Romans 7:18

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I know there’s nothing good in my desires that are controlled by sin. I want to do what’s good, but I can’t.

Cross References

John 3:6

People give birth to people, but the Spirit gives birth to spirit.

Galatians 5:17

Those desires don’t want what the Spirit wants, and the Spirit doesn’t want what they want. The two are at war with each other, and that’s why you’re not supposed to do whatever you want.

Romans 7:25

Thanks be to God, who saves me through Jesus Christ our Lord. So in my mind, I’m a slave to God’s law. But if I follow my sinful desires, then I’m a slave to the law of sin.

Galatians 5:24

People who belong to Christ Jesus have nailed their wrong desires to his cross. They don’t want to follow them anymore.

Philippians 2:13

God is at work in you to help you both to want his good purpose and to work for it.

Titus 3:3

At one time we too were foolish, disobedient, deceived, and controlled by all kinds of wrong desires and pleasures. We were hostile and envious. Other people hated us, and we hated them.

Romans 7:19

I don’t do the good things I want to do. I keep on doing the evil things I don’t want to do.

Romans 7:15

I don’t understand what I do. I don’t do what I want to do. Instead, I do what I hate to do.

Matthew 15:19

Out of a person’s heart come cruel thoughts, murder, adultery, other sexual sins, stealing, false testimony, and lies.

1 Peter 4:2

As a result, they don’t live the rest of their earthly life following wrong human desires. Instead, they live to do what God wants.

Philippians 3:12

I haven’t yet received these things or reached my goal. But Christ Jesus took hold of me so that I could reach it, and so I keep pushing myself forward to take hold of it.

Luke 11:13

Even though you are evil, you know how to give good gifts to your children. How much more will your Father who is in heaven give the Holy Spirit to those who ask him!”

Romans 13:14

Instead, develop the qualities of the Lord Jesus Christ in your life, and don’t think about how to satisfy any wrong desires.

Romans 7:5

The power of sin used to control us. The law told us we couldn’t do certain things, but that only made us want to do them more. So our lives produced only death.