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NASB | Romans 7:17 So now, no longer am I the one doing it, but sin which dwells in me. |
AMPLIFIED 2015 | Romans 7:17 So now [if that is the case, then] it is no longer I who do it [the disobedient thing which I despise], but the sin [nature] which lives in me. |
Bible Question:
Thanks, Nolan. So, where is the distinction drawn. We know that man is created as a tri-part being, spirit, soul, and body. As I understand it, the spirit is that which can relate to God (for He is Spirit), the soul is the mind, will, and emotions (personality) in which we relate to self, and the body is the physical dwelling for the spirit and soul, through which we relate to others. So, which part of man's being is this 'new redeemed innermost self?' Which part is the unredeemed humanness? Or can't these lines be drawn? And, finally, how can sin dwell in a believer that has the Holy Spirit also dwelling in the same vessel? I, obviously, am still not sure how this can happen? In Christ, Bill Mc |
Bible Answer: Greetings Bill! Ephesians 4:30 tells us that our sin "grieves the Holy Spirit" and Mark 3:28 tells us that people will be forgiven of their sins... The part of the 'unredeemed humanness' that you speak of is our flesh (body)! We are naturally inclined to sin and we all have this 'sin nature' within us as long as we live in this body. Since death came into the world as a result of sin (Genesis 2:17), then wouldn't life occur for us as a result of death, since we are no longer hindered by this body of sin? (Ephesians 2:3, Romans 5:12,19; 1 Corinthians 15:21,22). We cannot attain sinless perfection and we cannot claim to be without sin (1 John 1:8). Sin remains with us until we die (Ephesians 2:3). If anyone could have attained 'sinless perfection' then certainly Isaiah, Daniel, and Paul would have been contenders (Isaiah 6:5, Daniel 9:4-19; Ephesians 3:8). The only One who had a 'body of flesh' (the sin nature) and who did NOT sin at anytime in His life was Jesus Christ, the Son of God, because the 'fullness of the Deity dwelt in Him', thus making it impossible for Him to fall to the temptations of His body of sin even though He was tempted as we are (Colossians 2:9; 1 Peter 1:19; Hebrews 9:14; Hebrews 4:15; 2 Corinthians 5:21). Sin is a direct result of the flesh (our sin nature). The way that you put it "So, which part of man's being is this 'new redeemed innermost self?' Which part is the unredeemed humanness? Or can't these lines be drawn?" I would say that the 'spirit' and 'soul' that you are referring to is the part that is transformed or redeemed by Christ. |