“The Romans 7 Christian is in “the law of sin and death”.
The Romans 8 Christian is in “the law of the Spirit of life in Christ Jesus”
“The reality is that holiness as defined by and pursued via the legal principle is necessarily “by my own power” while the holiness that is of Christ is necessarily by the power of the Spirit…they are two entirely different lifes with two entirely different sources of power.”
“The Romans 7 Christian is in ” the struggle”.
The Romans 8 Christian is in “the walk”.
“For sure…the desire for holiness by our own power dies a long hard death.”
“The Romans 7 Christian sees “me and Christ”
The Romans 8 Christian sees “not I, but Christ”
“The Romans 7 Christian sees Christ as a model and example.”
“The Romans 8 Christian sees Christ as his life.
The Romans 7 Christian beholds himself and the law.”
“The Romans 8 Christian beholds Christ.”
“The Romans 7 Christian thinks about himself and the law by which he works to produce his own righteousness which he can then present to God for earthly reward.”
“The Romans 8 Christian thinks about God Who has by grace made him righteous in Christ and upon Whose Spirit he depends to conform him to the image of Christ who Himself is his reward.”
“The Romans 7 Christian works to produce the righteousness of man according to law by his own power.”
“The Romans 8 Christian depends on the power of the Spirit to conform Him to Christ in Whom he has already been made the righteousness of God.”