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Romans 7:20

Made Simple — Modern English Translation

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KJV ORIGINAL

Now if I do that I would not, it is no more I that do it, but sin that dwelleth in me.

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✦ MADE SIMPLE

So when I end up doing the exact thing I don't want to do, it's not really me making that choice — it's the sin that's living inside me taking over.

⚡ THE BOTTOM LINE

Sometimes the worst version of yourself isn't even you — it's sin hijacking your decisions.

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I can see you're stuck in a really toxic headspace, completely tied up by the wrong choices you've been making.

But the people of Israel keep saying, 'God's way isn't fair.' Really, Israel? My ways aren't fair? Maybe take a look at your own ways — aren't those the ones that are actually messed up?

I let them corrupt themselves through their own twisted offerings — they were literally sacrificing their firstborn children in fire. I allowed this horror to leave them empty and broken, so they'd finally understand who I really am.

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