Romans 7:18

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Summary

For I know that in me (that is, in my flesh,) dwelleth no good thing: for to will is present with me; but how to perform that which is good I find not.

That in me

In my

Galatians 5:19

For to will

Philippians 3:12

Bible References

That in me

Jehovah saw how great man's wickedness on the earth had become. Every inclination of the thoughts of his heart was only evil all the time.

Jehovah smelled the pleasing aroma and said in his heart: Never again will I curse the ground because of man, for the intent of his heart is evil from childhood. I will never again destroy every living creature, as I have done.

Who can bring what is pure from the impure? No one!

What is man, that he could be pure? Or he who is born of woman, that he could be righteous?

How then can a man be righteous before God? How can one born of woman be pure?

Indeed, I was born in perversity (mischief) (evil). I was a sinner when my mother conceived me.

All of us have become unclean, and all our righteous acts are like permanently stained rags. All of us wither like leaves, and our sins carry us away like the wind.

Evil thoughts come from the heart! Thoughts about murder, adultery, fornication, theft, lying, and slander come from the heart!

It is from the heart that evil thoughts come such as: fornications, thefts, murders, adulteries,

If you who are evil know how to give good gifts to your children, how much more will your heavenly Father give the Holy Spirit to those who ask him?

You were once dead because of your trespasses and sins.

For we also once were foolish, disobedient, deceived, serving various lusts and pleasures, living in malice and envy, hateful, hating one another.

From now on you must live the rest of your earthly lives controlled by God's will and not by human desires (lusts).

In my

When we were in the flesh, the sinful passions, which were through the law, worked in our members to bring forth fruit to death.

God did what the Law could not do, because human nature was weak. He sent his own son in the likeness of sinful man to be a sin offering and do away with sin. So he condemned sin in sinful human nature.

Put on (live like) (clothe yourself with) the Lord Jesus Christ, and do not make provision for the desires of the flesh.

That which is born from the flesh is flesh and that which is born from the Spirit is spirit.

Now the works of the flesh (sinful human nature) are apparent. They are: fornication, uncleanness, loose conduct,

For to will

I do not understand what I am doing. For what I want to do I do not do. What I hate, I do.

Oh that my ways may be established to keep your statutes!

For the flesh lusts against the Spirit, and the Spirit against the flesh. These are in opposition to one another that you may not do the things that you would.

It is God who works in you both to will and to work, for his good pleasure.

Not that I have already obtained, or am already made perfect. But I press on, that I may obtain that for which Christ Jesus also obtained.