Purpose

The purpose of this article is to consider the idea Paul raises about being sold to sin or free from sin (Romans 6,7 & 8). This may be a debated section in Romans 7:14. Was Paul "sold to sin" or "free from sin"? Was apostle Paul describing his Christian life, when he is "captive to sin" or was he describing a more complex historical-theological idea? In this article, we want to trace this idea more broadly in scripture. We belive Paul is referring to his former days "under the law" in Romans 7 when he says he is "captive to sin" in some complex way of talking that needs to be read carefully. Very importantly, the apostle Paul does not suffer from dyslexia between Romans 6, 7 and 8. In Romans 6, he speaks about being free from sin 3 times. It makes no sense for him to be then captive to sin in Chapter 7, unless the context-time has shifted to a time under the Law of Moses. This article will do a broader review of the full biblical context to look for other relevant verses on the topic.

Romans 6:6 "we know that our old self was crucified with him in order that the body of sin might be brought to nothing, so that we would no longer be enslaved to sin. For one who has died has been set free from sin."

[Here we see clearly how Paul is thinking. If one turns the page and reads about Paul being captive to sin, you should slap yourself in the face and say, what did I just read... that doesn't make sense, maybe he means something else.]

Romans 6:16-18 "you are slaves of the one whom you obey, either of sin, which leads to death, or of obedience which leads to rightousness? But thanks be to God, that you who were once slaves of sin have become obedient from the heart... having been set free from sin, have become slaves of rightousness."

[Paul is clearly saying that if you are a "Christian" in your own mind, but you are a slave of sin, then your end is death. But some people ignore this and say Paul is captive to sin. They ignore the context of the man under the Law of Moses. They think Paul could so easily become a slave of sin. This is fighting the clear meaning of the text. It doesn't take much to understand Paul. Don't read your own tendency to sin and try to find a lame interpretation to make Paul your scapegoat. No, if you are sold to sin, Paul is warning you this is serious. If you try to excape what he is saying by make Paul into a dyslexic irrational writer, you are guilty of another sin, misleading people. If you claim to be a teacher, be careful, as all prophecy/teaching should be evaluated/tested... And for 50 years, we have understood Paul.]

Romans 6:19-20 "For just as you once presented your members as slaves to impurity and to lawlessness leading to more lawlessness, so now present your members as slaves to rightousness leading to sanctification. For when you were slaves of sin, you were free in regard to rightousness. But what fruit were you getting at that time from the things of which you are now ashamed?

Romans 6:22 "But now that you have been set free from sin and have become slaves of God, the fruit that you get leads to sanctification."

[Paul says you once presented your members to impurity and lawlessness and calls Christians to do that no more. How crazy to think that our role model and example would be such a hypocrite on the next page as if he had lost his mind. This kind of ignorant interpreting is what we challenge. We are not teachers, but test all those who teach this insane and disrespectful teaching. No, Paul is quite the sinner in his former life, when he was following the Law of Moses, but now he puts himself as an example of someone who has become a slave of rightousness.]

THIS ARTICLE IS UNDER CONSTRUCTION.

We hope to gather about 1% of the paper study and put it online. Right now it is about 0.1% of the paper study.

This study was started Jan 2025, and there was 2 paper drafts. We started in 1 Corinthians and looped back to Matthew, then continued on to Romans. Near the end we started going into the Old Testament, but it is a lot more quiet about this theolgy. Please be patient as we hope to slowly add to this article.