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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. |
Subject: What is the exceeding sinfulness of sin? |
Bible Note: This brother wants us to discuss the nature of sin, as expressed by Paul in Romans 7:13. He says it is his hope that we can 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. But I am not sure about that. He has a web site that is confusing and user-unfriendly. He links it to good sites but that is not good. We have already told him it may be unethical and illegal, but he does it anyway. I believe he does this for various reasons. One to add an air of credence to his offerings. Two to have points of view both good and bad to share with clients and three to build a knowledge base. Of course, I am not sure, but I wonder. I know that where some body accuses another of an action, when it in fact what they accuse the other of is the very thing they use as a basis to justify their own actions. But I wonder. Why don’t we just forget about this man and his website. We do not have to visit his web site, and we are not responsible for his weaknesses and his sins. But no. I think we should ban him from this web site. Don’t let him even ask questions, especially about sin. But, speaking about sin, why don’t we discuss the nature of sin. Sure he may benefit from our knowledge. He may even share our ideas with his clients. And remember, he may be building a knowledge base. But it is possible our discussion will make him aware of the sinfulness of his sin. Maybe it will cause him to repent. Maybe he will fix his web site, if he can, and delete those links, and stop charging people for his services. Maybe he will close his practice down. It is probably no good anyway. Based on his own behavior, he is not a good example. Maybe he even teaches people how to sin. Let us expose the malignity and wickedness of sin. |