THE CHRISTIAN AND THE LAW

Part 4

Romans 7:7-13

 

I. We have been Freed from the Law 1-6

        A. The Authority of the Law 1

        B. The Illustration of the Law’s Authority 2-3

        C. Why we are Free from the Law 4-5

        D. What Does Freedom from the Law Look

Like? 6

 

Romans 2:17; 3:20,21,28; 4:13-14, 5:20; 6:14; 7:4,5,6

II. The Power of Sin under the Law 7-13

    A. Through the Law you can Know Your Sin 7-8

Romans 3:20; Exodus 20:17; Romans 5:13-14; 2:14-15; 1 Timothy 1:8-11; Philippians 3:4-6

    B. The Law Kills us Because of Sin 9-11

Philippians 3:4-6; Matthew 5:21-22, 27-28, 48; Philippians 3:4-8;

    C. The Law is Good, Sin is the Problem 12-13

Romans 5:8; 4:5; Galatians 3:24

 

THE CHRISTIAN AND THE LAW

Part 4

Romans 7:7-13

1. In verse 7-25 what does Paul use? What does this tell us about this section? What is he speaking of in 7-13? In 14-25?

 

 

 

 

 

2. How does Paul’s use of the commandment "you shall not covet" help us understand what the law reveals? 7 What "produced in me all manner of evil desire [coveting]?" What does the law reveal about sin?

 

 

 

 

 

3. How was sin dead "apart from the law?" 8b How was Paul alive "without the law" but died "when the commandment came? 9-11

 

 

 

 

 

4. How does Paul describe the law? 12 Did the law cause our death? explain. 13