Failure or Victory?Romans 7:15-16Paul describes the struggle that exists within every believer. The word "allow" in verse 15 means "to know". Paul is saying that he does not even know why he does what he does! He wants to live right, he wants to say the right things and think the right things, but before he knows what has happened, he has sinned and fallen short of the glory of God.The simplest way to understand what the Apostle is saying is that there is a part of him that affirms the Law. That new man, who came to life on the Road to Damascus, wants to do the will of the Lord and strives to do so, but at the same time, there is another part of Paul that yearns for everything the Law denies. When God says something is good, the flesh wants just the opposite. When the Law says something is bad, the flesh says that it is good. It is a contest between the old man and the new man.Paul tells us that there are two "Pauls". One wants to do right and the other wants to do wrong. These two men share one body and they fight over everything. He finds that he is hindered when it comes time to do the right thing and he is helped when it comes time to do the wrong thing.Only through Christ in His relationship can he overcome failure with Victory.
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