Romans 7:6
But now we have been delivered from the law, having died to what we were held by, so that we should serve in the newness of the Spirit and not inthe oldness of the letter.
This chapter reasons how the knowledge of the law (pertaining to the law of Moses) makes a man guilty to sin. As when the commandments were given, men failed to observe them completely hence death became the punishment. However, grace abound through God's Son, therefore we were freed from the law and in turn, the bondage of sin.
Paul made it clear that the law is spiritual (v14) and thus "reflects God's holy character" (J. McArthur). Nevertheless, it was not given merely to condemn man but to help him see that he has the ability and the will to obey it but the flesh that is in him restrains him from doing so, and this is why we need Christ in our lives for in Him there is no condemnation (Romans 8:1).
I never used to understand what the law and His grace were all about until I actually had the desire to understand. Before, I thought that one has to possess a special theological knowledge to be able to discern the messages of the bible but obviously I was wrong, the only requirement was love - to love God that much to want so badly to learn His words.
What I can just take away from this chapter is that, obedience of the law can not solely save us from the punishment of sin. As humans who inherited sin from our forefather, Adam, we are bound to wrong God and only Jesus Christ can make us right with His Father.
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