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You are asking three questions.
Being spiritual and living in the flesh are opposites – you can’t do both at the same time. We constantly are exposed to temptation, and when we resist temptation, we are being spiritual, like the Lord wants us to be.
A spiritual person might rebuke a church if it has gone badly astray. A person living in the flesh might rebuke the church for any reason imaginable.
A person struggling with temptation might rightly rebuke a church if it is committing serious sin, and then sin the next day because he is still weak.
Being spiritual and living in the flesh are opposites – you can’t do both at the same time. We constantly are exposed to temptation, and when we resist temptation, we are being spiritual, like the Lord wants us to be.
A spiritual person might rebuke a church if it has gone badly astray. A person living in the flesh might rebuke the church for any reason imaginable.
A person struggling with temptation might rightly rebuke a church if it is committing serious sin, and then sin the next day because he is still weak.
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Anyone can be "spiritual" but that is not the same as being "born again". For Christians, Basically the scriptures are pretty clear that you need to EXAMINE YOURSELF very carefully, before you go around admonishing others.
We are all "living" in the flesh, we are supposed to mortify the flesh and walk by the spirit. You don't stop living in the flesh until you die... we are supposed to "struggle" with and mortify the flesh.
Perhaps you can be more specific regarding what the facts and issues are regarding the scenario you are asking about and then you can get more specific answers.
We are all "living" in the flesh, we are supposed to mortify the flesh and walk by the spirit. You don't stop living in the flesh until you die... we are supposed to "struggle" with and mortify the flesh.
Perhaps you can be more specific regarding what the facts and issues are regarding the scenario you are asking about and then you can get more specific answers.
You might try forgetting about the struggle between flesh and spirituality. Instead just let God's Word become your focus from dusk to dawn. There is a promise in doing this. You will become like a tree planted by streams of water. Bearing much fruit. Having leaves that do not fade. And you will prosper no matter what you do. Ps. 1
Wrap His word around you like a shield and blanket. Take delight in it. Respond to God as you read.
You will soon see that the glory of God will embrace you. The question you ask will no longer be what you think about.
Wrap His word around you like a shield and blanket. Take delight in it. Respond to God as you read.
You will soon see that the glory of God will embrace you. The question you ask will no longer be what you think about.
Can someone be spiritual yet living in the flesh? Yes, Jesus was. Can someone rebuke the church and yet he lives in the flesh? If Jesus is the head of the Church, we have no business rebuking it. Is he not sinning when he uses scripture for rebuking and yet he knows for himself that he is also struggling in the flesh? I think Christians should rebuke Satan, evil, and unrighteousness, but the scriptures are used for correcting, learning, and toward the edification of others, not to rebuke them. (2 Timothy 3:16)