Romans 7:14

Internal Conflict With Sin

¹³ Did what was good, then, prove the death of me? Certainly not! It was sin that did so, so that it might be recognized as sin, because even through something that was good it effected my death, so that through the command it might appear how immeasurably sinful sin was. ¹⁴ We know that the Law is spiritual, but I am physical, sold into slavery to sin. ¹⁵ I do not understand what I am doing, for I do not do what I want to do; I do things that I hate.

Holy Spirit

Law is Good

Law is Spiritual

Law of Moses

Of the Flesh

Moses

Sin

Matthew 5:22

But I tell you that anyone who gets angry with his brother will have to answer to the court, and anyone who speaks contemptuously to his brother will have to answer to the great council, and anyone who says to his brother 'You cursed fool!' will have to answer for it in the fiery pit!

Matthew 5:28

But I tell you that anyone who looks at a woman with desire has already committed adultery with her in his heart.

Matthew 16:23

But he turned and said to Peter, "Get out of my sight, you Satan! You hinder me, for you do not side with God, but with men!"

Matthew 18:25

And as he could not pay, his master ordered him to be sold, with his wife and children and all he had, in payment of the debt.

Matthew 22:37-40

And he said to him, " 'You must love the Lord your God with your whole heart, your whole soul, and your whole mind.'

Luke 5:8

When Simon Peter saw it, he fell down at Jesus' feet and said, "Leave me, Master, for I am a sinful man."

Luke 7:6

So Jesus went with them. But when he was not far from the house, the captain sent some friends to him, to say to him, "Master, do not take any more trouble, for I am not a suitable person to have you under my roof.

Luke 18:11-14

The Pharisee stood up and uttered this prayer to himself: 'O God, I thank you that I am not like other men, greedy, dishonest, or adulterous, like that tax-collector.

Romans 7:18

For I know that nothing good resides in me, that is, in my physical self; I can will, but I cannot do what is right.

Romans 7:22-24

My inner nature agrees with the divine law,

1 Corinthians 3:1-3

So, for my part, brothers, I could not treat you as spiritual persons; I had to treat you just as creatures of flesh and blood, as babies in Christian living.

Ephesians 3:8

To me, the very least of all his people, this favor has been given, of preaching to the heathen the inexhaustible wealth of the Christ,

Hebrews 4:12

For the message of God is a living and active force, sharper than any double-edged sword, piercing through soul and spirit, and joints and marrow, and keen in judging the thoughts and purposes of the mind.