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NASB | Romans 7:19 For the good that I want, I do not do, but I practice the very evil that I do not want. |
AMPLIFIED 2015 | Romans 7:19 For the good that I want to do, I do not do, but I practice the very evil that I do not want. |
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Bible Note: Greetings John! A 'son of the law' is how every Jewish boy over the age of 12 was described. The signifigance of the phrase is that it reflects how a Jewish man viewed himself. If you were to ask any Pharisee, they would have told you that they loved God's Law. But, Paul knew that he did not live up to the Law - that he was in fact a slave to sin. You wrote: "None of fallen man's attempts to please God bear fruit, for without faith it is impossible to please Him." That is exactly the anguish that Paul is expressing in Rom. 7:14-25. Would you dispute that the Jewish religious leaders loved God's Law - or at least thought they did? ;-) Your Brother in Christ, Tim Moran |