ESPOUSAL TO CHRIST. Paul returns to his paradox about Law and Grace
(Romans 6:14 f.) and illustrates it by marriage, _Christ_ now standing
for _Grace._
ROMANS 7:1. Wedlock binds while the husband lives; on his death the
wife is free for another union.
Romans 7:4_ a_. You are the wife in this case;... [ Continue Reading ]
AUTOBIOGRAPHY OF THE MAN UNDER LAW. What it means to be in bondage to
the old letter (6), the apostle will show from his own experience.
That the following description belongs to Paul's legal past appears
from ch. 6, and from the contrastive now of Romans 8:1. Failing to
reckon himself dead unto sin... [ Continue Reading ]