JD do you believe it possible to walk after the Spirit
with the mind stayed on Monty Python and Bob Dylan?
Just wondering how well you understand the concept and
if you have the mind of Christ ..... jt
On Tue, 31 May 2005 16:55:20 -0400 [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
Sure I did. Beats what your in reply -- ignore, ignore, ignore. The best that I can do in a sccinct way is Romans 8:5. Walking in the Spirit has to do with where your mind is. Walking in the fless -- ditto.JD
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All those words, JD, and you still did not answer her questions. Iz
From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of [EMAIL PROTECTED]You refer to Romans 8:2. You need to be careful, here, Judy, not to have Paul in Romans contradicting Paul in Galatians. Romans 8:2 is to be considered along with the larger context and (especially) vers 3. If you look to verse three, you will discover that the Law's weakness (our fleshly failure to comply with its charge) is corrected by by the work of the Incarnate Christ in His death (His offering for sin) .In 7:25, Paul concludes that his service is divided. He serves God with his mind while his flesh serves the law of sin (and death). The contrast is between his mind and his flesh. Paul "redefines" the idea of "spirit " and "flesh" in Ro 8:5 when he tells us that that those who are in the "flesh" are those who have their minds set on things of the flesh while those "in the Spirit" are those who have their minds set on things of the Spirit. And then he says (v10) this: " And if Christ is in you (if your mind is set on things of the Spirit), though THE BODY IS DEAD Because OF SIN (as judged by the law) yet the spirit is alive because of righteousness (the righteousness of Christ Jesus v 3).This Perichoresis you resist, this restorative gospel you reject is really nothing more than the full accounting of the gospel message. At the center of this thinking is Jesus Christ -- in a way that is not the case in any other theology. That is exactly what is so appealing to me as a disciple.Here you have yet another example of such. The law's "failure" is our flesh. What saves us from the sad conclusion of this, our failure, is not empowerment to suddenly live a perfect life as defined by the Law - but the life and sacrifice of Jesus Christ, the Incarnate God. Our bodies remain dead because of sin but our spirit is alive IN CHRIST.JD
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Subject: [TruthTalk] Judy and John on the Law and the Spirit
JD What is the law of the Spirit of Life in Christ?What is the law of sin and death?How do they differ? jt
