A while back, I was a member of a church that joined other community churches of various denominations in a social justice group. The idea was good. They wanted to help homeless people get cell phones, so they could leave a number on job applications. They wanted buses running later at night for people who … Continue reading –>
Read Romans 7:21-23. How have you experienced this same struggle in your own life, even as a Christian? In this passage, Paul equates the law in his members (his body) with the law of sin. “With the flesh,” Paul says, he served “the law of sin” (Rom. 7:25). But serving sin and obeying its law means death (see Rom. … Continue reading –>
Escorted to the scene of his worldly demise, the prisoner’s approach is announced with the dreadful term of “Dead Man Walking!” The freedom that was once his, has been replaced with the ultimate physical bondage. Sentenced to death for the crimes of his past, the prisoner is incapable of changing his plight. His power over … Continue reading –>
Key Thought: Jesus righteousness covers us and in Him we stand perfect before God, who promises to sanctify us, give us victory over sin, and conform us to the image of Christ.. Lesson 8, November 25, 2017 1. Have a volunteer read Romans 7:8-11. a. Ask class members to share a thought on what the … Continue reading –>
“If then I do that which I would not, I consent unto the law that it is good. Now then it is no more I that do it, but sin that dwelleth in me” (Rom. 7:16-17). What struggle is presented here? Using the law as a mirror, the Holy Spirit convicts a person that he or she … Continue reading –>
Read Romans 7:12. How do we understand this text in the context of what Paul has been discussing? Because the Jews revered the law, Paul exalts it in every way possible. The law is good for what it does, but it can’t do what it was never meant to do, to save us from sin. For … Continue reading –>
Who is the Man of Romans 7? Our lesson this week begins with a question and a warning. You know the question. What is the warning? Do we struggle with the same issues that troubled Paul? Do you think Paul’s discussion of the struggle with sin is based primarily on his personal experience? If so, what … Continue reading –>
Our first hymn comes from the Sabbath afternoon study: Hymn 412, “Cover With His Life” – “Jesus’ righteousness covers us” Monday continues with discussing the Ten Commandments: Hymn 590, “Trust and Obey” and Hymn 447, “Long Upon the Mountains”. The third verse of Hymn 394, “Far From All Care” also raises our thoughts to the … Continue reading –>
If Paul is talking about the whole law system at Sinai, what about Romans 7:7, in which he specifically mentions one of the Ten Commandments? Doesn’t that refute the position taken yesterday that Paul was not talking about the abolition of the Ten Commandments? The answer is “No.” We must keep in mind, again, that the word law for … Continue reading –>
Read Romans 7:1-6. What illustration does Paul use here in order to show his readers their relationship to the law, and what point is he making with that illustration? Paul’s illustration in Romans 7:1-6 is somewhat involved, but a careful analysis of the passage will help us to follow his reasoning. In the overall context of the letter, … Continue reading –>
Read for This Week’s Study: Romans 7. Memory Text: “Now we are delivered from the law, that being dead wherein we were held; that we should serve in newness of spirit, and not in the oldness of the letter” (Romans 7:6). Few chapters in the Bible have created more controversy than has Romans 7. Concerning the issues involved, The SDA … Continue reading –>
Further Thought: Read Ellen G. White, “Victory Appropriated,” pages 105, 106, in Messages to Young People; “The True Motive in Service,” pages 93-95, in Thoughts From the Mount of Blessing; “Appeal to the Young,” p. 365, in Testimonies for the Church, vol. 3; pages 1074, 1075, in The SDA Bible Commentary, vol. 6. “He [Jesus] did not consent to sin. Not even by a thought … Continue reading –>
