Romans 7:21-25

²¹ “I find then the principle that evil is present in me, the one who wants to do good. ²² For I joyfully agree with the law of God in the inner person, ²³ but I see a different law in the parts of my body waging war against the law of my mind, and making me a prisoner of the law of sin, the law which is in my body’s parts.²⁴ Wretched man that I am! Who will set me free from the body of this death? ²⁵ Thanks be to God through Jesus Christ our Lord! So then, on the one hand I myself with my mind am serving the law of God, but on the other, with my flesh the law of sin.”

Wretched man: Many believe this phrase speaks of the normal Christian experience. However, this was far from Paul’s mind. Paul is wretched under the law because he cannot keep the law. The law arouses sin within him. He feels a duality: His conscience wants to serve God, but sin is taking over.  

Thanks be to God through Jesus Christ our Lord: Whereas the law exacerbated sin, Jesus Christ solves the sin issue by giving eternal life to all who believe.