<p>7:19&nbsp;<i>For the good which I would like to do I do not do</i>- A reference to the supposed good inclination in man, the&nbsp;<i>yetser ha tob</i>&nbsp;, which the Rabbis said was strengthened by the Law (see on 7:17). Paul seems to be saying that this good inclination is a myth, or if it exists, it has little cash value in the battle against temptation. The way of escape is through God&rsquo;s grace in Christ. W.D. Davies demonstrates beyond cavil that Paul in this section of Romans is constantly alluding to and critiquing the Rabbinic ideas of the&nbsp;<i>yetser ha tob</i>&nbsp;and the&nbsp;<i>yetser ha ra&nbsp;</i>(4). &ldquo;The good&rdquo; must connect with the same word being used in Rom. 7:12,13 to describe the Law of Moses as &ldquo;good&rdquo;. Paul so wished to be perfectly obedient to the Law- but found it impossible.</p><p><i>But the evil which I would not do, that I practice</i>- The same words are to be found in Paul&rsquo;s warning that Divine condemnation, &ldquo;tribulation and anguish&rdquo;, awaits every man who &lsquo;does evil&rsquo; (Rom. 2:9). Paul was so aware that his sin did in fact merit the term &ldquo;evil&rdquo;, and condemnation before God&rsquo;s judgment; and he practiced it, he is not referring to an occasional slip up. The more we appreciate the extent and implications of our sin, the deeper will be our sense of relief and glory at the wonderful way we are &lsquo;declared right&rsquo; by God.</p>