Nothing good dwells in us. This is the truth of Romans 7.18. Like Paul, we have the desire to do what is good, to honor God, to be obedient to him, but we find that nothing good dwells in our flesh and we have no ability to carry out God's commands. It's all pretty humbling as Paul freely admits here.
The good news is contained in chapter 8. What the law could not to because of the weakness of our flesh, God did do. Through his Son the requirments of the law were fulfilled and now, we too can fulfill the righteous requirements of the law as we walk according to the Holy Spirit and not according to the flesh.
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