Romans 7 is About Christians … Sort of
The question of whether Roman 7 is about Jews, Gentiles, Christians or some other group is perennial, though the popularity of the different answers has varied over the years. Here we publish two arguments for the current minority opinion that Paul’s comments include his experience as a Christian. This article by Matthew Payne (which is the beginning of a miniseries), argues that Romans 7 is part of a now-and-not-yet tension seen throughout Romans 6-8. The second article by Andrew Moody arrives at similar conclusions through thinking about the meaning of life and death in Romans 7 and 8. Christians have...