veryberry
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For I was alive without the law once: but when the commandment came, sin revived, and I died.
This verse is most commonly taught as an adolescent and used to prove that young children are safe and will not be tossed into the lake of fire. Though I do agree that children who have not come o the knowledge of good and evil are safe, this verse is in no way talking about Paul as a child. This verse is a saved Paul trying to utilize the law to live out his sanctified life.
There is one word within this verse that sets this and that is "revived". In order for something to be revived, it had to be alive and then it had to die. In this context, that is sin. When a person is saved, he/she is made dead to sin and dead to the law.
Romans 7:8 - But sin, taking occasion by the commandment, wrought in me all manner of concupiscence. For without the law sin was dead.
It is when the law is used when sin is revived. To get this passage wrong set the stage for the entire chapter to be wrong, like saying a "battle between 2 natures" which is wrong.
This verse is most commonly taught as an adolescent and used to prove that young children are safe and will not be tossed into the lake of fire. Though I do agree that children who have not come o the knowledge of good and evil are safe, this verse is in no way talking about Paul as a child. This verse is a saved Paul trying to utilize the law to live out his sanctified life.
There is one word within this verse that sets this and that is "revived". In order for something to be revived, it had to be alive and then it had to die. In this context, that is sin. When a person is saved, he/she is made dead to sin and dead to the law.
Romans 7:8 - But sin, taking occasion by the commandment, wrought in me all manner of concupiscence. For without the law sin was dead.
It is when the law is used when sin is revived. To get this passage wrong set the stage for the entire chapter to be wrong, like saying a "battle between 2 natures" which is wrong.