Feelings And Impulses
Please note the following scriptures:
Galatians 3
14 He redeemed us in order that the blessing given to Abraham might come to the Gentiles through Christ Jesus, so that by faith we might receive the promise of the Spirit.
Romans 8
5 Those who live according to the sinful nature have their minds set on what that nature desires; but those who live in accordance with the Spirit have their minds set on what the Spirit desires.
6 The mind of sinful man is death, but the mind controlled by the Spirit is life and peace;
7 the sinful mind is hostile to God. It does not submit to God's law, nor can it do so.
8 Those controlled by the sinful nature cannot please God.
9 You, however, are controlled not by the sinful nature but by the Spirit, if the Spirit of God lives in you. And if anyone does not have the Spirit of Christ, he does not belong to Christ.
Romans 7
25 Thanks be to God—through Jesus Christ our Lord!
So then, I myself in my mind am a slave to God's law, but in the sinful nature a slave to the law of sin.
Galatians 5
24 Those who belong to Christ Jesus have crucified the sinful nature with its passions and desires.
Galatians 3:14 indicates that a person receives the Holy Spirit via having faith. Romans 8:9 indicates that a person is controlled by the Holy Spirit, if the Holy Spirit lives in him. If someone is controlled by the Spirit, he lives in accordance with the Spirit. This means, per Romans 8:5, that that person’s mind is set on what the Spirit desires. This point is confirmed in Romans 7:25 – which indicates further that that person’s mind is constrained to think in accordance with God’s law. Now if the mind of someone who has faith is constrained to think in accordance with what the Spirit wants, it follows that every evil thought, passion, doubt, etc., technically does not come from him. All these evil things rather come from his sinful nature (Galatians 5:24). This is very important, because it means that a person need not worry when he has evil thoughts, or impulses, or doubts, as he has faith and lives his life: since all these things are not parts of him – but rather are parts of his sinful nature. Remember, the best guard against a person's sinful nature, is the person ensuring that he practices having faith sufficiently – which will cause the Holy Spirit to keep his sinful nature at bay, and increasingly trample it (Romans 8:13).
Galatians 3
14 He redeemed us in order that the blessing given to Abraham might come to the Gentiles through Christ Jesus, so that by faith we might receive the promise of the Spirit.
Romans 8
5 Those who live according to the sinful nature have their minds set on what that nature desires; but those who live in accordance with the Spirit have their minds set on what the Spirit desires.
6 The mind of sinful man is death, but the mind controlled by the Spirit is life and peace;
7 the sinful mind is hostile to God. It does not submit to God's law, nor can it do so.
8 Those controlled by the sinful nature cannot please God.
9 You, however, are controlled not by the sinful nature but by the Spirit, if the Spirit of God lives in you. And if anyone does not have the Spirit of Christ, he does not belong to Christ.
Romans 7
25 Thanks be to God—through Jesus Christ our Lord!
So then, I myself in my mind am a slave to God's law, but in the sinful nature a slave to the law of sin.
Galatians 5
24 Those who belong to Christ Jesus have crucified the sinful nature with its passions and desires.
Galatians 3:14 indicates that a person receives the Holy Spirit via having faith. Romans 8:9 indicates that a person is controlled by the Holy Spirit, if the Holy Spirit lives in him. If someone is controlled by the Spirit, he lives in accordance with the Spirit. This means, per Romans 8:5, that that person’s mind is set on what the Spirit desires. This point is confirmed in Romans 7:25 – which indicates further that that person’s mind is constrained to think in accordance with God’s law. Now if the mind of someone who has faith is constrained to think in accordance with what the Spirit wants, it follows that every evil thought, passion, doubt, etc., technically does not come from him. All these evil things rather come from his sinful nature (Galatians 5:24). This is very important, because it means that a person need not worry when he has evil thoughts, or impulses, or doubts, as he has faith and lives his life: since all these things are not parts of him – but rather are parts of his sinful nature. Remember, the best guard against a person's sinful nature, is the person ensuring that he practices having faith sufficiently – which will cause the Holy Spirit to keep his sinful nature at bay, and increasingly trample it (Romans 8:13).
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