Romans 7: The Law and the Struggle with Sin

Paul explains that believers have died to the Law through Christ, like a widow freed to remarry. The Law is holy but exposes and provokes sin. Paul then describes his anguished struggle with indwelling sin and thanks God for deliverance through Jesus Christ.

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According to Romans 7:9-10, what did Paul discover happened once he became fully confronted by the commandment?

Sin, dormant before, came alive, and the commandment that pointed toward life ended up producing deathHe discovered the commandment had no real effect on his life, leaving him exactly as he had been beforeThe commandment brought him immediate and permanent freedom from every temptation he had struggled withHe discovered that ignoring the commandment entirely was the safest response to the pressure it created