More grace yet again?? Not only are we free from condemnation, but we have also been set free from the law of sin and death. Here the commentators tell me that being set free is in the Gr. aorist tense which suggests a once for all act of freedom at salvation!! How good is that!!
The reference here to Jesus being sent in the 'likeness of sinful man' (8:3) does not suggest that He was not truly human, this needs to be understood in the sense that Jesus was not sent in sinful flesh, rather He was sent in the likeness of sinful flesh, for He was in Himself without sin.
This passage ought to pose the question to us in that do we allow the Holy Spirit to reign in our lives? Do we (do I) truly live in accordance with the Spirit so that our minds are on that which the Spirit desires? Who doesn't want the life and peace through a Spirit controlled mind?
I love the interchange in 8:9-10 between Spirit of God, Spirit of Christ, and Christ in you which just reaffirms the wonder, mystery, and truth of the doctrine of the Trinity.
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