My initial response is to agree with you but I wanted
to read the text again to see if I agreed with myself.
;0)

Vs 4 tells us "Therefore, my brethren, you also were
made to die to the law through the body of Christ,"
Vs 5 "For what we were..."
Vs 6 "But now we have been released from the law,"

I think Paul is contrasting the struggles he had with
the law prior to being saved. It is similar to the
response of the disciples when they asked in Mt 19:25
"Who can be saved?" "Who will set me free from the
body of this death?"(Roman 7:24)

Romans 8:1 establishes the contrast by declaring
"There is therefore now no condemnation for those who
are in Christ Jesus." There was certainly condemnation
prior to when he was under the law.

I think there is certainly application to the
Christian who wants to put himself back under the
bondage of the law and the frustration he will face
with legalism.

Harry

PS Mark's account of the rich man states in 10:21 "And
Jesus looking upon him loved him" From this some have
argued to identify the rich man as the man who will
become the Apostle Paul. Of this I have yet to be
convinced.


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> month, on Romans 7 is that the passage is dscribing
> a sincere growing Christian.   JGR
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