Therefore there is now no ^acondemnation no guilty verdict, no punishment for those who are ^bin ^cChrist Jesus who believe in Him as personal Lord and Savior. John 3:18 2 For ^athe law of the Spirit of life which is in ^bChrist Jesus the law of our new being ^chas set you free from the law of sin and of death. 3 For ^awhat the Law could not do that is, overcome sin and remove its penalty, its power ^bbeing weakened by the flesh man’s nature without the Holy Spirit, God did: He sent His own Son in ^cthe likeness of sinful man as an offering for sin. And He condemned sin in the flesh subdued it and overcame it in the person of His own Son, Lev 7:37 4 so that the righteous and just ^arequirement of the Law might be fulfilled in us who ^bdo not live our lives in the ways of the flesh guided by worldliness and our sinful nature, but live our lives in the ways of the Spirit guided by His power. 5 For those who are living according to the flesh set their minds on ^athe things of the flesh which gratify the body, but those who are living according to the Spirit, set their minds on ^bthe things of the Spirit His will and purpose. 6 ^aNow the mind of the flesh is ^bdeath both now and forever—because it pursues sin; but the mind of the Spirit is life and peace the spiritual well-being that comes from walking with God—both now and forever; 7 the mind of the flesh with its sinful pursuits is actively ^ahostile to God. It does not submit itself to God’s law, since it cannot, 8 and those who are ^ain the flesh living a life that caters to sinful appetites and impulses cannot please God.

9 However, you are not living ^ain the flesh controlled by the sinful nature but in the Spirit, if in fact the Spirit of God ^blives in you directing and guiding you. But ^cif anyone does not have the Spirit of Christ, he does not belong to Him and is not a child of God. Rom 8:14 10 ^aIf Christ lives in you, though your natural body is dead because of sin, your spirit is alive because of righteousness which He provides. 11 And if the Spirit of Him who ^araised Jesus from the dead lives in you, ^bHe who raised ^cChrist Jesus from the dead will also give life to your mortal bodies through His Spirit, who lives in you.

12 So then, ¹brothers and sisters, we have an obligation, but not to our flesh our human nature, our worldliness, our sinful capacity, to live according to the impulses of the flesh our nature without the Holy Spirit— 13 for ^aif you are living according to the impulses of the flesh, you are going to die. But if you are living by the power of the Holy Spirit you are habitually ^bputting to death the sinful deeds of the body, you will really live forever. 14 For all who are allowing themselves to ^abe led by the Spirit of God are ^bsons of God. 15 For you ^ahave not received a spirit of slavery leading again to fear of God’s judgment, but you ^bhave received the Spirit of adoption as sons the Spirit producing sonship by which we joyfully cry, “^1cAbba! Father!” 16 The Spirit Himself ^atestifies and confirms together with our spirit assuring us that we believers are ^bchildren of God. 17 And if we are His children, then we are His ^aheirs also: heirs of God and fellow heirs with Christ sharing His spiritual blessing and inheritance, ^bif indeed we share in His suffering so that we may also share in His glory. John 17:24; Gal 3:29; 4:7; Eph 1:3, 11; 3:6; Heb 6:12

18 For I consider from the standpoint of faith that the sufferings of the present life ^aare not worthy to be compared with the ^bglory that is about to be revealed to us and in us! 19 For even the whole creation all nature ^awaits eagerly for the ^bchildren of God to be ^crevealed. 20 For the creation ^awas subjected to ^bfrustration and futility, not willingly because of some intentional fault on its part, but ^cby the will of Him who subjected it, in hope Eccl 1:2 21 that ^athe creation itself will also be freed from its bondage to decay and gain entrance into the glorious freedom of the children of God. 22 For we know that the whole creation has been ^amoaning together as in the pains of childbirth until now. Jer 12:4, 11 23 ^aAnd not only this, but we too, who have ^bthe first fruits of the Spirit a joyful indication of the blessings to come, even we ^cgroan inwardly, as we wait ^deagerly for the sign of our adoption as sons—^ethe redemption and transformation of our body at the resurrection. 2+@Cor 5:2, 4; Eph 4:30 24 For ^ain this hope we were saved by faith. But ^bhope the object of which is seen is not hope. For who hopes for what he already sees? 25 But ^aif we hope for what we do not see, we wait eagerly for it with patience and composure.

26 In the same way the Spirit comes to us and helps us in our weakness. ^aWe do not know what prayer to offer or how to offer it as we should, but ^bthe Spirit Himself knows our need and at the right time intercedes on our behalf with sighs and groanings too deep for words. 27 And ^aHe who searches the hearts knows what ^bthe mind of the Spirit is, because the Spirit ^cintercedes before God on behalf of ¹God’s people in accordance with God’s will. Ps 139:1, 2

28 And we know with great confidence that God who is deeply concerned about us causes ^aall things to work together as a plan for good for those who love God, to those who are ^bcalled according to His plan and purpose. 29 For those whom He ^aforeknew and loved and chose beforehand, He also ^bpredestined to be ^cconformed to the image of His Son and ultimately share in His complete sanctification, so that He would be the ^dfirstborn the most beloved and honored among many believers. 30 And those whom He ^apredestined, He also ^bcalled; and those whom He called, He also ^cjustified declared free of the guilt of sin; and those whom He justified, He also ^dglorified raising them to a heavenly dignity.

31 ^aWhat then shall we say to all these things? ^bIf God is for us, who can be successful against us? Ps 118:6 32 He who ^adid not spare even His own Son, but ^bgave Him up for us all, how will He not also, along with Him, graciously give us all things? 33 Who will bring any charge against ^aGod’s elect (His chosen ones) ? ^bIt is God who justifies us declaring us blameless and putting us in a right relationship with Himself. 34 Who is the one who ^acondemns us? Christ Jesus is the One who ^bdied to pay our penalty, and more than that, who was ^craised from the dead, and who is ^dat the right hand of God ^einterceding with the Father for us. 35 Who shall ever separate us from ^athe love of ¹Christ? Will ^btribulation, or distress, or ^cpersecution, or ^dfamine, or ^enakedness, or ^fdanger, or sword? 36 Just as it is written and forever remains written,“^aFOR YOUR SAKE WE ARE PUT TO DEATH ALL DAY LONG;WE ARE REGARDED AS SHEEP FOR THE SLAUGHTER.” Ps 44:22 37 Yet in all these things we are more than ^aconquerors and gain an overwhelming victory through ^bHim who loved us so much that He died for us. 38 For I am convinced and continue to be convinced—beyond any doubt that neither ^adeath, nor life, nor ^bangels, nor principalities, nor ^cthings present and threatening, nor things to come, nor powers, 39 nor height, nor depth, nor any other created thing, will be able to separate us from ^athe unlimited love of God, which is ^bin Christ Jesus our Lord.