4. Therefore, we, who do not live by our corrupt nature but by our spiritual nature, are able to meet God’s standards in Moses’ Teachings.
5. Those who live by the corrupt nature have the corrupt nature’s attitude. But those who live by the spiritual nature have the spiritual nature’s attitude.
6. The corrupt nature’s attitude leads to death. But the spiritual nature’s attitude leads to life and peace.
7. This is so because the corrupt nature has a hostile attitude toward God. It refuses to place itself under the authority of God’s standards because it can’t.
8. Those who are under the control of the corrupt nature can’t please God.
9. But if God’s Spirit lives in you, you are under the control of your spiritual nature, not your corrupt nature.Whoever doesn’t have the Spirit of Christ doesn’t belong to him.
10. However, if Christ lives in you, your bodies are dead because of sin, but your spirits are alive because you have God’s approval.
11. Does the Spirit of the one who brought Jesus back to life live in you? Then the one who brought Christ back to life will also make your mortal bodies alive by his Spirit who lives in you.
12. So, brothers and sisters, we have no obligation to live the way our corrupt nature wants us to live.