Romans 8:1-30

Therefore, there is now no condemnation  for those in  Christ Jesus,  , because the law  of the Spirit of life  in Christ Jesus has set you  free from the law  of sin and death.  For what the law could not do  since it was weakened by the flesh,  God did. He condemned sin in the flesh by sending his own Son in the likeness of sinful flesh  as a sin offering,  , in order that the law’s requirement would be fulfilled  in us who do not walk according to the flesh  but according to the Spirit. For those who live according to the flesh have their minds set on the things of the flesh,  but those who live according to the Spirit have their minds set on the things of the Spirit. Now the mindset of the flesh  is death,  but the mindset of the Spirit is life and peace. The mindset of the flesh is hostile  to God because it does not submit to God’s law. Indeed, it is unable to do so. Those who are in the flesh  cannot please God. You, however, are not in the flesh, but in the Spirit, if indeed the Spirit of God lives in you.  If anyone does not have the Spirit of Christ,  he does not belong to him. Now if Christ is in you,  the body is dead because of sin, but the Spirit  gives life  because of righteousness. And if the Spirit of him who raised Jesus from the dead  lives in you, then he who raised Christ from the dead will also bring your mortal bodies to life through  his Spirit who lives in you. So then, brothers and sisters, we are not obligated to the flesh to live according to the flesh, because if you live according to the flesh, you are going to die. But if by the Spirit you put to death the deeds of the body,  you will live. For all those led by God’s Spirit  are God’s sons.  For you did not receive a spirit of slavery to fall back into fear.  Instead, you received the Spirit of adoption,  by whom we cry out, “ Abba ,  Father! ”  The Spirit himself testifies together with our spirit  that we are God’s children, and if children, also heirs   #— #heirs of God and coheirs with Christ #— #if indeed we suffer with him  so that we may also be glorified with him. For I consider that the sufferings of this present time are not worth comparing  with the glory  that is going to be revealed to us. For the creation eagerly waits with anticipation  for God’s sons  to be revealed. For the creation was subjected  to futility   #— #not willingly, but because of him who subjected it   #— #in the hope that the creation itself  will also be set free from the bondage to decay into the glorious freedom of God’s children. For we know that the whole creation has been groaning together with labor pains  until now. Not only that,  but we ourselves who have the Spirit as the firstfruits   #— #we also groan within ourselves,  eagerly waiting for adoption,  the redemption of our bodies.  Now in this hope  we were saved, but hope  that is seen is not hope, because who hopes for what he sees? Now if we hope for what we do not see,  we eagerly wait for it with patience. In the same way the Spirit also helps us in our weakness, because we do not know what to pray for as we should,  but the Spirit himself intercedes for us  , with inexpressible groanings. And he who searches our hearts  knows the mind of the Spirit, because he intercedes for the saints according to the will of God. We know that all things work together  for the good  of those who love God, who are called according to his purpose.  For those he foreknew he also predestined  to be conformed to the image of his Son,  so that he would be the firstborn among many brothers and sisters.  And those he predestined, he also called; and those he called, he also justified;  and those he justified, he also glorified.