Romans 7:22

Internal Conflict With Sin

²¹ So, I find the law that when I want to do good, evil is present with me. ²² For I delight in the law of God in my inner being. ²³ But I see a different law in my members waging war against the law of my mind and making me captive to the law of sin that is in my members.

Inward Man

Law of God

With God

Take Pleasure In

Psalm 1:2

Instead he finds pleasure in obeying the Lord's commands; he meditates on his commands day and night.

Psalm 119:35

Guide me in the path of your commands, for I delight to walk in it.

Ephesians 3:16

I pray that according to the wealth of his glory he may grant you to be strengthened with power through his Spirit in the inner person,

Job 23:12

I have not departed from the commands of his lips; I have treasured the words of his mouth more than my allotted portion.

Psalm 19:8-10

The Lord's precepts are fair and make one joyful. The Lord's commands are pure and give insight for life.

Psalm 40:8

I want to do what pleases you, my God. Your law dominates my thoughts."

2 Corinthians 4:16

Therefore we do not despair, but even if our physical body is wearing away, our inner person is being renewed day by day.

1 Peter 3:4

but the inner person of the heart, the lasting beauty of a gentle and tranquil spirit, which is precious in God's sight.

Psalm 119:16

I find delight in your statutes; I do not forget your instructions.

Psalm 119:24

Yes, I find delight in your rules; they give me guidance.

Psalm 119:47-48

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

Psalm 119:72

The law you have revealed is more important to me than thousands of pieces of gold and silver.

Psalm 119:92

If I had not found encouragement in your law, I would have died in my sorrow.

Psalm 119:97-104

(Mem) O how I love your law! All day long I meditate on it.

Psalm 119:111

I claim your rules as my permanent possession, for they give me joy.

Psalm 119:113

(Samek) I hate people with divided loyalties, but I love your law.

Psalm 119:127

For this reason I love your commands more than gold, even purest gold.

Psalm 119:167

I keep your rules; I love them greatly.

Psalm 119:174

I long for your deliverance, O Lord; I find delight in your law.

Isaiah 51:7

Listen to me, you who know what is right, you people who are aware of my law! Don't be afraid of the insults of men; don't be discouraged because of their abuse!

John 4:34

Jesus said to them, "My food is to do the will of the one who sent me and to complete his work.

Romans 2:29

but someone is a Jew who is one inwardly, and circumcision is of the heart by the Spirit and not by the written code. This person's praise is not from people but from God.

Romans 8:7

because the outlook of the flesh is hostile to God, for it does not submit to the law of God, nor is it able to do so.

Colossians 3:9

Do not lie to one another since you have put off the old man with its practices

Hebrews 8:10

"For this is the covenant that I will establish with the house of Israel after those days, says the Lord. I will put my laws in their minds and I will inscribe them on their hearts. And I will be their God and they will be my people.