Romans 7:22 (WEB)
For I delight in God’s law after the inward person,
Catechism · 1
“By giving birth to the "inner man,"” — Catechism footnote: Cf. Rom 7:22; Eph 3:16.
Fathers and councils · 11
John Cassian
- John Cassian, Conferences XVIII–XXIV XXIII.11Conference XXIII
“…be united to God alone, but they “see another law in their members,” i.e., implanted in their natural human condition, which “resisting the law of their mind,” brings their thoughts into captivity to the forcible law of sin, compelling them to forsake that chief good and submit to earthly notions, which though they…” — editor's note: Ib. vii. 22, 23.
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Augustine of Hippo
“For though a man “delight in the law of God after the inward man,” what shall he do with that other law in his members which warreth against the law of his mind, and bringeth him into captivity to the law of sin, which is in his members?” — editor's note: Rom. vii. 22.
Read the whole comment““O wretched man that I am! who shall deliver me from the body of this death” but Thy grace only, through Jesus Christ our Lord?” — editor's note: Rom. vii. 22–24. This difficilis et periculosus locus (Serm. cliv. 1) he interprets differently at different periods of his life. In this place, as elsewhere…
Read the whole comment“And also the same teacher of the Gentiles cries aloud, “I take pleasure together with the law of God after the inner man: but I see another law in my members, warring against the law of my mind.”” — editor's note: Rom. vii. 22, 23
Read the whole comment“But we are to pray for this, that the will of God may be done as in heaven so in earth; that in like manner as with the heart we delight in the law after the inward man, so also, when the change in our body has taken place, no part of us may, on account of earthly griefs or pleasures, stand opposed to this our delight.” — editor's note: Rom. vii. 18, 22.
Read the whole comment““I see another law in my members, warring against the law of my mind?”” — editor's note: Rom. vii. 22, 23.
Read the whole comment““For we delight in the law of God after the inward man.”” — editor's note: Rom. vii. 22.
Read the whole comment“For the Apostle saith, “For I delight in the Law of God after the inner man.”” — editor's note: Rom. vii. 22.
Read the whole comment“Here then it is, wherein we are free, wherein we delight in the law of God; for liberty has joy.” — editor's note: Rom. vii. 22.
Read the whole comment“A certain kind of peace, accordingly, we do possess, inasmuch as we delight in the law of God after the inward man: but it is not a full peace, for we see another law in our members warring against the law of our mind.” — editor's note: Rom. vii. 22, 23.
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Jerome
“The grace of God through Jesus Christ our Lord.”” — editor's note: Rom. vii. 22–25. In the Latin as in the Greek one word does duty for ‘grace’ and ‘thanks.’
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Cross-references · 14
Cited together in On Continence Chapter 6 and 1 other place.
Cited together in Confessions VIII.5.
Cited together in Catechism §1995.
Cited together in Confessions VIII.5.
Cited together in Confessions VIII.5.
Cited together in Confessions VIII.5.
Cited together in On the Sermon on the Mount II.6.
Cited together in On the Sermon on the Mount II.6.
Cited together in On the Sermon on the Mount II.6.
Cited together in Conferences XVIII–XXIV XXIII.11.
Cited together in On the Sermon on the Mount II.6 and 1 other place.
Cited together in Tractates on the Gospel of John Tractate 77.
Cited together in Catechism §1995.
Cited together in Catechism §1995.