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because the mind of the flesh is enmity against God; for it is not subject to the law of God, neither indeed can it be:

and those that are in the flesh can't please God.

But you are not in the flesh but in the Spirit, if indeed the Spirit of God dwells in you. But if any man does not have the Spirit of Christ, he is not of his.

For as many as are led by the Spirit of God, these are sons of God.

The Spirit himself bears witness with our spirit, that we are children of God:

and if children, then heirs; heirs of God, and joint-heirs with Christ; if so be that we suffer with [him], that we may be also glorified with [him].

For the earnest expectation of the creation waits for the revealing of the sons of God.

that the creation itself also shall be delivered from the slavery of corruption into the liberty of the glory of the children of God.

and he that searches the hearts knows what is the mind of the Spirit, because he makes intercession for the saints according to [the will of] God.

And we know that to those that love God all things work together for good, to those that are called according to [his] purpose.

What then shall we say to these things? If God [is] for us, who [is] against us?

Who shall lay anything to the charge of God's elect? It is God that justifies;

who is he that condemns? It is Christ Jesus that died, yes rather, that was raised, who also is at the right hand of God, who also makes intercession for us.

nor height, nor depth, nor anything else in creation, shall be able to separate us from the love of God, which is in Christ Jesus our Lord.

who are Israelites; whose is the adoption, and the glory, and the covenants, and the giving of the law, and the service [of God], and the promises;

whose are the fathers, and of whom is Christ as concerning the flesh, who is over all, God blessed forever. Amen.

But [it is] not as though the word of God has come to nothing. For they are not all Israel, that are of Israel:

That is, it is not the children of the flesh that are children of God; but the children of the promise are reckoned for a seed.

for [the children] not being yet born, neither having done anything good or bad, that the purpose of God according to election might stand,

What shall we say then? Is there unrighteousness with God? God forbid.