Rom 8:12 | MHM | STEP | v. 12–13 : Paul tells us what this means for how we should live. We must not live to please our sinful nature. He says, We are not debtors to the flesh (Romans 8:12 ). We do not owe anything to our old sinful ways. Instead, we owe everything to Christ and the Holy Spirit, who have saved us (1 Corinthians 6:20 ). Paul warns that if we live for the flesh, we will die eternally. But if, by the Spirit, we put to death the wrong things our bodies want to do, we will live forever (Romans 8:13 ). The choice is simple: either follow the flesh and lose your soul, or follow the Spirit and gain eternal life.

‏ Romans 8:12

v. 12–13: Paul tells us what this means for how we should live. We must not live to please our sinful nature. He says, We are not debtors to the flesh (Romans 8:12 ^a). We do not owe anything to our old sinful ways. Instead, we owe everything to Christ and the Holy Spirit, who have saved us (1 Corinthians 6:20 ^b). Paul warns that if we live for the flesh, we will die eternally. But if, by the Spirit, we put to death the wrong things our bodies want to do, we will live forever (Romans 8:13 ^c). The choice is simple: either follow the flesh and lose your soul, or follow the Spirit and gain eternal life.