Section 5
please God." As long as we are in the flesh, we cannot please God.
THE INDWELLING OF CHRIST THE SPIRIT
"But you are not in the flesh, but in the spirit, if indeed the Spirit of God dwells in you. But if anyone has not the Spirit of Christ, he is not of Him" (v. 9). Many verses in the Epistles begin with the wonderful word "but." Hallelujah for "but"! In our history we need many "buts" such as this. We should be able to say, "Oh, I was down this morning, 'but.' I am so weak in myself, 'but.' I am absolutely hopeless, 'but.'" Paul says, "But you are not in the flesh…." Never say that you have a good flesh and that you are in your good flesh. We should not remain in our flesh, for our flesh has been condemned. If a house has been condemned by the government, it is illegal for you to stay there. Likewise, the flesh has been thoroughly condemned by God, and we should not remain there, arguing that our flesh has improved. We should not be in the flesh, but in the spirit. This spirit denotes the human spirit mingled with the divine Spirit.
The Indwelling of the Spirit of God
There is a condition for us to be in the spirit.