The Conflict Within

Romans 8:5-17
5 Those who live according to the flesh have their minds set on what the flesh desires; but those who live in accordance with the Spirit have their minds set on what the Spirit desires. 6 The mind governed by the flesh is death, but the mind governed by the Spirit is life and peace. 7 The mind governed by the flesh is hostile to God; it does not submit to God’s law, nor can it do so. 8 Those who are in the realm of the flesh cannot please God.
9 You, however, are not in the realm of the flesh but are in the realm of the Spirit, if indeed the Spirit of God lives in you. And if anyone does not have the Spirit of Christ, they do not belong to Christ. 10 But if Christ is in you, then even though your body is subject to death because of sin, the Spirit gives life[d] because of righteousness. 11 And if the Spirit of him who raised Jesus from the dead is living in you, he who raised Christ from the dead will also give life to your mortal bodies because of[e] his Spirit who lives in you.
12 Therefore, brothers and sisters, we have an obligation—but it is not to the flesh, to live according to it. 13 For if you live according to the flesh, you will die; but if by the Spirit you put to death the misdeeds of the body, you will live.
14 For those who are led by the Spirit of God are the children of God. 15 The Spirit you received does not make you slaves, so that you live in fear again; rather, the Spirit you received brought about your adoption to sonship.[f] And by him we cry, “Abba,[g] Father.” 16 The Spirit himself testifies with our spirit that we are God’s children. 17 Now if we are children, then we are heirs—heirs of God and co-heirs with Christ, if indeed we share in his sufferings in order that we may also share in his glory.

1. Choose your governor
2. Humbly accept the tension
3. Walk daily in the Spirit

Romans Series: No Condemnation

Romans 8: 1-4
Therefore, there is now no condemnation for those who are in Christ Jesus, 2 because through Christ Jesus the law of the Spirit who gives life has set you free from the law of sin and death. 3 For what the law was powerless to do because it was weakened by the flesh, God did by sending his own Son in the likeness of sinful flesh to be a sin offering. And so he condemned sin in the flesh, 4 in order that the righteous requirement of the law might be fully met in us, who do not live according to the flesh but according to the Spirit.

Romans 8:2
..because through Christ Jesus the law of the Spirit who gives life has set you free from the law of sin and death.

1 John 1:8
If we claim to be without sin, we deceive ourselves and the truth is not in us.

Ezekiel 36:26
I will give you a new heart and put a new spirit in you; I will remove from you your heart of stone and give you a heart of flesh

1. Our Habits
2. Performance Culture
3. Life choices
   
   Galatians 5:18
   But if you are led by the Spirit, you are not under the law.
   
   
4. How we relate to God
   
   Romans 8:15
   The Spirit you received does not make you slaves, so that you live in fear again; rather, the Spirit you received brought about your adoption to sonship. And by him we cry, “Abba, Father.
   
   
5. How we love others

Our God is a ‘Turn Around God’

Proverbs 3:5-6 NLT
“Trust in the LORD with all your heart; do not depend
on your own understanding. Seek his will in all you do,
and he will show you which path to take.”

Romans 8:28 NIV
“And we know that in all things God works for the good
of those who love him, who have been called according
to his purpose.”

1. Even when you don’t see it – God’s working

Proverbs 4:18 NLT
“The way of the righteous is like the first gleam of dawn
which shines ever brighter until the full light of day.”

2. God’s plans for you are always good!

Proverbs 3:5 NLT
“Trust in the LORD with all your heart; do not depend
on your own understanding.”

3. Coincidences are God’s hidden miracles

Luke 7:11-16 NIV
“ Soon afterwards, Jesus went to a town called Nain, and his
disciples and a large crowd went along with him. As he
approached the town gate, a dead person was being carried
out – the only son of his mother, and she was a widow. And a
large crowd from the town was with her. When the Lord saw
her, his heart went out to her. Then he went up and touched
the bier they were carrying him on, and the bearers stood still.
He said, ‘Young man, I say to you, get up!’ The dead man sat
up and began to talk, and Jesus gave him back to his mother.
They were all filled with awe and praised God.”