In this passage the children of God are obviously believers only. Therefore, those who are led by the Spirit are believers. This means believers follow the leading of the Spirit of God. It follows that someone who does not follow the Spirit of God is not a believer.
I love the beauty and
conclusiveness of this passage. There
is no wiggle room to assert believers may ignore the Spirit or reject the Word
of God that was inspired by the Spirit.
To reject the Word of God on clearly revealed sins such as
homosexuality, abortion, and other sins is to not follow the Spirit. This one verse closes the door on the free
grace movement and the carnal Christian concept. Believers do continue to sin, but they will not insult the Spirit
by refusing to accept the Spirit’s message.
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