Romans 6-8 ~Death reigns except for the grace of God ~ Day 61
You gotta pay attention to the reading plan. It sneaks in three chapters in one day every once in awhile. Today is one of those days. Paul spends quite a bit of time explaining the function of the Law, doesn’t he?! “Is the law sin? Certainly not! Indeed I would not have known what sin was except through the law.” (7:7) I have had lots of questions in the past when reading this section. “What about the Indian in the jungle who never heard about the Law or about Jesus. What happens to them?” Well, in our reading yesterday, Paul talks about how “sin entered the world through one man, and death through sin, and in this way death came to all men, because all sinned- for before the law was given, sin was in the world.” (5:12) Then, along comes “the Law” given to a “chosen people” through the mediator Moses. Why? Today we read why…the Law shows us clearly what sin is. I really like what one commentary says about this. “With out the law reproving us, we are in a