Rom 7:7 | PNT | STEP | [Is] the law sin ? Paul intimates that the law was the occasion of sin ( ). Does he mean that the law in itself sinful? This thought he indignantly repels. Nay, I had not known sin, but by the law . The restraints of the law brought to his knowledge his own sinful nature. Paul describes his own experiences when seeking the righteousness of the law, and thus describes those of human nature. The experiences here given are his own, but what he says is applicable to all men. The experiences are those of Saul of Tarsus, not those of Paul the apostle. For I had not known lust . Greedy desire for the possessions of others. All evil desire is embraced.

Romans 7:7

[Is] the law sin? Paul intimates that the law was the occasion of sin (Ro 7:5). Does he mean that the law in itself sinful? This thought he indignantly repels.

Nay, I had not known sin, but by the law. The restraints of the law brought to his knowledge his own sinful nature. Paul describes his own experiences when seeking the righteousness of the law, and thus describes those of human nature. The experiences here given are his own, but what he says is applicable to all men. The experiences are those of Saul of Tarsus, not those of Paul the apostle.

For I had not known lust. Greedy desire for the possessions of others. All evil desire is embraced.