5 For those who live according to the flesh set their minds on the things of the flesh, but those who live according to the Spirit set their minds on the things of the Spirit.

6 To set our minds on the flesh leads to death, but to set our minds on the Spirit leads to life and peace.

7 That is why the mind that is set on the flesh is hostile toward God. For it refuses to submit to the authority of God's law because it is powerless to do so.

8 Indeed, those who are under the control of the flesh cannot please God.