Section 13
God's creation with sin, the evil one. Thus, the body has become the flesh, and sin dwells in this flesh. Every kind of lust has its source in the flesh.
Having the Law as Its Power
Sin has the law as its power (1 Cor. 15:56; Rom. 7:11). Without law, sin is powerless. Ac cording to Romans 7:11, sin kills us through the law because the law gives sin its power. Sin uses the law as a knife to kill us. First Corinthians 15:56 says, "The strength of sin is the law." Do not touch the law, for if you do, you will touch the killing knife of sin. We are absolutely unable to keep the law, and it is foolish for us even to try. If we attempt to keep the law, sin will use the law to kill us.
Reigning in Death
Sin reigns in death (5:21; 6:12). Sin, like every other king, needs an authority in order to reign. The authority of sin is death. Sin has authority to reign as a king in death. Romans 5:21 and 6:12 show sin reigning as a king.
Sin is in our flesh, our fallen body. This sin is not an act of wrongdoing; it is the personifi cation of the evil one. In Romans 7:21 Paul said