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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. |
Subject: Paul's evil practices Pre or PostJesus |
Bible Note: Dear Tim, the mere fact that one uses personal experience to illustrate their teaching does not qualify it as being a story or a narrative. Chapter 7 is clearly didatic in nature. Witness Doc's reaction! He sees you stretching. I do as well. The message Paul is fervently seeking to get through our thick skulls is that the Law is not the problem. The problem is indwelling sin. To give his teaching the greatest force he bares his own struggle for all to see. He does what most of us would be loath to do...he shows us his own inability to keep God's Law. The cornererstone of Romans is grace. In my opinion,if we miss that, we will miss the meaning chapt 7 in particular and the entire book in general. Your friend, John |