Romans 8

“The law of the Spirit who gives life has set you free from the law of sin and death” (2). Paul says, we live not by the weak flesh but by the new way of the Spirit. Paul reassures us that “the Spirit of Christ is in us” (11); we have the “adoption of sonship” (15). We have the Spirit as “first fruits” (23), God’s guarantee that we will see the “freedom and glory of God’s children” (21).

“Those he called ... he also glorified” (30). While we may wish that our freedom from sin’s influence was instantaneous, we can be sure that Jesus is completing his work in us. By his unfailing love, we are “more than conquerors” (37).