Lesson 2818

(Lesson 2818)(09-11-19) Romans 7:7-8
   “What shall we say then? Is the law sin? God forbid. Nay, I had not known sin, but by the law: for I had not known lust, except the law had said, Thou shalt not covet. But sin, taking occasion by the commandment, wrought in me all manner of concupiscence. For without the law sin was dead.”

   Today’s quote begins a series of lessons relating Paul’s explanation as to why the physical bodies of saved people continue in sin after having their eternal souls saved. Paul, in a passage that will appear later in these lessons, referred to that part of mankind that is eternally saved as “the inner man” as opposed to the outer or physical man/woman.
    To me, the lessons that Paul taught in these passages are some of the most comforting that can be found in the entire bible in that they establish an unrefutable basis for the security of the believer. “Once saved, always saved.” What a blessing to know that once we believe we are saved for all of eternity and CANNOT have that salvation taken from us.
    In the quote, Paul relates that, as it pertains to anyone other than Adam, there was no sin except that sin which was imputed into all mankind through Adam’s disobedience. That is because there were no commandments to be broken.
    As we discussed yesterday, one becomes guilty of sin when that one breaks one of God’s rules; Therefore, where there are no rules there can be no sin; not withstanding, that after the laws and commandments were imposed upon the Jews, all manner of sin was exposed by those laws and commandments.~
NOTE: There is far more to Paul’s lesson than what appears herein. We’ll cover it all in upcoming lessons.