Living From The Inside Out

Romans 2:12-16 ESV 

For all who have sinned without the law will also perish without the law, and all who have sinned under the law will be judged by the law. For it is not the hearers of the law who are righteous before God, but the doers of the law who will be justified. For when Gentiles, who do not have the law, by nature do what the law requires, they are a law to themselves, even though they do not have the law. They show that the work of the law is written on their hearts, while their conscience also bears witness, and their conflicting thoughts accuse or even excuse them on that day when, according to my gospel, God judges the secrets of men by Christ Jesus.

Those who have the Holy Spirit have been given a new nature. We are a new creature in Christ. The purpose and intent of the law is fulfilled by Jesus who abides in our hearts. The law on the outside of man is written and transformed into the living word within. 

The righteousness of God comes through faith. Faith is real when it manifests in the doing. 

When we bring the word within, we can experience it in a most intimate way. It is the seed sown in our earth that can take root and grow into the kingdom of heaven. Growth will depend on the soil and how it is received. It will be reflected in how we do life. It can reach the throne of Christ if we persevere. 

Our spirits bear witness to this life we’ve been given and our lives should bear witness to the life of Christ. We live from the inside out.