Romans 7:1-25 Questions by Stephen Ricker
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The Righteous Will Love By Faith
Questions for Study 6

Romans 7:1-25
Memory Verse: 25a

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I. A New Life in Jesus (1-6)

1. To whom is Paul speaking in these verses? What does it mean to be committed to the law? What are the limits of the law's authority over a person?

2. Read verses 2 and 3. Why does Paul use the law of marriage as an example? In what sense had he been married to the law? According to the law, how can the bonds of marriage be dissolved?

3. How is it that we have died to the law? (6:2) In what respect are we free? (6:15) To whom do we now belong? What is the nature of our new relationship to Jesus? (Isa. 54:5; and 2 Co. 11:2; Rom. 8:38,39)

4. Why did Jesus save us and make us his own bride? (4b) What is the fruit of the new union? (Rom. 5:1; Gal. 5:22,23; John 15:16) How does Psalm 1:2-4 describe the committed life? The uncommitted life?

5. What kind of fruit did we bear when we were under the law? Why? What is the difference between serving in the new way of the Spirit and serving in the old way of the law?

II. Faith Grows Through Spiritual Struggles (7-24)

6. Is the law sinful? (7,12) What is its function? (7,13,3:20; Gal. 3:24) Which commandment defeated Paul? Why did he say that the commandment brought death to him? How is the 10the commandment different from the others?

7. Read verses 14-20. What is the struggle that goes on inside one who wants to do what is right? (Heb. 12:4) Why is it good and necessary to struggle with sin? (Rom. 7:8a; Gen. 4:7b)

8. What do these verses teach about the nature of man? About why Paul speaks of life as a spiritual battle? (1 Tim.1:18, 6:12, 2 Ti. 4:7) Why is it important to struggle with God rather than with men?

9. Read verses 21-24 and 25b. What are the two spiritual principles at work within us? Why does Paul delight in God's law? What is the war that is going on inside him? What is his cry? (24) What doe he realize? (25b)

I. Jesus Christ, The Only Salvation (25)

10. What is the only way of this defeated situation? What is Paul's cause for thanksgiving? What can we learn here?