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Chapter 8 Life Through the Spirit 1Therefore, there is now no condemnation for those who are in Christ Jesus,5Those 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.6The mind of sinful man is death, but the mind controlled by the Spirit is life and peace;7the sinful mind is hostile to God. It does not submit to God's law, nor can it do so.8Those controlled by the sinful nature cannot please God. 9You, 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.10But if Christ is in you, your body is dead because of sin, yet your spirit is alive because of righteousness.11And 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. 12Therefore, brothers, we have an obligation–but it is not to the sinful nature, to live according to it.13For if you live according to the sinful nature, you will die; but if by the Spirit you put to death the misdeeds of the body, you will live,14because those who are led by the Spirit of God are sons of God.15For you did not receive a spirit that makes you a slave again to fear, but you received the Spirit of sonship. And by him we cry, “Abba, Father.”16The Spirit himself testifies with our spirit that we are God's children.17Now if we are children, then we are heirs–heirs of God and co–heirs with Christ, if indeed we share in his sufferings in order that we may also share in his glory.
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Chad36743 - (eBible Novice) about 1 year ago.
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Marlon38398 - (eBible Novice) about 1 year ago.
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No condemnation is the main message of this scripture.
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Rebecca_41963 - (eBible Novice) about 1 year ago.
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We are our own worst enemy.
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SStocker - (eBible Novice) about 1 year ago.
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Remember being saved means walking according to the spirit not according to the flesh.
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Micah_Choquette - (eBible Novice) about 1 year ago.
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Being IN Christ makes me free from the law of sin and death. The Law couldn't change my heart, but Christ can!
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bigred73 - (eBible Scholar) about 1 year ago.
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When living your life for God what have we to fear? nothing!
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paulwhelms - (eBible Mentor) 12 months ago.
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We have been set free by Christ from slavery to sin through the gift of the Holy Spirit, and in this our minds have been renewed and our hearts have been sanctified for true service to God. We have also been freed from the external demands of the law so that we might live joyfully before God as we trust in Jesus's completed work on our behalf. These two things -- the inward witness of the Spirit (by which we now cry out to God: 'Father!' where we once had no assurance of His love) and the Father's visible acceptance of Jesus's obedience on our behalf (an acceptance displayed in His resurrection) are great sources of comfort and assurance that we are indeed children of God through our faith, freed from prior condemnation according to His infinite love and mercy. (see also Gal. 2:15-21)
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GOD_IS_LOVE - (eBible Scholar) 11 months ago.
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<>+<>THE JUSTIFIER IS ONE<>+<>We embrace the Grace of ALMIGHTY the Holy Father<>Through our faith in the Blood of JESUS the Holy Son<>+<>THE JUSTIFIER IS ONE<>+<>F<\+/>S<>+<>
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LeapOfFaaaith - (eBible Scholar) 11 months ago.
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It isn't that the sin of our life is not bad and not to be repented for, it is that it can be in our lives and we can still, now, have access to the holy heavenly father BECAUSE of the price that has been paid for us. (Don't forget to read the previous paragraph for context!)
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Delerium - (eBible Novice) 11 months ago.
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You're saved.
Be thankful.
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Jedi_Veteran - (eBible Evangelist) 5 months ago.
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Are you having trouble overcoming your flesh (the nature of man without the Holy Spirit), addictions & emotional issues? I have a few suggestions that will ensure your victory, from a Scriptural perspective:
1) Believe the Bible as God’s definite, unchanging & inspired word.
2) Don’t look to your own or other men’s reasoning (example: psychology), Proverbs 3:5-8 & 16:2-3.
3) Stay away from temptations by cutting them off & out of your lifestyle because you can, Matthew 5:27-30, Philippians 4:13 & Hebrews 12:1-3.
4) Exercise your body, it gives you a sense of well-being, 1 Timothy 4:8-9.
5) Read out loud & to yourself Scriptures every day, plus any other time you may need to throughout the day when you get weak in the spirit of your mind, 1 Timothy 4:15-16. (A list of suggested Scriptures is below, using the Amplified Bible translation that you can start with.)
6) Be accountable to a spiritual believer that the Lord has in your life (Parent, spouse, Pastor, friend, sibling), Galatians 6:1-9.
7) Put on the garment of Praise for the spirit of heaviness, Isaiah 61:3 (Read my notes in eBible.com on verse 3) & Ephesians 5:17-20.
8) Pray both in the Spirit and in your understanding constantly, 1 Corinthians 14:14-15, 17-18; Ephesians 6:18; 1 Thessalonians 5:14-24; Jude 20-21.
Bible translation: (The Amplified Bible)
Matthew 5:27-30; Romans 8:1-8, 13; Romans 13:13-14; 1 Corinthians 6:18-20; 1 Corinthians 9:25-27; 1 Corinthians 10:6; 2 Corinthians 7:1; 2 Corinthians 10:3-6; Galatians 5:13,16-25; Galatians 6:7-9; Ephesians 4:20-24; Colossians 3:1-10; 1 Thessalonians 4:3-8; James 1:19-22; Jude 20-21
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