Having expertly provided his readers with solid argumentation for his apostolic calling and reclaiming the true Gospel of Jesus Christ in the previous chapters, Paul now gives us the ethical outworking of genuine salvation.
Every Christian wants to know the secret of a holy life. Every true Christian deeply regrets his sin and longs to be rid of it.
Every Christian wrestles with sin. Even Paul struggled with sin:
Rom 7:14-15; 18-19 14 For we know that the Law is spiritual; but I am of flesh, sold into bondage to sin. 15 For that which I am doing, I do not understand; for I am not practicing what I {would} like to {do,} but I am doing the very thing I hate.
vv. 18-19 18 For I know that nothing good dwells in me, that is, in my flesh; for the wishing is present in me, but the doing of the good {is} not. 19 For the good that I wish, I do not do; but I practice the very evil that I do not wish.
What is the solution to resisting sin; how do we keep from "biting and devouring one another" (v15)? Live by the Spirit.
In our passage, Paul discloses a key principle to living the Christian life in the only way that will allow you to successfully resist sin: “…walk by the Spirit”
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