Romans 8 Life through the Spirit (Part 1) :1 Therefore, there is now no condemnation for those who are in Christ Jesus, :2 because through Christ Jesus the law of the Spirit of life, set me free from the law of sin and death. :3 For what the law was powerless to do in that it was weakened by the sinful nature. God did by sending his own Son in the likeness of sinful man to be a sin offering. And so he condemned sin in sinful man, :4 In order that the righteous requirements of the law might be fully met in us, who do not live according to the sinful nature but according to the Spirit. :5 Those who live according to the sinful nature have their minds set on what nature desires; but those who live in accordance with the Spirit have their minds set on what the Spirit desires. :6 The mind of sinful man is death, but the mind controlled by the Spirit is life and peace, :7 the sinful mind is hostile to God. It does not submit to Gods law, nor can it do so. :8 Those controlled by the sinful nature cannot please God. :9 You, however, are controlled not by the sinful nature but by the Spirit, if the Spirit of God lives in you. And if anyone does not have the Spirit of Christ, he does not belong to Christ. :10 But if Christ is in you, your body is dead because of sin, yet your spirit is alive because of righteousness. :11 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. (8:1. Not guilty, let him go free - what would those words mean to you if you were on death row? The fact is that the whole human race is on death row, justly condemned for repeatedly breaking Gods holy law. Without Jesus we would have no hope at all. But thanks, God! He has declared us not guilty and has offered at all. But thank God! He has declared us not guilty and has offered us freedom from sin and power to do his will. 8:2. This Spirit of life is the Holy Spirit. He was present at the creation of the world, and he is the power behind the rebirth of every Christian. He gives us the power we need to live the Christian life. 8:3. Jesus gave himself as a sacrifice for our sins. In Old Testament times, animal sacrifices were continually offered at the temple. The sacrifices showed the Israelites the seriousness of sin; blood had to be shed before sins could be pardoned (Leviticus 17:11). But animal blood could not really remove sins (Hebrews 10:4). The sacrifices could only point to Jesus, sacrifice, which paid the penalty for all sins. 8:5-6. Paul divides people into two categories - those who are dominated by their sinful nature, and those who are controlled by the Holy Spirit. All of us would be in the first category if Jesus hadnt offered us a way out. Once we have said yes to Jesus, we will want to continue following Him, because His way brings life and peace. Daily we must consciously choose to center our lives on God. Use the Bible to discover Gods guidelines, and then follow them. In every perplexing situation ask yourself, What would Jesus want me to do? When the Holy Spirit points out what is right, do it eagerly. 8:9. Have you ever worried about whether or not you really are a Christian? A Christian is anyone who has the Spirit of God living in him or her. If you have sincerely trusted Christ for your salvation and acknowledged him as Lord, then the Holy Spirit has come into your life, and you are a Christian. You wont know that the Holy Spirit has come if are waiting for a certain feeling; you will know he has come because Jesus promised he would. When the Holy Spirit is working within you, you will believe that Jesus Christ is Gods Son and that eternal life comes through him, you will begin to act as Christ directs, you will find help in your daily problems and in your praying, you will be empowered to serve God and do his will. and you will become part of Gods plan to build up his church. 8:11. The Holy spirit is Gods promise or guarantee of eternal life for those who believe in him. The Spirit is in us now by faith and by faith we are certain to live with Christ forever.) (NIV life Application Study Bible)
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