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Before coming to Jesus and accepting Him as Savior your spirit man was dead, that's why Jesus said in John 3:3 "I tell you the truth, unless you are born again, you cannot see the Kingdom of God." You are made a new creature in Christ Jesus but your flesh did not change, so what was made new? Your spirit and because you received new life in the spirit you must also walk with Him in the spirit, for by this He works on changing your flesh so that it might reflect the new life inside of you! In this way others will know God's great gift and His gracious love for all of mankind. Paul talked about being a slave to sin and was disgusted by this when he said, "I don't really understand myself, for I want to do what is right, but I don't do it. Instead, I do what I hate." (Romans 7:15) but goes on to say, "So I am not the one doing wrong; it is the sin living in me that does it. And I know that nothing good lives in me, that is, in my sinful nature. I want to do what is right, but can't." Was Paul just weak? No, listen Paul's life was broken and spent proclaiming Jesus to the world as God's Son and the only path to salvation, in spite of the many hardships his faith did not waver. In verse 22 Paul says, "I love God's law with all my heart. But there is another power within me that is at war with my mind. This power makes me a slave to the sin that is still within me. Oh, what a miserable person I am! Who will free me from this life that is dominated by sin and death? Thank God! The answer is in Jesus Christ our Lord. So you see how it is: In my mind I really want to obey God's law, but because of my sinful nature I am a slave to sin."

God's law was given so that we might know of our need for Him. So we come to Him for salvation through His Son Jesus, which was sacrificed for our sins so that we might have relationship, once again with the Father. Jesus now is alive and well praying for us as He sits at the right hand of the Father (Mark 16:9). This war that Paul spoke of between the spirit and the flesh will continue until we die or Jesus comes again but fear not your spirit is secure as long as you love God with all of your heart and love your neighbor as yourself (Matthew 22:37-40). Hear this your flesh will continue to sin but your spirit must resist, therefore you must feed your spirit by prayer, study, and remaining hungry for righteousness. Remain faithful and God will work on your flesh. Do not become discouraged when you do that which you hate, like Paul you will come to know God's grace is sufficient for all of your needs and in the end stand victorious because of what Jesus has done!