Soul man
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The law was perfect, it just couldn't do what Jesus did on Calvary. If the law could have brought life then no need for the cross. The only way to free the human being from their sin-nature was to crucify it, Romans 7:1-4
7 Know ye not, brethren, (for I speak to them that know the law,) how that the law hath dominion over a man as long as he liveth?
2 For the woman which hath an husband is bound by the law to her husband so long as he liveth; but if the husband be dead, she is loosed from the law of her husband.
3 So then if, while her husband liveth, she be married to another man, she shall be called an adulteress: but if her husband be dead, she is free from that law; so that she is no adulteress, though she be married to another man.
4 Wherefore, my brethren, ye also are become dead to the law by the body of Christ; that ye should be married to another, even to him who is raised from the dead, that we should bring forth fruit unto God.
Law was basically given to keep the sin-nature suppressed. They did not know that the law was doing this, if obeyed it could control-suppress the sin-nature.
If allowed to manifest itself and rule the mind it is what Paul referred to as a reprobate mind.
Paul had a hard time getting them to turn loose of the law, from childhood they were taught this is the only way to have a relationship with God.
They knew they sinned but didn't know why.
7 Know ye not, brethren, (for I speak to them that know the law,) how that the law hath dominion over a man as long as he liveth?
2 For the woman which hath an husband is bound by the law to her husband so long as he liveth; but if the husband be dead, she is loosed from the law of her husband.
3 So then if, while her husband liveth, she be married to another man, she shall be called an adulteress: but if her husband be dead, she is free from that law; so that she is no adulteress, though she be married to another man.
4 Wherefore, my brethren, ye also are become dead to the law by the body of Christ; that ye should be married to another, even to him who is raised from the dead, that we should bring forth fruit unto God.
Law was basically given to keep the sin-nature suppressed. They did not know that the law was doing this, if obeyed it could control-suppress the sin-nature.
If allowed to manifest itself and rule the mind it is what Paul referred to as a reprobate mind.
Paul had a hard time getting them to turn loose of the law, from childhood they were taught this is the only way to have a relationship with God.
They knew they sinned but didn't know why.
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