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Originally Posted by mfblume
Rom 8:9....But ye are not in the flesh, but in the Spirit, if so be that the Spirit of God dwell in you. Now if any man have not the Spirit of Christ, he is none of his.
I lean toward seeing spirit infilling as necessary for salvation. But that is a hard question in one sense. So, I am not dogmatic on what that verse is saying. The issue is not about salvation but overcoming fleshliness. So, although he may mention tenets of salvation there, I have to get more of a grasp on that detail.
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Originally Posted by KeptByTheWord
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I am sure that Bro. Blume has more to add to this as
Romans 8:2 says, "For the law of the Spirit of life in Christ Jesus has made me free from the law of sin and death."
Paul is preaching that the Spirit infilling freed him from the Law of sin and death, having
Romans 7 comparing the difference between the Law of Moses and the New Covenant, the New Covenant being superior.
He uses the marriage analogy to bring his point - when a marriage partner dies, you are free from that marriage and you are free to marry another.
There is salvation in the Holy Ghost - you are free from sin and death. The Spirit of Christ is a huge deal to the Apostles.
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