A Deeper Salvation

“But I see another law in my members, warring against the law of my mind, and bringing me into captivity to the law of sin which is in my members.” Romans 7:23.

Not every believer can see this other law. We need to delight in the law of God so that the inner man can grow (Romans 7:22) with exercised senses (Hebrews 5:14) and a desire to be “saved by His life.” Romans 5:10.

Sin in the flesh—that other law in the members—is a power that takes us captive so that we do what we do not want to do. The deeds we do not want to do, and which we know nothing about, are some­thing we cannot avoid. They are only reckoned to us after they can be seen, and then they can be judged. “For what I am doing, I do not understand.” Romans 7:15. I am not in control of what I do if I know nothing about it, or if I do not understand it. It was I who did it—my unconscious “I.” I was taken captive by that other law. The deeds that were committed—once they have been revealed to me—must now be put to death by the Spirit, so I can live. Romans 8:13.

Now we have come to a knowledge of the manifestations of un­conscious sin so we can understand Romans 7:17: “But now, it ii no longer I who do it, but sin that dwells in me.” We have learned that there is a difference between conscious and unconscious deeds, and it has become clear that we serve God’s law with our conscious “I,” yet we serve the law of sin with our unconscious “I.” Romans 7:25.

The whole process is a difficult salvation, through judgment, for those who are righteous. 1 Peter 4:17. This salvation occurs “within the body” (Romans 8:3-4), separate from conscious sin. 1 Corinthians 6:18. This judgment passed over Jesus in the days of His flesh (Hebrews 5:7), and we are called to walk in those same steps. 1 Peter 2:21.

We only get to see this other law in our members through the fear of God. The more godfearing we are, the more we will see our selflife. This is when Jesus’ word applies that “he who finds his life will lose it.” Matthew 10:39.

It is not granted to the masses to see the depth of Jesus’ work of salvation. It is hidden in the body of Christ (Colossians 2:3), well protected by a cover of reproach (Isaiah 4:5), and found in the things that are hard to understand. 2 Peter 3:15-16.

Light over sin in the flesh—through that other law in our mem­bers—opens up areas in our hidden life where we can increasingly partake of a constantly deeper salvation.