Romans 8:15 For ye have not received the spirit of bondage again to fear; but ye have received the Spirit of adoption, whereby we cry, Abba, Father.

English “bondage” in Romans 8:15 above and in Romans 8:21 to follow were both translated from Greek noun 1397 douleia. God’s “election” who “have not received the spirit of bondage again to fear” in Romans 8:15 are segregated from those who “also shall be delivered from the bondage of corruption into the glorious liberty of the children of God” in Romans 8:21. 

Romans 8:16 The Spirit itself beareth witness with our spirit, that we are the children of God.

The apostle Paul is the “he” in “But the Lord said unto him, Go thy way: for he is a chosen vessel unto me, to bear my name before the Gentiles, and kings, and the children of Israel” with English “chosen” being translated from Greek noun 1589 ekloge which was translated into English “election” in Romans 11:5, 7 and 28. Romans 11:5’s “Even so then at this present time also there is a remnant according to the election of grace”  are those God said in Romans 11:4  “I have reserved to myself seven thousand men, who have not bowed the knee to the image of Baal”. Acts 9:15 identifies Paul as one of God’s “seven thousand” “election”. English “our” and “we” in Romans 8:16 identify God’s “election” as “the children of God” and “heirs of God, and joint-heirs with Christ” in Romans 8:17 to follow.

Romans 8:14 For as many as are led by the Spirit of God, they are the sons of God.

God’s finite number of “election” are God’s “saints” God’s “firstfruits” “the children of God” in Romans 8:16 and “the sons of God” above are the “ye” and “we” in Romans 8:15 as well as “our” and “we” in Romans 8:16 that follows.

Romans 8:13 For if ye live after the flesh, ye shall die: but if ye through the Spirit do mortify the deeds of the body, ye shall live.

English “after” above is fully translated in prior posts.

English “mortify” was translated from Greek verb 2289 thanatoo which was translated into “killed” in Romans 8:36 and in  “As unknown, and yet well known; as dying, and, behold, we live; as chastened, and not killed” and into “become dead” in “Wherefore, my brethren, ye also are become dead to the law by the body of Christ; that ye should be married to another, even to him who is raised from the dead, that we should bring forth fruit unto God.

Romans 8:12 Therefore, brethren, we are debtors, not to the flesh, to live after the flesh.

English “debtors” was translated from Greek noun 3781 opheiletes being all God’s children, everyone ever born, relative to the price God paid in the embodiment of Jesus Christ on a Roman cross. Greek noun 5092 time means value relative to the price paid on the cross. Greek noun 5092 time was translated into “price” in Matthew 27:3-9 1Corinthians 6:20 and 1Corinthians 7:23 into “honour” in Romans 2:6-13 Romans 9:21 Timothy 2:15-21 1Peter 1:7 and Revelation 21:22-27. If you “Study to shew thyself approved unto God, a workman that needeth not to be ashamed, rightly dividing the word of truth” in every verse containing Greek words 3781-3786 and 5622-5624 God can translate all those words for you and tell you everything you need to know about expunging your debt and bringing God’s will to fruition.

The Greek preposition 2596 kata that was translated into English “after” in Romans 8:12 above and 8:13 in post to follow were fully translated in prior posts. If you encounter an English emboldened word that is not defined refer to prior posts.

Romans 8:11 But if the Spirit of him that raised up Jesus from the dead dwell in you, he that raised up Christ from the dead shall also quicken your mortal bodies by his Spirit that dwelleth in you.

English “quicken” was translated from Greek verb 2227 zoopoieo meaning to make spiritually alive. Greek verb 2227 zoopoieo was translated into “be made alive” in “For as in Adam all die, even so in Christ shall all be made alive” into “giveth life” in “Who also hath made us able ministers of the new testament; not of the letter, but of the spirit: for the letter killeth, but the spirit giveth life” into “have given life” in “Is the law then against the promises of God? God forbid: for if there had been a law given which could have given life, verily righteousness should have been by the law” into “quickeneth” in   “I give thee charge in the sight of God, who quickeneth all things, and before Christ Jesus, who before Pontius Pilate witnessed a good confession” “For as the Father raiseth up the dead, and quickeneth them; even so the Son quickeneth whom he will” and “It is the spirit that quickeneth; the flesh profiteth nothing: the words that I speak unto you, they are spirit, and they are life”.

English “mortal” in Romans 8:11 above was translated from Greek adjective 2349 thnetos describing flesh mortal bodies without God’s Spirit.  Greek adjective 2349 thnetos was also translated into English “mortal” in 1 Corinthians 15:53 and 54 “For this corruptible must put on incorruption, and this mortal must put on immortality” “So when this corruptible shall have put on incorruption, and this mortal shall have put on immortality, then shall be brought to pass the saying that is written, Death is swallowed up in victory” and into “mortality” in “For we that are in this tabernacle do groan, being burdened: not for that we would be unclothed, but clothed upon, that mortality might be swallowed up of life”. English “clothed upon” refers to God’s Spirit which reflects God’s light/doxa/ “glory” in our “celestial bodies”. Please note that “the glory of” in 1Corinthians 15:40 bible phrase “the glory of the terrestrial” was added by a flesh human being some 410 years ago. Greek adjective 1919 epigeios was correctly translated into “terrestrial” above and “earthly” in “This wisdom descendeth not from above, but is earthly, sensual, devilish” and in “For we know that if our earthly house of this tabernacle were dissolved, we have a building of God, an house not made with hands, eternal in the heavens”. English words “this tabernacle” above are our flesh biodegradable corruptible mortal “earthly” bodies. Judgment of the flesh translator who 410 years ago changed God’s adjective 1919 epigeios into “the glory of the terrestrial” will be left to God. God’s “election” of whom God said “I have reserved to myself” become immortal by retaining God’s spirit through this earth age thereby achieving “the first resurrection” of Revelation 20:5 & 6 while everyone other than God’s “election” are the spiritually “dead” of Revelation 20:5 and are susceptible to the spiritual “second death” of Revelation 20:6. “Behold, I shew you a mystery; We shall not all sleep, but we shall all be changed” “In a moment, in the twinkling of an eye, at the last trump: for the trumpet shall sound, and the dead shall be raised incorruptible, and we shall be changed” “For this corruptible must put on incorruption, and this mortal must put on immortality”. Every human being ever born whose flesh body has died has “put on incorruption”. All human beings remaining alive at the seventh trump “shall be raised incorruptible” at that last trump. The verbs “put on incorruption” and “put on immortality” are different verbs performed at different times as documented in Revelation 20:4-6. God’s “election” “which had not worshipped the beast, neither his image, neither had received his mark upon their foreheads, or in their hands; and they lived and reigned with Christ a thousand years”. English “mark” in previous bible quote was translated from Greek noun 5480 charagma which tells us what the “mark” is and subsequently who the “beast” is because English “graven” in Acts 17:29 was translated from Greek 5480 charagma which was translated into English “mark” in Revelation 13:16, 13:17, 14:9, 14:11, 15:2, 16:2, 19:20 and 20:4. If you understand none of God’s other biblical spiritual truth understand Greek 5480 charagma and understand that the “beast” in Revelation 13:16, 13:17, 14:9, 14:11, 15:2, 16:2, 19:20 and 20:4 is any grammatical subject other than God, which is every flesh human grammatical subject other than Jesus Christ. English “device” in Acts 17:29 was translated from Greek noun 1761 enthymesis being flesh thoughts while English “art” in Acts 17:29 was translated from Greek noun 5078 techne being the product of flesh thoughts and feelings which this eighth chapter of Romans tells us is all bad all the time. God’s “election” will cause the rest of creation, every other human being ever born, “to come unto the knowledge of the truth” because “they shall be priests of God and of Christ, and shall reign with him a thousand years” between the end of this earth age and the eternal earth age that follows. God’s light/doxa/glory will be visible in the “incorruptible” “immortal” “spiritual” “heavenly” bodies of God’s “election” on the first day of the “thousand years” “Lord’s day” “day of the Lord Jesus”  “the election hath obtained it, and the rest were blinded” “the rest” will be in “incorruptible” “mortal”  “spiritually” “dead” bodies without light/doxa/glory who on the first day of the “thousand years” will judge themselves as they judged others “Judge not, that ye be not judged” “For with what judgment ye judge, ye shall be judged: and with what measure ye mete, it shall be measured to you again”. The credibility of God’s “election” will be greatly enhanced during the “thousand years” by the visibility of their light/doxa/glory. The crux of the bible and God’s will is this: “For this is good and acceptable in the sight of God our Saviour” “Who will have all men to be saved, and to come unto the knowledge of the truth”. These are two of the most accurately translated English verses in the bible. Please study every verse containing every Greek word in 2Timothy 2:15-21 and 1Timothy 2:1-6 whereby God can define each Greek word for you. If someone completes the process noted in the previous sentence and wants to ask a related question in my post “comments” I will do my best to provide an answer in an ensuing post.     

English “life” in 2Corinthians 5:4 above was translated from Greek noun 2222 zoe being spiritual life in above context.  Greek noun 2222 zoe was translated into “life” in “ For he that soweth to his flesh shall of the flesh reap corruption; but he that soweth to the Spirit shall of the Spirit reap life everlasting” “Verily, verily, I say unto you, He that believeth on me hath everlasting life”. English “on” in previous bible verse John 6:47 was translated from Greek preposition 1519 eis indicating the point entered of place, time, or purpose of thought. Greek preposition 1519 eis appears in the bible 1,774 times most often between various tenses of English “believe” and English proper nouns “Jesus” and “God”. Greek preposition 1519 eis is not a casual belief in Jesus and God.  Greek preposition 1519 eis is entering into the same place, time, and purpose of thought of Jesus and God. Flesh translators some 410 years ago mistranslating Greek preposition 1519 eis into casual English “in” and “on” are among the most egregious mistranslations in the bible and exemplifies why the bible instructs us to “Study to shew thyself approved unto God, a workman that needeth not to be ashamed, rightly dividing the word of truth”.

Romans 8:10 And if Christ be in you, the body is dead because of sin; but the Spirit is life because of righteousness.

English “the body is dead” above is figurative subsequent to flesh thoughts and feelings being dead in deference to God’s spiritual thoughts and ways while we are yet in a flesh live bios/body. Please search [dead with Christ] to confirm what I say.

English “righteousness” was translated from Greek noun 1343 dikaiosune being right in union with God’s definition of right

Romans 8:9 But ye are not in the flesh, but in the Spirit, if so be that the Spirit of God dwell in you. Now if any man have not the Spirit of Christ, he is none of his.

When Jesus walked the earth, no one called him Jesus. His disciples and everyone who knew him called him by his Hebrew proper noun H3091 Yehowshuwa`. All Hebrew names have meaning. Hebrew proper noun H3091 Yehowshuwa` means Yehovah’s Savior. English “Christ” throughout the bible was translated from Greek adjective 5547 christos describing and qualifying God’s first anointed. Greek adjective 5547 christos is from Greek verb 5548 chrio meaning to anoint. Greek noun 5545 chrisma is the unction or anointing itself. Flesh Old Testament/covenant/contract/law anointing was with flesh physical olive oil. Spiritual New Testament/covenant/contract/law anointing is with the Spirit of God. Christ is the first anointed with God’s Spirit. The finite number God’s “election” of whom God said “I have reserved to myself” during this earth age are also anointed with God’s Spirit “the election hath obtained it, and the rest were blinded”. The rest are every human being other than God’s “election” and “the rest were blinded” spiritually not as punishment but to protect “the rest” from Matthew 12:32 “And whosoever speaketh a word against the Son of man, it shall be forgiven him: but whosoever speaketh against the Holy Ghost, it shall not be forgiven him, neither in this world, neither in the world to come”. Jesus Yehowshuwa` meaning Yehovah’s Savior is the first but not the only flesh human being God has anointed with God’s Spirit.

Jesus Yehowshuwa` meaning Yehovah’s Savior said literally in John 8:56 “Your father Abraham rejoiced to see my day: and he saw it, and was glad” “Then said the Jews unto him, Thou art not yet fifty years old, and hast thou seen Abraham”? “Jesus said unto them, Verily, verily, I say unto you, Before Abraham was, I am”. I suggest to you that “the Jews” above saw God in the embodiment of Jesus Yehowshuwa` meaning Yehovah’s Savior and that Abraham saw God in the embodiment of “Melchizedek” being Hebrew proper noun H4442 Malkiy-Tsedeq meaning King of the Righteous both being one and the same. I have studied every verse fore and aft containing Hebrew proper noun H4442 Malkiy-Tsedeq and Greek proper noun 3198 melchisedek and have concluded, based on Jesus’ testimony in John 8:56-58, that Jesus is Greek proper noun 3198 melchisedek and Hebrew proper noun H4442 Malkiy-Tsedeq. Please “Study to shew thyself approved unto God, a workman that needeth not to be ashamed, rightly dividing the word of truth” by studying Matthew 17:1-13, Mark 9:1-13 and Luke 9:18-36 understanding that God is able to traverse time and space and was able to take Peter, John and James with him to “the kingdom of God” “mount Sion, and unto the city of the living God, the heavenly Jerusalem, and to an innumerable company of angels” and back again.

Romans 8:8 So then they that are in the flesh cannot please God.

English “please” was translated from Greek verb 700 aresko from Greek verb 142 airo meaning to lift up. “Every good gift and every perfect gift is from above, and cometh down from the Father of lights, with whom is no variableness, neither shadow of turning” “For as the heavens are higher than the earth, so are my ways higher than your ways, and my thoughts than your thoughts”. God does indeed lift up God’s direct grammatical objects to God’s higher level by displacing their flesh thoughts and feelings with God’s spiritual thoughts and ways so they no longer “are in the flesh” so they can indeed please God. Greek verb 700 aresko was translated into English “pleasing” in “But as we were allowed of God to be put in trust with the gospel, even so we speak; not as pleasing men, but God, which trieth our hearts” into “may please” in “No man that warreth entangleth himself with the affairs of this life; that he may please him who hath chosen him to be a soldier”. English “life” in previous bible sentence was translated from Greek noun 979 bios which is the etymology of English prefix bio- as found in biology. In above context it is biodegradable biological physical flesh life.  English “warreth” was translated from Greek verb 4754 strateuo which was translated into English “war” in 2Corinthians 10:3-6 which qualifies the warfare. “For though we walk in the flesh, we do not war after the flesh” “For the weapons of our warfare are not carnal, but mighty through God to the pulling down of strong holds” “Casting down imaginations, and every high thing that exalteth itself against the knowledge of God, and bringing into captivity every thought to the obedience of Christ” “And having in a readiness to revenge all disobedience, when your obedience is fulfilled”. English “revenge” was translated from Greek verb 1556 ekdikeo meaning to make right according to God’s not man’s definition of right.

Romans 8:7 Because the carnal mind is enmity against God: for it is not subject to the law of God, neither indeed can be.

English “enmity” was translated from Greek noun 2189 echthra being hatred from Greek verb 2190 echthros meaning to hate. “He that loveth not knoweth not God; for God is love”.

English “against” in Romans 8:7 above was translated from Greek preposition 1519 eis denoting the point entered, of place, time, or purpose of mind. Greek preposition 1519 eis appears most often between various tenses of English “believe” and either “God” or “Jesus” which is a far cry from a casual belief in “God” and “Jesus”. Greek preposition 1519 eis in the context of Romans 8:7 is far more egregious than not believing into God’s spiritual thoughts, it means to transfer one’s own flesh thoughts of hate into God. There is no greater hatred than believing God is going to burn like bacon for all eternity God’s own children who do not believe what they themselves believe. English false narrative “hell” has been translated from Hebrew noun 7585 she’owl meaning grave, from Greek noun 1067 geenna being the valley of the son of Hinnom containing Jerusalem’s garbage pit where Jesus instructed us to cast any flesh member [Mt 5:29 James 3:6] that offends God’s Spirit and from Greek noun 86 hades from a compound of Greek 1 a negative particle synonymous with English un or not and Greek verb 1492 eido meaning to see through the eyes and know through the thoughts of one’s grammatical subject. Greek 86 hades means unable to see through God’s eyes and know through God’s thoughts when a grammatical object has any grammatical subject other than God. Jesus’ reference to Greek noun 1067 geenna being the valley of the son of Hinnom was intended to draw us to God’s words in Old Testament Jeremiah 32:35 “And they built the high places of Baal, which are in the valley of the son of Hinnom, to cause their sons and their daughters to pass through the fire unto Molech; which I commanded them not, neither came it into my mind, that they should do this abomination, to cause Judah to sin”. 

English “subject to” in Romans 8:7 above was translated from Greek verb 5293 hupotasso. Please remember that a grammatical subject performs a verb’s action and their grammatical objects receive the action performed. Greek verb 5293 hupotasso was translated into English “put under” “put in subjection under” “be subject unto” “submit self to” and “subject to”.  Greek verb 5293 hupotasso is from a compound of Greek preposition 5259 hupo meaning under as grammatical objects are under their grammatical subject and Greek verb 5021 tasso which was translated into English “appointed” in “And I said, What shall I do, Lord? And the Lord said unto me, Arise, and go into Damascus; and there it shall be told thee of all things which are appointed for thee to do”  and into “ordained” in “Let every soul be subject unto the higher powers. For there is no power but of God: the powers that be are ordained of God”. English “be subject unto” in previous bible sentence was translated from Greek verb 5293 hupotasso. God is the grammatical subject performing the actions of Greek verb 5293 hupotasso and Greek verb 5021 tasso in this paragraph. God’s “election” are “chosen” by God to be the exclusive recipients of the action of Greek verb 5293 hupotasso and Greek verb 5021 tasso subsequent to the spiritual New Testament/covenant/contract/law of God predicated upon both parties performing their obligations under the mutual covenant/contract. The Spirit of Jesus Christ mediates the contract: “For there is one God, and one mediator between God and men, the man Christ” “Who gave himself a ransom for all, to be testified in due time”  “That in the dispensation of the fulness of times he might gather together in one all things in Christ, both which are in heaven, and which are on earth; even in him” “For this is good and acceptable in the sight of God our Saviour”; “Who will have all men to be saved, and to come unto the knowledge of the truth”. I am receiving instruction to explain the English name Jesus Christ but I do not want to diminish God’s definition of God’s will defined in above bible verses so I will follow instruction as soon as we get to a verse less integral to God’s will.   

Romans 8:5 For they that are after the flesh do mind the things of the flesh; but they that are after the Spirit the things of the Spirit.

Later in the eighth chapter of Romans God will tell us who, what, when, where, and why every human being ever born “shall be delivered from the bondage of corruption into the glorious liberty of the children of God”. I guess I already told you why. It is God’s will.

English “flesh” in Romans 8:5 “carnally” in Romans 8:6 and “carnal” in Romans 8:7 were all translated from Greek noun 4561 sarx meaning flesh.

Romans 8:6For to be carnally minded is death; but to be spiritually minded is life and peace.

English “minded” in Romans 8:6 “mind” in Romans 8:7 and Romans 8:27 were all translated from Greek neuter noun 5427 phronema which explains an integral part of God’s process pursuant to God’s will. I am going to paste Romans 8:27 so we can define them all together “And he that searcheth the hearts knoweth what is the mind of the Spirit, because he maketh intercession for the saints according to the will of God”. Simply stated God removes all human beings who are flesh minded from God’s process pursuant to God’s will. Grammatical objects of flesh grammatical subjects, including those who stand behind a pulpit, are removed from God’s process pursuant to God’s will. They are not removed from God forever, just during this earth age. Remember Jesus said: “Suppose ye that I am come to give peace on earth? I tell you, Nay; but rather division”. God defines the “division” right here. God not only removes flesh grammatical objects of flesh grammatical subjects from God’s process; God simultaneously removes His spirit from them to protect them from Matthew 12:32 “And whosoever speaketh a word against the Son of man, it shall be forgiven him: but whosoever speaketh against the Holy Ghost, it shall not be forgiven him, neither in this world, neither in the world to come”.

English “peace” in Romans 8:6 and in Luke 12:51 above were both translated from Greek noun 1515 eirene  denoting union in the sense of being joined together in thought and mind, best defined by “peace” in “Having abolished in his flesh the enmity, even the law of commandments contained in ordinances; for to make in himself of twain one new man, so making peace” “Endeavouring to keep the unity of the Spirit in the bond of peace” “Those things, which ye have both learned, and received, and heard, and seen in me, do: and the God of peace shall be with you” “Elect according to the foreknowledge of God the Father, through sanctification of the Spirit, unto obedience and sprinkling of the blood of Jesus Christ: Grace unto you, and peace, be multiplied.” “Think not that I am come to send peace on earth: I came not to send peace, but a sword” “And take the helmet of salvation, and the sword of the Spirit, which is the word of God” “For the word of God is quick, and powerful, and sharper than any twoedged sword, piercing even to the dividing asunder of soul and spirit, and of the joints and marrow, and is a discerner of the thoughts and intents of the heart”. God’s “election” receive God’s Spirit which renders God’s “peace” “the election hath obtained it, and the rest were blinded” to protect “the rest” from Matthew 12:32.