WHAT MIND ARE YOU IN?

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WHAT MIND ARE YOU IN?



Rom 8:6 For to be carnally minded is death, but to be spiritually minded is life and peace


Rom 8:7 because the carnal mind is enmity against God, for it is not subject to the Law of God, neither indeed can it be.

The more I seek the truth and compare what is being taught today by the mainstream ministries and pastors, I have come to the conclusion that those who oppose sound doctrine, and argue in favor of sin are not in their spiritual mind!
A carnal mind is way more than the vile sinners who live each and every day fulfilling the lust of the flesh, the lust of the eye and the pride of life.
A carnal mind can also be the happy go lucky church goer, who has come into the kingdom through the repeat after me crowd! They have been duped into the great lie that promises them liberty, while they are still in bondage to many sins to various degrees!
They may not be like Ted Bundy, or Adolph Hitler, but when it comes to truth, and standing firm on it they will cleverly use and twist scriptures to make their plea for truth, which in reality is a plea to continue in sin and disobedience but still be saved and secure.
So when the truth is given to the lost masses out in la la land, they will either come with a spiritual mind yield to the spirit of truth, and seek the truth as laid out in scripture, they will diligently dig deep in the word, and not relent until the spirit fills their once carnal mind with spiritual truth that wells up in their heart and soul!
But many will stay in their carnal mindset, bent on being right at all cost! They argue, accuse, lie, and twist their way into the hearts and minds of the simple, which are hungry for truth, but open to any wind of doctrine that comes down the line.
The carnal mind is an enemy of God!
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ἔχθρα
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Hostility; by implication a reason for opposition: - enmity, hatred.

They refuse to see the error of the system, where original sin, substitution, followed of OSAS, is the norm, and anyone who comes against these false pagan and man-made teaching’s is called out as a heretic, evil, selfish, and self-righteous! Then they get upset when you tell them they must repent, stop sinning as commanded, and give ample scriptural proof their beloved saved IN sin message isn’t in the word of God!

Again the carnal mind is polluted with the thing of the world, they have no desire to guard their heart from the many lies and deceptions lurking around every corner, nor tune out to the world and its vain attractions and entertainments!

The carnal mind is easy to spot, they come at you as a loving, peaceful lamb, but when you confront them with the truth, they soon turn into an angry wolf, seeking to devour anybody who encourages them to dig deep, do not be deceived, hold fast, cling to what is true, seek first His kingdom and His righteousness, rightly divide the word of truth, be diligent, put on the full armor of God, run the race to the end, etc.

Many, many warnings given to the humble soul, who comes broken and contrite to the mercy seat pleading to God for mercy and reconciliation! Who has actually crucified their flesh with Christ as commanded, now cleansed and purge of all dead works, ready to now receive with meekness the truth of the word.

Carnal and spiritual are dead end enemies! They cancel each other out; you can’t be in one mind one minute then another mind the next, but this is what is being taught as normal throughout the professing Christian world today!

Rom 1:28 And even as they did not think fit to have God in their knowledge, God gave them over to a reprobate mind, to do the things not right.

Tit 1:16 They profess that they know God, but in their works they deny Him, being abominable and disobedient and reprobate to every good work.

The whole dynamic process of salvation laid out by God is not getting saved as a vile sinner, then combating your flesh until you die, NO it’s the only way out, putting to death the works of the devil, keeping the carnal mind dead and obsolete.

Salvation is not a provision handed down by God to cure your ongoing sin and rebellion, NO its death to the old man, where the Holy son of God came as a sin offering, to return us to favor to God, on condition of real repentance(sin stops) and an obedient faith, both proven by deeds of a cleansed and pure heart, open to receive the spirit, broken and spiritually minded, standing fast in the truth, as the lost church and world condemns them, scoffing at their works of the heart gospel, loving their carnal mind that is opposed to God.

Faith upholds the law, holding fast to the word, faith works through love, bearing good fruit of the heart, and it overcomes the world, the flesh and the devil!

The word of God is rich and overflowing with many powerful nuggets of pure gold, giving the cleansed and spiritual mind fresh water that keeps them in the faith, as he comes broken and zealous to serve God with all their heart and soul!

So the next time you want to shoot the messenger of truth, ask yourself which mind you are in?

Eph 5:6 Let no man deceive you with vain words, for because of these things the wrath of God comes upon the children of disobedience.
Tommy 1-19-2013
 

zone

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didn't you just post this already?

 

Jon4TheCross

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The best way I can explain and communicate the mind I am of, is in stating the following:

I am from Heaven, am less than a half hour old, am not male or female, do not know my eternal name, and I'm made out of Light. I am a specific measure of Light, made by God. I have the same Father as y'all, and I have no children to call my own (although according to the flesh I have two kids, and they are not really mine).
 
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99caravan

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A bit of both carnal and spiritual.
 
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Powemm

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thank you for your passion in God , peter comes as tue image to me , in the garden..where he cut off the ear of the soldier... Jesus told him " Peter! Put away your sword, for those who live by the sword will surely die from it.... He then healed the mans ear that Peter cut off"
I have also done this out of love for Christ ... someone came with something not true , I was on the defensive, ready to cut off their ear... but then I saw Jesus and obeyed what he said to do.... I was like huh ?? Again, I heard " Michelle, put away your sword" and let me have this
Mans ear to hear". instead of accusing him , He picked up his ear and healed the man.. I had to take a good long look at what Jesus is doing and compare it to my walk..... he came to save those who do not know him... If my sword is drawn, and by this inmean shoving gods word down people's throat.... Is this helping them or pushing them away ? Am I so insecure in my God that I will not stand in Him and let God show his love to another human being coming in not knowing His truth? I must ask myself when I do this ... Who is standing where when I do this? Who is tue person seeing when they are approaching and seeking Gods truth? I must keep asking these questions to Him .... And obey and put the sword back in it's sheath ..... there is a way that seems right , but it's way leads to more spiritual death...... rejecting instead of greeting with open arms .... As christ does for us in our own stares of confusion .... carnal
Minds ? god says take every thought captive. ... trade your thoughts in for my thoughts , I will give them to you... he speaks to us in love even when we misunderstand his truth ........I think part of discerning the carnal mind from thoughts god gives us is to ask questions ....Comparative actions .... would god hammer me down with his truths, or give me his truths in love? his fruits in the spirit are " love, joy peace , patience, kindness and long suffering ". This is my God and who I know Him to be... I also believe certain verses brought to us reveals tue spirit in ourselves ... Offended by any of them? Never ! O want God to seek out any dark or design place, expose it and bring it into his light .... I trust Him as our great physician and healer to remove it and replace it with His truth .His
Love and his Mercy..... as no one else can do it better... if the fruits of who He is
are not properly channeling in, through and out of me , it is evidence of corruption in me.... An no one else ... As god has cone to work this very sin out.... are we yielding vessels , willing vessels allowing Him to do this ? Reveal, expose and get rid of it? I want all of me out and all of Hom in.... I say do it God, I am above no one not to have it in me still.... as it is a daily walk , spirit man over riding the old mans nature.... I know you get this one :)
I'm so glad these conversations come up and thankful for these forums and those coming into it .. As o know I still have much ignorance in
Me and desire for it to be him who walks out of my skin....
Peace to you brother .. In chrost always
Michelle
 
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Powemm

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I use to get frustrated when in these forums and offenses mad towards my god, but god has relaxed and removing this root in me ... Now? when I feel te temptation to confront am unknowing soul? he comes quickly tapping me in the shoulder saying " Michelle Michelle , my child , I did not come to you this way did I.? I have forgiven you much and also you mist forgive also, how is this person to know me through you of your spirit is restless? ".
"I am not a god who shows favor to any man but instead live all
Men the same , my love never changes, has it for you?". Go... and tell the world all I have done for you, put my lamp up on a hill and let me season the earth like salt.. So others come to know
Me through you". For in this is my truth .... Seek not things of the world ... but in me keep your focus....
 
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Powemm

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If the world does not receive you, do not be surprised as the world first rejected me... It does not know the truth for the truth is not in them ... He who receives me will receive you in me .. They will have an ear to hear and know it is I who am in you... When two or three gather in my name , know it is I who is among you ....
 
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starfield

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A bit of both carnal and spiritual.
...And that is a dichotomy.

Rom 8:5 For they that are after the flesh do mind the things of the flesh; but they that are after the Spirit the things of the Spirit.
Rom 8:6 For to be carnally minded is death; but to be spiritually minded is life and peace.
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.
Rom 8:8 So then they that are in the flesh cannot please God.


Gal 5:17-25
17 For the flesh lusteth against the Spirit, and the Spirit against the flesh: and these are contrary the one to the other: so that ye cannot do the things that ye would.
18 But if ye be led of the Spirit, ye are not under the law.
19 Now the works of the flesh are manifest, which are these; Adultery, fornication, uncleanness, lasciviousness,
20 Idolatry, witchcraft, hatred, variance, emulations, wrath, strife, seditions, heresies,
21 Envyings, murders, drunkenness, revellings, and such like: of the which I tell you before, as I have also told you in time past, that they which do such things shall not inherit the kingdom of God.
22 But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, longsuffering, gentleness, goodness, faith,
23 Meekness, temperance: against such there is no law.
24 And they that are Christ's have crucified the flesh with the affections and lusts.
25 If we live in the Spirit, let us also walk in the Spirit.

One who is carnally minded does not set their affections and desires on things above nor are they governed by the Spirit. The carnal man allows pride, self, worldliness to dominate them. When the mind has been renewed it won't follow after carnality.

Ask God to transform your inner man, bestow in you a heart that is willing to submit to His Spirit, and enable you to focus on Him. God wants us to be spiritually minded. Ask and ye shall receive.:)