Romans 7 Flashcards
According to Romans 7:1, who does Paul say he is speaking to?
those who know the law
According to Romans 7:1, how long does Paul say the law has dominion over a man?
as long as he lives
According to Romans 7:2, who is bound by the law to her husband?
a woman who has a husband
According to Romans 7:2, how long is a woman with a husband bound by the law to her husband?
as long as he lives
According to Romans 7:2, what releases the woman from the law of her husband?
if he dies
According to Romans 7:3, if the husband is living and the woman marries another man, what is she called?
an adulteress
According to Romans 7:3, what would cause a woman to be called an adulteress?
if her husband lives and she marries another man
According to Romans 7:3, if a woman’s husband dies, is she free from the law?
yes
According to Romans 7:3, if a woman’s husband dies and she is free from the law, is she still an adulteress for marrying another man?
no (she is no adulteress)
According to Romans 7:4, what allows us to be “dead to the law”?
the body of Christ
According to Romans 7:4, since the body of Christ allows us to be “dead to the law”, what can we do?
be married to another
According to Romans 7:4, who is the “another” that we are married to since we are now dead to the law through the body of Christ?
Him who was raised from the dead
According to Romans 7:4, what should we do since we are now married to Him who was raised from the dead?
bear fruit to God
According to Romans 7:5, when we were in the flesh, what were aroused by the law?
sinful passions
According to Romans 7:5, what did the sinful passions work in our members to do?
bear fruit to death
According to Romans 7:6, since we are now delivered from the law, how should we serve?
in the newness of the Spirit
According to Romans 7:6, since we are now delivered from the law, we now serve in newness of the Spirit. How do we NOT serve?
in the oldness of the letter
According to Romans 7:7, how does Paul answer the question, “is the law sin?”
Certainly not!
According to Romans 7:7, how does Paul say he knew what sin was?
through the law
According to Romans 7:7, what specific sin does Paul use as an example of knowing what sin was through the law?
covetousness
According to Romans 7:7, what statement from the law does Paul quote that showed him what covetousness was?
You shall not covet
According to Romans 7:8, what did sin produce in Paul?
all manner of evil desire
According to Romans 7:8, what did sin take advantage of to produce all manner of evil desire in Paul?
taking opportunity by the commandment
According to Romans 7:8, apart from the law, what is sin?
dead