Romans 7

Through an illustration from Marriage, Paul starts out chapter 7 telling us that we are freed from our previous "I must do good to be accepted" mentality. It defeats us because we never can pull it off. We can now unite with Christ who will carry us and our sins.

 

Paul goes on, the Law is not sinfully but it never gave us the ability to perfectly obey. In fact, the law made us more conscious of the bad we do and the opportunities to do bad. God, through Christ, sin is dead. Our energy should be on cultivating a relationship to God (Jesus) instead of pretending to be perfect. A true relationship perfects us. Seeking perfection ruins us. Paul knows we often do the very thing we hate. We need Christ!

While we want to do good, we really became slaves to sin instead. God changes the game plan and has us seek him though a relationship with Jesus who paid (pays) the price of disobedience to God.