What is the Christian internal battle?
Self-portrait as the Apostle Paul (by Rembrandt) (Photo credit: Wikipedia ) I am reminded of the Apostle Paul ’s war within; his convoluted thrashing between holiness and self-loathing. It is a battle only those who follow Christ can understand. While those who don’t have a relationship with God can and do fight conflicts with their inner desires—winning and losing— Christians fight on a different battleground. We know the truth in us and feel the Spirit gently moving us toward holiness, yet our human desires fight to remain in control. I imagine Paul, exasperated and ever so close to giving up as he sits down to pen these words: Why can’t I get it right? “So the trouble is not with the law, for it is spiritual and good. The trouble is with me, for I am all too human, a slave to sin. I don’t really understand myself, for I want to do what is right, but I don’t do it. Instead, I do what I hate. But if I know that what I am doing is wrong, this shows that I agree that the law is