Take the 2-minute tour ×  In Romans 7:19, Paul says this:   Is
Paul talking about "doing evil" in his present, converted state,
or in his past, unconverted state, or is this verse to be
interpreted in some other way?  share|improve this question add
comment  4 Answers  General Context  The answer to this depends
on understanding the flow of argument of Romans. Too often I
think we approach Romans with a hermeneutic governed by the
section breaks, but the flow is extremely important.  Paul is
talking about sin in his present state. In chapter 6, he has
discussed the death of sin (e.g. verse 1); in early 7, he has
used the metaphor of marriage to describe being dead to it (vv.
1-6); in 8, he discusses living by the power of the Holy Spirit,
which is the solution to the distress of 7. Chapters 7 and 8 are
actually simultaneous (an aspect of the paradox theologians call
the "already/but not yet"); they are two sides of the same coin
which result from 5 and 6. To conclude that 7 is about his
former sin is to damag