Romans 6-8~ Day 61~ Our lives can be a beautiful song!
I am glad we are reading chapters 6-8 in one sitting. I find you gotta read all of it to get the flow and point of what Paul is saying. If one were to read only a part of what Paul is saying, one could mistakenly quote Paul, thinking he is saying one thing when he is actually saying the exact opposite. Here is what I mean, I have heard Christians quote, and apply to themselves, "For I do not do the good that I want to do but I practice the evil that I do not want to do." (7:19) "What a wretched man I am!" (17:24) Have you ever heard someone say that? Or how about this, "I'm just as sinful as them (referring to a nonbeliever)! I have heard that be said, but I certainly hope it is not the case for that believer! I am guessing that this person has read this portion of scripture but not in it's context. If they had, they would see that Paul is talking like one "under the law" (7:7-24). In context of the entire chapter, we Christians know