Romans 7:21-25 I find then a law, that, when I would do good, evil is present with me.… I. WHY? 1. Because it is the transcript of the mind and will of God our Father. 2. Because it is salutary and beneficial both to ourselves and to others. 3. Because it is congenial to our renewed nature. II. HOW MANIFESTED? 1. By studying it. 2. By practising it. 3. By trying to bring others under its acknowledged authority. The word συνήδομαι is a very strong expression, implying real sympathy and inward harmony with the commandments.You might as well talk of a person without an ear for music delighting in the oratorios of Mendelssohn, as of one dead in trespasses and sins delighting in the Divine law. No unrenewed person ever yet delighted in the law as the law of God, and that too "in the inward man." A rebel may be able to see the wisdom of the measures framed by the monarch for the guidance of his subjects, but he cannot delight in them in his innermost soul as the laws proceeding from the throne. For this there must be a change in his mind, he must become loyal. (C. Neil, M. A.) Parallel Verses KJV: I find then a law, that, when I would do good, evil is present with me.WEB: I find then the law, that, to me, while I desire to do good, evil is present. |
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