The Spirit and Human Nature

“This was so that the Law’s requirements might be fully satisfied in us as we direct our lives not by our natural inclinations but by the spirit. Those who are living by their natural inclinations have their minds on the things human nature desires; those who live in the spirit have their minds on spiritual things. And human nature has nothing to look forward to but death, while the spirit looks forward to life and peace, because the outlook of disordered human nature is opposed to God, since it does not submit to God’s law, and indeed it cannot, and those who live by their natural inclinations can never be pleasing to God.” (Romans 8: 4-8)
There are two ways to live:
• Natural inclinations
• Spirit
When we live by our natural inclinations, we work to satisfy the desires of human nature. Since the flesh has nothing to offer, there is nothing to look forward to from human nature than death. On the contrary, when we live by the spirit, our mind is set on spiritual things and we look forward to life and peace.
The man of lawlessness does not submit to the laws of God. His outlook on life is disordered and is opposed to God. We look at society today and ask the question: How many people fit this description?