Romans Chapter 7
IN THIS LESSON
Here is another famous passage from Romans where Paul says, “For I do not do the good I want, but the evil I do not want is what I do.” Is this really Paul speaking here, or is he representing someone else? Some critics cite this passage to argue that Jews attempt to earn justification through works-righteousness, which is bound to fail. But is that a correct reading of Paul and this passage? What is the real issue behind this dilemma? Is it Paul himself (“I”), the “Law,” or something else?
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N. T. Wright, Romans for Everyone (Louisville, KY: Westminster John Knox, 2023), 93-95.