Walking in the Spirit means living by faith and relying on the Holy Spirit's guidance, resulting in a focus on Christ rather than our efforts.
To walk in the Spirit entails a daily reliance on the Holy Spirit to guide our actions, choices, and thoughts. It means recognizing that we cannot fulfill God's commandments through our own strength and instead relying on the truth of the gospel, which emphasizes what Christ has accomplished for us. In Romans, Paul contrasts this spiritual walk with living according to the flesh, illustrating that the Spirit helps believers to live righteously, desiring and producing good works as a result of being united with Christ. Thus, walking in the Spirit is not about striving for moral perfection, but embracing faith in the redemptive work of Jesus and experiencing the transformative power of the Spirit.
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