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NASB | Romans 7:25 Thanks be to God through Jesus Christ our Lord! So then, on the one hand I myself with my mind am serving the law of God, but on the other, with my flesh the law of sin. |
AMPLIFIED 2015 | Romans 7:25 Thanks be to God [for my deliverance] through Jesus Christ our Lord! So then, on the one hand I myself with my mind serve the law of God, but on the other, with my flesh [my human nature, my worldliness, my sinful capacity--I serve] the law of sin. |
Subject: Isn't Paul free of sin? |
Bible Note: Dear Phillip, John Wesley (the father of Arminian Methodism) held to your position. It is called "entire sanctification" or "moral perfectionism." Charles Finney was also a proponent of this teaching. All sin is seriously problematic for any theological position. I believe that it can be demonstrated from Wesley's own writing that his position on moral perfectionism required redefining sin. (I can find the references for you if you like.) This is the Biblically orthodox definition of sin: "Sin is any lack of conformity, active or passive, to the moral law of God. This may be a matter of act, of thought, or of inner disposition or state." (Millard Erickson) This discussion would also require careful definitions of salvation, sanctification, repentance, etc. If we fail to define our terms, we open ourselves to all kinds of error -- and we certainly cannot enter into a meaningful dialog. In Him, Doc |