May 3, 2023 ACCORDING TO THE SPIRIT
Romans 8:5-6, 9-10, 13 “For those who are according to the flesh set their minds on things of the flesh, but those who are according to the Spirit, the things of the Spirit. For the mind set on the flesh is death, but the mind set on the Spirit is life and peace.” “However, you are not in the flesh but in the Spirit, if indeed the Spirit of God dwells in you. But if anyone does not have the Spirit of Christ, he does not belong to Him. And if Christ is in you, though the body is dead because of sin, yet the Spirit is alive because of righteousness.” “For if you are living according to the flesh, you must die; but if by the Spirt you are putting to death the deeds of the body, you will live.”
1 Corinthians 6:17 “But he who is joined to the Lord becomes one spirit with him.”
We hear a lot about the flesh and the Spirit. The flesh refers to that part of man that opposes the things of God; The Spirt refers to the Holy Spirit of God that God gives to each believer. There are things we could discuss and perhaps debate in the above scriptures, but the point for us to consider today is whether our mind is set on the Spirit or on the flesh. There is a basic assumption that a believer can choose to walk according to the flesh, even though he is in Christ. We must live as those who have been joined to the Lord and conscience of the Holy Spirit of God living in us. There is no place, and no excuse for any believer to live according to the flesh. What is so critical for us is where we set our minds; what or who is it that has our attention; what or who is our motivation in life; what or who shapes our desires and aspirations; and what or who is our major pursuit in life. There is no good fruit that comes from living according to the flesh; but blessings and peace to those who set their mind on the Spirit. We must guard against taking our salvation lightly or being spiritually complacent; we must set our mind on the things of the Spirit and we must give attention to growing in the faith. We must not excuse our spiritual negligence on the old sin nature; Jesus, through the Holy Spirit, sets us free from life according to the flesh. We must know that as believers, we are not in the flesh, but in the Spirit-so let us live daily according to the Spirit; when we sense that the flesh is trying to exert itself, we must recon it dead and continue walking according to the Spirit.
Romans 6:10-11 “For the death He died, He died to sin, once for all; but the life that He lives, He lives to God. Even so consider yourselves dead to sin, but alive to God in Christ Jesus.”
Blessings, Buddy
Romans 8:5-6, 9-10, 13 “For those who are according to the flesh set their minds on things of the flesh, but those who are according to the Spirit, the things of the Spirit. For the mind set on the flesh is death, but the mind set on the Spirit is life and peace.” “However, you are not in the flesh but in the Spirit, if indeed the Spirit of God dwells in you. But if anyone does not have the Spirit of Christ, he does not belong to Him. And if Christ is in you, though the body is dead because of sin, yet the Spirit is alive because of righteousness.” “For if you are living according to the flesh, you must die; but if by the Spirt you are putting to death the deeds of the body, you will live.”
1 Corinthians 6:17 “But he who is joined to the Lord becomes one spirit with him.”
We hear a lot about the flesh and the Spirit. The flesh refers to that part of man that opposes the things of God; The Spirt refers to the Holy Spirit of God that God gives to each believer. There are things we could discuss and perhaps debate in the above scriptures, but the point for us to consider today is whether our mind is set on the Spirit or on the flesh. There is a basic assumption that a believer can choose to walk according to the flesh, even though he is in Christ. We must live as those who have been joined to the Lord and conscience of the Holy Spirit of God living in us. There is no place, and no excuse for any believer to live according to the flesh. What is so critical for us is where we set our minds; what or who is it that has our attention; what or who is our motivation in life; what or who shapes our desires and aspirations; and what or who is our major pursuit in life. There is no good fruit that comes from living according to the flesh; but blessings and peace to those who set their mind on the Spirit. We must guard against taking our salvation lightly or being spiritually complacent; we must set our mind on the things of the Spirit and we must give attention to growing in the faith. We must not excuse our spiritual negligence on the old sin nature; Jesus, through the Holy Spirit, sets us free from life according to the flesh. We must know that as believers, we are not in the flesh, but in the Spirit-so let us live daily according to the Spirit; when we sense that the flesh is trying to exert itself, we must recon it dead and continue walking according to the Spirit.
Romans 6:10-11 “For the death He died, He died to sin, once for all; but the life that He lives, He lives to God. Even so consider yourselves dead to sin, but alive to God in Christ Jesus.”
Blessings, Buddy
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