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Romans 8​

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8 There is therefore now no condemnation to them which are in Christ Jesus, who walk not after the flesh, but after the Spirit.
2 For the law of the Spirit of life in Christ Jesus hath made me free from the law of sin and death.
3 For what the law could not do, in that it was weak through the flesh, God sending his own Son in the likeness of sinful flesh, and for sin, condemned sin in the flesh:
4 That the righteousness of the law might be fulfilled in us, who walk not after the flesh, but after the Spirit.
5 For they that are after the flesh do mind the things of the flesh; but they that are after the Spirit the things of the Spirit.
6 For to be carnally minded is death; but to be spiritually minded is life and peace.
7 Because the carnal mind is enmity against God: for it is not subject to the law of God, neither indeed can be.
8 So then they that are in the flesh cannot please God.
9 But ye are not in the flesh, but in the Spirit, if so be that the Spirit of God dwell in you. Now if any man have not the Spirit of Christ, he is none of his.

10 And if Christ be in you, the body is dead because of sin; but the Spirit is life because of righteousness.
11 But if the Spirit of him that raised up Jesus from the dead dwell in you, he that raised up Christ from the dead shall also quicken your mortal bodies by his Spirit that dwelleth in you.
12 Therefore, brethren, we are debtors, not to the flesh, to live after the flesh.
13 For if ye live after the flesh, ye shall die: but if ye through the Spirit do mortify the deeds of the body, ye shall live.
14 For as many as are led by the Spirit of God, they are the sons of God.
15 For ye have not received the spirit of bondage again to fear; but ye have received the Spirit of adoption, whereby we cry, Abba, Father.
16 The Spirit itself beareth witness with our spirit, that we are the children of God:

17 And if children, then heirs; heirs of God, and joint-heirs with Christ; if so be that we suffer with him, that we may be also glorified together.
18 For I reckon that the sufferings of this present time are not worthy to be compared with the glory which shall be revealed in us.
19 For the earnest expectation of the creature waiteth for the manifestation of the sons of God.
20 For the creature was made subject to vanity, not willingly, but by reason of him who hath subjected the same in hope,
21 Because the creature itself also shall be delivered from the bondage of corruption into the glorious liberty of the children of God.
22 For we know that the whole creation groaneth and travaileth in pain together until now.
23 And not only they, but ourselves also, which have the firstfruits of the Spirit, even we ourselves groan within ourselves, waiting for the adoption, to wit, the redemption of our body.
24 For we are saved by hope: but hope that is seen is not hope: for what a man seeth, why doth he yet hope for?
25 But if we hope for that we see not, then do we with patience wait for it.
26 Likewise the Spirit also helpeth our infirmities: for we know not what we should pray for as we ought: but the Spirit itself maketh intercession for us with groanings which cannot be uttered.
27 And he that searcheth the hearts knoweth what is the mind of the Spirit, because he maketh intercession for the saints according to the will of God.
28 And we know that all things work together for good to them that love God, to them who are the called according to his purpose.
29 For whom he did foreknow, he also did predestinate to be conformed to the image of his Son, that he might be the firstborn among many brethren.
30 Moreover whom he did predestinate, them he also called: and whom he called, them he also justified: and whom he justified, them he also glorified
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31 What shall we then say to these things? If God be for us, who can be against us?
32 He that spared not his own Son, but delivered him up for us all, how shall he not with him also freely give us all things?
33 Who shall lay any thing to the charge of God's elect? It is God that justifieth.
34 Who is he that condemneth? It is Christ that died, yea rather, that is risen again, who is even at the right hand of God, who also maketh intercession for us.
35 Who shall separate us from the love of Christ? shall tribulation, or distress, or persecution, or famine, or nakedness, or peril, or sword?
36 As it is written, For thy sake we are killed all the day long; we are accounted as sheep for the slaughter.
37 Nay, in all these things we are more than conquerors through him that loved us.
38 For I am persuaded, that neither death, nor life, nor angels, nor principalities, nor powers, nor things present, nor things to come,
39 Nor height, nor depth, nor any other creature, shall be able to separate us from the love of God, which is in Christ Jesus our Lord.
Yes, this passage is in the "already" part of Romans (chapters 1-11), whereas Paul commands us to make spiritual progress in replacing the old sinful nature (flesh) with the new righteous nature that he has given us in chapters 12-16. For example, are you joyful, prayerful, and thankful all the time, the way Paul commands us to be in 1 Thessalonians 5:16-18? We all fall short, but it's the Holy Spirit who applies the power released by Jesus' resurrection to make progress toward those goals.
 

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Yes, this passage is in the "already" part of Romans (chapters 1-11), whereas Paul commands us to make spiritual progress in replacing the old sinful nature (flesh) with the new righteous nature that he has given us in chapters 12-16. For example, are you joyful, prayerful, and thankful all the time, the way Paul commands us to be in 1 Thessalonians 5:16-18? We all fall short, but it's the Holy Spirit who applies the power released by Jesus' resurrection to make progress toward those goals.
The Holy Spirit releases his power in us, because we are Born Again..it’s because of Jesus death and resurrection that we have this power in our spirit...we are his spirit children, Born Of God’s seed.

No matter how ill-equipped we are, we have the assurance that in our situation God "is able to do immeasurably more than all we ask or imagine, according to his power that is at work within us" (Ephesians 3:20, NIV).

As we progress in Christ, our mind will be like his..as we were chosen and predestined to be conformed into the image of Christ..

A Born Again lives for the Lord..everything we do , should Glorify and bring Honour to his name.

Good day, Sir.
 
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Here is how to understand... 1 John 5 18

Reader,

When we are "born of God", we are now in = the KOG, for eternity.

The born again are In the KOG, "in Christ", "seated in heavenly places",... and there is no Moses's Law, or 10 Commandments found there...., as does God need them?
And the born again are "ONE with God".... "in Christ"

So, this means the Born again , are "not under the Law"...ever again., and that means the born again exist forever as..

"where there is no Law, there is no Transgression"..

What does that mean?

It means that the KOG does not have the dominion of the law, there... and that means that the Law, can't define a born again, as a sinner, nor can it define their carnality, as sin.

So, this mystery, is not taught to most Christians.......so, that is why they falsely and wrongly see themselves as a saved sinner, needing to confess sin, when in fact they are no longer under the law that can define them........because The born again are..............

A.) "NOT under the Law, but under Grace"/

See, its not about your behavior.....its about your status, that has changed because of your spiritual birth.....as now the Law can't be held against you, ever again., as that was the curse we were under.... before we were born again.....

But now....>>"Jesus has redeemed us from the CURSE of the Law".
Those "born of God" refer to the 144,000 annointed mentioned in Revelations. This does not mean that they are free to sin deliberately.
 

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Those "born of God" refer to the 144,000 annointed mentioned in Revelations. This does not mean that they are free to sin deliberately.

Im not teaching the JW version of your verse.

My Threads deal with Christians, who are currently in the "time of the Gentiles'".

The 144,000 Jews, (12,000 from each Tribe).... who are in the Trib that you are describing are not the "body of Christ" as you find today, and this same NT "church"...... will be raptured before the 144.000 Jews arrive on the scene.