By the way, the issue of being obligated to live according to the flesh is one of the main differences between a person who is indwelt by the Holy Spirit and one who is not (Rom 8:9-13); between a believer and an unbeliever. You actively, by the Spirit, reject wrong thoughts as they enter your mind. I started a series on the ministry of the Holy Spirit; an absolutely unplanned turn of events that has been flowing out of what God has been teaching me lately through His Word about the Holy Spirit. One of the central themes of Christianity is that of spending eternity in heaven with God. The Christian needs to know that in the midst of all his utterances and groanings before God, the Holy Spirit is “searching his heart” (Rom 8:27) and is interceding before the throne of grace on his behalf “according to the will of God” (Rom 8:27). Knowing this should daily cause us to pray that “God use us” in the lives of others (Mt 25:35-40), and confidently expect Him to work in our life accordingly (Ps 139:16; Ecc 11:5; Jn 3:8). Life in Christ (cont.) But it is also the fact that “the flesh” (our fallen sinful nature) dwells in our mortal bodies (Rom 7:17, 20), and it is this indwelling sinfulness which causes us to cry out, “Wretched man that I am! To manage your subscription, visit your Bible Gateway account settings. )… to not affirm this, is to remain disconsolate, bewildered and frustrated spiritually (a very common condition for many believers). Remember, it is the Holy Spirit who moves us to pray and gives direction to our prayers. Know the Fatherhood of God by the Spirit (Rom 8:15-16), There is a “spiritual instinct” in the newborn believer that he is a child of God — the Holy Spirit tells him that it is so. Writes Solomon, “Trust in the Lord with all your heart…. The Holy Spirit reveals God’s thoughts, teaches, and guides believers into all truth. You now count yourself dead to sin but alive to the righteousness of God, the holy way that He wants you to live (Romans 8:10). Do you ever feel like you just don’t quite belong in this world… that you don’t exactly fit? Christ, through the power of the Holy Spirit, was victorious and executed the law of sin and death. Paul goes on to say in his letter to the Romans that we who have the firstfruits of the Spirit “groan inwardly as we wait eagerly for our adoption as sons, the redemption of our body… with perseverance we wait eagerly for it” (Rom 8:23, 25). Creating an account allows you to access more features and content such as: Reading the Bible is rewarding, and these plans make it easy! So what has God said about us in Romans 8 up to this point? So there are two categories of people in the world — those who are of the flesh, and those who are of the Spirit — and these two types of people have two vastly different mentalities or outlooks on life… which lead to two patterns of conduct, and results in two spiritual states (death and life). With that as background, we turn to Romans 8:5-17 where we discover three gifts of the Holy Spirit that are given to every believer. When the apostles were choosing between Joseph Barsabbas and Matthias as a successor for Judas, the eleven prayed, “Thou, Lord, who knowest the hearts of all men, show which one of these two Thou hast chosen” (Acts 1:24; 1 Cor 4:5; Heb 4:13). Advance your knowledge of Scripture with this resource library of over 40 reference books, including commentaries and Study Bible notes. Charles Spurgeon describes this process as follows: “Should we not wait upon God in prayer; asking Him to reveal to us what those matters are concerning which we should plead with Him?…. 17 I have therefore whereof I may glory through Jesus Christ in those things which pertain to God. Give real serious thought to the foregoing scenario — remember, He loves you so much He actually died for you. For you have died and your life is hidden with Christ in God” (Col 3:1-3). Another psalmist testified, “O that my ways may be established to keep Thy statutes! According to Romans 8, here is what is possible in the Christian life —. The Holy Spirit is described as “the Spirit of life” (verse 2). Put to Death the Deeds of the Body by the Spirit (Rom 8:13), Many believers have actually come to the conclusion that “living a life of holiness” is really not a possibility, because they have entreated the Lord numerous times in an effort to overcome their sinful tendencies and the pull of the flesh… yet they never succeeded. We feel secure when the Holy Spirit guides our minds…. Although his flesh sometimes held him back and temporarily interrupted the full joy of his fellowship with Christ, his basic heart’s desire was to obey and please his Lord. Romans 15:19 Context. Upgrade, and get the most out of your new account. No. Why is this? So the Father in heaven answers the prayers which are prompted by the Spirit in our hearts. Yet not what I will, but what You will” — you can detect both the intimacy and the submission in His words. Do you habitually ponder them in relation to your present suffering? In the gospel of Mark we find Jesus crying out to God, “Abba, Father, all things are possible for you. These truths are part of the amazing and seemingly paradoxical tension between God’s sovereignty and man’s will. As we walk in the Spirit (depending upon Him and being filled with Him), our craving for sin will lessen — obviously, spending time with God and walking with Him will lessen our desire to spend time in the world and walk in its ways. As John Stott says in his book Men Made New, “What we are governs how we think; how we think governs how we behave; and how we behave governs [the outcome of our lives] — death or life (Stott, p. 88). The words to an “old spiritual” we used to sing years ago, help express the passion of the committed believer’s heart (there are other verses but I can’t recall them): This world is not my home, I’m just a passing through; My treasures are laid up somewhere beyond the blue.The angels beckon me from heaven’s open door,And I can’t feel at home in this world anymore! When we live by our new nature in the power of the Spirit, God’s desire becomes our desire without any compulsion involved. Know the Fatherhood of God by the Spirit (8:15-17). Pray for what the Holy Spirit moves you to pray, and be very sensitive to His influence” (Parkhurst, p. 63). Let me begin the list by adding one that probably sums them all up. In his second letter to the Corinthians he reminds all believers of their same plight: “For indeed while we are in this tent, we groan, being burdened, because we do not want to be unclothed, but to be clothed, in order that what is mortal may be swallowed up by life” (2 Cor 5:4). Father!’” — the Holy Spirit is testifying to our spirit even as He testifies with our spirit to God; this testifying is simply a declaration and acknowledgement of the truth that we are children of God. Love by the Spirit (Rom 15:30; Gal 5:22-23; Col 1:8). Four conditions must be met in our lives: 1. Pray in the Spirit (8:26-27). If you’re struggling with believing it, you need to know that statement is true. By the way, being as we all have areas of significant weakness (2 Cor 12:7-10), it is important to recognize that those areas of temptation will require more attentiveness than others. So life as a Christian is “cooperating” with the Holy Spirit in a daily walk; as believers, we are now no longer obligated to live according to the flesh, but free to live according to the Spirit” (Rom 8:2-4). Paul stresses that you will live if (and only if) you mortify (put to death) the deeds of the body. We tell ourselves the things we have heard over and over and over again in he past —, Fellow believer, stop listening to those words! In short, those who are unconverted are concerned with the things of the flesh — they obey the impulses of the flesh; they live to gratify the desires of their fallen nature. The Holy Spirit Himself is the firstfruits. Notice again, it is only by the enablement of the Spirit that one can consistently put to death the deeds of the body— by the way, this verb literally means to “render ineffective”… and the verb tense makes it clear that Paul does not have in mind something that you just do “once and for all” and you are then done… as believers, we have been given the responsibility of putting to death the deeds of the body over and over again throughout our earthly pilgrimage — there is no passivity being suggested here, only “active engagement” in the fight… it is not just a matter of “letting go and letting God do the work,” as the Keswick Movement maintained; note the teachings of Paul in the following passages: Whereas some believers only focus on “trusting,” the Bible clearly teaches the importance of “obedience” — we are not encouraged to passivity; we are to actively kill sinful deeds by the power of the Spirit — such activity is both Spirit-empowered and Spirit-motivated. 3-4). So, ask God every day to fill you with his Holy Spirit, to renew your mind and change you to be more like Jesus. Paul uses the word “walk” thirty-two times in his letters — “walk in a manner worthy of the calling to which you have been called” (Eph 4:1)… “walk in love” (Eph 5:2)… “walk as children of light” (Eph 5:8)… “walk by faith” (2 Cor 5:7)… “walk by the Spirit” (Gal 5:16, 25)… “walk in a manner worthy of the Lord” (Col 1:10). Putting to death the deeds of the body is a characteristic of God’s children. Freedom by the power of The Holy Spirit. Jesus opened a new and living way through His flesh, through the Eternal Spirit, and offered Himself without spot to God, so that we too could serve the living God in those works that God intended for us. When we face situations where we do not know what to do, Scripture tells us we can ask for an increase of wisdom — God promises to give it to us when we ask in faith (Jam 1:5-6). Such a shout of anguish is precisely what Paul means by our present inward groaning. through God’s sacrifice of His Son on the cross as an offering for sin… in order that the requirement of the Law might be fulfilled in us, who walk according to the Spirit” (Rom 8:2-4). Remove this cup from Me. It is by faith that we experience the empowerment and directing of the Holy Spirit. As such, they pessimistically conclude that their “expectations” were simply too high… that a life of overcoming sin is probably not what the Bible really teaches… and that they simply need to accept themselves the way they are and get on with life. Many of us, how-ever, spend our days “listening” to criticisms that we allow to bounce around inside our heads, rather than letting God’s Word form the way we view ourselves. Although our minds are not capable of fully understanding such mysteries, as believers we accept them because they are clearly taught in Scripture, and we are convinced they are true by the Holy Spirit (1 Cor 2:14). Romans 15:13, NLT: "I pray that God, the source of hope, will fill you completely with joy and peace because you trust in him. Jesus Christ through the power of the Holy Spirit completely changes the life of every believer. Flee youthful passions and pursue righteousness (2 Tim 2:22). Several passages refer the Holy Spirit witnessing directly to our spirits (Rom 8:15-17; 8:26-27; 9:1), not only through the Word (2 Pet 1:20-21; 2 Tim 3:16-17) — we shouldn’t be hesitant to consider that the Holy Spirit directs our lives in more specific ways, and that this is all a part of what it means to be “led by the Spirit.” Being led by the Spirit through God’s Word assumes, of course, that we are saturating ourselves in it, reading it, studying it, memorizing it, and meditating upon it. The Holy Spirit moves us in our spirit as we move through the decisions of life, be they be small or major decisions. In chapter six he addresses the believer’s relationship to sin; though he is no longer a slave to sin because of the work of Christ’s on the cross, neither is he free to just go on sinning as he pleases. It can easily become camouflaged, often under the guise of something that seems trivial or insignificant, even righteous and good. 16 That I should be the minister of Jesus Christ to the Gentiles, ministering the gospel of God, that the offering up of the Gentiles might be acceptable, being sanctified by the Holy Ghost. Try it free for 30 days. Fact 4 is that the presence of God’s Spirit assures Christians of resurrection life, life beyond the day our current mortal bodies expire. Obviously, the Holy Spirit can choose to act in any way that He wishes. How often do you think about the glories that are yet to come? The wonderful truth here is this — when we sign with inarticulate desires, it is the Holy Spirit Himself who is interceding on our behalf, prompting these groans. Paul goes on to say that “the sufferings of this present time are not worthy to be compared with the glory that is to be revealed to us” (Rom 8:18). We can live realizing that God fulfilled the requirement of the Law in us thru Christ (vv. The apostle Paul writes, “If the Spirit of Him who raised Jesus from the dead dwells in you, He who raised Christ Jesus from the dead will also give life to your mortal bodies through His Spirit who dwells in you” (Rom 8:11). This continues to Romans 7:25 where he exclaims “Thanks be to God, who delivers me through Jesus Christ our Lord!”. Likewise, though the Holy Spirit will produce spiritual fruit in our lives, we are also admonished to bear fruit. Lord willing, you are tracking with me on this point! Romans 8:2, ESV: "For the law of the Spirit of life has set you free in Christ Jesus from the law of sin and death." And then there is the prayer of Solomon at the dedication of the Temple: “Hear Thou in heaven Thy dwelling place, and forgive and act and render to each according to all his ways, whose heart Thou knowest, for Thou alone dost know the hearts of all the sons of men” (1 Kg 8:39; 1 Chron 28:9; Ps 139:1-2; Prv 15:11). Believers We can live with the knowledge that we are free from condemnation (v. 1). It is only when we go against God’s will and against our own new nature that the divine commands and standards seem onerous and burdensome to us. For one thing, our bodies are weak, fragile and mortal, subject to fatigue, sickness, pain and death (2 Cor 5:2, 4). Take notes, highlights, and favorites to share or document personal thoughts. His message was this: No action is too drastic in dealing with sin; no price is too great to pay in turning from sin to trusting Christ and thereby escaping the damnation of eternal death in hell. As long as a believer is in his earthly body, he will be subject to the perils of the flesh and will need to keep putting its sins to death. God regularly compared Himself to a Shepherd who leads His sheep (Ps 23:1-3; 78:52; 80:1; Is 40:11; Jer 31:10; Ezek 34:11-13; Jn 10:11, 26-28). You’re as stupid as a rock… and everybody knows it! NIV Reverse Interlinear Bible: English to Hebrew and English to Greek. He then concludes his letter to the Romans with this benediction: “May the God of hope fill you with all joy and peace in believing, so that by the power of the Holy Spirit you may abound in hope” (Rom 15:13). Don't have an account? As Morris says, it requires a “thoroughgoing concentration” — it is not something you just give lip service to; it involves a commitment in the deepest recesses of your being (Mt 6:21). Lord, all my desire is before Thee; and my sighing is not hidden from Thee. For God achieved what the law was unable to accomplish, because the law was limited by the weakness of human nature. Learn more. The only way that you and I can live the Christian life is by the power of God’s Spirit, which He has put within us in order to reproduce the life of Christ. Just as the Holy Spirit sustains us with the glorious hope of heaven, so He sustains us in our weaknesses, and one of those weaknesses is our “ignorance in prayer” — “we simply don’t know how to pray as we should” (Rom 8:26); we pray selfishly, ignorantly, and narrowly because of our “spiritual weakness.” Even though we are saved we are still characterized by spiritual weakness, and a very shallow understanding of our world, ourselves and our limitations. On the other hand, the faithful child of God who is obedient from the heart always says with the psalmist, “O how I love Thy law!” (Ps 119:97). All rights reserved worldwide. So “in hope we have been saved” (Rom 8:24) — the completion of our salvation is presently a “hope,” and not yet a “reality,” so “with perseverance we wait eagerly for it” (Rom 8:25; Phil 1:6; 1 Pet 1:13). New living people, plants and animals can only come from those that are already alive. 2. This little scenario reminds me again of the wonderful words Charles Wesley penned: “Amazing Love! How can it be that Thou my God shouldst die for me?” Wow… if the reality of that truth doesn’t rock your world, nothing will. Romans 8:3 Or flesh, for sin; Romans 8:10 Or you, your body is dead because of sin, yet your spirit is alive; Romans 8:11 Some manuscripts bodies through We can set our minds on the things of the Spirit rather than things of the flesh (vv. You’ve already claimed your free trial of Bible Gateway Plus. 1 … We absolutely cannot do this in our own strength, only through the power the Holy Spirit gives us. Well similarly, the Christian life is the sum total of a lot of little steps taken in submission to the Holy Spirit… and as we walk in the Spirit, God fills us with His Spirit in such a way that our lives more reflect His will, and our desire to sin lessens. That is a common feeling for believers, because this world is really not their home… we were really made for heaven. Oh Lord, you know, I have no friend like you,If heaven’s not my home then Lord what will I do?The angels beckon me from heaven’s open door,And I can’t feel at home in this world anymore! The characteristic principle of the Holy Spirit is to empower believers for holy living — “walking according to the Spirit” is Paul’s chief expression of the Christ-life. Holy Bible, New International Version®, NIV® Copyright ©1973, 1978, 1984, 2011 by Biblica, Inc.® Used by permission. Paul writes in his letter to the Galatians: “Because you are sons, God has sent the Spirit of His Son into our hearts, crying, ‘Abba! Walk According to the Spirit (Rom 8:2-4). The truth of the matter is “God is at work in us both to will and to do His good pleasure” (Phil 2: 12-13), and His work takes on manifold dimensions. God’s children are secure in Him even when they are not as responsive or obedient to His leading as they ought to be. Set Your Mind on the Things of the Spirit (Rom 8:5-8). We can live as people set free from the “law (power) of sin and death” (v. 2). These … Likewise the apostle John said, “If we ask anything according to His will He hears us… and that we will have the requests that we have asked of Him (1 Jn 5:14-15). life!” (Jn 3:16). Imagine this scenario — the first thing God does every morning after getting out of bed is turn on His computer to see how things are going in the world, and as it boots up, there on “His screen saver” is a picture of the love of His life — you! Probably the most important thing we can do to develop sensitivity to the Holy Spirit’s guidance in addition to saturating ourselves in the Word, is to spend blocks of time in prayer before the Lord — learn to pray in the Spirit, and let Him guide you into the types of things you should pray about. Remember the words of the hymn, “Trust and obey, for there’s no other way to be happy in Jesus.” The hang-up for many Christians is the thought that if they are actively battling sin, then they cannot possibly be trusting in the Spirit — they think that if they are striving hard, then they must be working in their own strength rather than the strength of the Holy Spirit. This is how we will study Romans now. Romans 8:2. It should also be noted that Paul says all of God’s children are “led by the Spirit” — not just some of them. Romans Chapter 8 is designed to unlock the mystery and addresses the subject of the Spirit of Life in Christ Jesus and the difference Christ makes. The apostle Paul writes, “For all who are led by the Spirit of God are sons of God” (Rom 8:14). If our minds are set on the things of the Spirit, we will indeed discover a life characterized by peace; if our minds are set on the flesh, we will experience hostility toward God (Rom 8:6-8). Rom 6:3-11). 3 For what the law was powerless to do because it was weakened by the flesh,[b] God did by sending his own Son in the likeness of sinful flesh to be a sin offering. To quote the late E. F. Kevan: “We find ourselves brought to silence by the very intensity of our longings, or so burdened by our mortality or indwelling sin that we can only groan with sighs too deep for words” (Stott, p. 98). God’s Spirit sover-eignly leads His children in many ways, including ways that are often direct and unique, though the primary way in which God leads us is divinely clarifying His Word to make it understandable to our finite and still sin-stained minds. Though every believer in some mystical way (known only to God) begins “walking in the Spirit” the moment he places his trust in Christ for salvation, he is also admonished to “walk in the Spirit” as he lives out his earthly life under the lordship of Christ and in the power of the Spirit. It should be noted, as we redirect our thoughts toward the things of God, we increasingly become a person whose thinking processes are so filled with the things of the Spirit that the pull of the flesh lessens (Rom 8:5-6) — with that said, however, there is still the need for an “act of the will”… the discipline to “think godly thoughts”… the putting to death the deeds of the body, and “saying no to sin by the Spirit” (Rom 8:13). Step 1 - Create an account or log in to start your free trial. 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