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Captivity

Rom.7:22 For I delight in God's law after the inward man,
7:23 but I see a different law in my members, warring against the law of my mind, and bringing me into captivity under the law of sin which is in my members.

To be dragged into captivity is perhaps one of the worst experiences a person could have in this life. To have a relentless enemy that used all of their resources to bring us under control into captivity changes our entire life, the way we think, the way we view ourselves, and others.

Isaiah 5:13 Therefore my people go into captivity for lack of knowledge. Their honorable men are famished, and their multitudes are parched with thirst.

Paul found himself in a losing battle, although, knowing it was life and death if he lost this battle he could not muster the power or will to defeat this relentless enemy! He found himself defeated, hopeless having nothing of worth within himself to obtain victory over the law by his sins. Paul was brutally honest, he had a fair and good mind that believed in justice for all, he did not make himself the special exception to the rule of law like so many do in favor of lying in gaining some status in this life.

Romans 3:23 for all have sinned, and fall short of the glory of God;

Paul could not apply the law of God without being defeated, condemned, and brought into captivity to its judgment of sin in himself. Yet, in the billions of people to live upon this earth most would disagree with the measurement of Paul against the law. They would move on thinking their not such a wretch sinner excusing their own desires claiming righteousness in themselves by their good motives to serve God.'

1 Corinthians 15:56 The sting of death is sin, and the power of sin is the law.

Romans 3:10 As it is written, "There is no one righteous; no, not one.

Galatians 3:11 Now that no man is justified by the law before God is evident, for, "The righteous will live by faith."{Habakkuk 2:4}

Paul used no excuse he used his legal mind like a judge and/or an attorney finding that if he wanted done on to himself he must do on to others the same measure or he could not stand. Paul refused to pervert justice knowing God himself would not perverts justice under his law treating Paul as special. He found what so many should have found under the law at his own time pure unadulterated truth the very reason God created the law, so mankind could struggle against it, so mankind could by their own efforts reveal the lie of our fallen flesh which so few ever acknowledge in this life.

Psalms 138:6 For though Yahweh is high, yet he looks after the lowly; but the proud, he knows from afar.

James 4:6 But he gives more grace. Therefore it says, "God resists the proud, but gives grace to the humble."{Proverbs 3:34}

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.

Yes, God's perfect instrument brought out the fallen flesh self-justification that can and has accepted the billions of human life lost by Adam and Eve sin to save themselves by looking good in their own flesh. That sin perverts justice so profoundly that it will take complete and unabated corruption and teach God condones it as good fruit! Sin in humans will build empires of false religion controlling and misleading millions so it can justify self-righteousness in the flesh. Sadly, true, the fallen flesh seeks with all its power godship.

1 Timothy 1:7 desiring to be teachers of the law, though they understand neither what they say, nor about what they strongly affirm.

Galatians 5:14 For the whole law is fulfilled in one word, in this: "You shall love your neighbor as yourself."{Leviticus 19:18}

Hebrews 7:19 (for the law made nothing perfect), and a bringing in of a better hope, through which we draw near to God.

Philippians 3:9 and be found in him, not having a righteousness of my own, that which is of the law, but that which is through faith in Christ, the righteousness which is from God by faith;

Paul sought what few did, he sought God, the truth, the narrow road in a life that would suffer rather than justify evil of sin found in himself, he sought God's face in this matter, he wanted to know how will a righteous and good God deal with the impossible? Why would he deal with it? Why when so many are but liars seeking their own interest in this life calling it God's ways? Paul found when his own flesh was nail down, to the stake of Christ all its weakness were exposed, it used every maneuver imaginable toget out of the light of truth.

Romans 8:7 because the mind of the flesh is hostile towards God; for it is not subject to God's law, neither indeed can it be.

Hebrews 5:7 He, in the days of his flesh, having offered up prayers and petitions with strong crying and tears to him who was able to save him from death, and having been heard for his godly fear.

1 Peter 3:21 This is a symbol of baptism, which now saves you--not the putting away of the filth of the flesh, but the answer of a good conscience toward God, through the resurrection of Jesus Christ,

1 Peter 4:1 Forasmuch then as Christ suffered for us in the flesh, arm yourselves also with the same mind; for he who has suffered in the flesh has ceased from sin;

He found nothing not one thing in his lying flesh submitted to God's will and it would use every form of deception to obtain to its wants and needs, demanded them including using God's word the bible to justify its pure motives, it was completely corrupt when measured against the truth.

Galatians 5:17 For the flesh lusts against the Spirit, and the Spirit against the flesh; and these are contrary to one another, that you may not do the things that you desire.

Galatians 4:29 But as then, he who was born according to the flesh persecuted him who was born according to the Spirit, so also it is now.

Galatians 2:16 yet knowing that a man is not justified by the works of the law but through faith in Jesus Christ, even we believed in Christ Jesus, that we might be justified by faith in Christ, and not by the works of the law, because no flesh will be justified by the works of the law.

Galatians 2:20 I have been crucified with Christ, and it is no longer I that live, but Christ living in me. That life which I now live in the flesh, I live by faith in the Son of God, who loved me, and gave himself up for me.

What was left, once the truth exposed the lie? Humility, but not the humility of Paul's flesh, but God humility in love towards us. God must be greater than our sins, God must be our Father seeing the good in us, or we are found hopeless under mankind loving kindness, all of which is nothing but a flower that withers under the hot Sun. We would be left to a world where a person will compromise an entire civilization for power and glory. Where human life is aborted for the gains of a career demanded and deserved. Where leaders will become rich on the back of poor under their control believing as a god they have the right to such power and riches. Yes, if mankind could not see the truth of their own condition than how could the love a righteous God, without sin?

Isa. 40:6 The voice of one saying, "Cry!" One said, "What shall I cry?" "All flesh is like grass, and all its glory is like the flower of the field.
40:7 The grass withers, the flower fades, because Yahweh's breath blows on it. Surely the people are like grass. 40:8 The grass withers, the flower fades; but the word of our God stands forever."

Psalms 94:4 They pour out arrogant words. All the evildoers boast.

Romans 11:18 don't boast over the branches. But if you boast, it is not you who support the root, but the root supports you.

1 Corinthians 4:7 For who makes you different? And what do you have that you didn't receive? But if you did receive it, why do you boast as if you had not received it?

Paul blessed God for not compromising under pressure as we human do in Him telling us the truth, not for fame, not to be liked, but to save us from this body under going death, who could find such a faithful witness on earth? What a hope we have in a God that cannot lie, cannot pervert justice no matter how much is lost, and/or how much ones hate him for telling the truth.

Exodus 34:6 Yahweh passed by before him, and proclaimed, "Yahweh! Yahweh, a merciful and gracious God, slow to anger, and abundant in loving kindness and truth.

James 3:14 But if you have bitter jealousy and selfish ambition in your heart, don't boast and don't lie against the truth.

2 Thessalonians 2:13 But we are bound to always give thanks to God for you, brothers loved by the Lord, because God chose you from the beginning for salvation through sanctification of the Spirit and belief in the truth;

1 Thessalonians 2:13 For this cause we also thank God without ceasing, that, when you received from us the word of the message of God, you accepted it not as the word of men, but, as it is in truth, the word of God, which also works in you who believe.

Romans 1:25 who exchanged the truth of God for a lie, and worshiped and served the creature rather than the Creator, who is blessed forever. Amen.

Romans 7:18 For I know that in me, that is, in my flesh, dwells no good thing. For desire is present with me, but I don't find it doing that which is good.

Such a God can only show us compassion and love, because he alone knows what in mankind, he alone can fix the problem provided we love him for telling us the truth and nothing but the truth?

John 3:19 This is the judgment, that the light has come into the world, and men loved the darkness rather than the light; for their works were evil.

1 John 4:18 There is no fear in love; but perfect love casts out fear, because fear has punishment. He who fears is not made perfect in love.

John 3:21 But he who does the truth comes to the light, that his works may be revealed, that they have been done in God."

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