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Romans 8:4
4in 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.
4in 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.
Paul calls the Spirit's work the 'ministry of righteousness' in 2 Cor. 3, and there he also speaks about our freedom and life as we gaze in the face of Christ--freedom and life that is a result of our union with Christ by the power of the Spirit within us. Jesus DID pay our penalty, conquering sin and death on our behalf (v.3) 'in order that' the Law, which He came to fulfill, might be fulfilled in us as we look to Him and are renewed in His glorious image. Why *must* we look to Him in faith? Because we have no other hope--the Law demands spirituality and we have none to offer; Jesus offers us the indwelling Spirit, and it is only He that can 'write the Law on our hearts' (Jer. 31). And it is only by the gracious gift of the Spirit that we become heirs of God in Christ and recipients of His righteousness.
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