"But if the Spirit of him that raised up Jesus from the dead dwell in you, he that raised up Christ from the dead shall also quicken your mortal bodies by his Spirit that dwelleth in you. Therefore, brethren, we are debtors, not to the flesh, to live after the flesh. For if ye live after the flesh, ye shall die: but if ye through the Spirit do mortify the deeds of the body, ye shall live. For as many as are led by the Spirit of God, they are the sons of God."
In today's quote, Paul continued to explain the confluence of sins in the flesh and the righteousness of the spirit of the children of God.
The quote again assures that once the spirit of a lost soul is reborn it indeed becomes a child of God and a brother/sister to Jesus Christ Himself. The newborn spirit is wholly righteous through Christ and will constantly urge the carnal man/woman to suppress the carnal desires of the flesh. Although we know that the inner man/woman cannot sin, ("Whosoever is born of God doth not commit sin; for his seed remaineth in him: and he cannot sin, because he is born of God.", 1 John 3:9), we are still to allow the reborn spirit to guide our physical actions so as to refrain from as much carnal sin as possible.
The relationship between the inner man/woman (the spirit) and the outer man/woman ( the carnal), is hard for some folks to understand. Therefore, it behooves every bible student to pay very close attention to the entirety of what Paul has said concerning this matter in his letter to the Romans.~
NOTE: It anyone has ANY questions concerning this study, please don't hesitate to ask. If I can't answer the questions directly I'll do everything in my power to find someone who can.
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