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Our spirit, which is renewed by grace, has the "conscious volition" to resist the flesh, which is corrupt.
He doesn't expect us to obey him; he wants us to obey him out of love. We do not follow him because there is no alternative; we choose to follow him.
Because He still wants us to choose Him, to choose life. He gives a choice so that we are not forced. What kind of relationship would it be if your significant other was forced to be with you, forced to love, would you truly feel loved by them? No, but when they choose to love you that is good in God's eyes and i understand why
Ordering us to obey and expecting us to obey is not the same thing.
