What Does Romans 8: 23 Mean

• 1 Being Obedient to word of God, in the submission of living right.

o Obedience //-Submission to our God.

o “Be obedient in the word of God brings forth wisdom and Knowledge, when reading His word it tells us to study to show ourselves approval onto God.

o Romans 5:19 (NLT)-Because one person disobeyed God, many became sinners. But because one other person obeyed God, many will be made righteous.

o “As fellow Christians we must obey the words out of His moth whether we agree or disagree. His word is sufficient and truth. In the scriptures it says who disobey his word are sinners, and this also applies to if we know what the word says and we choose not to obey it.”

o Isaiah 1:19(KJV) - Ye be willing and obedient, ye shall eat the good

of the land. “This scripture simply says if we obey his word we shall prosper, and eat upright in His word. For God will never leave of or forsake us in His obedience.”
o 1 Peter 1:14 (AMP) - [Live] as children of obedience [to God]; do not conform yourselves to the evil desires [that governed you] in your former ignorance [when you did not know the requirements of the Gospel]. “As read the bible and slowly grow in his word we see the thing of what God approve of and disapprove of in our lives. What this scripture is saying obey His word for we are children of god and we put away our old self and become new by the Transformations of our minds.”

• 2 The transformation of our Minds/ by the changing of our inner man.
o Romans 12:2(NLT) - Don’t copy the behavior and customs of this world, but let God transform you into a new person by changing the way you think. Then you will learn to know God’s will for you, which is good and pleasing and perfect.
o The scriptures basic say: your thoughts are no longer carnally but spiritually
o Romans 8:6 (KJV)-For to be carnally minded is death; but to be spiritually minded is life and peace.

Vocabulary

o Carnal- relating to physical, especially sexual, needs and activities. Greek word: sarkikos- pertains "to behavior which is typical of human nature, but with special focus upon more bases on physical desires."

o “For we must put away our old self and become new by transformation of our minds in the word of God. We can start by Reading His word daily or at least giving Him an hour a day just mediating in his word. If we are obeying his word but have some challenge’s on things and still choose to still disobey or “I’m going to do me.” His word says in 1 John 3:8 (NLT)-But when people keep on sinning, it shows that they belong to the devil, who has been sinning since the beginning. But the Son of God came to destroy the works of the devil.

o “There forth as Children on god we must put away everything that is displeasing to God, and put on everything that God approves of in the way we walk, speak, and see things.” WE are new creation of God by confessing with our mouth, and staying obedient his

word
o 2 Corinthians 5:17 (KJV)-Therefore if any man be in Christ, he is a new creature: old things are passed away; behold all things are become new.

o 3 Seek God first in all that we do.

o “Every day we make decisions, but do we put God in them first. Most of the time the answer is no. We have a human mentality to try to fix things when, we really know there’s no fix to it. We must realize as christens: God comes first over EVERYTHING. For the scriptures says seek him first.

o Matthew 6:33 (KJV)-But seek ye first the kingdom of God, and his righteousness; and all these things shall be added unto you.

o “The simplest way, of what God is saying, Believe in me Trust in me, find me first when you don’t know what to do” I got you”. When we do these thing in obedience to God he says it right there in the scriptures the things what we ask for he shall give to us. None of these things will come to pass if we do not seek him without faith.

o Hebrews 11:6 (ESV)- And without faith it is impossible to please him, for whoever would draw near to God must believe that he exists and that he rewards those who seek him.

o “It all bout looking to Him first in all that we do, God never lies for his words say if you look for me in obedience you will always find

me”

o Jeremiah 29:12-14 (ESV)-12 Then you will call upon me and come and pray to me, and I will hear you. 13 You will seek me and find me, when you seek me with all your heart. 14 I will be found by you, declares the Lord, and I will restore your fortunes and gather you from all the nations and all the places where I have driven you, declares the Lord, and I will bring you back to the place from which I sent you into exile