Trinity/After Pentecost · The Eighth Sunday after Trinity
Romans 8:12-17
Life Through the Spirit
July 26, 2026
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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Romans 8:14 Commentaries BibleHub
Aggregates classic commentators on being led by the Spirit as sons of God.
Romans 8:15 Commentaries BibleHub
A second verse-specific page on receiving the spirit of adoption, crying Abba, Father.
Romans 12:16-17 (chapter 8) Commentary Precept Austin
Verse-specific word study on this exact passage's teaching on adoption.
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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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