For those who live according to the flesh set their minds on the things of the flesh, but those who live according to the Spirit set their minds on the things of the Spirit. 6 For to set the mind on the flesh is death, but to set the mind on the Spirit is life and peace. 7 For the mind that is set on the flesh is hostile to God, for it does not submit to God’s law; indeed, it cannot. 8 Those who are in the flesh cannot please God.  Romans 8:5-8

– The mind is included in the Great Commandment

Matt. 22:36-40

– The predominance of the use of the mind in the NT

Rom. 1:28, Rom. 12:1-2, Eph. 4:17-24, Col. 3:2, 1 Peter 1:13

– The proper interpretation and application of what Paul states is based on the mind

Rom. 8:5, Rom. 8:6-7, Rom. 7:23-25

– The need to recover a Christian mind

1. The mind set on the things of the flesh: Rom. 8:5-8

– What is the flesh? Ps. 51:5, Eph. 2:1-3

– What does it mean for those who live according to the flesh and set their minds on the things of the flesh? Rom. 8:5, Gal. 5:19- 21, Matt. 15:18-19, Rom. 1:28-32

a. External conduct of everything anti-God: Gal. 5:19-21, Matt. 15:18-19

b. Internally fixing the mind on everything anti-God: Romans 1:28-32