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  SUBJECT OF MORTIFICATION
  by Clement of Rome
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Summary: The sermon emphasizes the importance of living according to the
will of the Spirit of God and being a light to the world by following
the Word of life.

Topics: "Holy Spirit", "Sanctification"
Scripture References: Matthew 5:14, Romans 8:9, 1 Corinthians 3:16, Galatians 5:22, 1 Peter 2:9

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DESCRIPTION
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Clement of Rome emphasizes that those who have the Spirit of God are
aligned with His will, leading them to mortify the deeds of the body and
live for God. By subjugating the body and setting a righteous example,
believers become a living testimony of the Holy Spirit's work in their
lives, ensuring their approval before God and men. He highlights that
true followers of God, especially virgins, bear the fruits of the
Spirit, becoming vessels where God dwells and walks, shining as lights
in the world and bringing glory to Jesus Christ. Believers are described
as the blessed seed, a holy and priestly kingdom, heirs of God's
promises beyond human comprehension, prepared for those who love Him and
obey His commands.

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CONTENT
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He in whomsoever the Spirit of God is, is in accord with the will of the
Spirit of God; and, because he is in accord with the Spirit of God,
therefore does he mortify the deeds of the body and live unto God,
treading down and subjugating the body and keeping it under; so that,
while preaching to others, he may be a beautiful example and pattern to
believers, and may spend his life in works which are worthy of the Holy
Spirit, so that he may not be cast away, but may be approved before God
and before men.

For inthe man who is of God, with him I say there is nothing of the mind
of the flesh; and especially in virgins of either sex; but the fruits of
all of them are the fruits of the Spirit and of life, and they are truly
the city of God, and the houses andtemples in which God abides and
dwells, and among which He walks, as in the holy city of heaven.

For in this do ye appear to the world as lights, in that you give heed
to the Word of life, and thus you are in truth the praise, and the
boast, and the crown of rejoicing, and the delight of good servants in
our Lord Jesus Christ. For all who see you will acknowledge that you are
the seed which the Lord has blessed; in very deed a seed honourable and
holy, and a priestly kingdom, a holy people, the people of the
inheritance, the heirs of the promises of God; of things which do not
decay, nor wither; of that which eye has not seen, and ear has not
heard, and which has not come up into the heart of man; of that which
God has prepared for those who love Him and keep His commandments.

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Source: https://sermonindex.net/speakers/clement-of-rome/subject-of-mortification/
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