<p>7:23&nbsp;<i>But I see</i>- Gk. to behold, view. Paul is speaking as it were from outside of himself, or more accurately, from outside of the hopeless sinner whose behaviour and weakness he so laments. This device serves to indicate the degree to which he chose to be identified not with that &lsquo;person&rsquo;, but with the man Christ Jesus to whom in his mind, in his deepest heart, he belonged and ultimately identified with. Looking at our position this way, it becomes apparent that what I would term &lsquo;ultimate identity&rsquo; is the ultimate question of our whole existence- who in our hearts do we identify with, wish to be with, love rather than hate? Christ, or sin? We see in this whole passage the very clear answer in the case of Paul. I can say at this time, it&rsquo;s clear in my own case. And I know it is in that of so many believers.</p><p><i>A different law in my limbs-</i> Paul speaks of a battle between two laws. A battle is usually unto death, but in this case, Paul is taken captive, and captives taken in battle if they were spared always entered slavery. So Paul implies he is in slavery- at least, in the flesh. The &lsquo;law&rsquo; is perhaps that of 7:21- the principle that whenever he would do good, there is another reasoning which appears next to &ldquo;present&rdquo; AV that desire to do good. And this principle invariably wins. But we are tempted to see an association between that law / principle and the Law of Moses. For the very same word is used, and if Paul simply meant &lsquo;principle&rsquo;, he could have used such a word in Greek.</p><p><i>Warring </i><i>against the law of my mind, and bringing me into captivity under the law of sin which is in my limbs</i>- A related word is used in James 4:1, about lusts warring in our bodies. The existence of such warring isn&rsquo;t wrong in itself, it&rsquo;s part of being human; it&rsquo;s which side wins the battle which counts; and even more so, which side we in our deepest hearts identify ourselves with.</p>