We shall also see, that that the principle of condemnation, or being absolved from condemnation, is really a law. I thank God through Jesus Christ our Lord. Let us begin our discussion by going to the last verse of Romans chapter seven. Paul tells us here, that as a believer, at any given moment, he can make the choice to serve God either in the flesh or in the spirit. This confirms what we already touched on in verse one of chapter eight of Romans.
Christians can either conform their lives according to their own reasoning and understanding.
This is the flesh. Conducting our affairs in conformity to the Holy Spirit s wishes however is to walk after the Spirit. Also the word law is defined as, that under a certain set of conditions, certain results will always occur. The purpose of man s mind, in God s economy, is to discern and understand the wishes of the Spirit of God residing in man s spirit. Once that our mind has understood the wishes of the Holy Spirit, its responsibility is to activate the intellect and the will to bring our bodies to in subjection to the voice of the Holy Spirit.