Paul has chased a serious concern through his entire letterSo it is not surprising that near the end, he would present an the ultimate challenge of the Christian life - in verse 16 Paul begins last segment of his central message • what follows in chapter 6 is his concluding remarks and directions - what we have in verses 16-25 is this chunk of scripture that tracks one theme • Paul makes this clear by marking where it begins and ends •it begins in verse 16, “walk by the Spirit,” and in ends in verse 25, “live by the Spirit” ◦ in scripture, framing a passage this way is common, and is referred to as an envelope structure or closing circle ◦ anyway, the literary structure reveals the heart of the passage–it’s one key point

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