SPIRITUAL RENOVATION
Romans 8.5-11
Romans: Redeemed To Flourish – Part 9 of 14
v.4 “… the law’s requirement would be fulfilled in us …” (csb)
v. 4 “… [we] walk not according to the flesh but according to the Spirit.” (esv)
v. 9 “… if in fact the Spirit of God dwells in you.” (esv)
WHEN THE HOLY SPIRIT LIVES IN US HE …
CHANGES THE Orientation of Our Desires
v. 5 “… those who live according to the flesh set their minds on the things of the flesh, but those who live according to the Spirit set their minds on the things of the Spirit.” (esv)
v. 7 “… the mind that is set on the flesh is hostile to God, for it does not submit to God’s law; indeed, it cannot.” (esv)
v. 6 “… to set the mind on the flesh is death, but to set the mind on the Spirit is life and peace.” (esv)
CHANGES THE Expectation of Our Hopes
vv. 9–10 “… the Spirit of God dwells in you. Anyone who does not have the Spirit of Christ does not belong to him. But if Christ is in you …” (esv)
Galatians 2.20 “It is no longer I who live, but Christ who lives in me.” (esv)
v. 11 “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.” (esv)
v. 10 “… the body is dead because of sin, the Spirit is life because of righteousness.” (esv)
For a Christian, all your struggles have an expiration date.