For I am not ashamed of the Gospel of Christ, for it is the power of God to salvation for everyone who believes (Romans 1:16).
Romans 8:1-8 KJV (182 words, 1 paragraph)
No condemnation
8:1 There is therefore now no condemnation
____________________to them which are {1}in Christ Jesus
____________________who walk
_______________________not after the {2}flesh,
_______________________ {1}but after the Spirit.
Freedom from the Law
8:2 For the {1}law of the Spirit of life in Christ Jesus hath made me free
__________________from the {3}law
_________________________of sin and death.
Condemnation of sin
8:3 For what the {3}law could not do,
____________in that it was weak
______________________{2}through the flesh,
God sending his own Son (a)→ . . . condemned {2}sin in the flesh(b)→
(a)→. . . in the likeness of {2}sinful flesh, and for sin,
___8:4 (b)→That the righteousness of the {3}law
________________might be fulfilled in us,
_____________________________who walk not after the {2}flesh,
_____________________________but after the {1}Spirit.
The Flesh and the Spirit
8:5 For they that are {2}after the flesh
______________do mind the things of the flesh;
{1}but they that are after the Spirit
___________________the things of the Spirit.
The Carnal Mind
8:6 For to be {2}carnally minded
__________is death;
{1}but to be spiritually minded
_________ is life and peace.
8:7Because the{2}carnal mind
___________is enmity against God:
___________for it is not subject to the {3}law of God,
_________________neither indeed can be.
8:8 So then they that are {2}in the flesh
__________________cannot please God.
Numbered items are running themes:
{1} In the Spirit; In Christ
{2} In the Flesh; Under the Mosaic Law
{3} Mosaic Law
→Goes with; Go together
. . . Pulled from the order of the text
Main Point
Sub Point
All else is supporting element of either sub points or main points
I just studied Romans 8 and am blown away by that chapter. It may be one of the most meaningful in the entire Bible!!
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