Paul
the apostle told the people in Rome when God
sent, “his
own Son in the likeness of sinful flesh, and for sin”
He
“condemned sin in the flesh” so,
“the
righteousness of the law might be fulfilled in us, who walk not after
the flesh, but after the Spirit”,
and in
chapter
eight and verse five of Romans, Paul shared with the believers in
Rome concerning people , “that
are after the flesh”,
and people “that
are after the Spirit”
where
we read:
For
they that are after the flesh do mind the things of the flesh;
but
they that are after the Spirit the things of the Spirit.
The
verse begins, “For
they that are after the flesh do mind the things of the flesh;”
Paul
began with the words, “for”
which means “even as, indeed, no doubt, seeing then, verily and
therefore” “they
that are after”
or “people who live according to, down from, through out, toward
and along” “the
flesh”
which means “the mere human and earthly nature of man apart from
divine influence and therefore prone to sin and opposed to God” “do
mind”
or “agree together with, direct their thoughts toward, seek after
and strive for” “the
things”
which means “attitudes, actions and verbiage” “of
the flesh” or
“the mere human nature and earthly nature of man apart from divine
influence and therefore prone to sin and opposed to God”. Paul
shared how people who are “living according to their sinful and
fleshly nature”, give attention to, “seek after and strive for”
“things” that
pertain to their “sinful nature”.
The
verse goes on to say, “but
they that are after the Spirit the things of the Spirit.” Paul
added the word, “but”
which means “moreover and” “they
that are after the Spirit”
which refers to “people who agree together with, direct their
thoughts toward, seek after and strive for” “the
Spirit”
which means “the third person of the triune God who is the Holy
Spirit, coequal and coeternal with the Father and the Son” “the
things”
which means “attitudes, actions and verbiage” “of
the Spirit”
which refers to “the third person of the triune God who is the Holy
Spirit, coequal and coeternal with the Father and the Son”. People
who give attention to, “seek after and strive for “things”
that pertain to “God's
Holy Spirit”,
live according to the ways of “God's
Holy Spirit”.
When
we consider these words of Paul, we see the difference between those
who “live after the flesh” and those who “live after
the Spirit” of God. People who live “after the flesh”,
live according to their “body needs and desires”, and people who
live according to “God's Spirit” live according to what is
pleasing to God. “God's Holy Spirit” testifies of the
validity of Jesus Christ and His sacrificial death on the cross for
the “sinful flesh” of every person, and when a person yields
their life to Jesus, they no longer desire to “live according to
the flesh” but “according to God's Spirit”. The
“attitudes, actions and verbiage” of a person reveal whether they
live “according to their fleshly desires” or according to “God's
Spirit”, and others who observe that person will discover whose
servant they are.
Next
time Paul shares tells his readers concerning, “for
to be carnally minded is death”,
so read ahead, and we shall join together then.
Until
tomorrow…there is more…
Look for the daily devotional book “Equipped for Battle – From Generation to Generation”, the marriage book “So, You Want to Be Married”, “One Year in the Sermon on the Mount” and the new poetry book "Random Mushrooms" in all major bookstore sites, http://www.amazon.com ; http://www.barnesandnobles.com ; download to e-books, and find it locally at www.mrzlc.com/bookstore.
Look for the daily devotional book “Equipped for Battle – From Generation to Generation”, the marriage book “So, You Want to Be Married”, “One Year in the Sermon on the Mount” and the new poetry book "Random Mushrooms" in all major bookstore sites, http://www.amazon.com ; http://www.barnesandnobles.com ; download to e-books, and find it locally at www.mrzlc.com/bookstore.
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