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