Thoughts on the Epistle to the Romans (136) - All The Good Seed Daily Devotionals for 2026

If the Spirit of him who raised Jesus from the dead dwells in you, he who raised Christ from the dead will also give life to your mortal bodies through his Spirit who dwells in you.
Romans 8:11

Thoughts on the Epistle to the Romans (136)
On account of the death and resurrection of Jesus Christ a believer is "in Christ Jesus", and "there is therefore now no condemnation" for him (v.1). His soul has been saved (cf. 1 Peter 1:9).

Christ's victory will also have its effect on the believer's mortal body at his resurrection. It is still indwelt by sin and therefore still subject to illness and mortality. But Christ's work of redemption applies to the whole human being.

The believer's body is already now "the temple of the Holy Spirit who is in you". So Christians are encouraged to "glorify God in your body" (1 Corinthians 6:19.20). We are to repulse any self-willed or sinful stirring in our body (cf. Romans 8:13).

The Holy Spirit who dwells in the believer is the guarantee of all that is promised him in eternal glory (Ephesians 1:14). He assures the believer of the resurrection of his mortal body.

At the resurrection God will give believers a "body of glory" by miraculously transforming our mortal body (cf. Philippians 3:21; 1 Corinthians 15:51). God will never give up His claims on the body that He created. Even in this point Christ vanquished the devil by His death and resurrection.

(to be continued on Sunday, 19th April)

Today's reading: Jeremiah 17:1-11 · Luke 23:13-25