“Those who live according to the spirit, [set their minds] on the things of the spirit.”​—ROM. 8:5.

No matter which hope we have, why can we benefit from considering Romans chapter 8?

Have I set my mind on “the things of the flesh,” rather than on “the things of the spirit”?’ (Romans 8:5-8; Hebrews 3:12)

⁹ Jay learned by experience that the world’s freedoms, which allow people to ‘mind the flesh,’ actually enslave, whereas Jehovah’s freedoms, which mean “the minding of the spirit,” set free and lead to “life and peace.” (Rom. 8:5, 6)

The apostle Paul warned of this danger when he cautioned his fellow Christians in Rome: “The minding of the flesh means death, but the minding of the spirit means life and peace.” (Rom. 8:6)

14. What is the inclination of those “in accord with the flesh”?

¹⁴ In his letter to the Romans, Paul next spoke of two kinds of people with conflicting mind-sets. (Read Romans 8:5.)

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“The minding of the spirit means life.”​—ROMANS 8:6.

To break free from bondage to wrong inclinations, it is vital that we have the help of God’s spirit, for Paul wrote: “The minding of the flesh means death, but the minding of the spirit means life and peace.” (Romans 8:6)