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38For I am convinced that neither death nor life, neither angels nor demons,Or nor heavenly rulers neither the present nor the future, nor any powers,

We who are in Christ have been chosen in love before all of creation, called in our own time by the Gospel of grace, justified forever by the word of the Lord through the blood of the Son's sacrifice, and have thus been received into God's family as heirs of eternal glory with Christ Jesus (vv.29-30). The Father has given a final, resounding answer to the problem of sin and death through the cross; more so, He also has given His glorious, everlasting presence to the newly-formed people of God who are brothers and sisters of the Risen Christ and share in His life as well as His death. Nothing can separate us from the love of Jesus, who "for the joy set before Him endured the cross, despising the shame, and is seated at the right hand of God" (Hebrews 12:2). The joy that was set before Christ was the joy of seeking and saving the lost, the joy at bringing to the Father a people for His everlasting praise. God has spoken, and He has acted; even once more again He will act to bring all of creation and all of redeemed humanity to completion in Christ (vv.19-21). What can happen? Who can separate? As Paul says earlier in the chapter, "For God has done..." (v. 3)

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Romans 8:6

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6The mind of sinful manOr mind set on the flesh is death, but the mind controlled by the Spirit is life and peace;

To set the mind on the flesh here does not mean to have bad theology or to be unversed in the latest Christian interests; rather, it means to not have the same mind as the Lord Jesus -- to be self-pleasing, ungracious, greedy, violent, nagging, and always at war with oneself and with others. To set the mind on the Spirit is something entirely different -- it is to continually strive to 'have this mind... which is yours in Christ Jesus..' (Phil. 2:5) -- which implies living a life of self-sacrifice and love in fellowship with other Christians to the glory of God. Therefore, we need to be daily refreshed by God's word, but we also need to remove the stumbling blocks in our own lives that cause us to keep from putting His Word into full practice. Doing things that cause us to be conflicted, pursuing hobbies that cause us to be consumed with the passing world rather than the enduring Kingdom -- in short, whatever draws us away from pure devotion to Christ -- must be avoided like the plague so that the Spirit will have free reign in our hearts, minds, and souls. Only in this way will we ever see real growth in holiness, which is simply pure-hearted, single-minded devotion to the Lord. Holiness is the source of real joy, life, and peace, because in the Spirit we are truly united with Christ -- free of the tangles and twists in our souls caused by a stubborn heart that is unyielding to the Lord.

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