"There is therefore now no condemnation to them which are in Christ Jesus, who walk not after the flesh, but after the Spirit."
'Therefore' is conjunctive referring to the topics covered in the previous chapter, where the spirit of the covering cherub and of Christ Jesus are two laws warring in our members for dominance. Jesus explained it. The spirit is willing but the flesh is weak.In the latter taking the easy way meant the beaten path, well trodden by children of wrath. "Among whom also we all had our conversation in times past in the lusts of our flesh, fulfilling the desires of the flesh and of the mind; and were by nature the children of wrath, even as others."(Ep.2:3). God is a Spirit whose Law is perfect. In order to fulfill them God had prepared a body, the memorial of which is the template indicating the direction the Word of God moved. It is the world that shall appear where the language spoken was faith. (He.11:3)
This faith has its own language that works out changes as the lump of leaven changing the three measures of meal. It works on the principle 'after our image and after our likeness, so how body spirit and soul communes with each other has to appear. "When Christ, who is our life, shall appear, then shall ye also appear with him in glory."(Col.3:4) In the same manner the world that was made to appear, faith has to work. This part of works takes us through the way,- strait is the gate, but never mind Christ Jesus is ever present with us. it is a daily walk and we walk as we are led by the Spirit. We are free from the law of sin. We do not have to take our pulse every hour but we trust that he was begun a good work in us shall continue till the end.
"There is therefore now no condemnation to them which are in Christ Jesus, who walk not after the flesh, but after the Spirit."
'Therefore' is conjunctive referring to the topics covered in the previous chapter, where the spirit of the covering cherub and of Christ Jesus are two laws warring in our members for dominance. Jesus explained it. The spirit is willing but the flesh is weak.In the latter taking the easy way meant the beaten path, well trodden by children of wrath. "Among whom also we all had our conversation in times past in the lusts of our flesh, fulfilling the desires of the flesh and of the mind; and were by nature the children of wrath, even as others."(Ep.2:3). God is a Spirit whose Law is perfect. In order to fulfill them God had prepared a body, the memorial of which is the template indicating the direction the Word of God moved. It is the world that shall appear where the language spoken was faith. (He.11:3)
This faith has its own language that works out changes as the lump of leaven changing the three measures of meal. It works on the principle 'after our image and after our likeness, so how body spirit and soul communes with each other has to appear. "When Christ, who is our life, shall appear, then shall ye also appear with him in glory."(Col.3:4) In the same manner the world that was made to appear, faith has to work. This part of works takes us through the way,- strait is the gate, but never mind Christ Jesus is ever present with us. it is a daily walk and we walk as we are led by the Spirit. We are free from the law of sin. We do not have to take our pulse every hour but we trust that he was begun a good work in us shall continue till the end.
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