"For in my inner being I delight in God's law; but I see another law at work in the members of my body, waging war against the law of my mind and making me a prisoner of the law of sin at work within my members." Romans 7:22-23 (NIV)
Under the inspiration of The Holy Spirit of God, the Apostle Paul wrote these words in a letter to the believers in Rome. He reminded them that there was a war going on within each one of them, a war between the spirit and the flesh. The sinful nature of man was fighting against the spiritual nature which dwelt within them.
Believers continue struggle daily with the sinful desires of the flesh. Even when we would do that which is good and right, we slip back into our sinful and evil ways. The Apostle Paul admitted that he had this problem, just as all believers do. (Romans 7:19) Satan attacks our mind from within and from without. We think sinful thoughts, and the world provides us with sinful temptations. That is why we must daily put on the whole armor of God. We must protect our loins with truth, our heart with righteousness, our feet with the gospel of peace, our body with the shield of faith, our mind with the helmet of salvation, using The Word of God as our sword, and using prayer to preserve ourselves and others. (Ephesians 6:10-18) We cannot stand, or win, against Satan without the help of The Lord.
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