Romans 7:13

Did something good, then, become death to me? Certainly not! Sin was the cause. It used what was good to work death in me, so that sin would be seen for what it really is. Through the commandment sin showed itself sinful past all measure.
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Treated in 6 passages across the library.

  1. Morning by Morning · Charles H. Spurgeon

    March cites Romans 7:13

    …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…

  2. The Bruised Reed · Richard Sibbes

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

    …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…

  3. Sermons on Several Occasions · John Wesley

    The Original, Nature, Property, and Use of the Law cites Rom. 7:13

    …and drags them out into open day. It is true, by this means (as the Apostle observes, Rom. 7:13, ) sin appears to be sin. All its disguises are torn away, and it appears in its native…

  4. A Body of Divinity · Thomas Watson

    The Covenant of Works cites Rom 7:13

    …stench of sepulchres. The apostle uses this expression of sin, ‘Out of measure sinful,’ Rom 7:13, or, as it is in the Greek, ‘Hyperbolically sinful.’ The devil would paint sin with the…

  5. 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 7:9-24

    …moment. There are many Christians today living in the experience that Paul described in Romans 7:9-24. Each day is a day of defeat, and if at the close of the day, they review their lives…

  6. Absolute Surrender · Andrew Murray

    O Wretched Man that I am! cites Rom. 7:6-25

    …How is the apparent contradiction to be reconciled? You will find that in this passage (Rom. 7:6-25) the name of the Holy Spirit does not occur once, nor does the name of Christ occur. The…

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