The New Marriage (Romans 7:1–4)

The New Marriage (Romans 7:1–4)

From Wisdom for the Heart by Stephen Davey

June 12, 2026 · 26 min

About this episode

The episode explores the significance of names in the context of marriage and salvation, focusing on Romans 7 and the nature of God's law.

Share a comment Names matter more than we like to admit. We start with a wedding moment where getting the groom’s name wrong freezes the whole room, then we follow that thread straight into the apostle Peter’s claim that salvation comes through one Name: Jesus Christ. That single point becomes a doorway into Romans 7 and the weighty question so many people feel but rarely say out loud: if God’s law is good, why does it feel like it always wins the case against us? We walk through Paul’s care...

People in this episode

Host: Stephen Davey

Topics covered

  • marriage
  • salvation
  • God's law
  • apostle Paul
  • Christianity
  • spirituality

Keywords

  • marriage
  • salvation
  • Romans 7
  • God's law
  • Jesus Christ
  • apostle Peter
  • spirituality

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Books & works: Romans

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