10-16-2007, 02:58 PM
Mmm... Romans for me is probably the toughest book in the Bible. I have a few questions about the verse that you brought up.
Even though "by no means" are we to sin, Paul, in the next verse notes that there are two types of slaves. A slave of sin and a slave of obedience.
What does this mean? Since all Christians still keep on sinning, aren't they all slaves of sin?
This whole idea of not being under law is very unpractical, because it only leads to more sin.
Also, in Romans 7:3, Paul says. "Accordingly, she will be called an adulteress if he lives with another man while her husband is alive. But if her husbnd dies, she is free from that law, and if she marries another man she is not an adulteress."
So, as you can see, not everyone is an adulterer or an adulteress, even according to Paul.
Quote:Can you define for me, from a Muslim viewpoint, what the term "physical adultery" means?
Sexual intercourse.