Romans 8:9-10 Niv

Romans 6:3-6 speaks about our inclusion in the death and resurrection of Christ. Verse 5: “If we have grown together with Him in the likeness of His death, indeed we will also be in the liken……

“It is by my Spirit — and not your own efforts — that you put to death the misdeeds of your flesh, for you desire to do what is good but cannot carry it out. If the Spirit of righteousness that raised me from the dead lives in you, then your spirit is alive, for my Spirit gives life to your mortal body. I will move you to follow my decrees and be careful to keep my laws.…

This post was originally published in July 2014.–ed. The Lord’s presence in the lives of His people is a major theme throughout redemptive history. He is not aloof or distant. In fact, this reality is so important in the mind of God that He takes the nameImmanuel—God with us—upon Himself. And that reality of His …

For whatever was written in former days was written for our instruction, that through endurance and through the encouragement of the Scriptures we might have hope” (Romans 15:4). History reminds us of the past, defines us in the present, and prepares us for the future. In Scripture, we have something more, something we might call holy history. The narratives of the Old Testament become the palette the New Testament authors used to paint the answers to the great questions of God, faith, and hu……

God's Holy Spirit Keeps Us from Sinning…