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Forγὰρthe mindsetτὸ φρόνημαof the fleshτῆς σαρκὸςisdeath,θάνατοςbutδὲthe mindsetτὸ φρόνημαof the Spiritτοῦ πνεύματοςislifeζωὴandκαὶpeace;εἰρήνη
Romans 8:6
Study it in the app“For the mindset of the flesh is death, but the mindset of the Spirit is life and peace;”
The mind of the flesh is death; the mind of the Spirit is life and peacePurity
With the Greek beneath
Romans 8:6, word by word
- the mindsetφρόνημαphronēma
mindset, way of thinking
Mindset: one's way of thinking and of setting the direction of one's life.
Where else “phronēma” appears- of the fleshσαρκὸςsarkos
sinful nature
The human nature that opposes God's Spirit.
Where else “sarkos” appears- deathθάνατοςthanatos
death
The end of the body's life.
Where else “thanatos” appears- of the Spiritπνεύματοςpneumatos
Spirit
God himself at work, giving life and dwelling in believers.
Where else “pneumatos” appears- lifeζωὴzōē
eternal life
What God gives to live with him without end.
Where else “zōē” appears- peaceεἰρήνηeirēnē
peace with God
The calm God gives: being on good terms with him.
Where else “eirēnē” appears
The context
5For those who are according to the flesh set their minds on the things of the flesh, but those who are according to the Spirit, the things of the Spirit.
6 · This verse (above)
7because the mindset of the flesh is hostility toward God, for it does not submit to the law of God, nor indeed can it;
To study Romans 8 in a group
1. What it says
What does Paul say in vv. 38-39 will not be able to separate us from the love of God?
2. What it means
Paul begins by saying there is no condemnation for those in the Messiah Jesus (v. 1). What does that mean to you?
3. How I live it
The Spirit helps us in weakness when we do not know what to ask (v. 26). How do you pray when you cannot find words?