On the other hand, it is good for us to know: "There is therefore now no condemnation to them which are in Christ Jesus, who walk not after the flesh, but after the Spirit. For the law of the Spirit of life in Christ Jesus hath made me free from the law of sin and death" (Rom. 8:1, 2).

     For now we should recognize: "The Spirit itself beareth witness with our spirit, that we are the children of God" (Rom. 8:16). The gifts are a manifestation of the Spirit: "the manifestation of the Spirit is given to every man to profit withal" (I Cor. 12:7). The gifts are made known and real to us that they are of God, and God gives us the ability to acknowledge them, and the giver of the gifts--Himself--God's power is recognized by his children through the manifestation.

     Also, we should realize that later we will be changed for the better: "For the earnest expectation of the creature waiteth for the manifestation of the sons of God" (Rom. 8:19). The "manifestation" of the sons of God is when God will reveal to his children their glory in the day there will be no more curse, no more corruption, no more sin: when God will have given them a new body and their eternal reward in heaven.

     However, the day of the "redemption of our body" (Rom. 8:23) has not manifested itself yet; it has not been realized by us yet because it will not come until a time in the future. Nevertheless, until that glorious time, sexuality, and its inherent, creative and judicial attributes continue to exist.

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