Paul is teaching here in Romans 8 :6-8 the two ways of Life. To walk in according to the flesh is yielding to the desires of Our old life. Or, To walk in the Spirit is following the desires of the Holy Spirit. Or live to Please God. We know living in the flesh cannot Please God. But we can change this. Once we enter into a relationship with Jesus Christ, God frees us from the vicious cycle of sin and death through the Power of His Holy Spirit. Some may ask do we need to live in the Holy Spirit? Yes, He is the basis of Our Freedom. In essence , We receive the Holy Spirit by accepting Jesus Christ in Our lives. Which has made us Servants of Jesus Christ and not a slave of our sinful nature. Paul used the word Doulos, which means “ Servant by Choice” A word used in the Roman culture. We understand the Only way to be Free from sin is to be bound to Jesus.
Unless we completely surrender Our life to the Lord, all efforts to live a pure life will not happen. Don’t deceive yourselves in thinking that you can enter in by good works. It will not happen until We accept Jesus as Lord of Our Life. And be obedient to His Will. So , please examine your heart, and not what or how someone else is serving God. We will not answer God for someone else. This is a personal choice, Repent, Ask Jesus to be Lord over your Life. And live a Life of Freedom and Peace in this Life and the one to Come. It’s your choice. ( Please Read the Complete Chapter of Romans.)
Romans 8:6-8
Amplified Bible
6 Now the mind of the flesh is death [both now and forever—because it pursues sin]; but the mind of the Spirit is life and peace [the spiritual well-being that comes from walking with God—both now and forever]; 7 the mind of the flesh [with its sinful pursuits] is actively hostile to God. It does not submit itself to God’s law, since it cannot, 8 and those who are in the flesh [living a life that caters to sinful appetites and impulses] cannot please God.
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