Romans 8:5-11
(NIV)
5 Those who live according to the
sinful nature have their minds set on what that nature desires; but those who live in
accordance with the Spirit have their minds set on what the Spirit desires.
6 The mind of sinful man is death, but
the mind controlled by the Spirit is life and peace;
7 the sinful mind is hostile to God. It
does not submit to God's law, nor can it do so.
8 Those controlled by the sinful nature
cannot please God.
9 You, however, are controlled not by the
sinful nature but by the Spirit, if the Spirit of God lives in you. And if anyone does not
have the Spirit of Christ, he does not belong to Christ.
10 But if Christ is in you, your body is
dead because of sin, yet your spirit is alive because of righteousness.
11 And if the Spirit of him who raised
Jesus from the dead is living in you, he who raised Christ from the dead will also give
life to your mortal bodies through his Spirit, who lives in you. |
the sinful mind
focused - "on what the sinful nature
desires"
fighting - "hostile to God...does not
submit...cannot please God"
fettered - "controlled by the sinful
nature"
fatal - "the mind of sinful man is
death"
the spiritual mind
focused - "on what the Spirit desires"
filled - "the Spirit of God lives in
you...Christ is in you"
forfeited - "if Christ is in you, your body
is dead because of sin"
fashioned - "the mind controlled by the
Spirit"
free - "the mind controlled by the Spirit is
life and peace...your spirit is alive"
fortified - "He who raised Christ...will also
give life to your mortal bodies"
ACTION POINTS:
- cleanse your mind from the sinful
- clothe your mind with the Spirit
- concentrate your mind on the spiritual
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