Romans 7, According to U2

Posted on July 3, 2011 by Jay F Guin

Don’t believe the devil
I don’t believe his book
But the truth is not the same
Without the lies he made up

Don’t believe in excess
Success is to give
Don’t believe in riches
But you should see where I live

I…I believe in love

Don’t believe in forced entry
Don’t believe in rape
But every time she passes by
Wild thoughts escape
I don’t believe in death row
Skid row or the gangs
Don’t believe in the Uzi
It just went off in my hand

I…I believe in love

Don’t believe in cocaine
Got a speed-ball in my head
I could cut and crack you open
Do you hear what I said

Don’t believe them when they tell me
There ain’t no cure
The rich stay healthy
While the sick stay poor

I…I believe in love

Don’t believe in Goldman
His type like a curse
Instant karma’s going to get him
If I don’t get him first

Don’t believe that rock ‘n’ roll
Can really change the world
As it spins in revolution
It spirals and turns

I…I believe in love

Don’t believe in the 60’s
The golden age of pop
It glorifies the past
While the future dries up

Heard a singer on the radio late last night
He says he’s gonna kick the darkness ’til it bleeds daylight

I…I believe in love

I feel like I’m falling
Like I’m spinning on a wheel
It always stops beside a name
a presence I can feel

I…I believe in love

About Jay F Guin

My name is Jay Guin, and I’m a retired elder. I wrote The Holy Spirit and Revolutionary Grace about 18 years ago. I’ve spoken at the Pepperdine, Lipscomb, ACU, Harding, and Tulsa lectureships and at ElderLink. My wife’s name is Denise, and I have four sons, Chris, Jonathan, Tyler, and Philip. I have two grandchildren. And I practice law.
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4 Responses to Romans 7, According to U2

  1. rich constant says:
    July 3, 2011 at 8:47 am

    now Jay.
    are you bring up an idea of asymmetrical mission work,
    or
    Romans 7?
    from a subjective CofC point of view,
    that would be a quantum leap of THE SPIRIT.
    yes sir re sir…
    blessings

  2. guestfortruth says:
    July 4, 2011 at 9:52 am

    Jay,

    Is this your exagesis for Romans 7? For sure they got it wrong!.
    Romans 7 is about duration and function of the Law of Moses.

  3. Jay Guin says:
    July 4, 2011 at 10:24 am

    (Rom 7:19 ESV) 19 For I do not do the good I want, but the evil I do not want is what I keep on doing.

    Don’t believe in excess
    Success is to give
    Don’t believe in riches
    But you should see where I live

  4. guestfortruth says:
    July 6, 2011 at 7:41 am

    jay,

    what versus 7:19 is saying is this ” Verse 19: “ For the good that I would I do not: but the evil which I would not, that I do.” This verse is practically a repetition of verse 15. When a man wills to do good, but finds himself unable to carry out the will, then that person is a slave of sin. One under law was unable to carry out his own will to do good, which was not fault of the law, but rather his own weakness (for which he was responsible). “

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