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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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Romans 8:5

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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.

Isn't it true that repentance is really a reorienting of our mind and heart to that of the mind and heart of God? The guilt and condemnation that we experienced, which is indeed felt in every human conscience, has been finally cleared by the atoning sacrifice of Christ (cf Heb. 10:22). The Gospel, which had met in each of us a hard heart and a stubborn will that could not obey or submit to God, now through the Spirit's help has reached to the very depths of our soul as not only true but as an 'fragrance from life to life' (cf 2 Cor. 2:14-16) that we are insatiably drawn to by the amazing grace of God Almighty. What must we do from this point, then, except to continually strive to have the mind of Christ be magnified in our own minds? This certainly involves an active pursuit on our part to take captive our thoughts (cf 2 Cor. 10:3-6) AND to see to it that we are not being taken captive by lies and fruitless pursuits (cf Col. 2:8-15) that pull us away from the simplicity and power of the Gospel. [See also Rom. 12:1-2, Eph. 4:17-24, and Phil. 2:3-7!]

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Romans 8:2

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2because through Christ Jesus the law of the Spirit of life set me free from the law of sin and death.

Why does Paul describe the Spirit's working of life in us as a 'law' here? It seems clearer once you read Rom. 7:16-25; there he describes sin as a law working in his body -- sin has rule over him. The 'law' of the Spirit of life that sets us free, then, is not another set of rules to follow but the Holy Spirit's conquering of sin in our hearts, minds, souls, and even bodies. Through this supernatural work of grace that we experience as life in Christ, we fulfill the spiritual demands of the Mosaic law summed up in the love of God and neighbor that no human laboring 'in the flesh' could ever fulfill.

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