January 4, 2009

Paul draws a stark contrast between the person who is of the flesh and the person who is of the Spirit. The person who is of the flesh lives a life of death and ends in death. The person who is of the Spirit lives a life of grace and mercy and peace and ends in eternal life. By his own power, a person of the flesh cannot become a person of the Spirit. The flesh can be overcome only by death—either our own death or the death of another. Praise God that this life of the Spirit has been purchased by the death of our Savior! Through Him we are now able to obey, to please God, and to enjoy the blessings of this abundant life in him.