Chapters nine through eleven form the second of three major sections in Romans. After reading Paulās series of promises at the end of chapter eight, some Jews may have been inclined to doubt the veracity of Paulās claims. āAfter all,ā they could say, āGod has made many promises to us that have never been fulfilled.ā […]
Chapter eight provides the answer to Paulās internal struggle from chapter seven, the same struggle many believers consistently fight today. Paul learned that the mindset shift required in chapter six is not something he could force himself to do; rather, he needed to submit completely to the Holy Spirit, āthe life-giving Spirit in Christ Jesusā
Chapters seven and eight demonstrate the wrong and right ways, respectively, of living out in practice what chapter six taught in theory. Continuing his theme from chapter six, Paul used marriage as an illustration of a Jewish believerās tie with the Mosaic Law (Romans 7:1-6). Just like a marriage bond is broken when one spouse
