119 Dead to Sin, Alive to Christ!

Romans Chapter 7 poses two dilemmas for anyone trying to live righteously. The first is “how to be dead to sin and alive to God.” In other words, how do I stop sinning so that I might live for God? I try to be good, but no matter how I try, I can’t be good enough, can I?

The second dilemma is realizing that the “Old Testament Law can’t deliver you from sin.” If the Bible teaches us anything, it’s knowing what the Lord expects from us (the Law) doesn’t empower us to live according to the Law of righteousness. Knowing is not the same as doing! At the same time, we know that the Law is good. Jesus said in Matthew 5:17 “Do not think that I came to destroy the Law or the Prophets. I did not come to destroy but to fulfill.”This quote begs the question, what is the purpose of the Law?Show More


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