“…sin dwelleth in me.”~ Rom. 7:17
The apostle reinforces this truth by repeating it two more times in this chapter (Rom.7). At this writing, Paul is a seasoned saint of more than twenty five years. He desired that these primitive believers would know that their main problem in the Christian life would be indwelling sin. That it was a permanent resident in their house of clay and did not move out when the new nature moved in. They were to realize the civil war they were experiencing in their souls was a life-long struggle, and that these two natures (old and new) were opposites that loathed one another.
The old saint didn’t believe that his condition was derived from some imaginary, psychological sickness, but knew it came from inward sinfulness. They were to understand that this horrid malady came from within, not from without. Temptation doesn’t put anything into the heart that is not already there.
Samson was told “…the enemy is upon thee,” but he should also have been told, “The enemy is within thee.” Jesus taught this in Mark seven. He said all of our sinfulness comes from within, out of our hearts, not from without.
Sin is not the result of outward attraction, but of inward appetite. (S.J.S)
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