The Passions Of The Flesh

For when we were in the flesh, the sinful passions which were aroused by the law were at work in our members to bear fruit to death. Romans 7:5

There is therefore now no condemnation to those who are in Christ Jesus, who do not walk according to the flesh, but according to the Spirit. Romans 8:1

Where am I in this? At what point along the scale from flesh to Spirit am I? Am I even saved given the passions of the flesh at war within me? Ah, young seeker, you have now seen the danger in grabbing one or two verses out of the entire letter to the Romans. This letter from the Apostle Paul needs its context as he lays out the whole case in which you and I appear as co-defendants for the crime of being born. If one thinks that seems unfair, then read of the cure in John 3, and how a man innocent of any sin died to make atonement in the final chapters of the gospel accounts. So, how does one summarize Romans to those saved by the blood of the Lamb but still traveling about in a carriage of the flesh? Born sinner becomes reborn saint; great is the salvation of our Lord Jesus Christ! For the details, see the gospels and Paul's letter to the Romans.

It's a journey. Keep your faith in Him!

Bucky