In addition, that there are remnants of it abiding in believers after their regeneration and conversion to God, as Scripture abundantly testifies, has been fully taught and confirmed; as well as how the guilt arising from it is pardoned to them, and by what means the power of it is weakened in them......What's more, how much it is necessary for believers to fully and clearly know the power of this inherent sin (the subject of this book itself) and to reveal them carefully, diligently, inspiring faith, and as they progress."John Owen- Paraphrase I have a problem with this thought. He immediately invariably makes the false claim that the Psalmist is simply describing the vain struggle with sin and the terrible consequences of personal guilt. Which, categorically, does not remain the reason why the Psalmist rightly complains of his shameful condition. Without the authoritative statement of the Eternal Curse, Owen insinuates, we struggle in vain with the power of our contested will. But the psalmist rightly complains that God inappropriately treats him as the wicked because he constantly emphasizes not the power of sin but the power of the curse. The question of whether the Psalms teach wrestling is one with shameful choices; if we struggle within the context of the weight of sin applied to our will equals the eternal curse without the pronouncement to willingly receive the possible consequences of sin as we did before eternal salvation. Take from the Psalm the authoritative pronunciation in recognition of the “creative power of blessing” in the implicit “power of the eternal curse” and describe the will subject to the “power of sin”.