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unable to keep the law of God can be a mind of life and peace by being set on the spirit.
Paul did not write Romans 8 according to theory, but according to his experience. It is easy for the law to be fulfilled spontaneously. In fact, we do not even need to do it ourselves, for the law will be fulfilled in us spontaneously and subconsciously. Even though we have no inten tion of fulfilling the law, we find that it is ful filled. You may have no intention of loving your wife, yet you love her unconsciously. You may have no awareness of submitting to your hus band, yet you are entirely submissive without realizing it. This is the spontaneous, automatic fulfillment of the requirement of the law by having the mind set upon the spirit.
In both Romans 7:25 and 8:6, the mind, whether it is independent of or dependent upon the spirit, represents the person himself. So, when the mind is independent of the spirit it means that the person acts on his own, not rely ing upon the spirit. But when the mind is de pendent on the spirit the person does not act on his own; he relies on the spirit. As Christ now is the life-giving Spirit indwelling our spirit as our life and our everything, we should no longer act on our own according to our independent
mind. We must keep our mind one with our spirit and act, walk, and have our being accord ing to the spirit that we might be freed from the law of sin and from the flesh and that we might spontaneously fulfill the righteous requirement of the law of God. This is to be set free from the law of sin and death by the law of the Spirit of life in Christ. This is also to enjoy the indwelling Christ as our life and life-supply.
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