1There is therefore now no condemnation to them which are in Christ Jesus, who walk not after the flesh, but after the Spirit. 2For the law of the Spirit of life in Christ Jesus hath made me free from the law of sin and death. 3For what the law could not do, in that it was weak through the flesh, God sending his own Son in the likeness of sinful flesh, and for sin, condemned sin in the flesh: 4That the righteousness of the law might be fulfilled in us, who walk not after the flesh, but after the Spirit. 5For they that are after the flesh do mind the things of the flesh; but they that are after the Spirit the things of the Spirit. 6For to be carnally minded is death; but to be spiritually minded is life and peace. 7Because the carnal mind is enmity against God: for it is not subject to the law of God, neither indeed can be. 8So then they that are in the flesh cannot please God. 9But ye are not in the flesh, but in the Spirit, if so be that the Spirit of God dwell in you. Now if any man have not the Spirit of Christ, he is none of his. 10And if Christ be in you, the body is dead because of sin; but the Spirit is life because of righteousness. 11But if the Spirit of him that raised up Jesus from the dead dwell in you, he that raised up Christ from the dead shall also quicken your mortal bodies by his Spirit that dwelleth in you.
12Therefore, brethren, we are debtors, not to the flesh, to live after the flesh. 13For if ye live after the flesh, ye shall die: but if ye through the Spirit do mortify the deeds of the body, ye shall live. 14For as many as are led by the Spirit of God, they are the sons of God. 15For ye have not received the spirit of bondage again to fear; but ye have received the Spirit of adoption, whereby we cry, Abba, Father. 16The Spirit itself beareth witness with our spirit, that we are the children of God: 17And if children, then heirs; heirs of God, and joint-heirs with Christ; if so be that we suffer with him, that we may be also glorified together.
18For I reckon that the sufferings of this present time are not worthy to be compared with the glory which shall be revealed in us. 19For the earnest expectation of the creature waiteth for the manifestation of the sons of God. 20For the creature was made subject to vanity, not willingly, but by reason of him who hath subjected the same in hope, 21Because the creature itself also shall be delivered from the bondage of corruption into the glorious liberty of the children of God. 22For we know that the whole creation groaneth and travaileth in pain together until now. 23And not only they, but ourselves also, which have the firstfruits of the Spirit, even we ourselves groan within ourselves, waiting for the adoption, to wit, the redemption of our body. 24For we are saved by hope: but hope that is seen is not hope: for what a man seeth, why doth he yet hope for? 25But if we hope for that we see not, then do we with patience wait for it. 26Likewise the Spirit also helpeth our infirmities: for we know not what we should pray for as we ought: but the Spirit itself maketh intercession for us with groanings which cannot be uttered. 27And he that searcheth the hearts knoweth what is the mind of the Spirit, because he maketh intercession for the saints according to the will of God. 28And we know that all things work together for good to them that love God, to them who are the called according to his purpose. 29For whom he did foreknow, he also did predestinate to be conformed to the image of his Son, that he might be the firstborn among many brethren. 30Moreover whom he did predestinate, them he also called: and whom he called, them he also justified: and whom he justified, them he also glorified. 31What shall we then say to these things? If God be for us, who can be against us? 32He that spared not his own Son, but delivered him up for us all, how shall he not with him also freely give us all things? 33Who shall lay any thing to the charge of God’s elect? It is God that justifieth. 34Who is he that condemneth? It is Christ that died, yea rather, that is risen again, who is even at the right hand of God, who also maketh intercession for us. 35Who shall separate us from the love of Christ? shall tribulation, or distress, or persecution, or famine, or nakedness, or peril, or sword? 36As it is written, For thy sake we are killed all the day long; we are accounted as sheep for the slaughter. 37Nay, in all these things we are more than conquerors through him that loved us. 38For I am persuaded, that neither death, nor life, nor angels, nor principalities, nor powers, nor things present, nor things to come, 39Nor height, nor depth, nor any other creature, shall be able to separate us from the love of God, which is in Christ Jesus our Lord.
Maisha Katika Roho
18:1 Rum 16:3; 8:34, 39; 16:3Kwa hiyo, sasa hakuna hukumu ya adhabu kwa wale walio ndani ya Kristo Yesu, wale ambao hawaenendi kwa kuufuata mwili bali kwa kufuata Roho. 28:2 1Kor 15:45; Rum 6:18; 6:16; 7:4Kwa sababu sheria ya Roho wa uzima katika Kristo Yesu imeniweka huru mbali na sheria ya dhambi na mauti. 38:3 Mdo 13:39; Ebr 10:1-4; 2:14, 17Kwa maana kile ambacho sheria haikuwa na uwezo wa kufanya, kwa vile ilivyokuwa dhaifu katika mwili, Mungu kwa kumtuma Mwanawe mwenyewe kwa mfano wa mwanadamu mwenye mwili ulio wa dhambi na kwa ajili ya dhambi, yeye aliihukumu dhambi katika mwili, 48:4 Rum 2:26; Gal 5:16, 25ili kwamba haki ipatikanayo kwa sheria itimizwe ndani yetu sisi, ambao hatuenendi kwa kuufuata mwili bali kwa kufuata Roho.
58:5 Gal 5:19-21Kwa maana wale wanaoishi kwa kuufuata mwili huziweka nia zao katika vitu vya mwili, lakini wale wanaoishi kwa kufuata Roho, huziweka nia zao katika mambo ya Roho. 68:6 Rum 6:21, 23; 8:13; Gal 6:8Kwa maana kuwa na nia ya mwili ni mauti, bali kuwa na nia inayoongozwa na Roho ni uzima na amani. 78:7 Yak 4:4; Mt 12:34; Yn 8:43; 12:39Kwa kuwa ile nia ya mwili ni uadui na Mungu, kwa maana haiitii sheria ya Mungu, wala haiwezi kuitii. 88:8 Gal 5:24Wale wanaotawaliwa na mwili, hawawezi kumpendeza Mungu.
98:9 Kol 4:6; 2Tim 1:14; Mdo 16:7; 1Yn 4:13Lakini ninyi, hamtawaliwi na mwili, bali na Roho, ikiwa Roho wa Mungu anakaa ndani yenu. Mtu yeyote ambaye hana Roho wa Kristo, yeye si wa Kristo. 108:10 Kol 1:27; Ufu 3:20Lakini kama Kristo anakaa ndani yenu, miili yenu imekufa kwa sababu ya dhambi, lakini roho zenu zi hai kwa sababu ya haki. 118:11 Mdo 2:24; Yn 5:21; Rum 6:5Nanyi ikiwa Roho wa Mungu aliyemfufua Yesu kutoka kwa wafu anakaa ndani yenu, yeye aliyemfufua Kristo Yesu kutoka kwa wafu ataihuisha pia miili yenu ambayo hufa, kwa njia ya Roho wake akaaye ndani yenu.
128:12 Rum 6:7, 18Kwa hiyo ndugu zangu, sisi tu wadeni, si wa mwili, ili tuishi kwa kuufuata mwili, 138:13 Gal 6:8; Rum 6:23; 6; 2; 8:6; Gal 6:8kwa maana mkiishi kwa kuufuata mwili, mtakufa, lakini kama mkiyaua matendo ya mwili kwa Roho, mtaishi. 148:14 Gal 5:18; Hes 1:10; Efe 1:5Kwa kuwa wote wanaoongozwa na Roho wa Mungu, hao ndio watoto wa Mungu. 158:15 2Tim 1:7; Ebr 2:15; Mk 14:36; Kol 4:5, 6Kwa maana hamkupokea roho ya utumwa iwaleteayo tena hofu, bali mlipokea roho ya kufanywa wana, ambaye kwa yeye twalia, “Abba,8:15 Abba ni neno la Kiaramu ambalo maana yake ni Baba; ni neno ambalo lingetumiwa na mtoto kwa yule ambaye amemzaa. yaani, Baba,” 168:16 2Kor 1:22; Efe 1:13Roho mwenyewe hushuhudia pamoja na roho zetu ya kwamba sisi tu watoto wa Mungu. 178:17 Efe 3:6; Tit 3:7; 2Tim 2:12; 1Pet 4:13Hivyo, ikiwa sisi ni watoto, basi tu warithi, warithi wa Mungu, warithio pamoja na Kristo, naam, tukiteswa pamoja naye tupate pia kutukuzwa pamoja naye.
Utukufu Ujao
188:18 1Pet 4:13Nayahesabu mateso yetu ya wakati huu kuwa si kitu kulinganisha na utukufu utakaodhihirishwa kwetu. 198:19 Rum 8:14Kwa maana viumbe vyote vinangoja kwa shauku kudhihirishwa kwa watoto wa Mungu. 208:20 Mwa 3:17-19; 5:29Kwa kuwa viumbe vyote viliwekwa chini ya ubatili, si kwa chaguo lao, bali kwa mapenzi yake yeye aliyevitiisha katika tumaini, 218:21 2Pet 3:13; Ufu 21:1ili kwamba viumbe vyote vipate kuwekwa huru kutoka kwa utumwa wa kuharibika na kupewa uhuru wa utukufu wa watoto wa Mungu.
228:22 Yer 12:4Kwa maana twajua ya kuwa hata sasa viumbe vyote vimekuwa vikilia kwa maumivu kama utungu wa mwanamke wakati wa kuzaa. 238:23 2Kor 5:5; 5:2, 4; Gal 5:5Wala si hivyo viumbe peke yao, bali hata sisi ambao ndio matunda ya kwanza ya Roho, kwa ndani tunalia kwa uchungu tukisubiri kwa shauku kufanywa wana wa Mungu, yaani, ukombozi wa miili yetu. 248:24 1The 5:8; Tit 3:7Kwa kuwa tuliokolewa kwa tumaini hili. Lakini kama kinachotumainiwa kikionekana hakiwi tumaini tena. Je, kuna mtu anayetumaini kupata kitu alicho nacho tayari? 258:25 Za 37:7Lakini tunapotumaini kupata kitu ambacho hatuna, basi twakingojea kwa saburi.
268:26 Efe 6:18Vivyo hivyo, Roho hutusaidia katika udhaifu wetu, kwa sababu hatujui kuomba ipasavyo. Lakini Roho mwenyewe hutuombea kwa uchungu usioweza kutamkwa. 278:27 Ufu 2:23Naye Mungu aichunguzaye mioyo, anaijua nia ya Roho, kwa sababu Roho huwaombea watakatifu sawasawa na mapenzi ya Mungu.
Tunashinda Na Zaidi Ya Kushinda
288:28 Ebr 9:15; 1Pet 2:9Nasi tunajua ya kuwa katika mambo yote Mungu hutenda kazi pamoja na wote wampendao, katika kuwapatia mema, yaani, wale walioitwa kwa kusudi lake. 298:29 Rum 11:2; 1Pet 1:2; Efe 1:5, 11; Flp 3:21; 1Yn 3:2Maana wale Mungu aliowajua tangu mwanzo, pia aliwachagua tangu mwanzo, wapate kufanana na mfano wa Mwanawe, ili yeye awe mzaliwa wa kwanza miongoni mwa ndugu wengi. 308:30 Efe 1:5, 11; Rum 4:25; 1Kor 6:11; Rum 9:23Nao wale Mungu aliotangulia kuwachagua, akawaita, wale aliowaita pia akawahesabia haki, nao wale aliowahesabia haki, pia akawatukuza.
Upendo Wa Mungu
318:31 Rum 6:1; 7:7; Isa 8:10; Ebr 13:6Tuseme nini basi kuhusu haya? Ikiwa Mungu yuko upande wetu, ni nani awezaye kuwa kinyume chetu? 328:32 Mt 3:17; Yn 3:16Ikiwa Mungu hakumhurumia Mwanawe, bali alimtoa kwa ajili yetu sote, atakosaje basi kutupatia vitu vyote kwa ukarimu pamoja naye? 338:33 Isa 50:8, 9Ni nani atakayewashtaki wale ambao Mungu amewateua? Ni Mungu mwenyewe ndiye mwenye kuwahesabia haki. 348:34 Rum 5:6-8; Mk 16:19; Ay 16:20; Yn 2:1Ni nani basi atakayewahukumia adhabu? Kristo Yesu aliyekufa, naam, zaidi ya hayo, aliyefufuliwa kutoka kwa wafu, yuko mkono wa kuume wa Mungu, naye pia anatuombea. 358:35 1Kor 4:11; 2Kor 11:26, 27Ni nani atakayetutenga na upendo wa Kristo? Je, ni shida au taabu au mateso au njaa au uchi au hatari au upanga? 368:36 Za 44:22; 2Kor 6:9Kama ilivyoandikwa:
“Kwa ajili yako tunauawa mchana kutwa;
tumehesabiwa kama kondoo wa kuchinjwa.”
378:37 1Kor 15:57; Efe 5:2; Ufu 3:9Lakini katika mambo haya yote tunashinda, naam na zaidi ya kushinda, kwa yeye aliyetupenda. 388:38 Kol 1:16; 1Pet 3:22Kwa maana nimekwisha kujua kwa hakika ya kuwa sio mauti, wala uzima, wala malaika, wala wenye mamlaka, wala yaliyopo, wala yatakayokuja, wala wenye uwezo, 398:39 Rum 5:8wala yaliyo juu, wala yaliyo chini, wala kiumbe kingine chochote zitaweza kututenga na upendo wa Mungu ulio katika Kristo Yesu, Bwana wetu.
