By the Spirit.....

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Romans 8:13 (NASB)
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~but if by the Spirit you are putting to death the deeds of the body, you will live.

“but if by the Spirit”

This; by the Spirit, is a thought and idea used in scripture on many occasions... It is put forth as the path forward to all Christian virtues...

This; by the Spirit;

Is the door that opens all truth, life, growth and increase of Christ in the inner man...

So the understanding of this phrase, is a valued treasure to the heart that would go on with Christ..

For our relationship and fellowship with Christ is, in, through and by the Spirit... So an increased expression of this intimacy would be an increased expression of, in, through and by the Spirit...

And the one keynote, the one strength, the one substance, the hallmark of this relationship is faith..

Faith is the one working power of by the Spirit...

Faith, a constant and consistent looking off to Christ and away from the limitations of what we are by our births in this world...

Faith in the belief that righteousness does indeed exist, and we are called to walk in the light of this righteousness we see at present... With a hope and eyes that see that this righteousness is God’s will in all things... It is the faith in the hope of God manifesting righteousness in the ever present now...

A faith that sees; by the Spirit, is the only way this righteousness can and will be manifested in a life... A faith that sees it is powerless on it’s own to manifest this righteousness that alone pleases God...

This, by the Spirit, is itself, it’s only hope... This by the Spirit is the only path put forward as the path to which we should walk...

If by the Spirit you...etc...

Be blessed all in the......etc...

For it only matters what God thinks, for He is God, and He is good, for righteousness is His and His hearts desire is to share the manifestation of righteousness ....

A fellow servant of His, Not me
 
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