Romans 7 | ESV Bible | YouVersion
Only through the Holy Spirit can we live victoriously over sin. In Romans 8, Paul’s great chapter on how to live the victorious life, he refers to the Spirit twenty-two times. (To put that in perspective, he mentions the Holy Spirit only ten other times throughout the other fifteen chapters of Romans!) The implication is clear: If we want victory
... See moreJ.D. Greear • Jesus, Continuedâ¦
In startling reality, the truth as expressed by Paul may dawn upon your soul: “I am a creature of the flesh—carnal, unspiritual, having been sold into slavery under the control of sin” (Romans 7:14,
Ian Thomas • The Indwelling Life of Christ
The Christian is no longer a slave to sin (Romans 6:6), but is empowered by the indwelling Holy Spirit to resist it, though it will be a daily struggle.
David Limbaugh • Jesus Is Risen: Paul and the Early Church
Não entendo o que faço. Pois não faço o que desejo, mas o que odeio. E, se faço o que não desejo, admito que a Lei é boa. Neste caso, não sou mais eu quem o faz, mas o pecado que habita em mim. Sei que nada de bom habita em mim, isto é, em minha carne. Porque tenho o desejo de fazer o que é bom, mas não consigo realizá-lo. Pois o que faço não é o
... See moreJonas Madureira • Inteligência humilhada (Portuguese Edition)
Paul teaches again and again that Christians are “dead to sin” and risen to new life, no longer slave to sins but to righteousness (Romans 6). That doesn’t mean the battle with sin is gone.