Romans 7: Breaking the Law of Sin
Why do most laws not have expiration dates?
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In what ways should husbands and wives share responsibilities in marriage?
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How long should a marriage commitment last?
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How does being joined with Christ make the Law irrelevant?
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Why do Christians sometimes struggle with sinful desires?
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When might it be wrong to obey the Law?
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What is the Law’s ultimate purpose?
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In what ways do laws reveal wrongdoing but fail to correct it?
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How is the Law counter-productive, leading to death instead of life?
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What leads us to think our ways are better than God’s ways?
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If our laws are just and beneficial, why don’t people do a better job at following them?
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What must we do to win the battle between flesh and spirit?
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Can we always trust what our conscience tells us? Why or why not?
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Are people “basically good” or “basically bad”? Why?
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If we’re not working to please the Lord, whom might we be working to please?
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When we choose to do one thing and not another, we might say, “I have no choice.” Obviously, there was a choice, so what is the more complete truth?
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Why do some people find great pleasure in serving the Lord while others do not?
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What are some of the pleasures that entice people to sin?
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Paul visualized absence from the Lord and being bound in sin as “terrible agony.” How does that perspective compare to the viewpoint of those who are living in sin?
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What prevents surrendering our “whole being” to the Lord?