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<li>Review <a id="si_2" onclick="return mV('Rom',8,'1-4');">Rom 8:1-4</a></li>
<li>Read <a id="si_3" onclick="return mV('Rom',8,'1-11');">Rom 8:1-11</a></li>
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<li>Two Kinds of People
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<li>Those that live according to the sinful nature &#8212; flesh
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<li>Explain flesh &#8212; Sin nature</li>
<li>Anti-God &#8212; Anti-Christ
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<li>Explain according to the mind
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<li>Under</li>
<li>Dominated</li>
<li>Controlled by</li>
<li>Obedient to &#8212; "You better mind me"</li>
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<li>Those that live according to the Spirit
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<li>The new life
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<li>A new birth</li>
<li>A resurrection</li>
<li>A calling</li>
<li>A new way to live
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<li>Dependent</li>
<li>Dominated</li>
<li>Controlled by</li>
<li>Obedient to &#8212; gladly &#8212; joyfully
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<li>A new life!</li>
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<li>The Two Directions
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<li>Devoted to the flesh
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<li>The mind set
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<li>The whole trend of life</li>
<li>Toward self &#8212; Sin &#8212; Satan &#8212; Society</li>
<li><a id="si_4" onclick="return mV('Eph',2,'1-3');">Eph 2:1-3</a></li>
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<li>Occupied</li>
<li>Wallowing</li>
<li>The things of the flesh &#8212; <a id="si_5" onclick="return mV('Gal',5,'16-21');">Gal 5:16-21</a>
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<li>Not just gross &#8212; gutter</li>
<li>Could be refined
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<li>Sophisticated</li>
<li>Educated</li>
<li>Successful</li>
<li>Cultured</li>
<li>Social status</li>
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<li>Devoted to the flesh</li>
<li>Mind set
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<li>Determined</li>
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<li>Devoted to the Spirit
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<li>The mind set</li>
<li>The attention &#8212; The trend</li>
<li>Toward godliness &#8212; holiness, worship, prayer, serving, giving</li>
<li>Not conformed &#8212; <a id="si_6" onclick="return mV('Rom',12,2);">Rom 12:2</a></li>
<li>Anti-Satan</li>
<li>Not self-love</li>
<li>Devoted to the Spirit</li>
<li>Loving the Bible</li>
<li>Loving God &#8212;elect</li>
<li>Spiritual concerns</li>
<li>Eternal values</li>
<li>A new life</li>
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<li>Two Issues
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<li>Flesh &#8212; Death
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<li>Separation
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<li>Separation from God</li>
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<li>Hostile to God
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<li>An enmity</li>
<li>An enemy &#8212; <a id="si_7" onclick="return mV('Rom',5,9);">Rom 5:9</a>,
<a id="si_8" onclick="return mV('Rom',5,10);">10</a></li>
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<li>Does not submit to God &#8212;Law &#8212; Rebels
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<li>Not obedient</li>
<li>Not from the heart</li>
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<li>Cannot obey
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<li>Without ability</li>
<li>Without power</li>
<li>Total inability</li>
<li>Cannot obey the Gospel
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<li>Repent &#8212; Believe &#8212; <a id="si_9" onclick="return mV('2Th',1,'7-9');">II Thess 1:7-9</a>
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<li>Cannot please God
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<li>Not acceptable</li>
<li>Not in the Kingdom of God</li>
<li>Flesh &#8212; Flesh</li>
<li>Cannot change</li>
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<li>Death &#8212; Mind &#8212; Affections &#8212; Will &#8212; Body &#8212; Life</li>
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<li>Spirit &#8212; life and peace
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<li>All the opposites of the flesh &#8212; Death</li>
<li>Review the list
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<li>Raised to life
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<li>Out of the grave of sin &amp; Death</li>
<li>Christ &#8212; Lazarus</li>
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<li>Spiritually alive
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<li>By the Holy Spirit</li>
<li>At conversion</li>
<li>Now &#8212; A new life</li>
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<li>Life and peace
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<li>Peace with God</li>
<li>Peace with self</li>
<li>Peace with others</li>
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<li>Two Realms
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<li>In the flesh
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<li>Not a standard or principle</li>
<li>But a life dominated</li>
<li>An abiding &#8212; A union</li>
<li>Self joined to sin</li>
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<li>In the Spirit &#8212; Roman Christians not in the flesh <a id="si_10" onclick="return mV('Rom',8,9);">Rom 8:9</a>
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<li>But in the Spirit</li>
<li>Controlled by</li>
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The indwelling presence of God
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God lives in
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Spirit of God
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Spirit of Christ
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The Holy Spirit
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God lives in &#8212; Father, Son, Holy Spirit
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The absolute for all believers
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Either &#8212; Or
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If anyone does not have the Spirit of Christ, he does not belong to Christ
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Still in death
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Spirit &#8212; Life
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Regenerates &#8212; Calls
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"World cannot receive"
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<a id="si_11" onclick="return mV('Jhn',14,16);">John 14:16</a>;
<a id="si_12" onclick="return mV('1Co',2,14);">1Co 2:14</a>
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Who Is a Christian?
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Possible answers
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This text &#8212;
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One to whom the Holy Spirit gives life and lives within and dominates &#8212; controls
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We must know
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Tom Reilly &#8212; car illustration
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What is the evidence of the Holy Spirit living within?
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We must know
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Possible answers
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Gifts
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Performance
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Service
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The Holy Spirit causes us to love the Lord Jesus Christ "
<a id="si_13" onclick="return mV('Jhn',14,'1-');">John 14</a>,
<a id="si_14" onclick="return mV('Jhn',15,'1-');">15</a>,
<a id="si_15" onclick="return mV('Jhn',16,'1-');">16</a>
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Glorifies
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Testifies
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Causes us to love
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<a id="si_16" onclick="return mV('1Co',16,22);">1Co 16:22</a> "
<a id="si_17" onclick="return mV('1Co',12,3);">1Co 12:3</a>
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Is your heart toward Christ
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Respect
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Seek to honor
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To love &#8212;
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If not &#8212; examine your condition
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Then you know the Holy Spirit is living in you &#8212; In control
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Not resolutions
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Not dedication
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But believe
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This is truth applied to life
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Not give in to sin nature &#8212;
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Wallow in defeat &#8212; Satan &#8212; the world
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"Message on paper"
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Set the paper on fire
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Set my heart on fire
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To believe
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