Romans 7:1-25

Vs1: should read “are you ignorant, brethren”. Look back at 6:14: For sin shall not have dominion over you: for ye are not under law, but under grace. Remember the church has just been formed and they still have a mindset of the old Jewish law. They were taught the old ways all their life.
Vs2-4: this marriage reference is for illustration only. It points out that you were bound to one person until they died, then they were released from that law (marriage). Same with Jesus Christ: you were bound to the old sacrificial laws until Christ died; now you are released from that law. Now we are in God's grace.
Vs5: Paul reminds them that whenever they sinned under the old law, they were rushed to the temple to make a sacrifice to delay punishment. It did not atone for the sin.
Vs6: We've been delivered from the old law by Jesus Christ's death and resurrection. We now serve Jesus Christ.
Vs7: Is the old law sin? The people are wondering. The law just defined the boundaries by God.
Vs8: since the law came in, it also had penalties. Mankind has inherent evil desires. Before the law, we didn't know it was sin. After the law was given through Moses, now we know what sin is.
Vs9: Paul said one time in his life, he was alive and didn't know what the law did, but when he became conscious of the law, he was put to death. The old law was temporary atonement, no life.
Vs10: Paul saw where he fell short by the law and he was put to death by it. Grace saves you.
Vs11: Paul wants to make sure that the people he is writing to understand that the law only puts people to death. It never gives life.
Vs12: there is nothing wrong with the law.........