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The reason (or Ground) that Paul can say 7:21 is 7:22-23. In other words, the law of sin which makes him a prisoner is in the members of his body and it wages war against the law of his mind, which is joyfully agreeing with the law of God...all of that is the reason he can say that he found in himself the principle of evil being present, even, or especially, when he wants to do what is good. And as an inferernce he says that he is a wretched man. 7:24b and 7:25a is a Question and Answer respecitvely. However, one could easily combine them into one statement such as, " God, through Jesus, will set me free from the body of this death." And in that case 7:21-24a is the Situation and 7:24b-25a is the Response. To paraphrase, I am a wretched person who has evil inside me somewhere that is at war within myself whenever I want to do good, but in stark contrast and in spite of all that, God will set me free from my body of death through Jesus. And then comes Paul's overall conclusion to this in 7:225b-c. His conclusion is that the law of his mind is serving God but the law of his flesh is serving sin. Truly an odd freedom!! However, whatever God does He does so wisely, lovingly, and rightly. And ultimately whatever He does will bring Himself the maximum amount of glory. So He has lovingly "left" me in this state because it will bring Him the most glory. How? I can think of no other way that would require the greatest amount of trust in His Spirit at a moment by moment basis than this one. In other words, I feel this requires the most faith, which in turn points the most clearly to Him as the the source of every victory in my life. On the flip side, it also leaves me in a condition where my strength, in due time, always proves incapable of victory over sin. At any point I try to gain a victory, either over a sin or in order to obey, then I am "under the Law."(Gal. 5:18). What I mean is that if I am trying under my own power, then I have subjected myself to doing it on my own. God has only established one way in that sense...obeying the Law. The Law only reveals my sin and His holiness, it cannot and will not produce righteousness.

10000000025862 25862 Notes 2010-02-11 14:35:53 2010-02-11 15:17:08 The reason (or Ground) that Paul can say 7:21 is 7:22-23. In other words, the law of sin which makes him a prisoner is in the members of his body and it wages war against the law of his mind, which is joyfully agreeing with the law of God...all of that is the reason he can say that he found in himself the principle of evil being present, even, or especially, when he wants to do what is good. And as an inferernce he says that he is a wretched man. 7:24b and 7:25a is a Question and Answer respecitvely. However, one could easily combine them into one statement such as, " God, through Jesus, will set me free from the body of this death." And in that case 7:21-24a is the Situation and 7:24b-25a is the Response. To paraphrase, I am a wretched person who has evil inside me somewhere that is at war within myself whenever I want to do good, but in stark contrast and in spite of all that, God will set me free from my body of death through Jesus. And then comes Paul's overall conclusion to this in 7:225b-c. His conclusion is that the law of his mind is serving God but the law of his flesh is serving sin. Truly an odd freedom!! However, whatever God does He does so wisely, lovingly, and rightly. And ultimately whatever He does will bring Himself the maximum amount of glory. So He has lovingly "left" me in this state because it will bring Him the most glory. How? I can think of no other way that would require the greatest amount of trust in His Spirit at a moment by moment basis than this one. In other words, I feel this requires the most faith, which in turn points the most clearly to Him as the the source of every victory in my life. On the flip side, it also leaves me in a condition where my strength, in due time, always proves incapable of victory over sin. At any point I try to gain a victory, either over a sin or in order to obey, then I am "under the Law."(Gal. 5:18). What I mean is that if I am trying under my own power, then I have subjected myself to doing it on my own. God has only established one way in that sense...obeying the Law. The Law only reveals my sin and His holiness, it cannot and will not produce righteousness. notes

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Romans

Romans 7:21-25

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I find then the principle that evil is present in me,

the one who wants to do good.

ideaexplanation

For I joyfully concur with the law of God in the inner man,

but I see a different law in the members of my body,

waging war against the law of my mind

and making me a prisoner of the law of sin which is in my members.

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Wretched man that I am!

Who will set me free from the body of this death?

Thanks be to God through Jesus Christ our Lord!

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situationresponse

So then, on the one hand I myself with my mind am serving the law of God,

but on the other, with my flesh the law of sin.

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10000000025862 25862 Arc 2010-02-11 14:35:53 2010-02-11 15:17:08 editing Romans 7 21 7 25 Romans 7:21-25 45 NT nasb i248777 i248778 i248779 i248780 i248781 i248766 I find then the principle that evil is present in me, i248767 the one who wants to do good. ideaexplanation 1 i248782 i248768 For I joyfully concur with the law of God in the inner man, i248783 i248769 but I see a different law in the members of my body, i248784 i248770 waging war against the law of my mind i248771 and making me a prisoner of the law of sin which is in my members. series ideaexplanation 1 ground 1 alternative i248772 Wretched man that I am! i248785 i248773 Who will set me free from the body of this death? i248774 Thanks be to God through Jesus Christ our Lord! questionanswer 2 situationresponse 2 i248786 i248775 So then, on the one hand I myself with my mind am serving the law of God, i248776 but on the other, with my flesh the law of sin. negativepositive 2 1 1 1 1 nasb 25 a 50 discourse