Romans 7:8-13 Christians still need exposure to God’s righteous standards so we can see more clearly the sin in our lives and confess it in order to experience the full blessing that belongs to us as His children.

Romans 7:7 – 8 The ultimate purpose of the Law is to drive us to faith in Jesus. He alone fulfilled the demands of the Law on behalf of those who trust in His righteousness instead of their own.

Romans 7:7 - 8 The ultimate purpose of the Law is to drive us to faith in Jesus. He alone fulfilled the demands of the Law on behalf of those who trust in His righteousness instead of their own.

Romans 7:1-6 God releases us from our bondage to sin so that we will serve Him.

Romans 7:1-6 God releases us from our bondage to sin so that we will serve Him.

Romans 6:23 Eternal life is a free gift, not a reward for services rendered (Ephesians 2:8-9).

Romans 6:23 Eternal life is a free gift, not a reward for services rendered (Ephesians 2:8-9).

Romans 6:18-22 Although the inner person of a believer has been transformed into the likeness of Christ, the outer person, represented by the flesh, is still subject to the defilement of sin.

Romans 6:18-22 Although the inner person of a believer has been transformed into the likeness of Christ, the outer person, represented by the flesh, is still subject to the defilement of sin.

Romans 6:15-17 The new freedom we have in Jesus is not a lack of restraint. It is a deliverance from the very thing that keeps you from becoming what God intends you to be.