yeah he’s explaining the law of sin inside of mankind and explaining the impact of baptism and remission of sins and following the spirit in Christ .
let’s pretend you have a question In Your mind “ what’s baptism really mean how does it actually work ?
let’s pretend we could learn The answer to that question thoroughly in the scriptures of the New Testament. see if we could learn about bekng baptized for remission of sins and how that works effectually in our lives ? How does it apply to the law ? To sin ? What part does it have in our salvation ? Let’s pretend this is the start of our answer
“What shall we say then? Shall we continue in sin, that grace may abound? God forbid.
How shall we, that are dead to sin, live any longer therein? Know ye not, that so many of us as were baptized into Jesus Christ were baptized into his death? Therefore we are buried with him by baptism into death:
that like as Christ was raised up from the dead by the glory of the Father, even so we also should walk in newness of life.
Knowing this, that our old man is crucified with him, that the body of sin might be destroyed, that henceforth we should not serve sin. For he that is dead is freed from sin.
Now if we be dead with Christ, we believe that we shall also live with him: Knowing that Christ being raised from the dead dieth no more; death hath no more dominion over him. For in that he died, he died unto sin once: but in that he liveth, he liveth unto God.
Likewise reckon ye also yourselves to be dead indeed unto sin, but alive unto God through Jesus Christ our Lord. Let not sin therefore reign in your mortal body, that ye should obey it in the lusts thereof.”
Romans 6:1-4, 6-12 KJV
seems like we’re hearing about baptism into christs death for some reason how it’s recognized as our death by baptism .He’s still talking about the effects of baptism here , we died ?
“Know ye not, brethren, (for I speak to them that know the law,) how that the law hath dominion over a man as long as he liveth? ….Wherefore, my brethren, ye also are become dead to the law by the body of Christ;
(Note he’s gone back to where he started last chapter expanding the confront applicably)
that ye should be married to another, even to him who is raised from the dead, that we should bring forth fruit unto God. ( the word of the kingdom )
For when we were in the flesh, ( before baptism and conversion to belief of the gospel ) the motions of sins, which were by the law, did work in our members to bring forth fruit unto death.
But now we are delivered from the law, that being dead wherein we were held; that we should serve in newness of spirit, and not in the oldness of the letter.”
Romans 7:1, 4-6 KJV
he’s still talking about the concept of dying with Christ in baptism and How it applies to the believer regarding the law which defines sin , removing the laws and therefore sins dominion over the person it seems like setting them free to believe the gospel and repent and be saved
Paul now goes deep inside of mankind to show us why this all matters to what he’s been saying and what he’s not saying using his self as an example of being under law and then of being baptized in Christ and alive unto the spirit
“What shall we say then? Is the law sin? God forbid. Nay, I had not known sin, but by the law: for I had not known lust, except the law had said, Thou shalt not covet. ( see Romans chapter 3v 19-20)
But sin, taking occasion by the commandment, wrought in me all manner of concupiscence. For without the law sin was dead.”
Romans 7:7-8 KJV
that’s why we have to come out from it , be delivered from it , because it is the very thing that identifies and imputed every single transgression we’ve ever done or do keeping us bound by sin to death. Always trying to serve God outwardly by the flesh and never looking inside where the law of sin is the issue Jesus came to heal by imparting the truth in us
“Was then that which is good made death unto me? God forbid. But sin, that it might appear sin, working death in me by that which is good; that sin by the commandment might become exceeding sinful.
For we know that the law is spiritual: but I am carnal, sold under sin.
If then I do that which I would not, ( Thou shalt not ) I consent unto the law that it is good.
Now then it is no more I that do it, but sin that dwelleth in me.
For the good that I would I do not: but the evil which I would not, that I do. Now if I do that I would not, it is no more I that do it, but sin that dwelleth in me.
I find then a law, that, when I would do good, evil is present with me. For I delight in the law of God after the inward man: But I see another law in my members, warring against the law of my mind, and bringing me into captivity to the law of sin which is in my members.
O wretched man that I am! who shall deliver me from the body of this death? I thank God through Jesus Christ our Lord. So then with the mind I myself serve the law of God; but with the flesh the law of sin.”
Romans 7:13-14, 16-17, 19-25
That’s Paul explaining why we have to die to the flesh and live by the spirit and how it begins with baptism and believing the gospel.
“There is therefore now no condemnation to them which are in Christ Jesus, who walk not after the flesh, but after the Spirit. For the law of the Spirit of life in Christ Jesus hath made me free
from the law of sin and death.”
Romans 8:1-2 KJV
But we have to come out from Moses doctrine and step into christs word of light to ever see it
“Seeing then that we have such hope, we use great plainness of speech: And not as Moses, which put a veil over his face, that the children of Israel could not stedfastly look to the end of that which is abolished:
But their minds were blinded: for until this day remaineth the same veil untaken away in the reading of the old testament; which veil is done away in Christ. But even unto this day, when Moses is read, the veil is upon their heart.”
2 Corinthians 3:12-15
“But now the righteousness of God without the law is manifested, being witnessed by the law and the prophets; Even the righteousness of God which is by faith of Jesus Christ unto all and upon all them that believe: for there is no difference:”
Romans 3:21-22 KJV
“But that no man is justified by the law in the sight of God, it is evident: for, The just shall live by faith. And the law is not of faith: but, The man that doeth them shall live in them.”
Galatians 3:11-12 KJV
“Where is boasting then? It is excluded. By what law? of works? Nay: but by the law of faith. Therefore we conclude that a man is justified by faith without the deeds of the law. Do we then make void the law through faith? God forbid: yea, we establish the law.”
Romans 3:27-28, 31 KJV
The law of faith we have to hear from Jesus the creator and lawgiver to hear it
“Hearken unto me, my people; and give ear unto me, O my nation: for a law shall proceed from me, and I will make my judgment to rest for a light of the people.
My righteousness is near; my salvation is gone forth, and mine arms shall judge the people; the isles shall wait upon me, and on mine arm shall they trust.”
Isaiah 51:4-5 KJV
“But the hour cometh, and now is, when the true worshippers shall worship the Father in spirit and in truth: for the Father seeketh such to worship him. God is a Spirit: and they that worship him must worship him in spirit and in truth.”
John 4:23-24 KJV
“It is the spirit that quickeneth; the flesh profiteth nothing: the words that I speak unto you, they are spirit, and they are life.”
John 6:63 KJV
“For the Father judgeth no man, but hath committed all judgment unto the Son: Verily, verily, I say unto you, He that heareth my word, and believeth on him that sent me, hath everlasting life, and shall not come into condemnation; but is passed from death unto life.”
John 5:22, 24 KJV
“Pilate therefore said unto him, Art thou a king then? Jesus answered, Thou sayest that I am a king. To this end was I born, and for this cause came I into the world, that I should bear witness unto the truth. Every one that is of the truth heareth my voice.”
John 18:37 KJV
“He that rejecteth me, and receiveth not my words, hath one that judgeth him: the word that I have spoken, the same shall judge him in the last day.
John 12:48-50 KJV
All I know is that Jesus is the one to go to to know about salvation he’s our judge not Moses so we have to hear and believe what Jesus said to be saved
“And he said unto them, Go ye into all the world, and preach the gospel to every creature. He that believeth and is baptized shall be saved; but he that believeth not shall be damned.”
Mark 16:15-16 KJV
to be “righteous “ one would have to walk In What Christ taught
