As the Spirit empowers our walk with Christ, the Apostle Paul approaches our relationship with Jesus and His Spirit from several different angles. In the book of Colossians, Paul has a straightforward discussion of living with a focus on Jesus and our gratitude to him. In Romans, Paul examines the role the law has had in suggesting disobedience Paul would never have considered in what we’re calling a wet paint syndrome. If we focus on our weakness and past failures, it increases the chance of our failing again, in contrast to leaving the past behind, walking in the truth of who we are, and “keeping in step with the Spirit.” We finish by looking at Galatians 5 and the replacement of our sinful nature with the gifts of the Spirit. He’s got the power.
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