I.　Romans 8 reveals that the processed Triune Godasthe law of the Spirit of life gives the divine life to the believers fortheir living-vv. 2, 10, 6, 11, 28-29:

A.　God's desire andgoal arethat we live by the divine life andminister life to others for thebuilding up of thechurch; this life is in Christ Jesus, andit is the life of thelaw of theSpirit of life; theall-inclusive indwelling Spirit is constantly transmitting this lifeintoeachoneof ustobuild upthechurch, edifythesaints, andminister the riches of Christ to everyone who contacts us-v.2; 2 Cor. 3:6; 1 John 5:16.

B.　We needto seethewayto live asa man by thelawof theSpirit of life; we must be controlled anddirected by thelawof theSpirit of lifeto experience a genuine and normal Christian life-Rom.8:2:

1.　We needto walkaccording to thespirit-v. 4:

a.　If we insist on anything for ourown sake, interest, or profit, evenif thething itselfis not sinful or immoral, we arewalking according to theflesh.

b.　According to theBible,there is no third choice or neutral ground; everything is either according to thefleshor thespirit-vv. 4, 6, 9; John 3:6; Gal.5:17;6:8; 1 Pet.3:18.

c.　Whenwededuct theflesh,what remains isthespirit; sinceweknowwhat thefleshis, we can walkaccording to the spirit simply by not walking according to theflesh.

2.　We needto be according to thespirit-Rom. 8:5:

a.　A livingaccording to thespirit andnotaccording to thefleshis therealizationof an inward law-the law of theSpirit of life-v. 2.

b.　Beingaccording to thefleshis likeremaining on theground according to the law of gravity, whichmaybe likened to thelaw of sin andof death.

c.　Beingaccording to thespirit is likebeingon anairplane according to thelaw of aerodynamics, whichmaybe likened to thelaw of theSpirit of life.

d.　Thelawof theSpirit of life in ourmingled spirit hasthepowerto overcome thelaw of sin andof death in our flesh.

e.　Ifwechoosetobeaccording tothespirit, thelawof theSpirit of lifewill spontaneously freeusfromthelawof sinandof death; thelawof theSpirit of life does not needour help,butit needs our consent-cf. v. 6.

f.　Ineveryplaceandat everytime, weneedto build upaspiritual habit of exercising our spirit to "switch on" thelaw of theSpirit of life-1 Tim. 4:7.

g.　Thelawof theSpirit of life,theSpirit of God,theSpirit of Christ, andthe resurrecting Spirit have beeninstalled intoeverybeliever; in order to receive Hislife supply, we needonly to exercise ourspirit by calling on theLordand worshipping, thanking, praising, andexalting Him-Isa. 12:2-6.

3.　We needto mind thethings of theSpirit-Rom. 8:5:

a.　To mind thethings of theSpirit is to setourmind on thethings of theSpirit, that is, to always have ourmind occupied with thethings of theSpirit, which arethethings concerning Christ.

b.　The things of the Spirit of God are the deep things of God; to realize and participate in Christ asthedeepthings of God requires usto love Him-1 Cor.2:9-11,14.

c.　We needto exercise to build upa habit of continually having ourmind occupiedwith thethings of theSpirit, thethings concerning Christ.

d.　InSongof Songstheseeker wassickwith love for theLord(2:5; 5:8); within hermind there wasnothing butthe Lord; we needto have sucha mind.

e.　Thesecret of spiritual warfare is to not allowourmind to be vacant; thetwo spirits, thedivine Spirit with ourhuman spirit, connect allthethingsconcerning Christ toourmind; aslongasourmind isconnected tothe things concerning Christ by thetwo spirits, we arevictorious-Rom. 8:6, 16.

f.　Theexpression the mind set on the spirit in Romans 8:6 is literally "themind of thespirit"; themind of Christ, themind of thespirit, isamind that is filled,occupied, andsaturated with Christ-Phil. 2:5; 1 Cor. 2:16.

4.　We needto putto death thepractices of our body-Rom. 8:13, 5:

a.　Thepractices of thebody areourold habits; these practices include notonly sinful things butalso everything practiced by our body apart from the Spirit.

b.　We needto coordinate with theindwelling Spirit to take theinitiative to put to death thepractices of ourbody;then theSpirit willcomeinto apply the effectiveness of Christ's death to these practices, thus killing them.

5.　We needto be led by theSpirit of God-v. 14:

a.　We do notneedto seekafter theSpirit's leading, sinceit is already present within us,dwelling inourregenerated spirit; if weliveunder this leading, we will walkandbehave in a way that proves that we areGod's sons.

b.　Theleading here is notmerely anaction of the Spirit; it istheTriune God Himself becoming theleading inourspirit; if wewouldcareforHimasa person who indwells us, we will spontaneously be led by Him.

6.　We needto cry, "Abba, Father!"-v. 15:

a.　AbbaisanAramaic word,andFather isthetranslation of theGreek word Pater;thecombining of theAramaic title with theGreek title expresses a stronger affection in crying to theFather.

b.　Suchanaffectionate cryimplies anintimate relationship inlifebetween a genuine son anda begetting father-v. 16.

II.　Romans 8 may beconsidered the focus of the entire Bible and the center of the universe; thus, if we are experiencing Romans 8, weare in the center of the universe:

A.　In eternity past God purposed to enter intoHisredeemed peopleso that He could be their life andso that they couldbe Hiscorporate expression; this is thefocus of God's economy-Eph. 1:3-5.

B.　Manis thecenter of God's creation, because God's intention is to be expressed through man; man canbecomeGod's expression onlyby God entering intoman to be man's life andcontent andto make man onewith Himso that man mayliveby Himand evenlive Himout; in this way God is expressed from within man.

C.　Zechariah 12:1says, "Thusdeclares Jehovah, whostretches forth theheavens and laysthefoundations of theearth andformsthespirit of man within him":

1.　The spirit of man is ranked with the heavens and the earth because our spirit is thelocation where God desires to dwell-Eph. 2:22; cf. 2 Tim. 4:22.

2.　Theheavens arefor theearth, theearth is for man, andman wascreated by God with aspirit so that hemaycontact God,receive God,worship God,liveGod, fulfillGod's purpose for God, andbe one with God.

D.　Thecentral focusin theuniverse is that the processed Triune God hascome intous andnow dwells in us; this is thegreatest miracle; nothing elsein the universe could be moreimportant than this-Isa. 66:1-2; John 14:23; 15:4.

E.　We should all be full of joy sincetheTriune God is indwelling us andis one with us; He is our life andour person, andHe is making us His home-Eph. 3:14-17.

F.　The indwelling Spirit in Romans 8 is theTriune God:

1.　In theexpression the Spirit of God, theSpirit andGod arein apposition, indicating that theSpirit andGod areone-Rom. 8:9.

2.　Similarly, theSpirit of Christ, theSpirit of theOnewhoraised Jesus fromthe dead, andtheSpirit of lifeinRomans 8 indicate that theSpirit isChrist, the resurrecting One,andlife; therefore, sincetheSpirit indwells us,all three of the Triune God arein us as life-vv. 9, 11, 2.

3.　TheSpirit in Romans 8 is theall-inclusive Spirit astheultimate consummation andapplication of theTriune God; theSpirit is thereaching, theapplication, of theTriune God to us.

4.　TheTriune God astheall-inclusive Spirit is within usfor usto experience and enjoy by taking Himas our life andourperson; we arethecontainer of theTriune God-2 Cor. 4:7.

G.　WhenChrist enters intous, our spirit is regenerated, making our spirit life (Rom. 8:10); when we love theLordandsetourmind on thethings concerning Him,ourmind is life (v. 6); furthermore, if theSpirit of theresurrecting Oneindwells us,He will give life to our body (v. 11):

1.　According to God's economy andeternal purpose, what God wants to do in His salvation is to workHimself intous,Hisredeemed people,asourlife; God's desire to workHimself intous as our life is thefocus of theBible.

2.　Thelife that is givento ourspirit, mind, andbody is theindwelling Spirit as the ultimate consummation andapplication of theTriune God.

3.　If we areweak, lacking life, it is because we are short of spiritual breath; to breathe spiritually is to call on the name of theLord-Lam. 3:55-56;Hymns, #73, stanza 2.

4.　As we continually breathe intheSpirit aslife andallowHimto spread intoall ourbeing,moreandmoreof Christ isadded intous;this istopossess, experience, andenjoy thesubjective God within our being.

5.　WhenGodisthus added intoourbeing,wewillreceive thelifeelement that causes us to grow for thebuilding up of theBody of Christ-Col. 2:19.

6.　Whilewe aregrowing with this life element, the law of theSpirit of life works in us automatically to shape us, to conform us, intotheimage of Christ; theBody of Christ, thefullness of Christ, thenewman, andthemutual habitation of God andman issue from our experience of this life-Rom.8:29.

7.　Ultimately, this life will prepare thebride of Christ, whichwill cause theLordto come backandusher us intothenext age; for this reason, thecrucial focus of the Bible andtheuniverse is in Romans 8.