Section 2
actually Satan himself injected into man and incarnated in man.
It is helpful to see the difference between sin and evil, both of which are mentioned in Ro mans 7. In 7:20 Paul says, "But if what I do not will, this I do, it is no longer I that do it but sin that dwells in me." In our flesh something called sin is dwelling. In verse 21 Paul says, "I find then the law that, at my willing to do the good, the evil is present with me." In verse 20 Paul speaks of sin, but in verse 21, of evil.
To understand the difference between sin and evil, we need to see that before the creation of man God had a unique enemy, Satan, the Devil. Then God created man. At the time of creation, man was pure, clean, and innocent. Then Satan injected himself into man and became sin in man. As we have pointed out, sin is Satan incarnated in man.
Romans 5:21 speaks of sin, grace, death, and life: "That as sin reigned in death, so also grace might reign through righteousness unto eternal life through Jesus Christ our Lord." According to this verse, sin reigns in death and grace reigns unto eternal life. Here we see a vivid contrast between the reigning of sin and the reigning of grace. There is also a contrast here between death and life. Just as sin is Satan incarnated, so grace