Romans 7:22 Meaning and Explanation
“For I delight in the law of God after the inward man:”
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Read Full Chapter →In his inmost self Paul truly delights in the law of God.
What Does Romans 7:22 Mean?
Paul speaks of his inward man, the deepest seat of his renewed self, and there he finds genuine delight in the law of God. This is no grudging compliance but real joy in what God commands. The truest center of the person is on God's side.
This delight is precious testimony. It shows that the human heart, touched by grace, can love God's ways with gladness, not merely submit to them. The conflict of the chapter is so painful precisely because this inward delight is real and strong. Such love for God's law is the work of his Spirit, and it points toward the fuller freedom Christ brings to live out what the heart already loves.
Romans 7:22 in the Original Language
synedomai (συνήδομαι), 'delight' -- to rejoice with or take glad pleasure in something.
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What does Romans 7:22 mean?
In his inmost self Paul truly delights in the law of God.