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Rom 8:9. Πνεῦμα Θεοῦ, πνεῦμα Χριστοῦ, the Spirit of God, the Spirit of Christ) A remarkable testimony to the doctrine of the Holy Trinity, and its economy in the hearts of believers, comp. ch. Rom 5:8; Rom 5:5, Rom 14:17-18, Rom 15:16; Rom 15:30; Mar 12:36; Joh 15:26; Gal 4:6; Eph 1:17; Eph 2:18; Eph 2:22; 1Pe 1:2; Act 2:33; Heb 2:3-4; 1Co 6:11; 1Co 6:13, etc.; 2Co 3:3-4. We are to refer Rom 8:11 [The Spirit of Him that raised Jesus] to “the Spirit of God” in this verse, and Christ in you-[the Spirit is life] Rom 8:10, to “the Spirit of Christ” in this verse. For the distinctive marks [Gnorismata of the Christian] proceed in this order: He who has the Spirit, has Christ; he who has Christ, has God.-Comp. respecting such an order as this, 1Co 12:4, etc; Eph 4:4, etc.-ἐν ὑμῖν, in you) In, a particle very carefully to be attended to in this chapter, Rom 8:1-4; Rom 8:8-11; Rom 8:15, concerning the carnal and spiritual state. We in God, God in us.-οὗτος) this man in particular does not belong to Christ; and therefore this whole discourse has no reference to Him.-αὐτο͂υ, His) Christ’s; he is a Christian, who belongs to Christ.