Life in the Spirit
That the righteousness of the law might be fulfilled in us, who walk not after the flesh, but after the Spirit. Rom 8:4
walk not after... By the walk of Christ in real flesh and yet without sin, He condemned sin in all flesh and made a way whereby no flesh had to continue in sin (Rom. 6:1-23; 8:1-13; 2Cor. 5:17-18; 10:4-6; Gal. 5:16-26).
We see from this Scripture above, that it is possible to walk in the Spirit of God and not fulfill the desires of the flesh. This is a state of being for all true Christians who have turned over their free will to the perfect will of God. We, like Jesus, must come to a place that we can say not my will be done, but thine oh Lord. The righteousness of the law is referring to the thoughts, words, and deeds which the moral law of God demands. It finds its basis in the character of God and is presented in outline form in the Ten Commandments. Its most condensed form is in Jesus’ commands to love God and to love one’s neighbor as one’s self.
Although the believer is no longer in bondage to the moral law’s condemnation and penalty as we studied last (in chapter 7:6), the law still reflects the moral character of God and His will for His creatures.
A believer’s walk refers to their life style and the habits of living and thinking that characterize a person’s life. Then since every true Christian is indwelt by the Spirit, every Christian will manifest the fruit He (referring to God), produces in his life.
The goal of this was so that the righteous requirements of the Law — a life of holiness (Lev. 11:44-45; 19:2; 20:7) — could be fully met as believers do not live according to the sinful nature but according to the Spirit. The provision of deliverance from the power of sin is through the death of Jesus Christ, but experiencing it in one’s daily conduct comes through the controlling power of the Holy Spirit.
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