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May 1, 2019 · It’s a shrewd and important question for any Bible reader to get clear on. The question comes from a listener named Cheryl. “Pastor John, I’m trying to come up with a clear definition of what Paul means by ‘flesh,’ sarx. Sometimes Paul seems to be talking about the external physical body (2 Corinthians 7:5; 1 Timothy 3:16).
Jan 4, 2022 · People are normally dominated by the body and the temporal, physical world. Jesus told Nicodemus, “Flesh gives birth to flesh, but the Spirit gives birth to spirit” (John 3:6). A person can be alive physically (in the body or the flesh) but dead spiritually. A person who has been born again by God’s Spirit is made alive spiritually (see ...
Jan 4, 2022 · The end result of sin is a nature often referred to as the “flesh” in Scripture—something that opposes God and seeks sinful gratification. Pastor Mark Bubek defines the flesh this way: “The flesh is a built-in law of failure, making it impossible for natural man to please or serve God. It is a compulsive inner force inherited from man ...
The flesh is the part of a believer that disagrees with the Spirit. The makeup of a believer is different from that of an unbeliever, in that an unbeliever does not have the Spirit of God indwelling them. In the case of an unbeliever, the flesh is in agreement with the spirit of that unbeliever. Paul says "our old self was crucified with him in ...
As Romans 8:7 says, “The mind that is set on the flesh is hostile to God; it does not submit to God’s law.” The basic mark of the flesh is that it is unsubmissive. It does not want to submit to God’s absolute authority or rely on God’s absolute mercy. Flesh says, like the old TV commercial, “I’d rather do it myself.”
Apr 29, 2016 · The flesh leads us by carnal and selfish desires (1 John 2:16). Only Jesus has the words of eternal life (John 6:68). That’s why “it is the Spirit who gives life; the flesh is no help at all” (John 6:63). “Sin-penalty paid, and Spirit-power imparted, all because our King is so gracious.”.
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Feb 5, 2023 · The concept of flesh vs spirit is described in fair detail in the Bible. The apostle Paul seems to have written about it the most, and places a lot of emphasis on living according to the spirit instead of the flesh. He says that the desires of the flesh and the spirit oppose each other. In Galatians 5, Paul makes this incredibly bold claim ...
