Romans Chapter 8
"For the mind that is set on the flesh is hostile
to God, for it does not submit to God’s law; indeed it cannot. Those who are
in the flesh cannot please God." (Romans 8:7,8)
“The mind being set on the flesh” is a mind of an unbeliever. If one
does not believe in the things of God, he is hostile or rejects the things
of God and God’s laws.
Since Adam and Eve disobeyed God in the Garden of Eden, there has been sin
and strife in the world. God created a perfect world for Adam and Eve. If
they had obeyed Him and controlled their sinful lusts, the world would be a
perfect place. But they listened to Satan and became as we are because they
ate of the tree of the knowledge of good and evil; and we became subject to
sin and death.
But God, since He loved us so much provided a way for us to become perfect;
thus Jesus became our sacrifice; our way of avoiding hell. God the Father,
laid all the sins of the world on the strong, able shoulders of our Lord.
Psalms 53:5 He took our sins upon Himself and bore our iniquities; He
suffered on a cruel cross; suffered as no man has ever suffered and then He
died to save our souls from an eternity in hell.
Prayer: Thank you Lord God for providing a way of escape for us and giving
us a living sacrifice, Jesus Your only Son to die for us as our
propitiation. Thank You for saving us from an eternity of the fire that
burns forever and ever.
Nell Berry