by TheRestlessPilgrim | Jun 8, 2019 | Blog, Reflections From Romans
Romans 8:12 (NKJV) “Therefore, brethren, we are debtors—not to the flesh, to live according to the flesh. For if you live according to the flesh you will die…” I am a debtor. I am in debt. I must pay the debt. The sinful nature was my creditor and when I was a debtor...
by TheRestlessPilgrim | Jun 7, 2019 | Blog, Reflections From Romans
Romans 8:11 (NKJV) “But if the Spirit of Him who raised Jesus from the dead dwells in you, He who raised Christ from the dead will also give life to your mortal bodies through His Spirit who dwells in you.” The presence of the Holy Spirit makes a world of difference...
by TheRestlessPilgrim | Jun 6, 2019 | Blog, Reflections From Romans
Romans 8:9 (NKJV) “But you are not in the flesh but in the Spirit, if indeed the Spirit of God dwells in you. Now if anyone does not have the Spirit of Christ, he is not His.” This may seem self-evident but Paul chooses to spell it out clearly as one of the conditions...
by TheRestlessPilgrim | Jun 5, 2019 | Blog, Reflections From Romans
Romans 8:7-8 (NKJV) “Because the carnal mind is enmity against God; for it is not subject to the law of God, nor indeed can be. So then, those who are in the flesh cannot please God.” The man who is outside of Christ is an enemy of God. This is one of the most damning...
by TheRestlessPilgrim | Jun 4, 2019 | Blog, Reflections From Romans
Romans 8:6 (NKJV) “For to be carnally minded is death, but to be spiritually minded is life and peace.” The man who is in Christ is marked by a spiritual mindedness that produces beautiful and positive emotional fruits; and of course, vice versa to the man who is...
