Flesh X Spirit
FLESH X SPIRIT
Do you feed your flesh, which is temporary and has certain death, more, or your spirit, which is eternal and must return to God? We have a life, given by God, consisting of a physical body, the flesh, and a spirit. The flesh is temporary and has certain death: “I declare to you, brothers, that flesh and blood cannot inherit the kingdom of God, nor does the perishable inherit the imperishable” (1 Corinthians 15:50). However, the spirit seeks holiness and to live eternally with the Father: “The Spirit itself bears witness with our spirit that we are children of God” (Romans 8:16). Evidently, because they have opposite destinies, flesh and spirit live in war... and, certainly, the stronger one will win: “For the flesh lusts against the spirit, and the spirit against the flesh. They are opposed to each other, so that you cannot do the things you want to do” (Galatians 5:17). Therefore, the flesh will die and there is nothing we can do about it. But we can avoid the second death (spiritual) by not allowing ourselves to be enslaved by the worldly life, that is, by not living only to satisfy the appeals and desires of the flesh.
MAY GOD HAVE MERCY AND BLESS US!
#FleshVsSpirit #GodBlessUs #JesusChristIsTheWay #GodIsPurpose
Do you feed your flesh, which is temporary and has certain death, more, or your spirit, which is eternal and must return to God? We have a life, given by God, consisting of a physical body, the flesh, and a spirit. The flesh is temporary and has certain death: “I declare to you, brothers, that flesh and blood cannot inherit the kingdom of God, nor does the perishable inherit the imperishable” (1 Corinthians 15:50). However, the spirit seeks holiness and to live eternally with the Father: “The Spirit itself bears witness with our spirit that we are children of God” (Romans 8:16). Evidently, because they have opposite destinies, flesh and spirit live in war... and, certainly, the stronger one will win: “For the flesh lusts against the spirit, and the spirit against the flesh. They are opposed to each other, so that you cannot do the things you want to do” (Galatians 5:17). Therefore, the flesh will die and there is nothing we can do about it. But we can avoid the second death (spiritual) by not allowing ourselves to be enslaved by the worldly life, that is, by not living only to satisfy the appeals and desires of the flesh.
MAY GOD HAVE MERCY AND BLESS US!
#FleshVsSpirit #GodBlessUs #JesusChristIsTheWay #GodIsPurpose