<blockquote><font size=1>In reply to:</font><hr>[color:"blue"]<br>like your friend "Alex_Light"<br></font><hr></blockquote><p><br>It would be wrong to characterize Bob and myself as friends. We are acquaintances. Nor do we share the same view of Romans 7. I have great respect for Bob on several levels, and that is why I posted a link to his article. <br><blockquote><font size=1>In reply to:</font><hr>[color:"blue"]<br>Rom 7:14 and its context <br></font><hr></blockquote><p><br>I don't accept the view that Romans 7:14-24 is talking about believers in the covenant of grace. And frankly, it doesn't matter to me if 1,000 commentaries say it does. Romans 7:14-24 is referring to the righteous man under the law. Romans 8:2 and 8:9 describe the true condition of believers in the present covenant.<br><br>"The law of the Spirit of life in Christ Jesus has set me free from the law of sin and death."<br><br>"You are not in the flesh, you are in the Spirit, if in fact the Spirit of God dwells in you."<br><blockquote><font size=1>In reply to:</font><hr>[color:"blue"]<br>God's moral law as being obligatory upon all men <br></font><hr></blockquote><p><br>Now let's talk about this notion that God's moral law is obligatory. The whole idea of living by rules and regulations didn't work. There was a fault with the old covenant. The fault was with the people. That is why God instituted a new covenant. By living within us, God has created a race of no-fault people --- thus guaranteeing that His moral law will be kept. He puts His law into our minds, and writes them on our hearts. So how can we be obligated when God has taken the responsibility? We can't. <br><br>"I will put my Spirit within you, and cause you to walk in my statutes and be careful to observe my ordinances." (Ezekiel 36:27)<br><br>Blessings,<br><br>Alex<br>
