David1701
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The carnal mind (i.e. the mind of an unregenerate person) is death; it is not subject to the law of God, neither can it be. This is precisely why the law is the ministry of death and condemnation! By the law is the knowledge of sin; and the law stirs up sin, even in Christians (see Rom. 7).What in the carnal mind is going on here??
Romans 8: 5 - 7
5 For they that are after the flesh do mind the things of the flesh; but they that are after the Spirit the things of the Spirit.
6 For to be carnally minded is death; but to be spiritually minded is life and peace.
7 Because the carnal mind is enmity against God: for it is not subject to the law of God, neither indeed can be.
Please understand that there are two laws. The ministry of death is the law of animal sacrifice.
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For someone who is born again, on the other hand:
Rom. 6:14,15 (A.V.)
14 For sin shall not have dominion over you: for ye are not under the law, but under grace.
15 What then? shall we sin, because we are not under the law, but under grace? God forbid.
One of the reasons why sin does not have dominion over the born again Christian, is because he is NOT UNDER LAW BUT UNDER GRACE.
The Christian is not justified by law; he is not sanctified by law; he does not live by law; but he does live by grace, being led by the Holy Spirit; and that is why sin is no longer his master. He does not need the ten commandments to tell him to love God and others, not to murder, not to steal, not to commit adultery, etc., because he is a new creation, in Christ Jesus, with a new heart/spirit and he has fellowship with God, by the Holy Spirit.
I can never understand Christians who want to bring themselves back under the bondage of law, effectively denying the New Covenant, the cross and Jesus' bodily resurrection. We live in the newness of the Spirit, not the oldness of the letter of the law.
If you really don't like confusion, then stop trying to mix law and grace - they don't go together.
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