IF THE SPIRIT OF GOD LIVES IN YOU

Passage: Romans 8:9-11

Key verse: 11

NIV

9 You, however, are not in the realm of the flesh(A) but are in the realm of the Spirit, if indeed the Spirit of God lives in you.(B) And if anyone does not have the Spirit of Christ,(C) they do not belong to Christ. 10 But if Christ is in you,(D) then even though your body is subject to death because of sin, the Spirit gives life[a] because of righteousness. 11 And if the Spirit of him who raised Jesus from the dead(E) is living in you, he who raised Christ from the dead will also give life to your mortal bodies(F) because of[b] his Spirit who lives in you.

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  1. Romans 8:10 Or you, your body is dead because of sin, yet your spirit is alive
  2. Romans 8:11 Some manuscripts bodies through
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ESV

9 You, however, are not in the flesh but in the Spirit, if in fact (A)the Spirit of God dwells in you. (B)Anyone who does not have (C)the Spirit of Christ does not belong to him. 10 But if Christ is in you, although the body is dead because of sin, the Spirit is life because of righteousness. 11 If the Spirit of (D)him who raised Jesus from the dead dwells in you, he who raised Christ Jesus[a] from the dead will also give life to your mortal bodies (E)through his Spirit who dwells in you.

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  1. Romans 8:11 Some manuscripts lack Jesus
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1. God's Spirit lives in us (9-10)

If we are Christians, God's Spirit lives in us. No one can become a Christian without the work of the Holy Spirit (Jn 3:3). Anyone who does not have the Spirit of Christ does not belong to Christ. Our physical bodies are mortal. Because of sin, the factors of death are already at work in us. But God's Spirit is also working in us. We must learn to yield to his gentle urging, and not to the urging of the sinful nature. Then we can walk by the Spirit.

2. The resurrection power of the Spirit (11)

The Spirit who dwells in us is the Spirit of God who raised Jesus from the dead. He is not passive; he is actively at work in us to give us God's life. And he is at work in us to change us little by little into the image of Jesus, and to lead us to the kingdom of heaven. Eternal life starts here and now, when the Spirit of God comes to dwell in us. He gives life to our mortal bodies now and forever.

Prayer: Lord, I am weak, but you are strong. I was dead in sin, but now am alive in Jesus. Lead me by your Spirit until your image is restored in me.

One Word: The Spirit who raised Jesus is in me