Romans 7:12
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So then, the law is holy, and the commandment is holy, righteous, and good.
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Wherefore--"So that." the law is--"is indeed" good, and the commandment--that one so often referred to, which forbids all lusting. holy, and just, and good.
Open source ↗We may observe in this chapter, I. Our freedom from the law further urged as an argument to press upon us sanctification (Rom 7:1-6). II. The excellency and usefulness of the law asserted and proved from the apostle's own experience, notwithstanding (Rom 7:7-14). III. A description of the conflict between grace and corruption in the heart (Rom 7:14, Rom 7:15, to the end).
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Now we know that the law is good, if one uses it legitimately.
Righteous are You, O LORD, and upright are Your judgments.
We know that the law is spiritual; but I am unspiritual, sold as a slave to sin.
My tongue sings of Your word, for all Your commandments are righteous.
You came down on Mount Sinai and spoke with them from heaven. You gave them just ordinances, true laws, and good statutes and commandments.
Do we, then, nullify the law by this faith? Certainly not! Instead, we uphold the law.
And what nation is great enough to have righteous statutes and ordinances like this entire law I set before you today?
Therefore I love Your commandments more than gold, even the purest gold.
Your promise is completely pure; therefore Your servant loves it.
Do not be conformed to this world, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind. Then you will be able to test and approve what is the good, pleasing, and perfect will of God.