Two Ways to Live (Romans 8:5-11)

Have you ever heard someone ask this question: "What kind of Christian are you?" 

Sometimes they mean what denomination or type of church you attend. Other times they want to know how significant your faith is to you, and whether you are observant or merely culturally a Christian. 

The truth is, the Bible doesn't make this sort of distinction. This week at Grace, we'll be in Romans 8:5-11. It describes two ways to live - in the flesh or in the Spirit. 

I hope that this passage will help you to understand how to live your life in a distinctively Christian way. 

Looking forward to seeing you at Grace this Sunday! 

In Christ, 
Pastor Bob 

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5 For those who live according to the flesh set their minds on the things of the flesh, but those who live according to the Spirit set their minds on the things of the Spirit. 6 For to set the mind on the flesh is death, but to set the mind on the Spirit is life and peace. 7 For the mind that is set on the flesh is hostile to God, for it does not submit to God's law; indeed, it cannot. 8 Those who are in the flesh cannot please God.

9 You, however, are not in the flesh but in the Spirit, if in fact the Spirit of God dwells in you. Anyone who does not have the Spirit of Christ does not belong to him. 10 But if Christ is in you, although the body is dead because of sin, the Spirit is life because of righteousness. 11 If the Spirit of him who raised Jesus from the dead dwells in you, he who raised Christ Jesus from the dead will also give life to your mortal bodies through his Spirit who dwells in you.

- Romans 8:5-11