Study Desk

What shall we say, then? Is the law sin? God forbid! But I do not know sin, but by the law. For I had not known concupiscence, if the law did not say: Thou shalt not covet.

Was that then which is good made death unto me? God forbid! But sin, that it may appear sin, by that which is good, wrought death in me: that sin, by the commandment, might become sinful above measure.

For I am delighted with the law of God, according to the inward man:

The grace of God, by Jesus Christ our Lord. Therefore, I myself, with the mind serve the law of God: but with the flesh, the law of sin.

For what the law could not do, in that it was weak through the flesh, God, sending his own Son in the likeness of sinful flesh and of sin, hath condemned sin in the flesh.

Because the wisdom of the flesh is an enemy to God. For it is not subject to the law of God: neither can it be.

And they who are in the flesh cannot please God.

But you are not in the flesh, but the spirit, if so be that the Spirit of God dwell in you. Now if any man have not the Spirit of Christ, he is none of his.

For whosoever are led by the Spirit of God, they are the sons of God.

For the Spirit himself giveth testimony to our spirit that we are the sons of God.

And if sons, heirs also; heirs indeed of God and joint heirs with Christ: yet so, if we suffer with him, that we may be also glorified with him.

For the expectation of the creature waiteth for the revelation of the sons of God.

Because the creature also itself shall be delivered from the servitude of corruption, into the liberty of the glory of the children of God.

And not only it, but ourselves also, who have the firstfruits of the Spirit: even we ourselves groan within ourselves, waiting for the adoption of the sons of God, the redemption of our body.

And he that searcheth the hearts knoweth what the Spirit desireth: because he asketh for the saints according to God.

And we know that to them that love God all things work together unto good: to such as, according to his purpose, are called to be saints.

What shall we then say to these things? If God be for us, who is against us?

Who shall accuse against the elect of God? God is he that justifieth:

Who is he that shall condemn? Christ Jesus that died: yea that is risen also again, who is at the right hand of God, who also maketh intercession for us.

Nor height, nor depth, nor any other creature, shall be able to separate us from the love of God which is in Christ Jesus our Lord.