With every doctrinal dispute in the Bible, there is always one or two verses that end the argument. In Romans 7, the simple fact is, that Romans 7 is about now after and was before.
Paul is first speaking of now after becoming a repented and newborn son of God, and then speaks of how he was before conversion to Christ Jesus.
Wherefore, my brethren, ye also are become dead to the law by the body of Christ; that ye should be married to another, even to him who is raised from the dead, that we should bring forth fruit unto God.
For when we were in the flesh, the motions of sins, which were by the law, did work in our members to bring forth fruit unto death.
But now we are delivered from the law, that being dead wherein we were held; that we should serve in newness of spirit, and not in the oldness of the letter.
As Paul and all sons are now after deliverance.
What shall we say then? Is the law sin? God forbid. Nay,
Eternal principle of God's law, yesterday, today, and forever.
I had not known sin, but by the law: for I had not known lust, except the law had said, Thou shalt not covet.
For I was alive without the law once: but when the commandment came, sin revived, and I died.
O wretched man that I am! who shall deliver me from the body of this death?
As Paul and all sinners were before deliverance.
Paul is first speaking of now after becoming a repented and newborn son of God, and then speaks of how he was before conversion to Christ Jesus.
Wherefore, my brethren, ye also are become dead to the law by the body of Christ; that ye should be married to another, even to him who is raised from the dead, that we should bring forth fruit unto God.
For when we were in the flesh, the motions of sins, which were by the law, did work in our members to bring forth fruit unto death.
But now we are delivered from the law, that being dead wherein we were held; that we should serve in newness of spirit, and not in the oldness of the letter.
As Paul and all sons are now after deliverance.
What shall we say then? Is the law sin? God forbid. Nay,
Eternal principle of God's law, yesterday, today, and forever.
I had not known sin, but by the law: for I had not known lust, except the law had said, Thou shalt not covet.
For I was alive without the law once: but when the commandment came, sin revived, and I died.
O wretched man that I am! who shall deliver me from the body of this death?
As Paul and all sinners were before deliverance.
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