9. the Spirit of Christ is called the Spirit of God. 3:53; Ezek. But while it is indeed God who works in us even to will, yet it is true that walking in the Spirit is still our own choice: "If ye by the Spirit put to death the doings of the body"- we read. (Vanishing Conscience), By the Spirit - It is not within a man of himself, of his own power or his own will, to be able to put to death sin (Man's responsibility). It can refer to a literal debt (see Mt 18:24 below) or as used here in Romans 3 times (see below) by Paul figuratively to refer to a personal, moral obligation in contrast to that which is a necessity (which is the Greek verb dei = Click word study of dei) as dictated by the nature of the situation (such as we must eat, we must sleep. 28 And we know that God causes all things to work together for good to those who love God, to those who are called according to His purpose. He has led us through our vast treasury of privilege and possession. - How can we do this practically? Though we cannot pay all, we can at least acknowledge the debt, and, if we cannot pay Him the principal, yet to give Him some little interest upon the talent which He has lent to us, and those stupendous mercies which He has granted to us. You burn the gas and when you're out of gas, you stop, you get more gas, you run it again, you burn it, you get more gas, you keep on driving until you run out. Greathouse's comment is this: [20] R. C. H. Lenski, The Interpretation of St. Paul's Epistle to the Romans (Minneapolis, Minnesota: Augsburg Publishing House, 1963), p. 517. Romans 13:8 Parallel Verses [⇓ See commentary ⇓] Romans 13:8, NIV: "Let no debt remain outstanding, except the continuing debt to love one another, for whoever loves others has fulfilled the law." 1. That is not what Paul is teaching in this passage. "Whoever keeps the entire law, yet fails in one point, is guilty of breaking it all" James 2:10. The unfortunate man who was insolvent was at the mercy of his creditor, and might be treated as he chose. The salvation, then, of believers, is secure, notwithstanding their sufferings, inasmuch as they are children, and are sustained and aided by the Holy Spirit. This He does by making us more sensible of the existence of indwelling sin, by deepening our aspirations after holiness, by shedding abroad the love of God in the heart. American Tract Society. He is rather saying that a person whose life is characterized by the things of the flesh is not a true Christian and is spiritually dead, no matter what his religious affiliations or activities may be. Remember also that the ways of the flesh promise happiness, but misery is ultimately their reward (cf Gal 6:8-note). Only misery and death aver to be reaped from it (Galatians 6:8). 1 John 1:3 and 2 Corinthians 13:14. He bought us with His blood, so that now we belong to Him (3:24, 25; 8:9). There are many who are debtors to the flesh; who acknowledge the obligations, and show no inclination to be released from it. Vincent writes that mello signifies an "expression stronger than the simple future of the verb. Instead FOCUS ON CHRIST and remember that you do not owe your FLESH anything. Ver. Many take the words to mean that, if one lives the corrupt life that flows from a corrupt nature, then spiritual death shall ensue as the natural destiny. II. There is deep mystery, no doubt, in the great double fact of God is working in us to will, and on the other hand, of our choosing His will, moment by moment. Here are my notes… 3 For j God has done what the law, k weakened by the flesh, l could not do. If Christ had not saved us, the flesh would have dragged us down to the deepest, darkest, hottest places in hell. The point is that his death (and almost certainly this refers to eternal death) is imminent…he is certain to die. ; What is the sin nature?). This is a new ground of security, Romans 8:14. What Paul will teach in these next two verses is that privilege is associated with responsibility. No. The more accurate way to describe a believer who sins is that he or she is acting fleshly. "Calvin's Commentary on the Bible". [5] In depth discussion of eternal punishment). The future or things that are now https:https://www.studylight.org/commentaries/geb/romans-8.html. if they be false, why do you needlessly trouble men with them, and put them into such frights without a cause? Nothing that is birthed by the FLESH can produce good. III. The former direction is toward Heaven (by grace, unmerited favor); the latter is toward Hell, "for if you are living according to the flesh, you must die." Christ loved us so much, He died for us; the Spirit loves us so much, He lives in us. Therefore, brethren, we are debtors, not to the flesh, to live after the flesh. Later he adds, “For all who are being led by the Spirit of God, these are sons of God” (v. 14). The duty we owe it is not that of servants to a master, but of a master to his servants. BibliographyPett, Peter. And whereas the affair of suffering persecution was a great stumbling-block to the Jew, and might very much discourage the Gentile, he introduces it to the best advantage, Romans 8:17 and advances several arguments to fortify their minds under all trials; as, First, that they suffered with Christ: Secondly, in order to be crucified with him, in a manner which willinfinitelycompensateanypresentsufferings, ver.17,18.Thirdly,Allmankind are under various pressures, longing for a better state, Romans 8:19-22. However our wandering is for a moment or even a season but not for a lifetime and not as our continual habitual practice. Romans 8:13 for if you are living according to the flesh, you must die; but if by the Spirit you are putting to death the deeds of the body, you will live. Romans 8:12,13 by which if they mortify the flesh, they shall live. Opheile (rare, and not in the LXX) and the more common opheilema (in the LXX only in Deut. The present tense (of thanatoo) implies that the destruction is going on day by day; and therefore implies that the evil influence of their past conduct continues even in the justified (Ed: Clearly it does - see Ro 6:12, Gal 5:17). He does not tell the Romans to “let go and let God” take over while they sit idle. In Ro 7:4 Paul uses thanatoo declaring "you also were made to die to the Law through the body of Christ," which speaks of the death that the believer dies through supernatural, mystical but very real unity with the body of the crucified Christ. BibliographyEdwards, Justin. It is the pleasing, and serving, and gratifying, of the flesh, that are the ruin of souls; that is, the second death. Then as we continue to walk according to the Spirit (Ro 8:4-note cp Gal 5:16-note), by being spiritually minded (Ro 8:6-note), the believer can put to death sinful deeds and live for Christ Who is our life (Col 3:4). Specifically Dr Piper discusses the application the following passages - Ephesians 6:17 ("Sword of the Spirit, which is the Word of God"), Galatians 3:5 ("hearing with faith"), 2 Th 2:13 (" through sanctification by the Spirit and faith in the truth" - on "sanctification" compare Heb 12:14) Then Dr Piper illustrates how Ro 8:13 "works" in Hebrews 13:5-6. To the contrary we are now debtors to the Spirit Who has given us new life in Christ. 2012. And so likewise not only your covetous, but your superstitious persons, which needlessly, and out of a conceit of merit, macerate their flesh, and put a piece of religion in abstaining from such kind of meats, which God had created to be received with thanksgiving of them that believe and know the truth, as it is in 1 Timothy 4:3. R omans 8 is a much loved chapter of the Bible. He catches up an axe lying by and with his own arm hacks off his own hand at the wrist… It is not easy nor pleasant, but it is the only alternative to a horrible death”). 4, 717b). shall the same tongue speak evil that speakest against evil? Here is set forth the illustration of His promise that He came that we might have life and that we might have it more abundantly. What is to be killed is “the deeds of the body”… Such actions are the objects of decisive and hostile action as far as the believer is concerned. Robert Haldane writes that "the deeds of the body" is synonymous with "the works which corrupt nature produces. It is the result of the law of the Spirit of life and His operation within the believer, the working of the Spirit to suppress and destroy the effects of the sin principle. ; What is the flesh? (see sermon notes on Ephesians 3:16; 3:17; 3:18; 3:19), Only then does Paul exhort believers to walk a supernatural walk (lifestyle). Commentary on Romans 12:1-8. N      New Adam (Romans 5:12-21) – We are children of two “Adams” Like the strong inference commencing Ro 8:1, here there are emphatic and weighty consequences with regard to the Christian so potently indwelt by the Spirit of God. To live continually according to the flesh is to be completely ruled and controlled by that evil complex. What is mortification of sin / the flesh? The flesh is no part of our original nature. We need to acknowledge the sense of our own inadequacy and of His all sufficient adequacy (cp 2Cor 3:5-6, 2Cor 12:9-10). Eerdmans), Here are the 7 NT uses of opheiletes (not in the Septuagint - LXX) translated culprits, 1; debtors, 1; indebted, 1; owed, 1; under obligation, 3…. With me can have nothing to do Don't lose this truth. 2. That is what it means to mortify sin." Romans 12:1-8 12 I appeal to you therefore, brothers and sisters, by the mercies of God, to present your bodies as a living sacrifice, holy and acceptable to God, which is your spiritual worship. Romans 8:5-14. Many false Christians in the church work hard at keeping their lives pure in appearance, because other people think more highly of them for it and because they feel prouder of themselves when they act morally and benevolently than when they do not. Because these sufferings are comparatively insignificant, Romans 8:18-23. Thy individuality is not to be repressed; no healthy function of thy nature is to be laid aside. New Testament Commentary Set,), Haldane adds that "No man overcomes the corruptions of his heart but by the influence of the Spirit of God. Romans 12:4 For just as we have many members in one body and all the members do not have the same function. Of the two controlling principles, the flesh and the Spirit, our obligation is not to the former, but to the latter. Copyright StatementThe Robertson's Word Pictures of the New Testament. It is gradually destroyed (Ed: By the Spirit), as it was gradually formed, by single acts. (Gal 5:16, 17, 18-see notes Galatians 5:16; 17; 18), A Debtor to Mercy (3.) Scripture: Romans 8:12–17. 7. Romans 8:12 Therefore, brethren, we are debtors, not to the flesh, to live after the flesh. What is the danger? What does John say is true of such a person? Wuest: So then, brethren, we are those under obligation, not to the sinful nature to live habitually under the dominion of the sinful nature. (T. Robinson, D.D. That's COERCION - the FLESH can still COERCE us but it cannot CONTROL one who is IN CHRIST. Prior to our new birth we were in fact "obligated" to the flesh, and had to obey it's desires and wishes! The supernatural Christ life cannot be lived by natural means, no matter how good or religious or holy they might appear) by the Spirit, and you will (ABSOLUTELY) not carry out the desire of the flesh ("OIL" DOES NOT MIX WITH WATER!). Particular Direction #8: Meditate on God’s Greatness, 14. This observation is verified, as in many other passages [Note: Romans 12:1 and 1 Corinthians 6:20. with the two verses preceding the text. He draws the general conclusion from all his arguments upon this subject, Romans 8:12 where the phrase αρα ουν, appears to be the grand inference from all that he has been arguing, in relation to sanctity of life. BibliographyTrapp, John. 1801-1803. Now we are indebted to the Holy Spirit for all He has done and will do in and through us. It is a daily duty. And never was forfeited yet Now that we are IN CHRIST we are DEBTORS to God to proclaim the good news to the lost as Paul explains in Ro 1:14-note. All that we get by sin is nothing but shame and loss. Let us go further. Remember that "death" speaks of separation so what a believer (enabled by the Spirit) is to do is to separate day by day, even moment by moment from the evil deeds of the fallen flesh nature. Some have taught falsely that perfection is attainable in this life, but that is absolutely NOT biblical. "The deeds of the body” are those actions and practices which express undue dependence on satisfying the base human appetites and ambitions inherent in the fallen flesh which characterize one who is not alive in Christ Jesus. 1. 5:29-30+). To reiterate, by using the present tense Paul is calling for a sustained effort on the part of believers to "search and destroy" these death dealing deeds. Can the Triune God, who dwells in us, be pleased with our living after the flesh? Click chart to enlarge Chart from recommended resource Jensen's Survey of the NT - used by permission Romans Overview Chart - Charles Swindoll Source: Dr David Cooper Click to Enlarge. Romans 8:12-13 Commentary. It has long been a question whether, according to the Roman law, the creditors had not the right of cutting the man’s body in pieces in proportion to the amount of their claims; and there can be no doubt that the debtor’s person as well as his property, his family as well as himself, were liable to be apprehended and disposed of; just as we read in the parable, where the king is found ordering that the servant who owed him ten thousand talents should be sold, with his family and all that he had, that payment might be made. How You Can Know You’re a Child of God. The solemn obligation of the children of God. Thus he who is a debtor to ambition and pride and vain glory in the world, he is a debtor occasionally to flattery and falsehood and sinful correspondences, for the promoting of such ends to himself. If a fence is made ever so strong, and only one gap is left open; the wild beast may enter and tread down the corn. Observe the form in which the apostle puts the matter. (NLT - Tyndale House), Phillips: So then, my brothers, you can see that we have no particular reason to feel grateful to our sensual nature, or to live life on the level of the instincts. 12 So then, # Lit brethren. This is a most inestimable privilege to them [Note: Far greater than that mentioned 1 Kings 8:27.]. True mortification is--. We are to do all the good we can, one to another, and for the common benefit. Brethren (80) (adelphos from a = denoting unity + delphús = womb) means literally one born from same womb and so describes males having the same father and mother. Morris observes that "There is a change from “we” to “you” as Paul turns to the link between living the fleshly life and death. ), Based upon the believer's new life in Christ Who gave them a new and supernatural power Paul commanded the Colossians…, Therefore (based upon the truth about their new supernatural position and power - Col 3:1, 2, 3, 4 - see notes Colossians 3:1; 3:2; 3:3; 3:4) consider (aorist imperative = Do this now and do it effectively! No securing or saving themselves from Him who is able to meet with them. These are really debtors, and confess themselves to be debtors, as often as they declare that it is not in their power to live spiritually.—V. Romans 8:2 Parallel Verses [⇓ See commentary ⇓] Romans 8:2, NIV: "because through Christ Jesus the law of the Spirit who gives life has set you free from the law of sin and death." (Percy Strutt.). See the article by Greg Herrick entitled "Of the Mortification of Sin in Believers", based on Romans 8:13 and puritan John Owen's classic (but difficult to read in its old English style) on putting to death sin. "The New John Gill Exposition of the Entire Bible". There is nothing that can approach the joy of true and utter fellowship with our God and Father, and our Savior the Lord Jesus Christ. (Ro 8:13) Do not lose heart beloved, but keep pressing on, and as the writer of Hebrews exhorts, "consider (aorist imperative = Don't delay! Romans 8:12. Can make You Your purpose forego "John Wesley's Explanatory Notes on the Whole Bible". We are not left to ourselves. 1835. We are debtors yes, but NOT TO THE FLESH. They say that it is in the wrong place after Paul’s words in verse 24. Others feel that Paul is summing up all the truths of a believer's position and privilege since Romans 8:1 and that is certainly a reasonable thought. Apothneskein is pregnant: the meaning is not merely that they will die (those who live according to the spirit have also to die—compare Ro 8:10), but that they will die without hope of life with God. (see notes Titus 2:11, 2:12, 2:13, 2:14). The old fear of God, and the old godly habits of family worship and the teaching of children by their parents, are being left behind. There is no man so deeply engaged as that man who is in thraldom to his lusts; and he has all the properties of a sad debtor upon him. * 1 Hence, now there is no condemnation for those who are in Christ Jesus. But press on! But man cannot do so. (Phillips: Touchstone). The whole creation as looking and longing for its full manifestation, Romans 8:19, etc. (see note Romans 8:2), What Paul is setting before his readers is very similar in intent to what God said through Moses to Israel (except of course they did not possess the indwelling Spirit as believers today do)…, See, I have set before you today life and prosperity, and death and adversity… So choose life in order that you may live, you and your descendants (Deut 30:15, 19b). 1. 3. “I drew you with the hands of a man.”, 2. He liked it because it contains a beautiful balance. But, more and more, I am aware of the reality of life, and that far above and beyond the physical life there is the eternal life which I am living, and which I am breathing from Christ by the Holy Breath day by day. The same word which is employed in the Septuagint version of the Old Testament, to translate the Hebrew word rendered in our Bible as ‘withheld,’ is employed here by the Apostle. Matt 2:13; 3:7; 11:14; 12:32; 16:27; 17:12, 22; 20:22; 24:6; Mark 10:32; 13:4; Luke 3:7; 7:2; 9:31, 44; 10:1; 13:9; 19:4, 11; 21:7, 36; 22:23; 24:21; John 4:47; 6:6, 15, 71; 7:35, 39; 11:51; 12:4, 33; 14:22; 18:32; Acts 3:3; 5:35; 11:28; 12:6; 13:34; 16:27; 17:31; 18:14; 19:27; 20:3, 7, 13, 38; 21:27, 37; 22:16, 26, 29; 23:3, 15, 20, 27; 24:15, 25; 25:4; 26:2, 22f; 27:2, 10, 30, 33; 28:6; Rom 4:24; 5:14; 8:13, 18, 38; 1 Cor 3:22; Gal 3:23; Eph 1:21; Col 2:17; 1 Thess 3:4; 1 Tim 1:16; 4:8; 6:19; 2 Tim 4:1; Heb 1:14; 2:5; 6:5; 8:5; 10:1, 27; 11:8, 20; 13:14; Jas 2:12; 1 Pet 5:1; 2 Pet 1:12; 2:6; Rev 1:19; 2:10; 3:2, 10, 16; 6:11; 8:13; 10:4, 7; 12:4f; 17:8. See Is sinless perfection possible in this life? Romans 8:12 Therefore, brethren, we are debtors, not to the flesh, to live after the flesh. Flesh (4561) (sarx [word study]) as used in the present context is that evil part of man inherited from Adam and unfortunately still having residence in a believer's mortal body. The rich are indebted to them, for while the one hoard wealth the other make it. It commences with the enjoyment of free and perfect pardon through Christ, II. Paul’s thought is, “So then, since the saint is not within the sphere of the flesh, the power of the latter having been broken and since he is within the sphere of the Holy Spirit, he is under no obligation to the flesh to live under its dominion.”. Both still represent dead works of sin. Johann Albrecht Bengel's Gnomon of the New Testament. BibliographyGodbey, William. Hodge's Commentary on Romans, Ephesians and First Corintians. All mankind are under various pressures, longing for a better state, Romans 8:19-22. ), The word “flesh” may be taken in its physical consideration. That was the act of God through the death of Christ. In fact when a believer now attempts to keep the law (or any form legalism might take in one's life), he or she is only giving opportunity to the old flesh nature to work! Experience proves that our past actions, especially often-repeated actions, are a living power in us today, urging us on in the path we trod yesterday. Progressive sanctification is not something the Christian may take or leave. So because of what Jesus Christ did on the Cross, we don't "owe it a thing". deeds of the body is the daily task of the soul in Christ. The power for this is not his own, but that of the Holy Spirit. John Trapp Complete Commentary. Simply put it means you are still trying to do it yourself! So sin can "reign" in our mortal body, that part of us even as believers which is decaying and destined to die. The appellation, "brethren", is not used, because they were so by nation or by blood, though many in the church at Rome were Jews; nor merely in a free familiar way of speaking; but rather on account of church membership, and especially because they were in the same spiritual relation to God and Christ: and the use of it by the apostle, shows his great humility and condescension, and his love and affection for them, and is designed to engage their attention and regard to what he was about to say, to them and of them; as that they were "debtors"; which is to be understood of them not as sinners, who as such had been greatly in debt, and had nothing to pay, and were liable to the prison of hell; for no mere creature could ever have paid off their debts; but Christ has done it for them, and in this sense they were not debtors: but they were so as saints, as men freed from condemnation and death; which doctrine of Christian liberty is no licentious one; it does not exempt from obedience, but the more and greater the favours are which such men enjoy, the more obliged they are to be grateful and obey; they are debtors, or trader obligation. So how do you put to death the deeds of the body? They are at enmity with God (Romans 8:7). Although a believer is not now to be obligated to the flesh, Paul's implication is that believers are in fact under obligation to God's Holy Spirit of God and our aim should to be about the business of putting to death the deeds of the body (Col 3:5-note, Php 2:11-note). Renewal 1960. And then if the Holy Spirit wakes me up at 3AM for a "quiet time" I get up and surrender to Him. "Commentary on Romans 8:12". We don't owe the flesh anything! Now that we are saved we are to submit to the Spirit, trust His enabling power and put to death or kill those evil habits. A godly man considers the mischief which one sin lived in, will do. Build your faith on what the Word of God says - be a Berean. Christians, they are by no means debtors to the fulfilling of their lusts. We cannot do it by ourselves. And the list of excuses goes on and on. There is a debt which every man in a sense does owe unto it. One operates on the storage principle (You put gas in the tank and you drive it. In other words the conclusions following the "if" statements, are assumed to be true and logically follow. (see note Romans 8:1). 2. The means the Spirit uses to accomplish this process is our faithful obedience to the simple commands of Scripture (The MacArthur Study Bible), Pastor Ray Pritchard writes "I once heard Dr. Ryrie call Romans 8:13 the most important single verse on the spiritual life in the New Testament. (Romans 8: Expository Notes Verse by Verse). The obligations of sonship, Romans 8:12-13. Commentary on Isaiah 51:1-6. Because of Christ’s saving work on our behalf and our permanent position in Christ, the sinful flesh no longer has any right to reign over us and to debilitate us and drag us back into the pit of depravity into which we were all born in Adam. Τῷ) Our spirit testifies: the Spirit of God Himself testifies along with our spirit. 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