Romans 8:12 meaning and explanation

Therefore, brothers, we have an obligation, but it is not to the flesh, to live according to it.

Romans 8:12, Berean Standard Bible

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Paul has just assured the Roman believers that the Spirit who raised Jesus lives in them and will give life to their mortal bodies. Now he draws a conclusion with "therefore." Because God has done what the law could not and has given them the Spirit, they owe the flesh nothing.

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