Holiness
Holiness
First, the Spirit is related to holiness (1:4). We have pointed out that Paul even uses the term the Spirit of holiness in 1:4. If we would partake of God's holiness, the essence of God's being, we need to contact the Spirit.
Life
In 8:2 the Spirit is called the Spirit of life. Many Christians today talk about life without realiz ing that life is related to the Spirit. Life is extremely difficult to define. In speaking about life, it is best to speak from the standpoint of experience. Romans 8:6 says that the mind set on the spirit is life. To be in life means that our being is living. By setting the mind on the spirit, we are living. However, if you set your mind upon your situa tion or your environment, you will be deadened. You will sense that your inner being is depressed. But if you turn your mind to the spirit and set it on the spirit, you will be living once again. This indicates that life is manifested as livingness.
Life also energizes us. The divine life within us is never exhausted. I can testify that as I speak in the Lord's ministry, the life within energizes me.
Furthermore, this same life strengthens and