Romans 8:9 NIV

The Pulpit Commentary - Romans 8:9

And you can give yourselves to this, if you are true Christians; if the Spirit of Christ dwells in you, without which you are not his. read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Romans 8:9

The Spirit of Christ. Let us resume a little. The "flesh" and the "spirit," as elements of man's complex nature. Latter controlling power, itself God-controlled. There was to be a supreme and established domination of spirit over flesh, according to God's design. But reverse took place; spirit sunk in flesh. But God's Spirit has not forsaken the spirit of man. Cannot reassert its own supremacy, but his help is nigh. For though he cannot enter into fellowship with sinful man, and if man... read more

Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Romans 8:9

But ye - You who are Christians. This is the opposite character to what he had been describing, and shows the power of the gospel.Not in the flesh - Not under the full influence of corrupt desires and passions.But in the Spirit - That is, you are spiritually minded; you are under the direction and influence of the Holy Spirit.The Spirit of God - The Holy Spirit.Dwell in you - The Holy Spirit is often represented as dwelling in the hearts of Christians (compare 1 Corinthians 2:16; 1Co 6:19; 2... read more

Joseph Benson

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - Romans 8:9

Romans 8:9. But ye Who are vitally united to Christ, who are in him, by living faith, and new creatures; are not in the flesh Not in your unpardoned, unrenewed state, not carnally minded; but in the Spirit Under his government, and spiritually minded, and therefore are accepted of God, and approved of by him; if so be that the Spirit of God dwell in you For wherever he dwells, he reigns, regenerates the soul, and makes it truly holy. Now if any man have not the Spirit of Christ Thus... read more

Donald C. Fleming

Bridgeway Bible Commentary - Romans 8:1-17

Victory through the Spirit (8:1-17)The reason believers can have victory through Christ is that the power of the indwelling Spirit of Christ is greater than the power of the old sinful nature. The downward pull of the sinful nature may be likened to the downward pull of the earth’s gravity. A stone thrown into the air will fall to the ground, because it has no life or power to overcome the force of gravity. A bird thrown into the air will fly away, because it has a living power that enables it... read more

E.W. Bullinger

E.W. Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes - Romans 8:9

if so be . Greek. eiper. if . App-118 . dwell . See Romans 7:17 . Now = But. any man = any one. App-123 . the . Omit. Christ . App-98 . See also App-101 . none = not. App-104 . read more

James Burton Coffman

Coffman Commentaries on the Bible - Romans 8:9

But ye are not in the flesh but in the Spirit, if so be that the Spirit of God dwelleth in you. But if any man have not the Spirit of Christ, he is none of his.This verse categorically defines the person who is "in the flesh." He is the man, any man, who does not have the Spirit of Christ. The great human delusion is to the effect that there are really three kingdoms, Gods, Satan's, and OURS! But OURS apart from God is not ours at all, but Satan's. It's really that simple! Man, by the very... read more

Thomas Coke

Thomas Coke Commentary on the Holy Bible - Romans 8:9

Romans 8:9. But ye are not in the flesh, &c.— The word Ειπερ, rendered if so be, may here stand for the word επειδηπερ, as it does 2 Thessalonians 1:6. Have, in the last clause, is emphatical, and signifies to retain, to fix in the mind as a principle,—duly to improve. Compare 1 John 5:12. 2 John 1:9. read more

Robert Jamieson; A. R. Fausset; David Brown

Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible - Romans 8:9

9. But ye are not in the flesh, but in the spirit, if so be that the Spirit of God dwell in you—This does not mean, "if the disposition or mind of God dwell in you"; but "if the Holy Ghost dwell in you" (see 1 Corinthians 6:11; 1 Corinthians 6:19; 1 Corinthians 3:16, c.). (It thus appears that to be "in the spirit" means here to be under the dominion of our own renewed mind because the indwelling of God's Spirit is given as the evidence that we are "in the spirit"). Now—"But." if any man have... read more

Thomas Constable

Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - Romans 8:1-11

1. Our deliverance from the flesh by the power of the Spirit 8:1-11The writer proceeded to state the believer’s condition and then to explain it. read more

The Pulpit Commentary - Romans 8:9

The Pulpit Commentary - Romans 8:9

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Romans 8:9

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - Romans 8:9

Bridgeway Bible Commentary - Romans 8:1-17

E.W. Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes - Romans 8:9

Coffman Commentaries on the Bible - Romans 8:9

Thomas Coke Commentary on the Holy Bible - Romans 8:9

Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible - Romans 8:9

Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - Romans 8:1-11

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