Romans 7:5

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Summary

For when we were in the flesh, the motions of sins, which were by the law, did work in our members to bring forth fruit unto death.

In the flesh

Titus 3:3

Which

Did work

Members

Bring

Romans 6:21

General references

Colossians 3:7

Bible References

In the flesh

Those influenced by the sinful flesh cannot please God.

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

I say, walk by the Spirit, and you will not fulfill the lust of the flesh.

We all once lived in the lust of our flesh, indulging the desires (lusts) of the flesh and of the mind. We were by nature children of anger and violent passion, like everyone else.

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

Which

No flesh will be justified before God by works of the law. Knowledge of sin comes from the law.

The law produces wrath (violent passion) (indignation). But where there is no law there is no sin.

The law came that the trespass might increase. But where sin increased God's loving kindness increased even more.

The sting of death is sin; and the strength of sin is the law.

He also made us sufficient as ministers of a new covenant. This is a covenant not of the letter, but of the Spirit: for the letter kills, but the Spirit gives life.

Those who are of the works of the Law are under a curse. For it is written, Cursed is everyone who does not abide by all things written in the book of the Law, by obeying them.

But when you show partiality you commit sin. The law then convicts you as transgressors.

Everyone who practices (exercises) sin also commits lawlessness, because sin is lawlessness.

Did work

But sin, finding occasion, worked out in me through the commandment all manner of coveting. Apart from the law sin is dead.

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

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

Then evil desires, when conceived, give birth to sin: and the sin, when it is full grown, brings forth death.

Members

However I see a different law at work in my body. This law fights against the law that my mind approves of. It makes me a prisoner to the law of sin that is at work in my body.

Also do not present your members to sin as instruments of unrighteousness. Present yourselves to God, as alive from the dead, and your members as instruments of righteousness for God.

Make your members that are upon the earth dead with regard to fornication, uncleanness, passion, evil desire, and covetousness (greed), which is idolatry.

What causes wars and fighting among you? Is the cause of fighting your sensual lusts for pleasure that battle within you?

Bring

You are now ashamed of the fruit you had at that time. For the results of these things is death.

General references

You once walked in these when you lived in them.