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But you are not in the flesh but in the Spirit, if it is so that the Spirit of God dwells in you. But if any man doesn`t have the Spirit of Christ, he is not his.
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Commentators are unanimous: the defining mark of a true Christian is the indwelling Holy Spirit. Scholars like Spurgeon and Barnes emphasize that without the Spirit of Christ, no amount of religious profession, church membership, or good deeds makes a person a Christian. Paul presents this not as a suggestion, but as the fundamental reality that separates those who belong to Christ from those who do not.
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18th Century
Presbyterian
But you. You who are Christians. This is the opposite character to that which he had been describing and shows the power of the gospel.
Not in the flesh (ουκ εν σαρκ). Not sold under sin (7:14) any more.
But in the spirit (αλλα εν πνευματ). P…
19th Century
Anglican
Such is not your case—if at least the Spirit of God and of Christ dwells in you, as it should in every Christian.
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Baptist
But ye are not in the flesh, but in the Spirit, if so be that the Spirit of God dwell in you. Now if any man have not the Spirit of Christ, he …
Turning now to his readers, Paul reminds them of the basic difference between themselves and those he has been describing. As believers, they have,…
16th Century
Protestant
But ye, etc. He applies hypothetically a general truth to those to whom he was writing; not only that by directing his discourse to them p…
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17th Century
Reformed Baptist
But you are not in the flesh, but in the Spirit That is, you are not carnal, but spiritual men; or you are not in a …
Believers may be chastened by the Lord, but will not be condemned with the world. By their union with Christ through faith, they are thus secured. …
13th Century
Catholic
In the preceding section, the Apostle had presupposed that the prudence of the flesh is death, and here he intends to prove this.
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