Romans 8 - Introduction

CHAPTER 8. For the place of this chapter in the argument see chap. 6, ad init. The general subject is the life in the spirit, by which the power of sin is broken, and the believer enabled to live to God. It falls into three parts (1) Romans 8:1-2, in which the spirit as opposed to the flesh is described as the principle of righteousness and life; (2) Romans 8:12-27, in which it is regarded as a spirit of adoption, the first fruits of a heavenly inheritance for the children of God; and (3) Romans 8:28-39, in which Paul concludes the argument, glorying in the assurance of God's immutable love in Jesus Christ.