What is Romans 7 about according to Les?
Romans 7 addresses the believer's struggle with the old Adam versus the new divine nature received at salvation. Paul explains that the law has dominion over a person only as long as they live, and death alone severs that control, illustrating how God replaces the old nature with a new nature by a creative work.
Les explains that Romans 7 is a thrilling chapter where Paul continues dealing with the same issue: how believers deal with old Adam versus the new divine nature Christ places in them at salvation. When Adam is crucified, God immediately replaces him with the new nature—the divine nature that comes from God by a creative work. Les notes that verse 1 says the law has dominion over a man as long as he lives, and he clarifies this is not just the Mosaic law but law as it governs society, like the U.S. Constitution controlling citizens until death. The only way to sever some things is by death.