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  1. Romans 8:4 – “That the righteousness of the law might be fulfilled in us who walk not after the flesh, but after the Spirit.”

    1. What is Paul saying here?

    Paul begins his explanation about this same topic in Romans 7. I.e., the difference between walking after the flesh and after the Spirit.

    Romans 7:14 – “For we know that the law is Spiritual; but I am carnal, sold under sin.” Implying that, since the law is Spiritual, we all need a Spiritual intervention to be able to keep it.

    2. How have you seen this promise manifested in your own life?

    Whenever I attempt to keep the law on my own, it turns out to be what Paul is talking about in the following verses.

    Romans 7:15-21 – “…for the good that I would do not: but the evil which I would not, that I do…”

    However, when I surrender and ask God to take full control of my life, He leads me to walk after the Spirit. Then, naturally the fruits of the Spirit [Love, Joy, Peace, Long-suffering, Gentleness… (Galatians 5:22-23)] are manifested in my life.

    3. At the same time, despite whatever positive changes you have experienced, why must salvation always be based on what Christ has done for us and nothing else?

    If Jesus knew that some small % of people were capable of keeping the law on their own, He would not have bothered to die for anyone else. The rest of the world would have been held accountable by the same standard of self righteousness. However, as it is written, “There is no one righteous…” We have all sinned and fallen short of His glory. Even our best efforts are filthy rugs. This is why Jesus had to pitch in and bail us out. His death covers 100% of the debt we owed. So, since we are all 100% covered under His righteousness and we are 100% His.

    The good news does not end there though. Jesus wants to go on and make our yoke easier, and our burdens lighter. He knows that like Paul, we struggle to do good but everything comes out the opposite way. So, He reminds us that we cannot bear the fruits of the Spirit on our own. We need to connect with the Spirit in order to be successful. Once connected with the Spirit, He is helps us to will to do that which is good; hence, to keep the law.

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