For when we were in the flesh, the motions of sins, which were by the law, did work in our members to bring forth fruit unto death.
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Interpretation
So long as a man continues under the law as a covenant, and seeks justification by his own obedience, he continues the slave of sin in some form. Nothing but the Spirit of life in Christ Jesus, can make any sinner free from the law of sin and death.
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This thought runs through Romans 7:1-5.