Setting the Mind on the Spirit - The Vanishing Verb

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Originally Posted by UntoHim

W. Lee identifies the general neglect of “setting the mind on the spirit” as a major failing among believers. He asserts, “The Lord couldn't have the Body life for centuries because there were no Christians who were … walking according to spirit, setting the mind on the spirit… We must be such a person in such a living. Right away we will be in the Body of Christ in an actual way.” Moreover, he says, “until you live in this way—setting your mind upon the spirit and putting to death all the activities of your body—you are not adequate for the Body of Christ.”

Here is classic WL hyperbole. Every time WL teaches something, he attempts to convince us that no Christian in history has ever realized these things. This is the leaven of the Pharisees which the Lord warned us about.

I personally found great value in the verb-less "action" of Rom 8.6. The tragedy occurs when WL gave us something of value, then puffed us (and himself) up with exclusive leaven to give us superior attitudes over all others. It's like one step forward, and two steps back.

I understand that Nigel Tomes is attempting to correct LC errors by going back to the source, but I have long been persuaded that the source of the error was the exclusive leaven sown into the Recovery, which bore the rotten fruits of pride, arrogance, and elitism.

Lee was not the only translator to interpret Rom 8.6 this way, the NASB also does, so it's hard to fault the Recovery Version.