Romans 7:1-13 Bible Study

Read Romans 7:1-6
1. Who are men that know the law? (v.1)


2. How long is a woman bound to her husband? Why? (v.2)


3. What is the difference between an adulteress and a widow who remarries? (v.3)


4. Referring to verse 1: Why is a man only bound to the law as long as he lives? (v.1)
(Hint: What is the purpose of the law? What happens at death?)


5. Although we are still alive, how have we died to the law? (v.4)


6. How do verses 5 and 6 relate to Chapter 6? (v.5-6) (Hint: Slavery)


7. How many masters can one man have? Who is your personal master? (v.6)


Romans 7:7-13
8. Is the law sin? Why or why not? (v.7)


9. How do verses 7 and 8 support the purpose of the law? What is sin without the law? (v.7-8)


10. As a result of the law, how has sin sprang to life? (v.9)


11. Is the law more “freeing” or “restricting” in our lives? How so? (v.10-11)


12. How does the law deceive us? (v.10)


13. How/why is the law holy? Why does Paul feel the need to say this in verse 12? (v.12)


14. What was the intention of the law? Has the law killed us? How has sin affected the law? (v.13)


15. Sum up the beginning of Chapter 7