Romans 7: The Law and the Struggle Within
Believers died to the law through the body of Christ so that they belong to Him; the law is holy, but sin used it and it cannot make anyone holy; and the believer who hates his sin cries for deliverance and thanks God through Jesus Christ.
The lesson walks through the topic one card at a time. The full study is the complete written article, with its sources.
Explain Paul's marriage illustration in 7:1-6 and what it means to be dead to the law and married to Christ.
Show from 7:7-13 why the law is holy, just, and good, and how sin used it to deceive and kill.
Walk through 7:14-25, and weigh fairly the unregenerate, Israel-under-the-law, and regenerate readings of the wretched man.
Explain why a believer's struggle with sin is not proof that he is lost, and how 7:25 leads into 8:1.