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Rom.7:13 Did then that which is good become death to me? May it never be! But sin, that it might be shown to be sin, by working death to me through that which is good; that through the commandment sin might become exceeding sinful.

One might see the Law as a magnifying glass, the power of which increase as knowledge of the Law is increased. However, the power of the magnifying glass is more often turned on others; judging their imperfection rather than our own.

And this is why love, is greater than knowledge; love removed God’s uses of the magnifying glass in our case by the law. However, we individually must learn love for one another; in removing our uses of the magnifying glass against others. God is the only one with the right to use the Law against us, but He chooses love instead.

He gave us a substituted in taking our place under His magnifying glass. He than allowed His substitute to give us his holy life blood to washes away ours sins that God had exposed while we were under the magnifying glass.

That is, God made the greatest purchases in all eternity by the blood of Jesus Christ; paying the price for our sins, and removing the magnifying glass so we no longer have our sins condemning us by the Law, being we are now in Jesus Christ.

The commandments gave the magnifying glass greater power, although we humans can use it for evil; does not make the magnifying glass evil. It is our own sinful heart that
uses the magnifying glass as evil.

Matt. 7:1 "Don't judge, so that you won't be judged. 7:2 For with whatever judgment you judge, you will be judged; and with whatever measure you measure, it will be measured to you. 7:3 Why do you see the speck that is in your brother's eye, but don't
consider the beam that is in your own eye? 7:4 Or how will you tell your brother, 'Let me remove the speck from your eye;' and
behold, the beam is in your own eye? 7:5 You hypocrite! First remove the beam out of your own eye, and then you can see clearly to remove the speck out of your brother's eye.

Rom.7:14 For we know that the law is spiritual, but I am fleshly, sold under sin.

Yes, the Law of God is spiritual because God is a Spirit Person, but we humans are born of the sinful flesh passed on too us by Adam. God created us with a spirit as well as flesh; we are spirits of flesh. In the beginning Adam was led by spirit over his flesh, his flesh was kept in perfect harmony with God righteous holy law.

Once Adam sinned his flesh killed his spirit, thus, his connection to the Spirit God was severed in that moment/day he died spiritually. Sin weaken Adams spirit, thus, Law producing sin weakens our spirit.
No longer could Adam connect to the source of life the Spirit person of God. He found himself as Paul now found himself; in a wrestling with spirit and flesh.

Adam choice sold him under the power of sin and condemnation of God’s Law for sin; Paul found himself was unwillingly sold under the same sin of Adams; not by his choice, but by the Law saying so.
We all find ourselves is the same place wanting to do good, but finding more often then not doing bad; causing our spirit death.

This was the point of Paul’s words to the Romans, but Paul would not leave at that, it not enough, he would show us how God would provide a away out; in His great love.