From 375854eb8314faf2d330cf066167315f4291b465 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Obiwon Date: Thu, 21 Sep 2023 15:16:39 +0000 Subject: [PATCH] Update 'rom/07/23.md' --- rom/07/23.md | 12 ++---------- 1 file changed, 2 insertions(+), 10 deletions(-) diff --git a/rom/07/23.md b/rom/07/23.md index fd5310ebae..d9540810c9 100644 --- a/rom/07/23.md +++ b/rom/07/23.md @@ -1,20 +1,12 @@ -# a different law in the members of my body ... fights against that new law in my mind - -Paul has a desire to obey God, but at times he also has a desire to do things that God hates. He writes of the two desires he has as if they were two men fighting each other. (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/jit/figs-metaphor]]) - # a different law These words refer to the natural human desire to rebel against God and disobey him. Paul calls this a law because he has observed that this is the way people live. It is not a collection of written commands. # in the members of my body -The phrase "the members of my body" is another way of saying "my flesh" ([7:18](./18.md)), which is a metaphor for the old nature, opposed to God, with which Paul was born. Here it is a metonym for the actions people do because of that old nature. Alternate translation: "in my actions" or "in my behviors" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/jit/figs-metaphor]] and [[rc://en/ta/man/jit/figs-metonymy]]) +"in my actions" or "in my behviors" # that new law in my mind -These words refer to the law of Moses, which was God's commands in written form ([Romans 7:22](./22.md)). - -# the law of sin that is in the members of my body - -This "law of sin" is the same as the "different law," the natural human desire to rebel against God and disobey him. Paul calls this a law because he has observed that this is the way people live. It is not a collection of written commands. +These words refer to the law of Moses, which was God's commands in written form.