Romans 7:9
9 For [de] I [ego] was alive [zao] without [choris] the law [nomos] once [pote]: but [de] when the
commandment [entole] came [erchomai], sin [hamartia] revived [anazao], and [de] I [ego] died [apothnesko]. KJV-Interlinear
9 I was once alive apart from the law, but
when the commandment came, sin came alive and I died. ESV
In the Garden of Eden, man was at peace with God
except for one restriction, which was not eating of that single tree. Satan
took advantage of that restriction and presented a delusion of being a smart as
God.
Eve fell for it, and committed the first sin, and Adam
chose for Eve, and committed the second sin. The first delusion was of being
smart, the second delusion was for having someone better than God.
And thus all sin is born out of a delusion of some
sort, and all delusions are false concepts.
Paul states that there are two aspects with regard to
the Mosaic law.
The first is that one is alive without the law, which
is a delusion. And the second aspect states that, given the law, the only reality
is death, which is a truth, not a delusion.
The Mosaic law describes the perfect life. However,
the perfect life is unattainable because man is incapable of keeping all of the
rules of perfection. Therefore, living the perfect life is a delusion.
The reality enters into the picture when one realizes
that the law makes one aware that life is really centered around sin. And this
is true especially when God is not in the picture.
And thus the delusion extends to all religions which
promised immortality or equality with God, based on ones own lifestyle, or
works, as it were.
And so Paul makes it clear that if you believe you are
not bound by the law, which defines life, then you are in a delusion. And when
you wake up from that delusion and realize that all you have is sin, then you
also realize that all you have is death.
The whole point is, that the remedy for all of this is
not the Mosaic law, nor man’s striving to live the perfect life, nor man’s own
works, but the remedy is through faith in Christ.
These studies, are a part of the massive
daily study web site at DailyBibeStudy.Org, that is easily accessible, and are
written, so that you can come to Christ if you have not done so already, and
therefore not be lost forever.
And
if you have already believed in Christ, then these studies are written so you
can learn and understand and grow in your spiritual life, so that you can come
to the full knowledge of Christ, so that you can fulfill your meaning and
purpose in life as God intended for you, and so you can qualify for a
phenomenal eternal reward which you will have forever.
To
ignore this opportunity to pursue a daily study means you will be incomplete,
unfulfilled and you will lose out, big time.
The
Daily Bible Study is online, making it possible as never before in all of human
history, to advance in ones relationship with God, through Christ, and to
complete yourself beyond your imagination.
But
you have to decide to make that commitment.
No one else can study for you.
You have to do that yourself.
