Romans 8:9 meaning and explanation

You, however, are controlled not by the flesh, but by the Spirit, if the Spirit of God lives in you. And if anyone does not have the Spirit of Christ, he does not belong to Christ.

Romans 8:9, Berean Standard Bible

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Paul writes to believers in Rome, turning from his description of the fleshly mind in the previous verses to address his readers directly. The word flesh here is the Greek sarx, meaning human nature left to itself.

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