“For the law of the Spirit of life has set you free in Christ Jesus from the law of sin and death.” Romans 8:2We are in a sermon series on Romans during the summer at Emmanuel Episcopal Church in Orlando. I have had the joy of filling in for the Rector, Jonathan Turtle while he is on vacation.
Paul begins Romans 8 with this word: Therefore.
Something consequential for the human race, of immense importance has happened. We have been set free from the powers of sin and death. In Christ, God has acted in Jesus to bring us into “Another Kind of Life.”
Therefore there is no condemnation for those who are in Christ.
This is the Truth of your Being. It is your ontology, your nature, your identity. You are “In Christ.” The Truth of your being can now become The Way of your being as you live in the life of the Holy Spirit.
Paul reveals that we can now have a new mindset. We set our minds on the things of the Spirit, not the things of the Flesh, the broken distorted ways of mere human desire. One leads to life and peace, the other to death and futility.
May we embrace the gifts and grace of God!
May we embrace the gifts and grace of God!
As Ignatius of Loyola says:
Our only desire and our one choice should be this: I want and I choose what better leads to God’s deepening life in me.
With you on The Journey and The Way,
Rob+
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