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Contrasting the Carnal and Spiritually Minded

Contrasting the Carnal and Spiritually Minded. Romans 7:14 Comparing 1 Cor. 3:1-4 "Carnal" = "fleshly" is Paul's word for the Adamic nature, and for the believer who "walks," i.e. lives, under the power of the flesh. "Natural" is his characteristic word for the un-renewed man.

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Contrasting the Carnal and Spiritually Minded

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  1. Contrastingthe Carnal andSpiritually Minded

  2. Romans 7:14Comparing 1 Cor. 3:1-4 "Carnal" = "fleshly" is Paul's word for the Adamic nature, and for the believer who "walks," i.e. lives, under the power of the flesh. "Natural" is his characteristic word for the un-renewed man. “Spiritual"1Cor. 2:14 as designates the renewed man who walks in the Spirit 1Cor. 3:1; Gal. 6:1.

  3. Carnally Minded People focus on selfish interests. • They concentrate only on their own individual concerns at the exclusion of the needs of others. • They are habitually jealous of what others have. • They are suspicious of others or inclined to believe the worst of everyone and everything. • They are angry at self, others and circumstances. • They are immoral in one’s thoughts, actions and feelings. • They are given to idol worship of various types. • They tend to create strife and divisions and are open to prejudicial thinking

  4. Carnally Minded People 1. Stubbornly hold to their own opinion regardless of truth2. Envious of others who have more or who possess more3. Practices no self-control over appetites and desires4. Only associates with people who are on one’s level of thinking, social-status and class5. Impulsively led by selfish appetites

  5. Carnally Minded People 6. Obsessed with control7. Led by fear8. Habitually compares self with others9. Frustrations cause them to feel bitter and resentful10. Discouraged most of the time

  6. Carnally Minded People 11. Reject opportunities for service as something that is too much sacrifice 12. Influenced by the opinions of others13. Become intoxicated with one’s desires. 14. Unwilling to give away money for God’s purposes 15. Distrustful of most people16. Unwise in the use of one’s time, talents and resources 17. Refuse to grow up and become mature

  7. Carnally Minded People 18. Occasionally acts and speaks indecently19. Habitually shows up late20. Tribalistic and cliqueish21. Impure in one’s thoughts attitudes and actions22. Relationships lack the fruit of the Holy Spirit23. Perspectives are clouded by subjective feelings of anger, irritability and self interests 24. Unable to personally spend time worshipping God

  8. Spiritually Minded People 1. Concentrate on Christ’s interests above those of everyone and everything else2. Habitually are thankful for whatever God gives3. Trusting of God and believing the best in every person and every situation4. At peace with self, others and circumstances5. Moral in one’s thoughts, actions and feelings

  9. Spiritually Minded People 6. Worships only the Lord God and His will7. Practices love to all those who are willing to do the will of the Father. 8. Loves the sinner, but hates the sin9. Associates with all men as Jesus related freely to people without bias10. Stays humbly open to be taught by anyone

  10. Spiritually Minded People 11. Led by faith 12. Follows God’s plan regardless of what others have or think about one’s situation 13. Motivated by frustrations to cast all of one’s cares upon the Lord 14. Encouraged most of the time 15. Welcomes opportunities to serve as a way of becoming more like Jesus Christ16. Listens to the word of God as taught by the Spirit of God to obey the Lord in all things 17. Refuses to surrender control to personal desires

  11. Spiritually Minded People 18. Diligently practices self-discipline 19. Willing to freely give money and resources to the Lord’s purposes as an expression of submission 20. Trusting in those who God’s hand is on Wise in the use of one’ s time, talents and resources reflecting good stewardship 21. Willing to grow up into all aspects in Christ 22. Acts and speaks with decorum and tact 23. Practices punctuality 24. Loves all men freely without prejudice

  12. Spiritually Minded People 25. Purity in one’s thoughts, attitudes and actions 26. Wise in the way one can get the greatest return for God given investments27. Relationships are characterized by the fruits of love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, gentleness, faithfulness and self-control 28. Perspectives are objectives led by the word of God controlled through the power of the Spirit 29. Spends much personal time worshipping God

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