Welcome to our new project, the Daily Bible Devotional. The goal is to help you understand and apply

scripture as you go through a New Testament Bible read five days a week, Monday through Friday,

as we move from Matthew straight through to Revelation. In under four minutes each morning, we will recap the chapter,

make some application, present thought questions for the day, and offer a prayer together.

I'm excited about exploring God's word with you, so let's get started.

Welcome to our Bible study today. We are in Romans chapter 7. Paul explores the believers' relationship

with law and the ongoing struggle with sin. He explains that through Christ, Christians have died to

the old law and are no longer bound by its demands, enabling them to bear fruit for God.

The law itself is not sinful, but it reveals

sin, emphasizing man's inability to achieve righteousness on his own. Paul shares his personal

struggle, acknowledging the inner conflict between his desire to do good and the sin that so often

resides within him.

This tension exemplifies the human condition.

Even with a desire to obey God, sin remains a problem.

If justification depends on perfectly adhering to the law of Moses or any law, then there would be no hope.

But, quote, thanks be to God through Jesus Christ, our Lord.

There's a lot of debate in this chapter on whether Paul is talking about the burdens of sin in his

life under the law of Moses or under the law of Christ. Either way, I think we can see that we still feel

that sometimes. We're supposed to be Christians, and yet there's sin.

What it teaches us is reliance upon His grace and a renewed spirit of faith,

not this sense that we have to be perfect in order to be His.

Here's some other ideas for our benefit.

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