The Golden Chain - Robert J. Wieland
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us, "Let this mind be in you which was also in<br />
Christ Jesus." <strong>The</strong>n he lists seven steps in<br />
condescension that Christ took in our behalf,<br />
extending to "even the death of the cross"<br />
(Philippians 2:5-8). Such a "mind" was pure and<br />
sinless. Paul sharply contrasts the "mind" and the<br />
"flesh" in Romans 7:23 and Ephesians 2:1-3.<br />
Christ's flesh was our flesh; His mind was His,<br />
totally guided and filled by the Holy Spirit. To<br />
confuse Christ's mind with His flesh is to betray a<br />
basic misconception of New Testament teaching<br />
about Christ's righteousness as well as the nature of<br />
sin.<br />
14. If Christ truly took our nature, would not<br />
His righteousness have been frustrated by that<br />
sinful nature?<br />
<strong>The</strong> answer can be found in Romans 8:3, 4<br />
where Paul declares that "the righteous requirement<br />
of the law might be fulfilled in us who do not walk<br />
according to the flesh but according to the Spirit."<br />
<strong>The</strong> "might" is the subjunctive mood of the verb,<br />
indicating that the righteousness can be "fulfilled in<br />
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