Analysis Of Romans 8: 9-13personal Exegesis-The Realm

Boyce 2Old Testament24 April 2018Personal Exegesis - The Realm (Romans 8:9-17 NIV)With over fifty occurrences within scripture, there is a unique emphasis on a word used heavily by older word-for-word Bible translations, such as the King James Version. This specific word, meaning “memshala” in phonic Hebrew, is spoken in English as “realm.” Common synonyms for this word include: rule, dominion, province, kingdom. The definition is best described by a passage within the eighth chapter of the book of Romans.“You, however, are not in the realm of the flesh but are in the realm of the Spirit, if indeed the Spirit of God lives in you. And if anyone does not have the Spirit of Christ, they do not belong to Christ. But if Christ is in you, then even

Instead of a state of authority, it is spoken of as a placeholder of death. The Greek transliteration names it, “ginomai”, defined as coming into being or becoming. The interest in the two histories of this word is evident, because it is referenced as both a place and a happening. However, the Bible does not first inhabit it as a physical place, so it is strikingly important to consider a “realm” first a posture of the spiritual. Having a clear understanding of this word first, will help us to break down this passage in a formthat can be easily understood. This particular passage in Romans states that we are in fact not in the “realm” of the flesh, but that we operate in the “realm” of the Spirit. Interestingly enough, theLord is commanding us as followers of Christ to operate from a place or a dominion of the Spirit of God. Both definitions or uses of the world “realm” allow us to see the separation God has called us to, from our flesh. Living within this realm of the Spirit is the very same dominion we have as a son or daughter of Christ, and it allows us to be in right relationship with Him. The whole passage of scripture within

It is our greatest commandment, but also our greatest opportunity. To live for something other than ourselves, our flesh, which has proven to all that it fails us every single time we depend on it.While another commentary on this same passage of scripture states, “We are free from the law of sin. Though he inevitably does, the Christian does not have to sin, because he is freed from sin’s dominion. We are free from the law of death; death therefore no longer has any lastingpower against the believer (Enduring Word).” Whomenever lives in Christ Jesus is free from sin’s dominion, another one of the synonyms or definitions of “realm.” We now understand sin has its own “dominion” or “realm”, but must remember sin does not have power over us when our power is found in Jesus. Therefore, at salvation we are called to live in no condemnation, andbecause of the death, burial, and resurrection of Jesus we are immediately given victory and territory in the “realm” of the Spirit. We are granted access to the power of God, while still remaining under the sovereign power of the Lord.Authorship of this specific passage is accredited to Apostle Paul, who wrote this New Testament Letter to the city and church of Rome approximately in the time period between 55-60A. D. The intention of these letters, as Romans is one of many, were to supply or equip the churches and cities with