But if Christ lives in you. Both God and Christ live in the Christian through the Holy Spirit (Ephesians 2:22). Note that "God's Spirit lives in you," "have the Spirit of Christ," and "Christ lives in you," all express the same important fact. Are going to die. Not "dead in sin," nor "dead to sin," but all will die physically because of the sin of Adam (Romans 5:17). Yet the Spirit is life. This is in contrast to the phrase: "are going to die." This is explained in Romans 8:11.

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