Romans 7:16
16 If [ei] then [de] I do [poieo] that [touto] which [hos] I would [thelo] not [ou], I consent [sumphemi] unto the law [nomos] that [hoti] it is good [kalos]. KJV-Interlinear
16 Now if I do what I do not want, I
agree with the law, that it is good. ESV
As a slave to sin, we were under the full power and
authority and control of sin, which is something that we do not want, but had
no choice in the matter, and had to live with it.
Once we believed in Christ, we through off the
shackles, from a positional point of view, and will have them permanently
removed, when we leave this world.
The principle that Paul has already made, regarding
whether or not the law is itself good or evil, is supported here in this verse,
by the very attitude of people in general, which is a reference to slaves,
being trapped in their slavery, and not liking it.
Therefore, as sinners we commit sins, even though we
don’t like that, and then by default, that attitude places us in agreement with
the law, which defines the perfect or sin free life, which is what we really
want.
The law here, is a general phrase referring to the
principle of truth, but also is in reference to the Mosaic law, as was the
common use of that phrase, back in Paul’s day.
As we studied before, if there was no law, then there
would be no violation. But since there is a law, then we can identify what is and
is not a violation. And by so doing, we can identify what is good and not good,
what is preferable and not preferable.
And by default, doing something that we don’t want to
do, namely sin, likewise identifies us with a preference that the law defines.
So the summary of this verse is, that the law
identifies and describes and defines sin.
And our status in this life, being bound by the sin
nature within our physical body, causes us to do things, namely sin, that we
otherwise would prefer not to do.
Again, the moral of this study is that, sin is
powerful. And on our own we are powerless against it. The only way out of it,
is by means of something or someone else, which is Jesus Christ, for salvation,
and Bible doctrine, for our functional spiritual life.
These studies, are a part of the massive
daily study web site at DailyBibeStudy.Org, that is easily accessible, and are
written, so that you can come to Christ if you have not done so already, and
therefore not be lost forever.
And
if you have already believed in Christ, then these studies are written so you
can learn and understand and grow in your spiritual life, so that you can come
to the full knowledge of Christ, so that you can fulfill your meaning and
purpose in life as God intended for you, and so you can qualify for a
phenomenal eternal reward which you will have forever.
To
ignore this opportunity to pursue a daily study means you will be incomplete,
unfulfilled and you will lose out, big time.
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