Hosea 8 & 9, Romans 8: 1-17, Psalm 108: 6-13
Romans 8: 5-8 (ESV)
“For 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. For to set the mind on the flesh is
death, but to set the mind on the Spirit is life and peace. For the mind that
is set on the flesh is hostile to God, for it does not submit to God's law;
indeed, it cannot. Those who are in the flesh cannot please God.”
Verses 5 through 8 from Romans 8 is Paul’s advice to find
out if we walk with God or with sin or flesh. If you walk with God, your mind
will be set on the things of the spirit. If you walk with God, you will have
life and peace. If we do not walk with God, our mind is set on things of the flesh
which leads to death and no peace. The person whose mind is set on flesh is
hostile to God and does not submit to God’s laws because they cannot. Paul argues
that a person who does not walk with God, cannot please God because their mind
is set on things of the flesh.
I think these verses are important for those who have faith in
Christ. You will know if you are walking with God, if your mind is set on things
of the spirit. Since your mind is set on things of the spirit you are not hostile
to God, since you will try to please God by submitting to God’s law. In your
submission to God’s laws, you will please God, have life, and most importantly
of all peace of mind.
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