Cyril of Alexandria, on Rom 7:21

“I find then a law, that when I have a will to do good, evil is present with me.”

“If sin inheres in my flesh and corrupts it, it may well be that the law offers help and gives advice, but even so it does not set me free from sin. Yet for those who are bound by the weakness of sin, it is hardly enough to know that they should be doing better; what they need is the strength to do what is right and in accordance with the law.”

Imported from an open dataset — not yet checked against the printed edition.