Romans 7:20 But if I am doing the very thing I do not want, I am no longer the one doing it, but sin which dwells in me.
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For the longest time I thought Paul was saying. “I am not responsible for my sin”.   I didn’t do it.  The old “Devil made me do it” excuse.  I’m not accountable for the bad things I do.  I am just a victim.  I am actually a good person but this old sin within me just won’t leave me alone.

This verse troubled me.  It just didn’t sound right, didn’t seem to align with other Scripture, but that seemed to be what the passage was saying. Continue reading →