{"id":1747,"date":"2010-06-01T21:51:11","date_gmt":"2010-06-02T03:51:11","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.ministryofgrace.org\/blog\/?p=1747"},"modified":"2010-06-01T21:51:11","modified_gmt":"2010-06-02T03:51:11","slug":"romans-810-a-spirit-of-righteousness","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ministryofgrace.org\/test\/romans-810-a-spirit-of-righteousness\/","title":{"rendered":"Romans 8:10 – A Spirit of Righteousness"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Romans 8:10<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

And if Christ is<\/em> in you, the body<\/span> is<\/span><\/em> dead because of sin, but the Spirit<\/span> is<\/span><\/em> life because of righteousness.<\/span><\/strong><\/strong><\/p>\n

Truth to Learn<\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

Because we have been declared righteous, we are alive with a life that will last eternally.<\/p>\n

Behind the Words<\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

In order to fully understand the current verse we have to look at a Greek grammatical construction known as \u201cCorrelative (or paired) Conjunctions.\u201d That is, a pair of conjunctions that have a correlation between each other. The conjunctions are men<\/span><\/em> and de<\/span><\/em>. They are used in the following manner, \u201cmen<\/span><\/em> (followed by the first phrase) \u2026 de<\/span><\/em> (followed by the second phrase).\u201d The effect of this construction is to say, \u201con the one hand (first phrase), but on the other hand (second phrase).\u201d In today\u2019s verse men<\/span><\/em> is used before the phrase \u201cthe body<\/span> is<\/span><\/em> dead because of sin\u201d and <\/span>de<\/span><\/em> is used before the phrase \u201dthe Spirit<\/span> is<\/span><\/em> life because of righteousness.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

The word translated \u201cbecause of\u201d is dia<\/span><\/em>, which means \u201cthrough.\u201d As in English, this word has two meanings. The first is a preposition of motion; it implies motion through a place. The other is a preposition of instrumentality; it implies the instrument or cause of something In this situation it can be translated as \u201cby reason of\u201d or \u201cbecause of.\u201d In today\u2019s verse dia<\/span><\/em> is used instrumentally.<\/p>\n

As we have mentioned before, in Biblical Greek there are three types of conditional clauses. The first class condition assumes the condition to be true and can sometimes be translated as \u201csince,\u201d although not always. In today\u2019s verse Paul is speaking to Christians and is assuming \u201cChrist is in you<\/span>.\u201d<\/p>\n

Meaning Explained<\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

What Paul says in this verse is \u201cAnd if Christ is in you,<\/span> (assumed to be true) on the one hand<\/em> the body is dead because of sin,<\/span> but on the other hand<\/em> the spirit is alive because of righteousness.<\/span>\u201d In other words, if Christ is in you, that is, if you are saved, then your body is technically dead because of your sinfulness, but because you have accepted Christ as Savior, through the grace of God (who has declared you to be righteousness), your spirit is alive and you will spend eternity in the presence of God because of that righteousness.<\/p>\n

In the next verse Paul will explain further what he means when he days that our Spirit is alive.<\/p>\n

What he doesn\u2019t say, but clearly implies, is that if you aren\u2019t saved (if you don\u2019t have the Spirit of Christ dwelling in you) then your body is still dead because of sin. But, because you are a sinner and have not been declared righteous, you have no hope of spiritual life. You will have to pay the penalty for your own sins and you will enter the presence of the Almighty as an unrighteous sinner; you are spiritually dead (now and forever).<\/p>\n

Application<\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

If you have accepted Jesus Christ as your Lord and Savior, then praise be to God that your entrance into His presence will not be just as a cleansed former sinner, but as an adopted son (or daughter) whom God has declared \u201crighteous.\u201d<\/p>\n

This salvation that we hold so dear is not just our \u201cget out of Hell free\u201d card. It\u2019s not just our \u201cticket into Heaven.\u201d It is the undeserved privilege and honor of standing before our Holy God as one who has fulfilled all righteousness and one who possesses His life giving Spirit for all eternity.<\/span><\/p>\n

In God\u2019s service, for His glory,<\/strong><\/p>\n

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