Words and Verses - Romans 7:24-25 #motivation #sermon #inspirational #verseoftheday

What a wretched man I am! Who will rescue me from this body of death? Thanks be to God through Jesus Christ our Lord!
—Romans 7:24-25

Paul was stopped in his tracks on the road to Damascus by the risen, ascended, glorified Lord Jesus. Having been saved by grace through faith on that epic journey... his entire outlook on life and his understanding of the Law was radically changed.

Before his conversion, Paul could boast of his unsurpassed confidence in his own good works and his strict, stringent law-keeping. As an orthodox Jew, he was circumcised on the eighth day, of the nation of Israel, of the tribe of Benjamin - a Hebrew of the Hebrews. As far as the Law was concerned he was perfect, for he was a zealous Jew, a renowned Pharisee, an impassioned persecutor of the church - and Paul considered himself blameless regarding the Law.

While the first 5 chapters of Romans deals with how to be saved - justification, the next chapters deal with how to live the Christian life - sanctification. Chapters 6 and 8 explain how to live the Christian life.. how to grow in grace.. how to progress in holiness and mature in the faith. It shows how a believer can have victory over slavery to sin - how they can grow in mature in the faith and progress in their Christian walk. The duel focus of chapter 7 however.. shows the believer's relationship to the Law.. which places them in subjugation to the law and slavery to sin. It describes in detail man's total inability to succeed in keeping the law in his own strength.

"No copyright intended." "I do not own the music in this video/rights to this music." "I do not take credit for this video."