Daily Bread

Romans 8:4 - "That the righteousness of the Law might be fulfilled in us who walk not after the flesh but after the Spirit."

Paul provides insight to the facts regarding the righteousness of the Law and man's inability to walk in it in Romans chapter 7. He proves that those who were depending upon the Law for righteousness were, in reality, under the law of sin and death and, therefore, unable to fulfill the righteousness of the Law. Paul argues that the Law was just, good, and holy but that those attempting to keep the Law were themselves sold under sin, and, as a result, the law of sin was at work in their members (Romans 7:14, 21, 22, 23, 25 also 5:14, 17, 21). Now through the new birth which has brought the believer into Christ Jesus and, thus, into the life of the Spirit, the righteousness of the Law is fulfilled through God's divine ability at work in us. The righteousness of the Law is fulfilled because the believer does not depend upon human ability dominated by the law of sin but the Spirit of God reigning over the new creation in Christ Jesus. Now that the curse of the law of sin and death has been broken and the Spirit of God has come into the life of the believer, sin has no more dominion. The child of God has been lifted beyond their strength and human discipline to the realm of the operation of Holy Spirit who is at work in their members (Romans 6:4-14).

Blessings,

Pastor Mark Spitsbergen
www.abidingplace.org