Romans 7

Treated in 37 passages across the library.

American Standard Version

  1. The Mortification of Sin in Believers · John Owen

    The necessity of mortification: the duty of the best believers cites Rom. vii. 23

    …r. xiii. 12; 2 Pet. iii. 18; Gal. v. 17, etc. — The activity of abiding sin in believers, Rom. vii. 23; James iv. 5; Heb. xii. 1 — Its fruitfulness and tendency — Every lust aims at the height…

  2. Watchman Nee · Watchman Nee

    The Normal Christian Life cites Romans 7:19

    …: “For the good which I would I do not: but the evil which I would not, that I practise” (Romans 7:19, ASV). The speaker is not morally indifferent. He wants good. Yet wanting does not free h…

  3. Absolute Surrender · Andrew Murray

    O Wretched Man that I am! cites Romans 7:24

    …shall deliver me from the body of this death? I thank God through Jesus Christ our Lord” (Romans 7:24, 25). You know the wonderful place that this text has in the wonderful epistle to the Rom…

  4. The Pilgrim's Progress · John Bunyan

    The Fifth Stage cites Rom. 7:24

    …hat I thought he had pulled part of me after himself: this made me cry, “O wretched man.” Rom. 7:24. So I went on my way up the hill. Now, when I had got above half-way up, I looked behind …

  5. Sermons on Several Occasions · John Wesley

    The Original, Nature, Property, and Use of the Law cites Rom. 7:1–6

    …etter;” — with a bare outward service, according to the letter of the Mosaic institution (Rom. 7:1–6.) 3. The Apostle, having gone thus far in proving that the Christian had set aside the Je…

  6. A Plain Account of Christian Perfection · John Wesley

    Section 25 cites Rom. 7:4

    … then dead to the law? “A. We are ‘dead to the law, by the body of Christ’ given for us; (Rom. 7:4) to the Adamic as well as Mosaic law. We are wholly freed therefrom by his death; that la…

  7. The Ten Commandments · Thomas Watson

    1.4 The Right Understanding of the Law cites Rom 7: 7

    … only does it forbid adultery, but lusting (Matt 5: 28): not only stealing, but coveting (Rom 7: 7). Lex humana ligat manum, lex divina comprimit animam ‘Man’s law binds the hands only, Go…

  8. The Ten Commandments · Thomas Watson

    2.10 The Tenth Commandment cites Rom 7: 7

    …d desires after the forbidden fruit are sinful. The law has said, ‘Thou shalt not covet.’ Rom 7: 7. Though the tree bears no bad fruit, it may be faulty at the root; so though a man does n…

  9. Selected Sermons of George Whitefield · George Whitefield

    The Good Shepherd: A Farewell Sermon cites Rom 7:7

    …in a storm, but you hug it the closer; so the law makes a man hug close his corruptions, (Rom 7:7, 8, 9) but when the gospel of the Son of God shines into your souls, then they throw off …

  10. The Pilgrim's Progress · John Bunyan

    The Second Stage cites Rom. 7:9

    …hee, that the law, instead of cleansing the heart (by its working) from sin, doth revive, Rom. 7:9, put strength into, 1 Cor. 15:56, and increase it in the soul, Rom. 5:20, even as it doth…

  11. Thoughts for the Quiet Hour · Dwight L. Moody

    July cites Rom. vii. 11

    ….”—Guthrie. July 27 Sin, taking occasion by the commandment, deceived, and by it slew me. Rom. vii. 11. Christian, beware how thou thinkest lightly of sin. Take heed lest thou fall by little a…

  12. The Ten Commandments · Thomas Watson

    3.1 Man's Inability to keep the Moral Law cites Rom 7: 12

    …consent to the law of God. ‘The law is holy and just:’ there was assent in the judgement. Rom 7: 12. ‘I consent unto the law;’ there was consent in the will. Rom 7: 16. (2) A Christian mour…

  13. Morning by Morning · Charles H. Spurgeon

    March cites Romans 7:13

    …s, though they seem severe, In mercy oft are sent.” March 11 “Sin ... exceeding sinful.” (Romans 7:13) Beware of light thoughts of sin. At the time of conversion, the conscience is so tender,…

  14. The Bruised Reed · Richard Sibbes

    Signs of smoking flax which Christ will not quench cites Rom. vii. 13

    …s the force of sin, so that it is not out of measure sinful, as in those that are carnal, Rom. vii. 13. Fire maketh metals pliable and malleable, so doth grace, where it is begun ; it worketh …

  15. The Ten Commandments · Thomas Watson

    1.3 The Preface to the Commandments cites Rom 7: 14

    …arnal; which the apostle confutes, when he says, ‘The law is spiritual, but I am carnal.’ Rom 7: 14. (2) The Antinomians, who will not admit the moral law to be a rule to a believer. We say…

  16. The Unselfishness of God · Hannah Whitall Smith

    The Fourth Epoch in My Religious Life (the Life of Faith) cites Romans 7:14– 23

    …he old nature. Nothing could have described my condition better than Paul’s own lament in Romans 7:14– 23. It seemed written for me. Again and again I cried out with him, “O wretched man that I a…

  17. Holy in Christ · Andrew Murray

    The Holy Spirit cites Rom. vii. 14–23

    …begin to see what is in Him. He does it by discovering the deep unholiness of our nature (Rom. vii. 14–23). He does it by mightily strengthening us to believe, to receive Jesus Himself as our lif…

  18. The Pilgrim's Progress · John Bunyan

    The Third Stage cites Rom. 7:15

    …ngs more: but when I would be a doing that which is best, that which is worst is with me. Rom. 7:15, 21. Prudence: Do you not find sometimes as if those things were vanquished, which at oth…

  19. The Ten Commandments · Thomas Watson

    2.2 The Second Commandment cites Rom 7: 16

    … as he is regenerate, consents to God’s commands. ‘I consent to the law that it is good.’ Rom 7: 16. What is done with consent is no burden. If a virgin gives her consent, the match goes on…

  20. The Bruised Reed · Richard Sibbes

    The case of Indisposition resolved, and Discouragements cites Rom. vii. 17

    …ey shall not be counted ours. It is not J, saith Saint Paul, but sin that dwelleth in me, Rom. vii. 17; for what displeaseth us shall never hurt us, and we shall be esteemed of God to be that …

  21. The Person and Work of the Holy Spirit · R. A. Torrey

    The Holy Spirit Setting the Believer Free from the Power of Indwelling Sin cites Romans 7:18

    …be as helpless as ever. For I know that nothing good dwells in me, that is, in my flesh. (Romans 7:18). It is all in the power of the indwelling Spirit, but the Spirit's power may be in such …

  22. Absolute Surrender · Andrew Murray

    Absolute Surrender cites Rom. 7:18

    …before Him, just accept God’s teaching that in your flesh “there dwelleth no good thing” (Rom. 7:18), and that nothing will help you except another life which must come in. You must deny se…

  23. All Things for Good · Thomas Watson

    Effectual calling cites Rom. vii. 18

    …ectual calling. (2). There is a change wrought in the will. “To will is present with me” (Rom. vii. 18). The will, which before opposed Christ, now embraces Him. The will, which was an iron si…

  24. Humility · Andrew Murray

    Humility and Sin cites Romans 7:18

    …r of the indwelling Christ. "For I know that nothing good dwells in me;" - these words of Romans 7:18 describe the flesh as it is to the end. The glorious deliverance of Romans 8:2 "For the l…

  25. Our Daily Walk · Frederick Brotherton Meyer

    January cites Rom 7:18

    …; but we are deeply conscious that in us (i.e. in our flesh) dwelleth no good thing from. Rom 7:18). The Reservoir of Eternal Life.--“the Spirit of Life in Christ Jesus.” We perceive what …

  26. Talks to the Farmer · Charles H. Spurgeon

    Threshing cites Romans 7:19

    …s, “For I do not do the good I want, but the evil I do not want is what I keep on doing” (Romans 7:19). Sometimes our spirit cries ardently after God, a holy will is present, yet we find not …

  27. The God of All Comfort · Hannah Whitall Smith

    The Shout of Faith cites Romans 7:19

    …e good I want to do, I do not do, but the evil I do not want to do—this I keep on doing" (Romans 7:19). In the language of the Apostle, they find a law in their members warring against the la…

  28. The Ten Commandments · Thomas Watson

    3.2 Degrees of Sin cites Rom 7: 19

    …ay sin through a surprisal, or against his will. ‘The evil which I would not, that I do.’ Rom 7: 19. He is like one that is carried down the stream involuntarily. But to sin with delight he…

  29. The Mortification of Sin in Believers · John Owen

    The mortification of sin in particular described cites Rom. vii. 23

    … 11, — to rebel or rise up in war with that conduct and opposition which is usual therein,Rom. vii. 23, — to lead captive, or effectually captivating upon success in battle, — all works of gre…

  30. The Mortification of Sin in Believers · John Owen

    Load thy conscience with the guilt of the perplexing distemper cites Rom. vii. 24

    … case of indwelling sin and the power of it, what frame doth he express himself to be in? Rom. vii. 24. His heart breaks out with longings into a most passionate expression of desire of delive…

  31. The Ministry of Intercession · Andrew Murray

    Who Shall Deliver? cites Rom. vii. 24

    …he law of the Spirit of life in Christ Jesus made me free from the law of sin and death.”—Rom. vii. 24, viii. 2. During one of our conventions a gentleman called upon me to ask advice and help…

  32. The Pilgrim's Progress · John Bunyan

    The Fourth Stage cites Rom. 7:24

    …hich. So they opened the matter to her, and she held up her hands and wondered. Gen. 3:6; Rom. 7:24. Then they had her to a place, and showed her Jacob’s ladder. Gen. 28:12. Now at that tim…

  33. All Things for Good · Thomas Watson

    The worst things work for good to the godly cites Rom. vii. 24

    …p and bemoan himself under his sins! “Who shall deliver me from the body of this death?” (Rom. vii. 24). A believer carries his sins as a prisoner his shackles; oh, how does he long for the da…

  34. The Bruised Reed · Richard Sibbes

    Scruples hindering comfort removed cites Rom. vii. 24

    …with Saint Paul, O miserable man that I am, who shall deliver me from this body of death! Rom. vii. 24, 25: upon this venting of his distressed soul, he presently found comfort; for he breaket…

  35. Watchman Nee · Watchman Nee

    Appendix B: Chapter-by-Chapter Study and Reflection Guide cites Romans 7:19-25

    …eckon, and present themselves to God. Scriptures to revisit Romans 5:8-19; Romans 6:5-14; Romans 7:19-25; Romans 8:1-14; Colossians 3:4; John 15:4-5. Reflection 1. Do you relate to God mainly th…

  36. He Holds My Tomorrows · Gareth Evans

    Three Kinds of Faith cites Romans 7:15-24

    …ostle Paul longed for: self-control . This is the ‘putting to death’ of which he wrote in Romans 7:15-24. He recognized how impossible it would be for him to produce this mastery over self if it…

  37. Stepping Stones · Gareth Evans

    Faith - A Sovereign Gift cites Romans 7:15 - 25

    …e rare; even Paul himself gave testimony of the struggle he knew in bearing self-control (Romans 7:15 - 25). 3. There is the gift of faith . “...to another faith by the same Spirit…” (1 Corinthian…