Verses 7-8
A mind set on the flesh is essentially hostile toward God. To set one’s mind on the flesh is contrary to God’s law.
From the end of Romans 8:7 it seems clear that Paul was thinking of an unsaved person (cf. Romans 8:8-9). Evidently he wanted "to expose the flesh in its stark reality as being totally alien to God and his purpose." [Note: Harrison, p. 89.] What interests a person reveals his or her essential being. It is possible to walk according to the flesh (Romans 8:4-5) and not to be in the flesh, however. In other words, it is possible to live as an unregenerate person even though one has experienced regeneration.
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