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Originally Posted by mfblume
Phareztamar, you hit on one of the most important truths for those already saved. Ironically it's one of the least talked about!
It is THE most favourite topic of my studies.
Walking after the Spirit resolves the dilemma of failing and succumbing to sin as a Christian. People think they are walking after the Spirit just because they have the Baptism of the Spirit. But in reality once we have the Spirit we need to learn to rely on its power through prayer. I believe that's what it means in Ro 6:13 to present ourselves to God as those alive form the dead, so that the resurrection of life can work and empower us. And when we pray in this kind of faith for this to happen Ro 8:10-11 occurs-- The same Spirit that resurrected Jesus quickens and empowers our mortal bodies so we overcome sinful activity.
That's when verse 12 occurs. We won't live after the flesh.
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Like when Jesus began His ministry, he prayed and fasted to overcome the lust of the flesh, the lust of the eyes, and the pride of life (
1 John 2:16).
and then he began his ministry.
Luke 4:14 Jesus returned to Galilee in the power of the Spirit, and news about him spread through the whole countryside. 15 He was teaching in their synagogues, and everyone praised him.
16 He went to Nazareth, where he had been brought up, and on the Sabbath day he went into the synagogue, as was his custom. He stood up to read, 17 and the scroll of the prophet Isaiah was handed to him. Unrolling it, he found the place where it is written:
Luke 4:18 “The Spirit of the Lord is on me,
because he has anointed me
to proclaim good news to the poor.
He has sent me to proclaim freedom for the prisoners
and recovery of sight for the blind,
to set the oppressed free,
19 to proclaim the year of the Lord’s favor.”[f]
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