Romans 7:7-13
I just have a couple of minutes today so let me get right to it. Paul's point is that not only does the law not justify us (chapter 3) but it does not bring us life. It was intended to but, because I am so broken and twisted that I prefer and am enticed by what is forbidden, in simply saying I was not to do something, the law produced the desire to do that very thing which results in death. This is not a fault of the law but with me. The theological term is depravity - I prefer my own glory and the glory of the created things to the glory of God. Not only do I prefer it but I actively seek to undermine the glory of God. The result of all of this? Death.
If I am looking for life, I will not find it in the law. I will not find life by making rules about being a Christian. I will not find life there at all. And yet that is what I do. The law does not bring life! I need to stop creating and relying on the law and start pursuing life!
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