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NASB | Romans 7:24 Wretched man that I am! Who will set me free from the body of this death? |
AMPLIFIED 2015 | Romans 7:24 Wretched and miserable man that I am! Who will [rescue me and] set me free from this body of death [this corrupt, mortal existence]? |
Subject: Who is the Wretched Man? |
Bible Note: Hi Tim: Well Tim, since you were so gracious to share your favorite quote from John Piper's wonderfully accurate and sound exegesis on "Who is This Divided Man" or "Wretched Man" I thought I'd share my favorite as well. :-) "And in those times when we fail to triumph over sin, Romans 7:14-25 shows us the normal way a healthy Christian should respond. We should say: I love the law of God (verse 22). I hate what I just did (verse 15). Wretched man that I am! Who will set me free from the body of this death (verse 24)? Thanks be to God! The victory will come through Jesus Christ my Lord (verse 25). In other words, no Christian wants to live this way – in defeat. No Christian settles to live this way. But if we do live this way for a time, we shouldn't lie about it. No hypocrisy. No posing. No boasted perfectionism. No churchy, pasted smiles or chipper superficiality. God save us from blindness to our own failures and the consequent quickness to judge others. God help us to feel worse about our own shortfalls than the failure of others. God give us the honesty and candor and humility of the apostle Paul in this text!" -- John Piper So concise! So succinct! And oh so easy to understand! It's so good to know our loving Father God, doesn't put the cookies on the top shelf, where His kids cant reach them! It's a real blessing too, to have a man like John Piper, to explain the Scriptures, and give us children of God so much hope and comfort! God bless John |