Dear God,
Six impossible things before bedtime:
One. There is no condemnation for those who are in Christ Jesus.
Two. We can live by the Spirit.
Three. I am not controlled by the sinful nature.
Four. The Spirit of Life, that raised Christ from the dead (4.5) lives in me.
Five. I can slay the misdeeds of the body.
Six. We are children and heirs of God and can call Him Daddy.
That sounds good to me. Thank you that nothing is impossible with You.
Love,
ME
Romans 8
The law of the Spirit of LIFE set me free from the law of sin and death. FREEDOM!!! Thank you Mel Gibson for that epic cameo, now please leave....
The law was weakened--it could not save us. God condemned the sin--not the sinful man, the sin. Of course, if you don't separate yourself from the sin, things will get complicated.
Those who live according to the sinful nature have their minds set on what that nature desires; but those who live in accordance with the Spirit have their minds set on what the Spirit desires.
Do I have my mind set on what the Spirit desires, or what I desire? Depends. Well, stop that.
I am pleasing God though.
Verses 9-11 IS. IS. IS. Not will be. Not should. Not could. IS. it is true that the sinful nature IS dead in me, now, because I am in the Spirit. (I almost capitalized the am there, but then it felt like blasphemy.)
And if the Spirit of him who raised Jesus from the dead is living in you, he who raised Christ from the dead will also give life to your mortal bodies through his Spirit, who lives in you. *cue overcome music!!*
We have an obligation. Not to the sinful nature. No, we fight that jabberwocky with the vorpal blade of the Spirit. I need to put to death the misdeeds of the body. Not just shove them aside. Not ignore. Not fight. OFF WITH ITS HEAD!!.
We are not slaves to fear. We are not even slaves to God. We are Children, heirs of God. we can call Him Daddy.
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