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NASB | Romans 6:12 ¶ Therefore do not let sin reign in your mortal body so that you obey its lusts, |
AMPLIFIED 2015 | Romans 6:12 ¶ Therefore do not let sin reign in your mortal body so that you obey its lusts and passions. |
Subject: Can we live life without sinning? |
Bible Note: Greetings David! Sorry for the delay in responding, but I have been extremely busy. God is really blessing our local congregation. :-) I don't want to get into too much detail on the forum. We had a long discussion about this topic a short time ago, so I don't want to re-open that discussion. I will try to provide some brief answers to your questions, but if you would like to discuss this in more detail, please contact me at Morant61@insightbb.com. 1. Both history and Scripture are clear that those of the Jewish faith love God's love and want to obey it, but find themselves unable to do so because of the 'sarx'. I see this description, not as a description of every unbeliever, but of Paul as a Christian now, looking back to when he was not. 2) For a short answer, go back to Romans 2. 3) The entire passage is written in the present tense. If the passage is taken as a dramatic present, then v. 17 simply indicates action congruent with the time of the rest of the passage. 4) I would see v. 23 as reference, not to the converted Paul, but the frustrated Pharisee. V. 23 is simply restating what Paul has been saying. He wants to obey the Law, but cannot because of the flesh. 5) The 'always' and 'never' come from the present tense of the verbs for 'do'. They do not indicate occasional actions, but continuous actions. Thus, the person described in Rom. 7, never does what is right, and always does what is wrong. This is one of the main reasons why so many believe that this passage is not describing the Christian experience. Certainly, we all could testify that at times we have done what we did not 'want' to do. But, is this true of Christians 'all' the time? As I said though, I don't want to open up another long debate. If you would like to discuss this further, please e-mail me. :-) Your Brother in Christ, Tim Moran |