I do not do the good I want but I do the evil that I do not want. In today’s passage, Paul talks about what can be described as the effect of the sin of Adam and Eve upon us, their descendants.  Although Jesus Christ has repaired the harm occasioned by the rebellion of our first parents, we still suffer the effects of their actions. Because of that first sin, when presented with the opportunity to choose between good and evil, we naturally lean towards choosing evil. This tendency is known as concupiscence, and it is what Paul is talking about when he describes the tug of war that he faces constantly in his being. However, this does not mean that we have to give up and let sin/evil reign over us. Paul is also aware that human beings are inherently good since they are created in the image and likeness of God (who is good). The law of God that is planted in the depths of the human soul at creation can never be erased by sin. All that sin can do is to make it impossible for an individual to access that law (voice of God) for guidance. Whoever is disposed to sin will easily ignore the voice of God that will be calling out to him/her even as it urges him/her to choose good over evil. But he/she who participates in the life of Jesus Christ will be given the necessary graces that will enable him/her to fend off the advances of evil and sin. Jesus Christ is the only antidote to concupiscence and its lures. He is the only one who can deliver human beings from this fight.