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The human spirit (instead of) the religious flesh
Inside of your body are two identities – your human spirit and what the Bible calls your “flesh.” Christians, those born of the spirit, are called to develop their spirit, and all its capacities that are vital to follow and obey Jesus, and inherit eternal life. Sadly, the evidence is plain that many mistake the works of their earthly minds (apart from union with God) as the spirit. This we call the “religious flesh,” which mimics or imitates the spirit but which is really the product of the natural mind, the flesh. The proof of this statement is that those who call themselves Christian bear witness one against the other…
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1 Corinthians 3&4 in light of God’s eternal purpose
The New Testament was written by either apostles or trusted men of their day when the meaning and purpose of God’s kingdom was not so ambiguous or confused as it is today. This study of First Corinthians 3 & 4 is set against the backdrop of what happened in church history – and encourages believers to aim for God’s original vision and way Lord bless you.
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What is a ‘carnal’ Christian?
Although some have questioned whether it is so, the Bible clearly says a person who is born again may be either a Christ-centered “spiritual” Christian or a self-centered “carnal” Christian. 1 Corinthians 3 And I, brethren, could not speak to you as to spiritual people but as to carnal, as to babes in Christ. 2 I fed you with milk and not with solid food; for until now you were not able to receive it, and even now you are still not able; 3 for you are still carnal. For where there are envy, strife, and divisions among you, are you not carnal and behaving like mere men? 4 For…
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It is self-evident ‘many’ Christians do not perceive what should be self-evident
A “self evident truth” is something that proves itself. It does not need further evidence if one is just honest with the truth or doesn’t try to explain facts away. There are many unsettling self-evident truths in the Christian faith that Jesus predicted will see “many” dismayed or rejected on Judgment Day after believing they had been faithful Christians in their lives. Unfortunately “many” today are unaware, or accept conditions as normal that the New Testament writers would have considered most abnormal. Without diving into specific doctrinal disputes, this article will call attention to a number of self-evident truths exposing an inconvenient truth in the macro-level, 30,000-foot view of Christianity…
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Disturbing parallels between post-apostolic Christianity and the unfaithful and faltering Old Testament Jews
If a testament were written beyond the New Testament chronicling “the church” since 100 AD, numerous unsettling parallels could be drawn between those who named Christ and the disobedient and unfaithful Old Covenant Jews. It is said hindsight is 20-20. And, it is historic fact that despite advantages over the Old Covenant granted by God and claimed in the post-apostolic age for the past 1900 years, many who called themselves Christ’s representatives failed to live up to God’s expectations in significant ways just as did the Jews. This article will show the root common denominator between failures in the Old Covenant era and New Covenant era, but first some qualifiers…
