Section 14
The same word is used in Ephesians 3:17 con cerning Christ making His home in our heart. Hence, the meaning here is that sin is making its home in our flesh. We, however, may be blind to this fact. Through experience, Paul discovered that there was something evil, the evil nature of Satan, living and dwelling in his flesh. If the fact of indwelling sin is unveiled to us, we shall see that we have such a terrible thing, the very per sonification of Satan as sin, making its home in our flesh. How we praise the Lord for revealing this to us!
OUR SPIRIT
In contrast to Romans 7 which exposes sin dwelling in our flesh, Romans 8 reveals that some thing wonderful dwells in our spirit. Verses 10 and 11 say, "And if Christ is in you, though the body is dead because of sin, yet the spirit is life because of righteousness. But if the Spirit of Him Who raised Jesus from among the dead dwells in you, He Who raised Christ Jesus from among the dead will also give life to your mortal bodies through His Spirit Who indwells you." If Christ is in us, the spirit is life because of righteousness, even though the fallen body remains dead be cause of sin. Thus, in verse 10 we have two facts: