Section 6
are lifeless. This is the result of the working of the law of sin and of death.
Sin and death are two items, but they have just one law. The law of sin is the law of death, and the law of death is the law of sin. This is the reason that 8:2 speaks of the law of sin and of death. Sin works to bring in death, and death works to follow sin. These two always go to gether. Every sin, even a little weakness, brings in death.
SETTING THE MIND ON THE FLESH
Romans 8:6 says, "The mind set on the flesh is death." To set the mind on the flesh means to exercise the mind to consider the things of the flesh. For example, to set your mind on worldly fashions or advertisements in the newspaper is to set it on things of the flesh. Likewise, to con sider the weaknesses of your wife or husband is to set the mind on the flesh. The result of this is death.
The death caused by setting the mind on the flesh is not, of course, the kind of death that causes you to die physically and be buried in the grave. No, this death has other symptoms, such as darkness and uneasiness. When you feel uneas iness and unrest within, that is a sign of death.