Romans 7:23. Most parents teach their children what is good, and what is evil. If you come from a Christian home or go to church, then your knowledge of good and evil more than likely is correct from God's perspective. We know not to commit adultery, not to lie, not to lust, and so on. The challenge is our human nature is not perfect. All us in some area of our lives desire to do evil.

Romans 7:19: A major difference between a Christian and a non-Christian is a Christian knows the difference between good and evil. Knowing the difference between what God considers good and what He considers evil is the first step to becoming a Christian. The challenge for Christians is that the knowledge of good and evil does not save a person from sinful desires and consequences of sin.

Romans 7:18. As a Christian matures a struggle persists between the desire to good and the evil that continues to be present in the flesh.

Bible Summary. Our sin nature makes us a slave to sin. A slave does what their master tells them to do, even though the slave does not want to do it. The slave desired to do other things, but the slave cannot do them. A slave to sin does not have the power to break the bonds of sins. When we sin, we are no longer a servant of God, but a servant of sin.

John 8:34. You are a slave to sin if you commit sin. Sin is anything that is against God and not of God. God created us to serve Him and to serve Him for His purposes. When we sin, we are no longer a servant of God, but a servant of sin. John 8:34 says, “Jesus answered them, Verily, verily, I say unto you, Whosoever committeth sin is the servant of sin”.

Romans 7:15. Many of us are slaves to sin. For those that are slaves to sin, some know it, some deny it, and others do not even realize that they are slaves to sin. For those that realize that they are slaves to sin, it is a perplexing situation. You may realize that you are a drunk and that it is bad for you to keep on drinking, but you drink any way.

Romans 7:14. Our sin nature makes us a slave to sin. We are carnal. The Greek word for carnal is “sakinos” meaning fleshly, natural, human. As humans we all have a tendency to lean toward fleshly desires. Without a relationship with God, our Earthly passions are so strong that we come under control of our appetites and the influences of evil spirits. We are slaves to sin.

Romans 7:13. Many of us do not realize that we are slaves of sin. People that are slaves to sin turn into drunks, addicts, liars, thieves, and so on. As slaves, sin controls us to do things that are not good for us. Some us may realize that we are slaves to sin, but many of us do not. Either way, a slave to sin is a lifestyle of false hopes that eventually leads to death.

Bible Summary. Many of us feel guilty about a secret sin that we have in our lives. Our reaction to sin should not be to suppress the knowledge of our sin and to think that God's commandments are the source of our troubles. Sin kept secret will only get worst and enlarge itself in us. God did not give you knowledge of sin just so you could keep your sins secret.

Romans 7:11. Keeping your sins secret only compounds your problems. God did not give you knowledge of sin just so you could keep your sins secret. Sins unconfessed end up rotting you from the inside out and will eventually lead to death (Romans 7:11, “For sin, taking occasion by the commandment, deceived me, and by it slew me”).

Romans 7:8. A normal reaction to sin is to keep it secret. It is like if we keep our lying, stealing, lusting, and selfishness secret, there is no harm done. The fact is sin kept secret will only get worst and enlarge itself in us. It is our human nature that having the knowledge that we have sinned actually increases our sinful activity over time. Knowing that we have sinned is not bad.

Many of us have secret sins. Examples of secret sins include adultery, lying, lusting, and stealing. From a Christian perspective, these sins are revealed to us through the knowledge of God's commands that are embodied in the Ten Commandments. If we were not aware of God's commandments, we would not even know we were in sin, and thus there would be no secret to keep.

Bible Summary. In most cases, the root of the problem of inadequacy is that our feelings of inadequacy are based on us measuring ourselves against the wrong rules or the rules of yesteryear. We will continue to feel inadequate if we are not fulfilling our real purpose in life. If we have a relationship with God through Jesus Christ there is no reason to feel inadequate.