ACC ~ Romans 7 v21

LAW AND WILL AGREE. AMBROSIASTER: Paul says that the law of Moses agrees with his will against sin, which dwells in his flesh and forces him to do something other than what he and the law want to do. COMMENTARY ON PAUL’S EPISTLES.

HELP FROM A LAW. PELAGIUS: Paul means that he has a law which will help him do good, even though “evil lies close at hand.” PELAGIUS’S COMMENTARY ON ROMANS.

THEODORET OF CYR: Paul says that “evil lies close at hand” because our body is mortal and passible, and our soul is sluggish and weak. INTERPRETATION OF THE LETTER TO THE ROMANS.

LAW DOES NOT FREE FROM SIN. CYRIL OF ALEXANDRIA: If sin inheres in my flesh and corrupts it, it may well be that the law offers help and gives advice, but even so it does not set me free from sin. Yet for those who are bound by the weakness of sin, it is hardly enough to know that they should be doing better; what they need is the strength to do what is right and in accordance with the law. EXPLANATION OF THE LETTER TO THE ROMANS.

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