No Obligation - Romans 8:5-17

Without the Spirit (5-8)

The Bible Exposition Commentary Chapter Seven: Freedom and Fulfillment (Romans 8)Paul is not describing two kinds of Christians, one carnal and one spiritual. He is contrasting the saved and the unsaved. There are four contrasts.

In the flesh—in the Spirit (v. 5).

Death—life (v. 6).

War with God—peace with God (vv. 6–7).

Pleasing self—pleasing God (v. 8).

With the Spirit (9-11)

Wiersbe’s Expository Outlines on the New Testament Chapter 8Christ loved us so much, He died for us; the Spirit loves us so much, He lives in us. Daily He endures our carnality and selfishness; daily He is grieved by our sin; yet He loves us and remains in us as the seal of God and the “down payment” (“earnest,” 2 Cor. 1:22) of the blessings waiting for us in eternity.