You must be in fellowship prior to your Bible study, so that the spiritual information you receive can become a source, of blessing to your soul and produce spiritual growth.
16 If [ei] then [de] I do [poieo] that [touto] which [hos] I would [thelo] not [ou], I consent [sumphemi] unto the law [nomos] that [hoti] it is good [kalos]. KJV-Interlinear
16 Now if I do what I do not want, I agree with the law, that it is good. ESV
As a slave to sin, we were under the full power and authority and control of sin, which is something that we do not want, but had no choice in the matter, and had to live with it.
Once we believed in Christ, we through off the shackles, from a positional point of view, and will have them permanently removed, when we leave this world.
The principle that Paul has already made, regarding whether or not the law is itself good or evil, is supported here in this verse, by the very attitude of people in general, which is a reference to slaves, being trapped in their slavery, and not liking it.
Therefore, as sinners we commit sins, even though we don’t like that, and then by default, that attitude places us in agreement with the law, which defines the perfect or sin free life, which is what we really want.
The law here, is a general phrase referring to the principle of truth, but also is in reference to the Mosaic law, as was the common use of that phrase, back in Paul’s day.
As we studied before, if there was no law, then there would be no violation. But since there is a law, then we can identify what is and is not a violation. And by so doing, we can identify what is good and not good, what is preferable and not preferable.
And by default, doing something that we don’t want to do, namely sin, likewise identifies us with a preference that the law defines.
So the summary of this verse is, that the law identifies and describes and defines sin.
And our status in this life, being bound by the sin nature within our physical body, causes us to do things, namely sin, that we otherwise would prefer not to do.
Again, the moral of this study is that, sin is powerful. And on our own we are powerless against it. The only way out of it, is by means of something or someone else, which is Jesus Christ, for salvation, and Bible doctrine, for our functional spiritual life.
These studies, are a part of the massive daily study web site at DailyBibeStudy.Org, that is easily accessible, and are written, so that you can come to Christ if you have not done so already, and therefore not be lost forever.
And if you have already believed in Christ, then these studies are written so you can learn and understand and grow in your spiritual life, so that you can come to the full knowledge of Christ, so that you can fulfill your meaning and purpose in life as God intended for you, and so you can qualify for a phenomenal eternal reward which you will have forever.
To ignore this opportunity to pursue a daily study means you will be incomplete, unfulfilled and you will lose out, big time.
The Daily Bible Study is online, making it possible as never before in all of human history, to advance in ones relationship with God, through Christ, and to complete yourself beyond your imagination.
But you have to decide to make that commitment. No one else can study for you. You have to do that yourself.
