Rom 8:7 Because the carnal mind is enmity against God: for it is not subject to the law of God, neither indeed can be.
The carnal mind.
The mind that is focused on self.
The mind that is concerned only with things of this world, things seen.
The mind that is in all of us and will dominate us if we do not surrender ourselves to Jesus Christ.
The carnal mind is ENMITY against God.
'Enmity- The state or feeling of being actively opposed or hostile to someone or something.'
The carnal mind is ACTIVELY OPPOSED to God, is ACTIVELY HOSTILE to GOD.
Our minds if left UNREGENERATED, UNRENEWED by our SAVIOR are opposed to things spiritual, opposed to God and all things to do with God.
Our carnal minds are NOT subject to the law of God.
Our carnal minds CANNOT be subject to the law of God because the law of God is SPIRITUAL!
How can a law be spiritual? We think of things as being spiritual and not truly real. Yet God's laws are spiritual and very real.
We have a lot of laws, don't we, books and books of laws. We know the laws of our lands as a general rule. We know it's against our laws to steal, to murder, to assault others, etc. God's laws also require us not to steal, murder, or assault others. Yet man's law does NOT require us to add love to the law. Man's law does not tell us not to steal out of love for our fellowman, it just tells us it is wrong and not to do it, nothing to do with love. God's law requires love from us and this is the spiritual aspect that we must have, the aspect the carnal mind in us cannot have. The carnal mind is selfish and loving others is something it CANNOT do because it is fully self centered.
The mind that is not spiritual cannot love as love is truly meant to be- as God would have love be.
Rom 8:8 So then they that are in the flesh cannot please God.
Those centered on self cannot please God because they have no ability to love selflessly.
We get the ability to love selflessly from GOD, who is love.
God will give us the ability to love selflessly, to live spiritually. This is the promise of God, the gift He will give to us when we make the choice to accept all He has to give to us, and in that acceptance choose to believe by faith in His promises. We choose to believe in the GIFT of His SON JESUS CHRIST. In choosing to believe in this gift we believe in that selfless sacrifice He made to save us.
We must believe. We must have faith.
Rom 8:9 But ye are not in the flesh, but in the Spirit, if so be that the Spirit of God dwell in you. Now if any man have not the Spirit of Christ, he is none of his.
We MUST have the SPIRIT of GOD in us!
If we do not have the SPIRIT of CHRIST in us then we are NOT HIS.
We cannot live to our flesh.
We must live to the SPIRIT of God.
Spiritual living, love.
Satan will constantly turn our minds to things of the flesh, to carnal things, demanding that we do not live spiritually. Satan will make it seem impossible for us to live Spiritual lives. Satan will use his every means to keep us from the LOVE of God.
The law of God is spiritual, we must be spiritual as God is spiritual, through HIS power, HIS SPIRIT power alone is this accomplished, and we must submit to HIS power and allow Him to work in us.
Please LORD live in us.
All by YOUR grace, YOUR mercy, all in YOU.
Please LORD live in us by the sacrifice of Your Only Son, Jesus Christ our LORD, our SAVIOR.
ALL IN YOU, ALWAYS IN YOU.
The carnal mind.
The mind that is focused on self.
The mind that is concerned only with things of this world, things seen.
The mind that is in all of us and will dominate us if we do not surrender ourselves to Jesus Christ.
The carnal mind is ENMITY against God.
'Enmity- The state or feeling of being actively opposed or hostile to someone or something.'
The carnal mind is ACTIVELY OPPOSED to God, is ACTIVELY HOSTILE to GOD.
Our minds if left UNREGENERATED, UNRENEWED by our SAVIOR are opposed to things spiritual, opposed to God and all things to do with God.
Our carnal minds are NOT subject to the law of God.
Our carnal minds CANNOT be subject to the law of God because the law of God is SPIRITUAL!
How can a law be spiritual? We think of things as being spiritual and not truly real. Yet God's laws are spiritual and very real.
We have a lot of laws, don't we, books and books of laws. We know the laws of our lands as a general rule. We know it's against our laws to steal, to murder, to assault others, etc. God's laws also require us not to steal, murder, or assault others. Yet man's law does NOT require us to add love to the law. Man's law does not tell us not to steal out of love for our fellowman, it just tells us it is wrong and not to do it, nothing to do with love. God's law requires love from us and this is the spiritual aspect that we must have, the aspect the carnal mind in us cannot have. The carnal mind is selfish and loving others is something it CANNOT do because it is fully self centered.
The mind that is not spiritual cannot love as love is truly meant to be- as God would have love be.
Rom 8:8 So then they that are in the flesh cannot please God.
Those centered on self cannot please God because they have no ability to love selflessly.
We get the ability to love selflessly from GOD, who is love.
God will give us the ability to love selflessly, to live spiritually. This is the promise of God, the gift He will give to us when we make the choice to accept all He has to give to us, and in that acceptance choose to believe by faith in His promises. We choose to believe in the GIFT of His SON JESUS CHRIST. In choosing to believe in this gift we believe in that selfless sacrifice He made to save us.
We must believe. We must have faith.
Rom 8:9 But ye are not in the flesh, but in the Spirit, if so be that the Spirit of God dwell in you. Now if any man have not the Spirit of Christ, he is none of his.
We MUST have the SPIRIT of GOD in us!
If we do not have the SPIRIT of CHRIST in us then we are NOT HIS.
We cannot live to our flesh.
We must live to the SPIRIT of God.
Spiritual living, love.
Satan will constantly turn our minds to things of the flesh, to carnal things, demanding that we do not live spiritually. Satan will make it seem impossible for us to live Spiritual lives. Satan will use his every means to keep us from the LOVE of God.
The law of God is spiritual, we must be spiritual as God is spiritual, through HIS power, HIS SPIRIT power alone is this accomplished, and we must submit to HIS power and allow Him to work in us.
Please LORD live in us.
All by YOUR grace, YOUR mercy, all in YOU.
Please LORD live in us by the sacrifice of Your Only Son, Jesus Christ our LORD, our SAVIOR.
ALL IN YOU, ALWAYS IN YOU.
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