Our Bodies Remain Dead Because of Sin (TMF:1717)

Tuesday, October 12, 2021
Peace to Live By: Our Bodies Remain Dead Because of Sin (TMF:1717) - Daniel Litton
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       Paul also brings up the fact that even though the Spirit makes his home with us, our bodies still remain dead because of sin. Dead? What does that mean? This confirms what we learned in the last chapter, in Romans 7, about the fact that we still, even as Christians, retain the sin nature in our bodies. That’s what dead means. We don’t lose the sin-nature at the moment we become Christians. We still have the ability to sin surely, as I’m sure anyone can testify about us, and we still do and will sin unfortunately. Realistically, there are still sinful things we need to overcome in our lives after our conversation—sinful thought patterns, for instance, that we may not even recognize we have. We should appear to be growing in Christ. There should be a notable difference in us over time, which is another baseline test for those of you who are wondering. The Spirit works life in us. He works out his fruit in us, which Paul talked about in Galatians chapter 5.