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Poslanica Rimljanima 8

Život po Duhu

1 Nema dakle nikakve osude za one koji pripadaju Kristu Isusu.2 Jer zakon Duha, koji daje život, oslobodio nas je zakona grijeha, koji vodi u smrt.3 Jer ono što Zakon, oslabljen grešnim tijelom, nije mogao učiniti, učinio je Bog poslavši svojeg Sina u obličju tjelesnog čovjeka da bude žrtva za grijehe. Tako je osudio grijeh u tijelu.

4 Učinio je to zato da bi se pravednost Zakona potpuno ispunila u nama koji više ne živimo po staroj grešnoj naravi, nego po Duhu.
5 Oni kojima vlada grešna narav razmišljaju o onomu što je grešno, ali oni koji su pod nadzorom Božjega Duha razmišljaju o onomu što je ugodno Duhu.6 Nadzire li vaša grešna narav vaš um, vodi vas u smrt. Ali ako vaš um nadzire Sveti Duh, imat ćete život i mir.7 Jer grešna tjelesna narav u nama protivi se Bogu. Nikada nije bila pokorna Božjemu zakonu niti će to ikada biti.

8 Zato oni kojima još vlada njihova grešna narav ne mogu ugoditi Bogu.
9 Ali vama više ne vlada grešna narav. Pod nadzorom ste Svetoga Duha ako Božji Duh zaista prebiva u vama. A u kome ne prebiva Kristov Duh, taj i nije Kristov.10 Ako je Krist u vama, tijelo vam je mrtvo za grijeh, ali vaš duh živi za pravednost.

11 Živi li u vama Božji Duh koji je Isusa uskrsnuo od mrtvih, Bog koji je Isusa podignuo od mrtvih oživjet će i vaša smrtna tijela tim istim Duhom koji u vama živi.
12 Zato, draga braćo, nismo dužni činiti ono na što nas tjera naša grešna narav.13 Jer ako živite slušajući tu svoju tjelesnu narav, propast ćete. Ako pak silom Duha usmrćujete nju i njezina zla djela, živjet ćete.

14 Svi koje vodi Božji Duh Božja su djeca.
15 Ne budite zato poput strašljivih robova te svoje naravi. Budite prava Božja djeca jer vas je Bog svojim Duhom posinio te mu sada možete radosno klicati: "Abba! Oče!"16 Sveti Duh govori nam duboko u srcima da smo Božja djeca.

17 A kako smo njegova djeca, njegovi smo baštinici - jer sve što Bog daje svojemu Sinu, Kristu, to i nama pripada. Kao što s njim trpimo, s njim ćemo se i proslaviti.

Buduća slava

18 Ali naše sadašnje patnje nisu ništa prema budućoj slavi koja će se očitovati u nama.19 Jer sve stvorenje sa žudnjom iščekuje da dođe dan kad će Bog pokazati tko su zaista njegova djeca.20 Sve što je na Zemlji stvoreno postalo je jalovim, ne vlastitom, nego Božjom voljom - ali u nadi21 da će biti oslobođeno od robovanja pokvarljivosti, da sudjeluje u slobodi i u slavi Božje djece.22 Jer znamo da cjelokupno stvorenje sve dosad uzdiše i muči se u porođajnim bolima.23 Čak i mi kršćani, iako je u nama Sveti Duh kao predukus buduće slave, također stenjemo čekajući posinjenje, otkupljenje našega tijela. I mi također nestrpljivo očekujemo dan kad će nam Bog dati sva prava kao svojoj djeci, uključujući i nova tijela koja nam je obećao.24 Tom smo nadom spašeni. Ako nešto već imate, onda se tomu više ne trebate nadati.

25 Ali ako se nadate nečemu što još nemate, valja čekati strpljivo i postojano.
26 Isto tako, Sveti Duh nam pomaže u našoj slabosti. Jer mi ne znamo ni kako ni što bismo trebali moliti, ali Sveti Duh moli se za nas uzdasima koji se ne mogu riječima izraziti.27 I Otac, koji poznaje svačije srce, zna, svakako, što Duh govori, da se moli za nas u skladu s Božjom voljom.28 Znamo kako Bog čini da sve pridonosi dobru onih koji njega vole i koje je on pozvao prema svojoj nakani.29 Jer Bog je svoj narod unaprijed poznavao i odabrao ih je da budu poput njegova Sina, tako da bi njegov Sin mogao biti prvorođenac s brojnom braćom i sestrama.

30 A kad ih je odabrao, pozvao ih je k sebi. Zatim ih je opravdao i obećao im svoju slavu.

Ništa nas ne može odvojiti od Božje ljubavi

31 Što na sve to reći? Ako je Bog za nas, tko će biti protiv nas?

32 Kad već nije poštedio ni vlastitoga Sina, nego ga je predao za nas, neće li nam Bog, koji nam je dao Krista, s njime dati i sve drugo?
33 Tko će optužiti Božje izabranike? Nas Bog opravdava.

34 Tko će nas onda optužiti? Isus Krist je umro, štoviše, i uskrsnuo; on je zdesna Bogu i posreduje za nas.
35 Tko će nas odvojiti od Kristove ljubavi? Može li u tome uspjeti nevolja? Tjeskoba? Progonstvo? Glad? Golotinja? Pogibao? Mač?36 U Svetome pismu piše: "Zbog tebe nas ubijaju dan za danom; mi smo im kao ovce za klanje."

37 Nadmoćno pobjeđujemo sve što nas snađe u Kristu koji nas voli.
38 Čvrsto vjerujem da nas ni smrt, ni život, ni anđeli ni demoni, ni sadašnjost ni budućnost, ni sile,

39 ni dubina ni visina, ni bilo koje stvorenje neće moći rastaviti od ljubavi Božje objavljene u našemu Gospodinu Kristu Isusu.

Romans 8

The Believer’s Relationship to the Holy Spirit

1 There is therefore now no condemnation for those who are in Christ Jesus.s2 For the law of the life-giving Spiritt in Christ Jesus has set yous free from the law of sin and death.3 For God achieved what the law could not do becauset it was weakened through the flesh. By sending his own Son in the likeness of sinful flesh and concerning sin, he condemned sin in the flesh,

4 so that the righteous requirement of the law may be fulfilled in us, who do not walk according to the flesh but according to the Spirit.
5 For those who live according to the flesh have their outlook shaped byt the things of the flesh, but those who live according to the Spirit have their outlook shaped by the things of the Spirit.6 For the outlookt of the flesh is death, but the outlook of the Spirit is life and peace,7 because the outlook of the flesh is hostile to God, for it does not submit to the law of God, nor is it able to do so.8 Those who are in the flesh cannot please God.9 You, however, are not int the flesh but in the Spirit, if indeed the Spirit of God lives in you. Now if anyone does not have the Spirit of Christ, this person does not belong to him.10 But if Christ is in you, your body is dead because of sin, butt the Spirit is your lifet because of righteousness.

11 Moreover if the Spirit of the ones who raised Jesus from the dead lives in you, the one who raised Christs from the dead will also make your mortal bodies alive through his Spirit who lives in you.s
12 So then,t brothers and sisters,t we are under obligation, not to the flesh, to live according to the flesh13 (for if you live according to the flesh, you willt die),s but if by the Spirit you put to death the deeds of the body you will live.14 For all who are led by the Spirit of God aret the sons of God.15 For you did not receive the spirit of slavery leading again to fear,t but you received the Spirit of adoption,t by whomt we cry, “Abba, Father.”16 The Spirit himself bears witness tot our spirit that we are God’s children.

17 And if children, then heirs (namely, heirs of God and also fellow heirs with Christ)t – if indeed we suffer with him so we may also be glorified with him.
18 For I consider that our present sufferings cannot even be comparedt to the glory that will be revealed to us.19 For the creation eagerly waits for the revelation of the sons of God.20 For the creation was subjected to futility – not willingly but because of Godt who subjected it – in hope21 that the creation itself will also be set free from the bondage of decay into the glorious freedom of God’s children.22 For we know that the whole creation groans and suffers together until now.23 Not only this, but we ourselves also, who have the firstfruits of the Spirit,t groan inwardly as we eagerly await our adoption,t the redemption of our bodies.t24 For in hope we were saved. Now hope that is seen is not hope, because who hopes for what he sees?

25 But if we hope for what we do not see, we eagerly wait for it with endurance.t
26 In the same way, the Spirit helps us in our weakness, for we do not know how we should pray,t but the Spirit himself intercedes for us with inexpressible groanings.27 And hes who searches our hearts knows the mind of the Spirit, because the Spiritt intercedes on behalf of the saints according to God’s will.28 And we know that all things work togethers for good for those who love God, who are called according to his purpose,29 because those whom he foreknew he also predestined to be conformed to the image of his Son, that his Sont would be the firstborn among many brothers and sisters.t

30 And those he predestined, he also called; and those he called, he also justified; and those he justified, he also glorified.
31 What then shall we say about these things? If God is for us, who can be against us?32 Indeed, he whot did not spare his own Son, but gave him up for us all – how will he not also, along with him, freely give us all things?33 Who will bring any charge against God’s elect?s It is God who justifies.34 Who is the one who will condemn? Christst is the one who died (and more than that, he was raised), who is at the right hand of God, and who also is interceding for us.35 Who will separate us from the love of Christ? Will trouble, or distress, or persecution, or famine, or nakedness, or danger, or sword?t36 As it is written, “For your sake we encounter death all day long; we were considered as sheep to be slaughtered.”s37 No, in all these things we have complete victoryt through himt who loved us!38 For I am convinced that neither death, nor life, nor angels, nor heavenly rulers,t nor things that are present, nor things to come, nor powers,

39 nor height, nor depth, nor anything else in creation will be able to separate us from the love of God in Christ Jesus our Lord.