Romans 7:22-23

Romans 7:22-23

[22] For  I delight  in the law  of God  after  the inward  man:  [23] But  I see  another  law  in  members,  warring against  the law  mind,  and  into captivity  to the law  of sin  which  in  members. 

What does Romans 7:22-23 Mean?

Contextual Meaning

Intellectually Paul argued that he should obey the Mosaic Law ( Romans 7:22), but morally he found himself in rebellion against what he knew was right.
"In the light of Romans 8:7-8 it is difficult to view the speaker here [1] as other than a believer." [2]
This natural rebelliousness was something he could not rid himself of. Perhaps Paul used the term "law of the mind" because the mind has the capacity to perceive and make moral judgments. [3]
"It is because people do not recognize their all-badness that they do not find Christ all in all to them." [4]
Happily, Paul explained in chapter8 that someone with infinite power can enable us to control our rebelliousness.