Now the Lord is the Spirit, and where the Spirit of the Lord is, there is freedom.
Restore to me the joy of your salvation and grant me a willing spirit, to sustain me.
The Spirit gives life; the flesh counts for nothing. The words I have spoken to you—they are full of the Spirit and life.
Then you will know the truth, and the truth will set you free.”
because through Christ Jesus the law of the Spirit who gives life has set you free from the law of sin and death.
So it is written: “The first man Adam became a living being”; the last Adam, a life-giving spirit.
And we all, who with unveiled faces contemplate the Lord’s glory, are being transformed into his image with ever-increasing glory, which comes from the Lord, who is the Spirit.
He has made us competent as ministers of a new covenant—not of the letter but of the Spirit; for the letter kills, but the Spirit gives life.
Because you are his sons, God sent the Spirit of his Son into our hearts, the Spirit who calls out, “Abba, Father.”
It is for freedom that Christ has set us free. Stand firm, then, and do not let yourselves be burdened again by a yoke of slavery.
You, my brothers and sisters, were called to be free. But do not use your freedom to indulge the flesh; rather, serve one another humbly in love.
For the Spirit God gave us does not make us timid, but gives us power, love and self-discipline.