Romans 7 is not teaching wretched double mindedness is our lifelong walk with Jesus on earth.
1. (7:1-3)
The chapter begins with the natural man married to the flesh, and so by sinning makes himself one flesh with sin and the devil.
And by the law, once we have sinned in the flesh, we are married and cannot divorce ourselves from being children of the devil: we cannot save our selves from sinning by the power of our own will.
Though the natural man seeks to divorce himself from sinning with the devil, by the law he cannot be free to marry another through his own good will and works of the flesh.
The Jews remained condemned of the law, because they sought the righteousness of God by the law only, and not by faith in Christ Jesus.
2. (7: 3-6)
Now comes salvation by faith in Christ Jesus, where we become freed from the law of marriage to the natural man by death: he becomes the old man of sin crucified on the cross we take up for His name's sake.
Becoming dead to the law, is by becoming dead to sins and transgressions against the law: We are not freed from doing the law of Christ as our new husband of righteousness, but we are only free from the condemnation of the law against all natural sinners and transgressors of the law.
We now become free to marry another man of righteousness: the man Christ Jesus and thus be made one flesh with the righteousness of God and Christ: bone of His bones and flesh of His flesh, even as Eve with the first Adam before sinning, which is now the mystery of the church wed in righteousness as a virgin to Christ.
3. (7:7-13)
Scripture declares that the law is not sinful, carnal, nor evil, nor are we free from doing the law of Christ, for only the doers of the law and word are justified with God.
The law given by God is good and spiritual and righteous altogether: and so by the law we continue to know what is sin and transgression against God, for where no law is, there is no transgression.
We are dead to the law that condemns transgression, because the old natural man is dead and no more transgressing the law: we are not dead to doing the law and word of God.
4. (7:14-24)
The chapter than shows empathy for any wretched double minded Christians, that find themselves being double hearted with God: adulterers with our new husband of righteousness, Jesus Christ.
Unlike the beginning of the chapter, where Paul spoke of the natural man, he now begins tp speak of 'we' born again believers, who now know the law of God is good is good and right to obey, and have been delivered from the curse of the law, which is condemnation for sins and transgressions against the law.
And yet, we find ourselves once again obeying the devil with the flesh, even as natural sinners, but under the condemnation of seeking to love the law and the Spirit of God in the mind only: adultery against Jesus Christ with the body, while seeking fellowship with the mind.
5. (7:24-25)
The chapter concludes with the wretched adulterer crying out once again for deliverance from the natural life of the devil, which is the old natural man's sins and trespasses.
And the conclusion is the same as the beginning: Jesus Christ and the power of God to become sons of God, to do His law and word from within the heart first, and His will and good pleasure only in life:
Thou blind Pharisee, cleanse first that which is within the cup and platter, that the outside of them may be clean also.
Submit yourselves therefore to God. Resist the devil, and he will flee from you. Draw nigh to God, and he will draw nigh to you. Cleanse your hands, ye sinners; and purify your hearts, ye double minded.
When we believed Jesus to receive Him into the heart for forgiveness of sins that are past, we were made clean and whole and pure within by his grace through faith, to no more do the works of the devil, but to do the righteousness of God at all times.
But if we sin, and find themselves returning to our old sins and trespasses, we must now turn to the Lord with all the heart, to put away our unrighteous thoughts and sinful works, which we have allowed through the deception of lust, and so by His power become once again true and faithful sons of God, no more adulterers in Christ.
Let the wicked forsake his way, and the unrighteous man his thoughts: and let him return unto the LORD, and he will have mercy upon him; and to our God, for he will abundantly pardon.
If we repent and submit ourselves wholly to God, to purify ourselves in Him with His power to obey the Spirit, we can return for ever to being one flesh with Him, of His flesh and of His bones.
Jesus is a good husband of righteousness, who is merciful, and will receive any natural sinner unto Himself into His married church, which also includes any double hearted adulteress restored back unto Himself and the fellowship of the saints.
6. (&:25-8:2)
The elect saints in Christ Jesus, who were natural sinners by sinning on earth, and also were any double hearted adulterer, are all now freed once for all from the law to sin in the flesh, by obeying the Spirit to do the law of Christ with a pure heart.
There is therefore now no condemnation to them that are no more natural sinners, nor wretched double minded Christians, who go and sin no more after the flesh, but only walking in the Spirit with our righteous new man of faith: Jesus Christ
1. (7:1-3)
The chapter begins with the natural man married to the flesh, and so by sinning makes himself one flesh with sin and the devil.
And by the law, once we have sinned in the flesh, we are married and cannot divorce ourselves from being children of the devil: we cannot save our selves from sinning by the power of our own will.
Though the natural man seeks to divorce himself from sinning with the devil, by the law he cannot be free to marry another through his own good will and works of the flesh.
The Jews remained condemned of the law, because they sought the righteousness of God by the law only, and not by faith in Christ Jesus.
2. (7: 3-6)
Now comes salvation by faith in Christ Jesus, where we become freed from the law of marriage to the natural man by death: he becomes the old man of sin crucified on the cross we take up for His name's sake.
Becoming dead to the law, is by becoming dead to sins and transgressions against the law: We are not freed from doing the law of Christ as our new husband of righteousness, but we are only free from the condemnation of the law against all natural sinners and transgressors of the law.
We now become free to marry another man of righteousness: the man Christ Jesus and thus be made one flesh with the righteousness of God and Christ: bone of His bones and flesh of His flesh, even as Eve with the first Adam before sinning, which is now the mystery of the church wed in righteousness as a virgin to Christ.
3. (7:7-13)
Scripture declares that the law is not sinful, carnal, nor evil, nor are we free from doing the law of Christ, for only the doers of the law and word are justified with God.
The law given by God is good and spiritual and righteous altogether: and so by the law we continue to know what is sin and transgression against God, for where no law is, there is no transgression.
We are dead to the law that condemns transgression, because the old natural man is dead and no more transgressing the law: we are not dead to doing the law and word of God.
4. (7:14-24)
The chapter than shows empathy for any wretched double minded Christians, that find themselves being double hearted with God: adulterers with our new husband of righteousness, Jesus Christ.
Unlike the beginning of the chapter, where Paul spoke of the natural man, he now begins tp speak of 'we' born again believers, who now know the law of God is good is good and right to obey, and have been delivered from the curse of the law, which is condemnation for sins and transgressions against the law.
And yet, we find ourselves once again obeying the devil with the flesh, even as natural sinners, but under the condemnation of seeking to love the law and the Spirit of God in the mind only: adultery against Jesus Christ with the body, while seeking fellowship with the mind.
5. (7:24-25)
The chapter concludes with the wretched adulterer crying out once again for deliverance from the natural life of the devil, which is the old natural man's sins and trespasses.
And the conclusion is the same as the beginning: Jesus Christ and the power of God to become sons of God, to do His law and word from within the heart first, and His will and good pleasure only in life:
Thou blind Pharisee, cleanse first that which is within the cup and platter, that the outside of them may be clean also.
Submit yourselves therefore to God. Resist the devil, and he will flee from you. Draw nigh to God, and he will draw nigh to you. Cleanse your hands, ye sinners; and purify your hearts, ye double minded.
When we believed Jesus to receive Him into the heart for forgiveness of sins that are past, we were made clean and whole and pure within by his grace through faith, to no more do the works of the devil, but to do the righteousness of God at all times.
But if we sin, and find themselves returning to our old sins and trespasses, we must now turn to the Lord with all the heart, to put away our unrighteous thoughts and sinful works, which we have allowed through the deception of lust, and so by His power become once again true and faithful sons of God, no more adulterers in Christ.
Let the wicked forsake his way, and the unrighteous man his thoughts: and let him return unto the LORD, and he will have mercy upon him; and to our God, for he will abundantly pardon.
If we repent and submit ourselves wholly to God, to purify ourselves in Him with His power to obey the Spirit, we can return for ever to being one flesh with Him, of His flesh and of His bones.
Jesus is a good husband of righteousness, who is merciful, and will receive any natural sinner unto Himself into His married church, which also includes any double hearted adulteress restored back unto Himself and the fellowship of the saints.
6. (&:25-8:2)
The elect saints in Christ Jesus, who were natural sinners by sinning on earth, and also were any double hearted adulterer, are all now freed once for all from the law to sin in the flesh, by obeying the Spirit to do the law of Christ with a pure heart.
There is therefore now no condemnation to them that are no more natural sinners, nor wretched double minded Christians, who go and sin no more after the flesh, but only walking in the Spirit with our righteous new man of faith: Jesus Christ
