Thursday, April 21, 2016

Romans 8:2

Copyright Ó 2016 J. Neely
Romans 8:2

2 For [gar] the law [nomos] of the Spirit [pneuma] of life [zoe] in [en] Christ [Christos] Jesus [Iesous] hath made [eleutheroo] me [me] free [eleutheroo] from [apo] the law [nomos] of sin [hamartia] and [kai] death [thanatos].   KJV-Interlinear

2 For the law of the Spirit of life has set you free in Christ Jesus from the law of sin and death. ESV

Paul designates two separate types of law. The first is referred to as the law of the spirit of life, and the second is referred to as the law of sin. The word for law, is a general reference to the rules or commands or influence, by which our life is governed.

The law of sin enters into our life when we are born, because the sin nature is a part of our physical body, and remains with us throughout our entire life while living in this world.

We can’t live without our physical body, therefore we cannot escape our relationship with the sin nature, on a physical level.

And the sin nature has such a powerful influence, such that, if we did not have any mental restraint, then we would be totally helpless so far as the sin nature is concerned.

However, God came up with a plan, that gives us a level playing field with the sin nature, and a defense against its influences.

And that defense of course, comes in the form of Jesus Christ, and His work on the cross, and our faith in Him, which identifies us with Him, and therefore protects us against the power of the sin nature.

Without Christ, and doctrine, and faith, we are totally helpless, and in total slavery to the sin nature.

Being born into this world with the sin nature, places us under the Mosaic law, which means we would have to earn our way out of the sin nature, by means of our own effort. And no person is capable of doing that. Thus the law of the sin nature and our total helplessness within that law.

However, Christ went to the cross, and paid the price of sin, thus providing us a way out from under the law of the sin nature.

And faith in Christ, is that way out.

For, by means of His work on the cross, we are set free, through faith, and thus are no longer under the requirement of working our own way out of sin, by our own effort, which we cannot do.

The law of the spirit, identifies the whole concept of Christ and His work of salvation, of our faith, of our study and knowledge of Bible doctrine, of our spiritual life, and the spiritual process in its entirety.

The spiritual process is entirely the design and work of God. Within the spiritual process we merely listen and learn and benefit.

God gets all of the credit. We get no credit, for we do no work within the spiritual life worthy of credit. The spiritual life comes to us in its entirety, and is a gift from God.




Study [by instruction],
to show thyself approved [spiritually mature]
unto God,
a workman [student]
that need not be ashamed [ignorant],
rightly dividing [learning, understanding, discerning]
the word of truth [Bible doctrine].

If you can dream and not make dreams your master, 
If you can think and not let thoughts narrow your views, 
If you can meet triumph with disaster equally, 
If you can learn and see your full meaning and purpose in life,
Then you can believe in Christ, learn Bible doctrine, and grow far beyond the potential that God has prepared for you.




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.