposes, then death ends the law.
    connection. 4. How does Paul evaluate The apostle is looking back to his
    the law? Rom. 7:9-12. statement in verse 15, and shows
    2. What conclusion does Paul NoTE.—The one married to Christ that the sinning he describes
    draw from the application of is happy; he is not under there is not the uninhibited,
    condemnation; he finds the law to unresisted, and consistent sinning
    his illustration? Rom. 7:4, 5.
    be life to him as he brings forth of the unconverted person, but
    NoTE.—"By the body of Christ.
    spiritual fruit in holy living by the the occasional falling that is
    Literally, 'through the body of
    power of the Holy Spirit. The law hated and mourned for. It is,
    Christ,' that is, through the
    is still holy, just, and good. nevertheless, sin.
    sacrificial death of Christ (see
    Eph. 2:15; Col. 1:22; 1 Peter
    2:24). 5. How does Paul set forth 7. In respect to fallen, weak
    Into this death the believer is the conflict of the carnal human nature, of what was
    baptized (Rom. 6:4), and by thus nature and a good law? Rom. Paul fully aware? Rom. 7:21-
    participating in Christ's death to 7:13-16. 23.
    sin and law, as explained in ch. 6, NoTE.—"It is impossible for us, of NoTE.—"The man who separates
    the believer may regard his old ourselves, to, escape from the pit from God that he may serve
    self as dead to the things to which of sin in which we are sunken. Our himself, is the slave of mammon.
    he once was captive... . hearts are evil, and we cannot The mind that God created for
    "Bring forth fruit. The symbolism change them. 'Who can bring a the companionship of angels,
    of this chapter closely parallels clean thing out of an unclean? not has become degraded to the
    that of ch. 6. one.' The carnal mind is enmity service of that which is earthly
    The 'old man' is the first husband. against God: for it is not subject and bestial."—Christ's Object
    The crucifixion of the 'old man' to the law of God, neither indeed Lessons, page 201.
    (ch. 6:6) is the death of the can be.' Job 14:4; Rom. 8:7. The apostle speaks of the fleshly
    husband. The resurrection to Education, culture, the exercise members in which the remnants
    new life (ch. 6:5, 11) is the of the will, human effort, all have of sin cause trouble. He is not
    remarriage. In each case the final their proper sphere, but here they speaking of the inner man which
    outcome is the bearing of fruit are powerless. is in process of sanctification,
    unto God, the fruit of a reformed They may produce an outward and which utterly detests sin.
    life (ch. 6:22)."—The Seventh-day correctness of behavior, but they Compare Rom. 6:19. In his "flesh"
    Adventist Bible Commentary, on cannot change the heart; they dwells no good thing; but the Holy
    Rom. 7:4. cannot purify the springs of life. Spirit "dwells" in his heart. John
    There must be a power working 14:17; Rom. 8:1; 1 Cor. 6:19.
    B. Conclusions Concerning from within, a new life from There are two principles in him.
    above, before men can be As a Christian a holy principle sits
    the Law enthroned in his heart, the
    changed from sin to holiness. That
    power is Christ. His grace alone dominant principle; yet the
    can quicken the lifeless faculties remnants of sin as an activating

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    principle, an impulse to evil, are 8. To whom did Paul look for


    inherent in his members (verse deliverance? Rom. 7:24, 25.
    23). As a converted man, the holy
    principle is dominant; for two
    dominant opposing principles
    cannot exist in the heart of a man
    at one and the same time.

    NOTES

    There is no need of any argument in this chapter for the perpetuity of the law. That is not the question under
    consideration. The apostle is not making a special argument to prove that the law is not abolished. His
    argument starts from that point as one already settled and shows the practical working of the law in
    individual cases. He brings it right home to the hearts of men that they are under the law; and if they are
    under it, how can it be abolished?

    Note the class of people to whom Paul is writing. "I speak to them that know the law.” This epistle is
    addressed to professed followers of Christ. We find that in the second chapter, commencing with the
    seventeenth verse: "Behold, thou art called a Jew, and restest in the law, and makest thy boast of God."

    The question arises, what is meant by our being dead to the law by the body of Christ? That brings us to the
    point where the illustration fails us. The illustration fails us, —why? Because it is utterly impossible to find
    anything in life that will correctly represent in every particular divine things. There is no illustration that will
    serve in every particular. That is why we have so many types of Christ. No one person could serve as a
    complete type of him. We have Adam in one place as a type of Christ; we have Abel; we have Moses; we have
    Aaron; David; and Melchisedek, and many others who represent different phases of Christ, because there is
    no one of them who could represent him in every particular.

    So when the apostle would represent the union of all people with the house of Israel, he says, "I would not,
    brethren, that ye should be ignorant of this mystery." It is a mystery, it is something unnatural. He says that it
    is a grafting process, but that it is contrary to the natural method. Therefore this illustration of marriage
    cannot be considered as complete in every particular. And yet, after all, the illustration does not fail, if we
    choose to consider that the union with the first husband is a criminal connection. It is so in the application.
    Those who are united to the flesh are guilty of a capital crime. The law holds them in that connection,—i.e., it
    will not allow them to lightly dissolve the union, and pass it by as though nothing had taken place,—but it
    demands their life. With this explanation we can understand the chapter.

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