To Be, Carnally or Spiritually Minded (Romans 8:5-11), parts 3/4

Send us Fan MailRomans 8 doesn’t let us hide behind religious optics. We talk through Paul’s blunt diagnosis that the carnal mind is hostile to God and cannot submit to God’s law, then we slow down to ask what that really means: the deepest problem is not a list of mistakes but a disposition, a nature, a realm. That’s why looking holy, doing good works, or polishing behavior cannot make someone pleasing to God if grace has not first changed the heart. We also deal head-on with a modern confusion that keeps spreading online: the idea that Christians can reach a point of total sinlessness. We explain why Scripture describes ongoing sanctification, resident sin, and daily mortification, while also describing a real, unmistakable change in the believer. The Holy Spirit produces conviction, repentance, and a growing refusal to be comfortable in sin. That struggle is not proof you’re lost; it can be evidence that you’re alive. From there we move into assurance and identity: “they that are in the flesh cannot please God,” but believers are not in the flesh if the Spirit of God dwells in them. We connect Romans 8:9 to the bigger picture of salvation by grace, including election and predestination, and the unified work of the Father, Son, and Holy Spirit: election, redemption, regeneration. If you want a clear, Bible-centered look at the spiritual mind, the indwelling Holy Spirit, and why grace changes what you are before it changes what you do, press play. Subscribe, share this with a friend, and leave a review with your biggest takeaway.Support the showBE PROVOKED AND BE PERSUADED!