I thank God through Jesus Christ our Lord! So then, with the mind I myself truly serve the law of God, but with the flesh I serve the law of sin. Truth to Learn Submitting to the lordship of Jesus Christ is the only way to win the battle against...
Romans 7:24 – Winning a Losing Battle
O wretched man that I am! Who will rescue me from this body of death? Truth to Learn The ever presence of sin will bring a committed Christian to his or her knees … over and over and over and over … Behind the Words The Greek word translated...
Romans 7:23 – Captured, Then Confessed
But I see another law in my members, battling against the law of my mind, and bringing me into captivity to the law of sin which is in my members. Truth to Learn Because of the battle within us, we become captured by our sin nature, but confession sets us...
Romans 7:22 – God’s Delightful Law
For I delight in the law of God according to the inward man. Truth to Learn For Christians, obeying God’s law is delightful, not onerous. Behind the Words The word translated here as “I delight in” is sunēdomai, which only occurs in this one place in the New Testament....
Romans 7:21 – The “Badness” Law
I find then a law, when I desire to do what is right, that evil is present with me. Truth to Learn There is a “law of sin” that can control our actions. Behind the Words The word translated “a law” is the Greek word nomos, which means “something...
Romans 7:20 – Living on our Knees
Now if I do what I determine not to do, it is no longer I who do it, but the sin dwelling in me. Truth to Learn When we lose a battle against our sin nature we simply need to confess our sin and God removes it from us. ...
Romans 7:19 – Surrender to Him
For the good that I determine to do, I do not do; but the evil I determine to not do, that I practice. Truth to Learn Overcoming our enemy, our sin nature, is not ours to do. Behind the Words Back in verse sixteen we looked at the word...
Romans 7:17 – Victory Through Surrender
But now, I am no longer the one doing it, but sin that is living in me. Truth to Learn There is a battle going on within us that requires surrender. Behind the Words The word translated “living” is the Greek word oikeō, which is a participial form of...
Romans 7:18 – Surrender is the Key
For I know that in me (that is, in my flesh) nothing good dwells; for to will is present with me, but to perform what is good is not. Truth to Learn We can’t work, or fight, our way to victory as a Christian. Behind the Words The word...
Romans 7:16 – Encouragement in Defeat
If, then, I do what I determine not to do, I agree with the law that it is good. Truth to Learn Our battle against our sin nature is evidence that we are saved. Behind the Words The Greek word translated “determine” is thelō, which is often translated as...