Daily Quote

Did that which is good, then, bring death to me? By no means! It was sin, producing death in me through what is good, in order that sin might be shown to be sin, and through the commandment might become sinful beyond measure. For we know that the law is spiritual, but I am of the flesh, sold under sin. Romans 7:13-14. Paul poses a question, and then answers it. It was sin in him that became the cause of his spiritual death by leading him to break God’s law. Sin is seen to be “sinful beyond measure.” Paul declares the law sets forth the standard to which life governed by the Spirit should conform. By contrast, he calls himself “of the flesh” because he cannot fully reach his standard. As a moral ruin, now under construction, he displays the marks of what he has been as a result of Adam as well as of what he will be in Christ. Most Christians today recognize their sin on the surface, but fail to recognize the depth of their “moral ruins.” Unfortunately the grace of which they walk is simply “cheap grace” that quickly gives way to compromise in their lives and prevents them from truly becoming what they can be in Christ…There is nothing partial in total depravity!