I feel that the theme in these lines has something to do with law, ruling, listening, obeying and being in charge.
A few quote examples to help support this theme is/are: "...girls usually side with their mother...."
"...her authority in the home shrank as my mother's authority gradually extended..."
"... the law of life..."
"...obey the law readily and willingly."
4. by? I know for sure it not 1. for and 3. from.
Indeed is one word, other than that I think the entire thing is very good.
In this passage we have 21 personal pronouns and they are all “I”
" For what I am doing, I do not understand; for I am not practicing what I would like to do, but I am doing the very thing I hate. But if I do the very thing I do not want to do, I agree with the Law, confessing that the Law is good. So now, no longer am I the one doing it, but sin which dwells in me. For I know that nothing good dwells in me, that is, in my flesh; for the willing is present in me, but the doing of the good is not. For the good that I want, I do not do, but I practice the very evil that I do not want. But if I am doing the very thing I do not want, I am no longer the one doing it, but sin which dwells in me. I find then the principle that evil is present in me, the one who wants to do good. For I joyfully concur with the law of God in the inner man, but I see a different law in the members of my body, waging war against the law of my mind and make."
I believe that is correct. For example, we would write "President Obama" or "Governor Bob".
Time of year is referring to seasons. We would write that lower case - "It is summer now."
The last word in a narrative sentence... makes no sense.
Every work in a book title - we do not capitalize "of" in a book title.