While this flesh is due to be redeemed, it is not redeemed yet. For what is hope that is already attained? And so my mind is needing to be renewed daily by the Spirit, from the inner man, because it is not yet redeemed. I have hope in the redemption of the flesh, for when I see Him, I will become just as He is.
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I do not subscribe to a religion, for as your sig shows, religion is of man. I subscribe to a God who loves me and who demands perfection, and so made a way for me to become perfect. When we stand before Him, will we be proud of our reason, of any part of our old lives? Or will we fall on our faces and praise Him for the redemption that He has given us in His resurrection? He had to die, body and mind, to be raised again to newness of life, body and mind, so that we also could be raised in His newness of life, in His resurrection. I don't know about depravity, but dead, yes, our flesh is dead.
And how are they different?
As I understand, our body is made up of flesh, and the brain in my head, where my mind dwells, is also flesh, and as such, is corrupt and corruptible. And it must be put off that I might put on the incorruptible heavenly body, which in Jesus is created in perfection.
Please, if I am mistaken, correct me. I ask in perfect seriousness.
As I understand, our body is made up of flesh, and the brain in my head, where my mind dwells, is also flesh, and as such, is corrupt and corruptible. And it must be put off that I might put on the incorruptible heavenly body, which in Jesus is created in perfection.
Please, if I am mistaken, correct me. I ask in perfect seriousness.
I will seek the Spirit on this. I did not understand it this way. I understood that even our souls are needing to be redeemed, and that no part of the old man is neutral. Not gnosticism, in which the body is depraved and not a part of my being, but rather I am a person who is made up of my flesh, my soul, and my spirit, all of which were dead, and now only the spirit is alive in God by Christ Jesus and the work of the Spirit. My body is in need of redemption, and as I experience the glory of God, I am changed in my soul into His image, by His power.
Thank you for you explanation.
Thank you for you explanation.
C
If you can get a Youngs concordance it will help you find all of the instances of the word "sarx" (if you know any Greek you can use an Englishman's Greek Concordance). By looking up every reference to that, you will get an idea regarding the usage of flesh. Then do the same with "soma". I think you will find that it will enrich what you know more than changing it.