Romans 8:5, 13, 14 - "For those who are according to the flesh set their minds on the things of the flesh, but those who are according to the Spirit, the things of the Spirit...For if you are living according to the flesh, you must die; but if by the Spirit you are putting to death the deeds of the body, you will live. For all who are being led by the Spirit of God, these are sons of God."
To what we are drawn reveals to Whom/whom we belong and those who claim to belong to God but are perpetually comfortable living in sin or with sin all around them, cannot have assurance that they are His. A true child of God is constantly engaged in a battle with the sin that remains in the flesh. A true child of God hates that sin and wants it dead, and takes steps toward killing it. This is a good self-examination passage, to test whether or not we are in the faith - to know if we have experienced the new birth. If we are a warrior in this battle against sin, we can rest assured, we belong to God and His Spirit dwells in us.
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Amen! That's it, right there. I needed to read that.
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