Posts with the tag “romans-7”

The Shout of VictoryText focus: Romans 7:24–25 (LSB)“Wretched man that I am! Who will deliver me from the body of this death? Thanks be to God through Jesus Christ our Lord! So then, on the one hand I...  Read More

The Delight of the Inner ManText focus: Romans 7:22–23 (LSB)“For I joyfully concur with the law of God in the inner man, but I see a different law in my members, waging war against the law of my mind ...  Read More

The Law of Sinful GravityText focus: Romans 7:21"I find then the principle that in me evil is present-in me who wants to do good."This is the "corrupted" state of our current existence. Even when you ...  Read More

Loving the Law, Loathing the SinText focus: Romans 7:16–17 (LSB)"But if I do the very thing I do not want to do, I agree with the Law, that the Law is good. So now, no longer am I the one doing it, bu...  Read More

Only a believer in Jesus Christ can have the inner conflict that Paul describes in Romans 7....  Read More

"The Law is a light to our feet, not a load to our backs."...  Read More

The commandment doesn't create the sin; it exposes the rebel living in our hearts. This frustration is designed to drive us to the Spirit....  Read More

"The Law shows us our spots... the Gospel washes them away." — Thomas Watson...  Read More

"Christ is the husband of the soul." — John Flavel...  Read More