In Romans 8, Paul is making a stark contrast between a life lived to please and honor God, and one lived for the flesh. It begins with where one "sets his mind."
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 For to set the mind on the flesh is death, but to set the mind on the Spirit is life and peace. 7 For the mind that is set on the flesh is hostile to God, for it does not submit to God's law; indeed, it cannot. 8 Those who are in the flesh cannot please God.
Notice the characteristics on the mind set on the Spirit: a desire to willingly submit to and please God, an openness to the Spirit's guidance, with the result of true life and peace. Note that it is very much an either/or situation. If we want peace, we cannot choose or pursue anything that leaves God out. Without Him there will be no peace.
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