Re: The Lexicon — "Exercised in Your Spirit"
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Originally Posted by aron
Long before Mary McDonough wrote God's Plan of Salvation (1926), the Dutch writer Erasmus did a marvelous essay on the 3 parts of man. Like, in 1509 or something. He said that the spirit is immaterial, incorporeal, and always longs for its home in the courts of heaven. The flesh is physical, temporal, and only cares for its comfort, safety, and pleasures. The soul is neutral; it is in between, and must choose the path it will take.
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I like that explanation.
It sounds like Lee's translation and exposition on Romans 8.6
Looking at numerous translations of this verse, they seem to be evenly divided between whether the mind is choosing, or the spirit (or flesh) is controlling the mind.
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