Chapter Four helps us to understand what the dire predicament every single human person is in and why we need someone to rescue us.
“The controlling metaphor of this section is slavery and freedom. Paul paints a black-or- white picture of the human situation: either one lives in service to sin and remains in spiritual bondage, or one lives in obedience to God and enjoys liberation from sin’s captivity. It is a stark either-or: no fence-sitting, no third option.”
– Dr. Scott Hahn, Commentary on Romans
Created. Captured. Rescued. Response.
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