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(Ruach HaKodesh, Session 21) This is the final session in the Ruach […]
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(Ruach HaKodesh, Session 20b) In the last session we defined revival as […]
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(Ruach HaKodesh, Session 20a) We have talked about the power of God’s […]
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(Ruach HaKodesh, Session 19b) In the Gospels we see Yeshua exercising authority […]
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(RuachHaKodesh, Session 19a) The Bible depicts an unseen struggle between good and […]
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(RuachHaKodesh, Session 18b) How can we tell the difference between the power […]
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(RuachHaKodesh, Session 18a) What does it mean to walk in the power […]
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(RuachHaKodesh, Session 17c) Is there an inherent antithesis between Torah and the […]
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(RuachHaKodesh, Session 17b) What role does our intellect play in our walk […]
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(RuachHaKodesh, Session 17a) What exactly is legalism? While that term gets thrown […]
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(RuachHaKodesh, Session 16b)
In Romans 7:7–25, Paul describes an ongoing struggle with sin. This passage has perplexed some readers. Paul seems to consign himself to a losing battle, a tone that seems to clash with the triumphant confidence of chapter 8. In a broad sense, interpretations of Romans 7 can be divided into three main categories:
- Paul is describing his own present experience as a mature believer
- Paul is describing the experience of an unbeliever who has not yet been set free from sin
- Paul is describing the experience of an immature believer who has not yet been filled with the Spirit
At the heart of these different interpretations lies a set of questions and assumptions about our spirituality as believers. Should we expect mature believers to continue to struggle with sin, or is that struggle something we can and should decisively overcome through the power of the Spirit? And what role does the Torah play in in that process?
This episode of the RuachHaKodesh series continues our discussion of the passages of Scripture that pit “flesh” and “spirit” against each other. In the previous episode, we sought to understand how Scripture uses the term “flesh” and whether the Bible envisions human beings as composed of two parts (body and soul) or three (body, soul, and spirit). In the current episode, we dive into the heart of the discussion by looking at Romans 7 and the way various models of spirituality interpret that passage. Along the way we will see how Reform theology, Wesleyan perfectionism, Keswick holiness, and even rabbinic Judaism each offer their competing definitions of spirituality.
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(RuachHaKodesh, Session 16a)
This two-part session of the RuachHaKodesh series examines the passages of Scripture that pit “flesh” and “spirit” against each other. We see this especially in Paul’s letters, which describe a battle being waged between flesh and Spirit (Romans 8:5–6, 13; Galatians 5:16–17). Passages such as these raise several questions:
- What exactly does Paul mean by the term “flesh”?
- What does Paul mean by the term “Spirit”? Is this talking about my spirit or God’s Spirit?
- What does it mean to live/walk according to the Spirit?
- Practically speaking, how can we make sure we are living in the Spirit and not in the flesh?
This current episode focuses on the first two of these questions. We begin with an overview of the way Scripture uses the term “flesh” (בָּשָׂר in Hebrew and σάρξ in Greek) and then list the many passages in which this term is set at odds with “spirit” (רוּחַ / πνεῦμα). We then address the effect of Greek dualism on historical Christian thinking, which depicted a sharp contrast between the physical and the immaterial worlds. Finally, we jump into a discussion of theological anthropology as it pertains to this question: what are humans made of? Are we bipartite (body and soul), tripartite (body, soul, and spirit), or something else?
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