Carl Emerson
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The writer spends the entirety of Romans chapter 7 detailing the sin he is guilty of. It is covetousness. He sees things he wants and he knows that desire to be sin.
Rom 7:7 - What shall we say then? Is the law sin? Certainly not! On the contrary, I would not have known sin except through the law. For I would not have known covetousness unless the law had said, “You shall not covet.”
The writer describes the difficulties he has in controlling his thoughts. He never means to imply that he is acting on those thoughts. Acting on the thoughts is addressed at 1 Corinthians 9:
1Co 9:27 - But I discipline my body and bring it into subjection, lest, when I have preached to others, I myself should become disqualified.
And your point is?
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