The Laodicean Message - E.H. “Jack” Sequeira

Romans.] Can the Spirit conquer the flesh? I want
to give you a text, Romans 8, look at verse 2:
...Because through Christ Jesus the law of the
Spirit of life set me free from the law of sin and
death.
Now the word “law” appears twice here. And
it is used in terms of a force. Just like we have the
law of gravity; the law of gravity is a force. The
first thing I would like to say about Romans 8:2 is
that Paul is not talking about the Christian
experience, he is talking about a truth that took
place in Christ. He says that there were two forces
that met in Christ:
1. the law of sin, and
2. the law of the Spirit.
Now where is the law of sin residing? Well, he
has explained it in Romans 7. Look at verses 22
and 23:
For in my inner being I delight in God’s law;
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