Romans 7:22

Internal Conflict With Sin

²¹ I find then the principle that evil is present in me, the one who wants to do good. ²² For I joyfully concur with the law of God in the inner man, ²³ 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.

Inward Man

Law of God

With God

Take Pleasure In

Psalm 1:2

But his delight is in the law of the Lord,
And in His law he meditates day and night.

Psalm 119:35

Make me walk in the path of Your commandments,
For I delight in it.

Ephesians 3:16

that He would grant you, according to the riches of His glory, to be strengthened with power through His Spirit in the inner man,

Job 23:12

“I have not departed from the command of His lips;
I have treasured the words of His mouth more than my necessary food.

Psalm 19:8-10

The precepts of the Lord are right, rejoicing the heart;
The commandment of the Lord is pure, enlightening the eyes.

Psalm 40:8

I delight to do Your will, O my God;
Your Law is within my heart.”

2 Corinthians 4:16

Therefore we do not lose heart, but though our outer man is decaying, yet our inner man is being renewed day by day.

1 Peter 3:4

but let it be the hidden person of the heart, with the imperishable quality of a gentle and quiet spirit, which is precious in the sight of God.

Psalm 119:16

I shall delight in Your statutes;
I shall not forget Your word.

Psalm 119:24

Your testimonies also are my delight;
They are my counselors.

Psalm 119:47-48

I shall delight in Your commandments,
Which I love.

Psalm 119:72

The law of Your mouth is better to me
Than thousands of gold and silver pieces.

Psalm 119:92

If Your law had not been my delight,
Then I would have perished in my affliction.

Psalm 119:97-104

Mem.
O how I love Your law!
It is my meditation all the day.

Psalm 119:111

I have inherited Your testimonies forever,
For they are the joy of my heart.

Psalm 119:113

Samekh.
I hate those who are double-minded,
But I love Your law.

Psalm 119:127

Therefore I love Your commandments
Above gold, yes, above fine gold.

Psalm 119:167

My soul keeps Your testimonies,
And I love them exceedingly.

Psalm 119:174

I long for Your salvation, O Lord,
And Your law is my delight.

Isaiah 51:7

“Listen to Me, you who know righteousness,
A people in whose heart is My law;
Do not fear the reproach of man,
Nor be dismayed at their revilings.

John 4:34

Jesus *said to them, “My food is to do the will of Him who sent Me and to accomplish His work.

Romans 2:29

But he is a Jew who is one inwardly; and circumcision is that which is of the heart, by the Spirit, not by the letter; and his praise is not from men, but from God.

Romans 8:7

because the mind set on the flesh is hostile toward God; for it does not subject itself to the law of God, for it is not even able to do so,

Colossians 3:9

Do not lie to one another, since you laid aside the old self with its evil practices,

Hebrews 8:10

“For this is the covenant that I will make with the house of Israel
After those days, says the Lord:
I will put My laws into their minds,
And I will write them on their hearts.
And I will be their God,
And they shall be My people.