Romans 7:22

Internal Conflict With Sin

²¹ So I find this to be a principle: when I want to do what is good, evil is right there with me. ²² For I delight in the Law of God in my inner being, ²³ but I see in my body a different principle waging war with the Law in my mind and making me a prisoner of the law of sin that exists in my body.

Inward Man

Law of God

With God

Take Pleasure In

Psalm 1:2

But he delights in the LORD's instruction, and meditates in his instruction day and night.

Psalm 119:35

Help me live my life by your commands, because my joy is in them.

Ephesians 3:16

I pray that he would give you, according to his glorious riches, strength in your inner being and power through his Spirit,

Job 23:12

I haven't wandered away from the commands that he has spoken; I've treasured what he has said more than my own meals."

Psalm 19:8-10

The precepts of the LORD are upright, making the heart rejoice. The commandment of the LORD is pure, giving light to the eyes.

Psalm 40:8

I delight to do your will, my God. Your Law is part of my inner being."

2 Corinthians 4:16

That's why we are not discouraged. No, even if outwardly we are wearing out, inwardly we are being renewed each and every day.

1 Peter 3:4

Instead, it should be the inner disposition of the heart, consisting in the imperishable quality of a gentle and quiet spirit, which God values greatly.

Psalm 119:16

I am delighted with your statutes; I will not forget your word. Gimmel

Psalm 119:24

I take joy in your decrees, for they are my counselors. Daleth

Psalm 119:47-48

I will take delight in your commands, which I love.

Psalm 119:72

Instruction that comes from you is better for me than thousands of gold and silver coins. Yod

Psalm 119:92

Had your instruction not been my pleasure, I would have died in my affliction.

Psalm 119:97-104

How I love your instruction! Every day it is my meditation.

Psalm 119:111

I have inherited your decrees forever, because they are the joy of my heart.

Psalm 119:113

I despise the double-minded, but I love your instruction.

Psalm 119:127

I truly love your commands more than gold, including fine gold.

Psalm 119:167

My soul treasures your decrees, and I love them deeply.

Psalm 119:174

I am longing for your deliverance, LORD, and your instruction is my joy.

Isaiah 51:7

Listen to me, you who know righteousness, you people who have my instruction in their hearts. Don't fear the insults of mortals, and don't be dismayed at their hateful words.

John 4:34

Jesus told them, "My food is doing the will of the one who sent me and completing his work.

Romans 2:29

No, a person is a Jew inwardly, and circumcision is a matter of the heart, brought about by the Spirit, not by a written law. That person's praise will come from God, not from people.

Romans 8:7

That is why the mind that focuses on human nature is hostile toward God. It refuses to submit to the authority of God's Law because it is powerless to do so.

Colossians 3:9

Do not lie to one another, for you have stripped off the old nature with its practices

Hebrews 8:10

For this is the covenant that I will make with the house of Israel after that time, declares the Lord: I will put my laws in their minds and write them on their hearts. I will be their God, and they will be my people.