Romans 8:9 - Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

But ye Who are vitally united to Christ, who are in him, by living faith, and new creatures; are not in the flesh Not in your unpardoned, unrenewed state, not carnally minded; but in the Spirit Under his government, and spiritually minded, and therefore are accepted of God, and approved of by him; if so be that the Spirit of God dwell in you For wherever he dwells, he reigns, regenerates the soul, and makes it truly holy. Now if any man have not the Spirit of Christ Thus residing in him, and governing him, whatever he may pretend; he is none of his Not a disciple or member of Christ; not a Christian; not in a state of salvation. A plain, express declaration, which admits of no exception. He that hath ears to hear, let him hear.