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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. |
Bible Question:
Hi Tim, Thank you. How do you understand "but with the flesh (sin nature) the law of sin." Is Paul here saying it still exists? Sincerely, Thomas |
Bible Answer: Hi Thomas8, God sent His Son in the likeness of sinful flesh, and concerning sin, He condemned sin in the flesh. There is therefore now no condemnation for those who are in Christ Jesus for they walk not according to the flesh, but according to the Spirit. We walk in the Light as He Himself is in the Light and the blood of Jesus His Son cleanses us from all sin. But, "If we say that we have no sin, we are deceiving ourselves, and the truth is not in us." 1 John 1:7,8. The thing to remember is that the Spirit helps us in our weakness. Our mortal bodies have life through His Spirit who indwells us. We are serving the law of God; we are serving in newness of the Spirit. But the flesh, however, is serving the law of sin. That is what I believe Paul is saying in Romans 7:25. The "on the one hand" is not in the Greek; neither is the "with". So consider a rendering such as, "So then, I myself certainly am serving with my mind the law of God, but the flesh [is serving] the law of sin." Romans 8:6, "For the mind set on the flesh is death, but the mind set on the Spirit is life and peace...8 and those who are in the flesh cannot please God." From the heart, Ray |