Walking by the Spirit, Not by the Flesh

Romans 8:4-11

Sermon Notes:

1) A Stark Contrast, 4-6

2) A Dominant Hostility, 7-8

3) A Powerful, Resurrection Spirit, 9-11

Reflection questions:

1. Is Paul saying that, spiritually speaking, there are only two kinds of people in the world? What is the difference, ultimately, between those two kinds of people? See Psalm 1:1-4 and Psalm 32:1-2.

2. If we are all “in Adam” or “in the flesh” from our birth (see Ps 51:5), how do we become someone who walks “according to the Spirit,” someone who is “in Christ” or “in the Spirit”? See 1 Cor 2:14; John 3:3; 1 Peter 2:9-10; Acts 9:1-5, 17-19.

3. What is your reaction to the truth that we will never be fully sinless, in our minds and in our actions, on this side of heaven? Is it Rom 6:1a (“Are we to continue in sin that grace may abound?”) or is it more like Philippians 3:12-15?