10 WORDS … THE LAW AND THE OLD MAN
ROMANS 7
DO CHRISTIANS NEED THE TEN COMMANDMENTS?
7:1, “DO YOU NOT KNOW BRETHREN … THAT THE LAW IS BINDING ON A PERSON ONLY DURING HIS LIFE” RSV
6:3
6:16
7:1 & 7:4
AN ILLUSTRATION THAT CLARIFIES, Vv. 1-3
THE CENTRAL POINT OF THE PASSAGE IS NOT MARRIAGE, MARRIAGE IS JUST AN ILLUSTRATION.
THE KEY POINT: THE WOMAN WHO IS MARRIED IS HELPLESS TO CHANGE HER SITUATION UNTIL HER HUSBAND DIES …
WHO IS THE WOMAN?
SHE IS US (THE CHURCH) …
WHO IS HER FIRST HUSBAND?
IS HER FIRST HUSBAND THE LAW?
NO, THE LAW HELD THEM TOGETHER
IS HER FIRST HUSBAND “THE OLD MAN”? Vv. 14-25
WHO SETS HER FREE FROM THE OLD HUSBAND? VV. 26
AN EXPLANATION THAT VERIFIES, Vv. 4-6
WE BELONG TO ANOTHER …
FAITH,
FRUTIFULNESS,
“HE THAT ABIDES IN ME, AND I IN HIM, THE SAME BRINGS FORTH MUCH FRUIT. BUT WITHOUT ME YOU CAN DO NOTHING.” JN.15:5
FAITHFULNESS, (HIS NOT OURS)
THE APPLICATION THAT GLORIFIES, Vv. 7-13
THE PURPOSE OF THE LAW …
THE LAW IS HOLY AND GOOD … I AM NOT
ONCE TWAS BUSY PLANTING,
NOW ITS TRUSTFUL PRAYER.
ONCE TWAS ANXIOUS CARING,
NOW HE HAS THE CARE.
ONCE TWAS WHAT I WANTED,
NOW WHAT JESUS SAYS.
ONCE TWAS CONSTANT ASKING,
NOW IT’S CEASLESS PRAISE.
ONCE IT WAS MY WORKING,
HENCE IT HIS SHALL BE.
ONCE I TRIED TO USE HIM,
NOW HE USES ME.
ONCE THE POWER I WANTED,
NOW THE MIGHTY ONE.
ONCE FOR SELF I LABORED,
NOW FOR HIM ALONE.
A.B. SIMPSON
