Main idea: If we are truly indwelt by the Spirit, then we are now both freed from the flesh’s dominion and called to put the flesh to death.
Outline:
- As Spirit-indwelt believers, we are now freed from the flesh’s dominion (Romans 8:12)
- As Spirit-indwelt believers, we are now called to put the flesh to death (Romans 8:13)
- The Spirit equips us with and convicts us by his Word
- The Spirit strengthens and stirs up our love for Christ
Secondary sources cited:
- J. C. Ryle, Holiness: Its Nature, Hindrances, Difficulties and Roots (1879; repr., England: 10Publishing, 2014).
- John Owen, Of the Mortification of Sin in Believers, in Overcoming Sin and Temptation, eds. Kelly M. Kapic and Justin Taylor (Wheaton: Crossway, 2006).
- Thomas Chalmers, The Expulsive Power of a New Affection, Crossway Short Classics (Wheaton: Crossway, 2020).
- (Hymn) Helen Howarth Lemmel, “Turn Your Eyes Upon Jesus,” originally written in 1922.