The Sinner Without and Under the Law
Romans 7:7-13
What shall we say then? Is the law sin? God forbid. No, I had not known sin, but by the law: for I had not known lust…


I. WITHOUT THE LAW.

1. Alive.

2. But sin is dead.

II. UNDER THE LAW.

1. Dead.

2. But sin lives.

III. THE RATIONALE OF THE CHANGE.

1. A change not of moral condition but of moral consciousness.

2. Effected by the revelation of the law.

(J. Lyth, D. D.)



Parallel Verses
KJV: What shall we say then? Is the law sin? God forbid. Nay, I had not known sin, but by the law: for I had not known lust, except the law had said, Thou shalt not covet.

WEB: What shall we say then? Is the law sin? May it never be! However, I wouldn't have known sin, except through the law. For I wouldn't have known coveting, unless the law had said, "You shall not covet."




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