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NASB | Romans 7:13 ¶ Therefore did that which is good become a cause of death for me? May it never be! Rather it was sin, in order that it might be shown to be sin by effecting my death through that which is good, so that through the commandment sin would become utterly sinful. |
AMPLIFIED 2015 | Romans 7:13 ¶ Did that which is good [the Law], then become death to me? Certainly not! But sin, in order that it might be revealed as sin, was producing death in me by [using] this good thing [as a weapon], so that through the commandment sin would become exceedingly sinful. |
Bible Question (short): What is the exceeding sinfulness of sin? |
Question (full): I thought of asking, “What is so bad about sin?” but I felt that some would not understand. They might think that the intent here was to trivialize sin, when the intent is quite the opposite. Nor does it bring out the full meaning, to say that sin is a bad thing. Paul says (Romans 7:13) that sin can be exceedingly sinful. That wording seems to be effective. Ray Comfort emphasizes the fact that people will not understand what it means to be saved until they understand what sin is. And in some sense it is sin that we are saved from. “Thou shalt call his name JESUS: for he shall save his people from their sins” (Matthew 1:21). “To him give all the prophets witness, that through his name whosoever believeth in him shall receive remission of sins” (Act 10:43). The fact of sin should be emphasized, and Comfort often uses the Ten Commandments to prove the point. People come to accept the fact that they have sinned. All have sinned. Yet that very fact will lead some to say they are only normal, or human. But sin is a very bad thing, and Paul says the Law brings out the fact. But what makes sin such a bad thing? It is my hope that we discuss that here and expose the malignity and wickedness of sin. Perhaps it will help a unsaved to better understand his need of salvation. Perhaps it will help a believer to stay farther away from sin. |