Romans 7:7

First Nations Version

But if you think I am saying our tribal law is at fault or that it is the reason we walk in our broken ways, you are not thinking straight. What I am saying is that the law shows us how bad our broken ways have become. I would not have known that some desires are wrong if the law had not said, “Do not desire what belongs to another.”

Cross References

Romans 3:20

So then, it should be clear to all that no one can be in good standing in the eyes of the Great Spirit by doing what our tribal law says. What is clear is that the law shows us how bad our hearts have become and how broken our lives truly are.

Romans 4:15

The law produces only anger for those who fail to walk in it. Where there is no law, only a promise, then no one would be failing to keep a law.

1 Corinthians 15:56

For our broken ways give death its sting, and our broken ways give the law its power. But no more!

Romans 13:9

There are many instructions in the law, such as, “Do not be unfaithful in marriage,” “Do not kill a fellow human being,” “Do not take what is not yours,” and “Do not long for what belongs to another.” All of these, and any other instructions there might be, all come together in this one saying, “Love your fellow human beings in the same way you love yourself.”

Romans 7:8

But my broken ways of thinking turned the law’s instruction into a temptation that created in me all kinds of wrong desires. For if there were no law, then the temptation to walk in broken ways would not be awakened.

1 Thessalonians 4:5

not with uncontrolled desire, like the people from the Outside Nations who do not know the Great Spirit.

Romans 3:5

As human beings we might think that our wrongdoing only proves that the Great Spirit was right about us all along. Would we then be able to say that it is wrong for him to show his anger toward us?

Colossians 3:5

So let the death of the Chosen One kill in you all that is of the ways of this world. These are things such as improper sexual desires, spiritual impurity, uncontrolled emotions that lead to wrong desires, evil ways, and always wanting more than you need. These desires come from listening to lying spirits.

Ephesians 5:3

Sexual relations are sacred. They must be kept pure, and free from uncontrolled desire. As his holy people, we must follow Creator’s purpose and plan for human beings who represent him.

Romans 7:13

Does that mean this good law brought death to me? No! It was my broken ways that did it, by using the law to stir up temptation in me, so I could see how bad my broken ways truly were.

Romans 7:11

But it was my broken ways of thinking that tricked me and turned the law’s instructions into a temptation that ended up bringing death to me.

Romans 7:5

For when we walked in our broken human ways, the law stirred up our evil desires, so that we bore fruit for death.

Romans 6:15

What then does this mean? Should we continue to walk in broken ways since we are not under our tribal law, but under the gift of Creator’s great kindness? Let that kind of thinking fall to the ground!

Romans 4:1

How does our tribal ancestor, Father of Many Nations (Abraham), fit into this way of trusting? What can we learn from what he found?

Acts 20:33

“I never asked anyone for their silver, gold, or fine clothes.

Luke 12:15

Watch your step, or greed will make you stumble. Remember, one’s life is not made up of many possessions.” There were many people in the crowd who heard what he said about possessions,

Matthew 5:28

But I tell you this, any man who looks at a woman and wants his way with her has already done so in his heart. “This is not how the Great Spirit wants us to see our sisters.

Luke 20:16

Then he said, “He will return, put those dishonorable men to death and give the vineyard to others.” The spiritual leaders were insulted by this story. “That must never happen!” they said.

Romans 5:20

Our tribal law stepped in to show us how bad our broken ways had become, and this only made our broken ways grow worse. But the worse our broken ways grew, even stronger grew the gift of Creator’s great kindness.

Hebrews 7:19

For our tribal law could not bring anyone or anything to full meaning and purpose. But the Chosen One has brought to us an even greater hope, and it is this hope that moves us to draw near to the Great Spirit.