The law is holy and spiritual; sin uses it; no excuse for sin and no denial of victory (Romans 7:7–25)

Says Paul concludes that "the law is holy, and the commandment is holy, righteous, and good" (7:12, BSB), and "the law is spiritual" (7:14, BSB).

Implies The problem is sin using the law, not the law itself. Sin was "seizing its opportunity through the commandment" (7:8, BSB; also 7:11) and "produced death in me through what was good" (7:13, BSB). This is how the law increased the trespass (5:20; note.exegetical.Rom.5.18-Rom.5.21.one-act-of-righteousness; note.language.Rom.5.20-Rom.5.21.pareiselthen-hina), and why it cannot justify (3:20; on "works of the law," see note.exegetical.Rom.3.27-Rom.3.31.boasting-excluded and note.language.Rom.3.19-Rom.3.20.hypodikos-erga-nomou).

Implies Nothing in Rom 7 denies that believers have real victory or excuses sin. Paul goes on: "there is now no condemnation for those who are in Christ Jesus" (8:1, BSB), and the law of the Spirit of life "set you free from the law of sin and death" (8:2, BSB), so that the law's righteous standard is fulfilled in those who walk according to the Spirit (8:4). Grace gives no license to sin (6:1–2, 15; note.exegetical.Rom.6.1-Rom.6.14.union-and-sanctification).