I see the Spirit as being behind our will. In other words, what makes us able to choose to do right, what makes us want to choose to do what is right, this is all the work of the Spirit in our lives. The law has no power to do this. The law ministers condemnation and death because while we might find ourselves agreeing with the law with our mind, we sometimes choose to act contrary to what our minds tell us to do. So as Romans 7 teaches, because of the power of the flesh, the law fails to produce righteousness in our lives."David Miller"
There is a lot of similarity of the Holy Spirit to the Law from what you just said. To paraphrase: I see the Law as being behind our will. In other words, what makes us able to choose to do right, what makes us want to choose to do what is right, this is all the work of the Law in our lives. The law has the power to do this by setting the definition of right from wrong. The law ministers condemnation and death because while we might find ourselves agreeing with the law with our mind, we sometimes choose to act contrary to what our minds tell us to do. So as Romans 7 teaches, because of the power of the flesh, the law fails to produce righteousness in our lives. --Marlin P.S. Time is short, and I only had time to deal with this much of your first letter. ---------- "Let your speech be always with grace, seasoned with salt, that you may know how you ought to answer every man." (Colossians 4:6) http://www.InnGlory.org If you do not want to receive posts from this list, send an email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] and you will be unsubscribed. If you have a friend who wants to join, tell him to send an e-mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] and he will be subscribed.
