November 25, 2025 -Sinful Nature
- brooks16055
- Nov 25
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ROMANS 5:1-8:17
Romans 7:14 So the trouble is not with the law, for it is spiritual and good. The trouble is with me, for I am all too human, a slave to sin. 15 I don’t really understand myself, for I want to do what is right, but I don’t do it. Instead, I do what I hate. 16 But if I know that what I am doing is wrong, this shows that I agree that the law is good. 17 So I am not the one doing wrong; it is sin living in me that does it.
18 And I know that nothing good lives in me, that is, in my sinful nature. I want to do what is right, but I can’t. 19 I want to do what is good, but I don’t. I don’t want to do what is wrong, but I do it anyway. 20 But if I do what I don’t want to do, I am not really the one doing wrong; it is sin living in me that does it.
I don't really have anything to say about today's reading, but I like this version for this section.
There were many things in our discussion at The Table tonight that went with the reading for today, but my brain is not able to make the connections to put them into words.
In Romans 7:14–20:
Paul is admitting that even though he loves God, there is still a battle inside him. He wants to do what is right, but his old sinful nature keeps pulling him the wrong way. Paul shows that we can’t win this fight by our own strength — sin is too strong. But this struggle reminds us that we need Jesus every day. The application is this: when you feel frustrated because you keep messing up or falling into the same habits, remember you’re not alone. Even Paul felt that way. Don’t give up — bring that weakness to Christ, rely on the Holy Spirit, and let God’s grace empower you to grow.
Did the people between Adam and Moses who died go to heaven was the question I had after reading Romans 5:13-17.
In summary, this is what I came up with:
Even though people lived before Jesus — even all the way from Adam to Moses — they still sinned, and they still needed a Savior. They didn’t have the written Law yet, but they had a conscience and still fell short. God did not send them to heaven because they were perfect; He saved those who trusted Him. Jesus’ sacrifice works backward and forward in time, so the people who had faith before the cross were saved “on credit,” and Jesus paid their debt when He died. No one has…