that, strictly speaking, being led by the Spirit cannot even be identified with the triumph of “the new man” (the regenerated nature) within us over “the old man” (our corrupt nature, not yet fully destroyed). That victory and that implied struggle are certainly very real; yet they are not in and by themselves what is meant by being led by the Spirit, but are rather the result of the Spirit’s active indwelling. They are certainly implied, but are not basic. What then does the leading of the Spirit