Lenten Season · Fifth Sunday of Lent · Year C

If Third Scrutiny of the Elect: Romans 8:8-11

Life Through the Spirit

April 2, 2028

The Pentecost, Jean Restout II — **The Pentecost**, Jean Restout II, 1732Louvre, Paris · public domain

Roman Lectionary

GospelJohn 8:1-11 Alt. GospelIf Third Scrutiny of the Elect: John 11:1-45 orJohn 11:3-7, 17, 20-27, 33b-45

First ReadingIsa. 43:16-21 Alt. 1st ReadingIf Third Scrutiny of the Elect: Ezekiel 37:12-14

Responsorial PsalmPs. 126:1-2a, 2b-3, 4-5, 6 (3)Alt. PsalmIf Third Scrutiny of the Elect: Psalm 130:1-2, 3-4, 5-6, 7-8 (7)

Second ReadingPhil. 3:8-14 Alt. 2nd ReadingIf Third Scrutiny of the Elect: Romans 8:8-11

Overview & Insights

“If the Spirit of him who raised Jesus from the dead dwells in you… he will give life to your mortal bodies.” (Romans 8:11)

Romans 8:1–17 discusses six new-covenant blessings to the believer that proceed from the Spirit: justification (v. 1), obedience (vv. 2–8, 12–13), indwelling (vv. 9–10), resurrection (v. 11), adoption (vv. 14–16), and inheritance (v. 17). Romans 8:18–30 adds one more new-covenant blessing of the Spirit, glory (through suffering), which I will discuss in the next unit.

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Commentary

Commentary on Romans 8:6-11 Working Preacher

Lectionary commentary on life in the Spirit as the antidote to the flesh.

Romans 8 Commentary Enduring Word

Verse-by-verse commentary on the Spirit of life in Christ Jesus.

Romans 8:6-11 Commentary Center for Excellence in Preaching

Reformed preaching commentary on the passage's grammar and its picture of a new reality.

Romans 8:6-8 Commentary Precept Austin

Verse-by-verse study notes on the mind set on the Spirit versus the flesh.

Commentary on Romans 8:6-11 workingpreacher.org

The one Lutheran voice on life in the Spirit for this Sunday.

Romans 8 (Haydock Commentary) haydockcommentary.com

Catholic Haydock notes on the same chapter.

Background & Word Study

Commentary on Romans 8 by Matthew Henry Blue Letter Bible

Classic exposition for background reading on the chapter.

Romans 8:9 Interlinear biblehub.com

Greek text and parsing for the verse on the Spirit dwelling in believers.

The Church Fathers

Romans 8:9 Catena Bible

Passage-keyed patristic commentary on having the Spirit of Christ.

Sermons & Reflections

Romans 8:6-11 Commentary cepreaching.org

Reformed preaching commentary on this passage from Romans 8.

Romans 8:6-11 Commentary cepreaching.org

A second, differently dated preaching commentary on the same reading.

Study Hub

Barnes' Notes on Romans 8 StudyLight

Classic verse-by-verse notes on the chapter, useful for close reading.

Romans 8 biblehub.com

Aggregator chapter page linking multiple commentaries.

Questions preachers ask

What is life in the Spirit?

Those in whom the Spirit dwells are set free from the flesh, and the same Spirit that raised Jesus will give life to their mortal bodies.

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