He has qualified even me as a minister of the new covenant, which is not a written but a spiritual covenant. For the letter kills, but the Spirit gives life.

The Spirit is what gives life; the flesh does not help at all. The truths that I have told you are spirit and life.

This is the way the Scripture puts it too, "The first man Adam became a living creature." The last Adam has become a life-giving Spirit.

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For the life-giving power of the Spirit through union with Christ Jesus has set us free from the power of sin and death.

And because you are sons, God has sent the Spirit of His Son into your hearts, crying, "Abba," that is, "Father."

For the Spirit that God has given us does not impart timidity but power and love and self-control.

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Then He opened their minds so that they might continue to understand the Scriptures,

So if the Son sets you free, you will be really free.