Grace And Law
THE ROLE OF GRACE AND LAW FOR THE CHRISTIAN
By the seventh chapter of Romans, Paul attests to the fact that Christians are dead to sin, alive to God, and slaves to righteousness. Up to this point, he has dealt with righteousness in relation to the law and grace. Romans chapter 7 is known for the great debate it has provoked about holiness and sanctification. Who is the ‘wretched man’ of verse 24? Is this person regenerate or unregenerate? If this person is regenerate, then is he or she mature, immature, or backsliding? Is the believer expected to view the law as evil, believing that the law provokes and prompts us to sin? Are Christians free to live apart from the law? Paul answers these questions in Romans 7:14-25. He does this in two ways. First, Romans 7 establishes that there is warfare between flesh and spirit, between our old Adamic nature and our new nature in Christ. Second, he establishes in Romans 7:14-25 that there is nothing we can do for God—but He......
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