There is a verse that comes to my attention at least twice ayear. It should come to my attention daily.

“And so he condemned sin in the flesh, in order that therighteous requirement of the law might be fully met in us, who do not liveaccording to the sinful nature but according to the Spirit” (Romans 8:3b-4).

Notice what God did and why He did it: in order that.The words before “in order that” and the words after it are very powerfulwords.

Condemning sin in sinful man was a means for the righteousrequirement to be fully met in us. The “us” are those “who do not liveaccording to the sinful nature but according to the Spirit.” The “us” areChristians. When God saved us, He made it possible to be fully obedient.

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