Romans 8:6 (NLT) So letting your sinful 
nature control your mind leads to death. But 
letting the Spirit control your mind leads to life 
and peace.  

INTRODUCTION

Paul divides people into two 
categories"those who let themselves be controlled by their 
sinful natures, and those who follow after the Holy 
Spirit. All of us would be in the first category if 
Jesus hadnt offered us a way out. Once we have 
said yes to Jesus, we will want to continue 
following him, because his way brings life and peace. 
Daily we must consciously choose to center our 
lives on God. Use the Bible to discover Gods 
guidelines, and then follow them. In every perplexing 
situation ask yourself, What would Jesus want me to 
do? When the Holy Spirit points out what is 
right, do it eagerly. [Life Application SB]  

COMMENTARY PEARL

The Peace of God
To be spiritually minded is life and peace. 
Romans 8:6 
   Everyone who knows the Lord can go 
through any problem - and face death - and still 
have the peace of God in his heart, for He makes 
it possible. 
   A psychiatrist once said he could not 
improve upon the apostle Paul's prescription for 
human worry. Paul said, "Be anxious for nothing, 
but in everything by prayer and supplication, 
with thanksgiving, let your requests be made 
known to God; and the peace of God, which 
surpasses all understanding, will guard your hearts 
and minds through Christ Jesus" (Philippians 
4:6-7). The peace of God can be in our hearts - 
right now (Colossians 3:15). There is no human 
philosophy that can achieve such changes or provide 
such strength. 
   Christ promotes our inward peace by 
developing our spirits. "Now may the God of peace 
Himself sanctify you completely; and may your whole 
spirit, soul, and body be preserved blameless" (1 
Thessalonians 5:23). 
   What a life! I know where I've come from. 
I know why I'm here. I know where I am going. 
His peace floods my heart and overwhelms my 
soul, even in the midst of despair! 
   How has the Lord guarded your mind from 
things that steal your peace? [Peace for Each Day 
by Billy Graham] 

COMMENTARY

   It is impossible for us, of ourselves, to 
escape from the pit of sin in which we are sunken. 
Our hearts are evil, and we cannot change them. 
"Who can bring a clean thing out of an unclean? 
not one." "The carnal mind is enmity against 
God: for it is not subject to the law of God, 
neither indeed can be." Job 14:4; Romans 8:7. 
Education, culture, the exercise of the will, human 
effort, all have their proper sphere, but here they 
are powerless. They may produce an outward 
correctness of behavior, but they cannot change the 
heart; they cannot purify the springs of life. 
There must be a power working from within, a new 
life from above, before men can be changed from 
sin to holiness. That power is Christ. His grace 
alone can quicken the lifeless faculties of the 
soul, and attract it to God, to holiness.  {SC 
18.1} 
   The Saviour said, "Except a man be born 
from above," unless he shall receive a new heart, 
new desires, purposes, and motives, leading to a 
new life, "he cannot see the kingdom of God." 
John 3:3 {SC 18.2} 

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