Liha ja Henki ovat täysin vastakkaisia toisiaan. Liha himoitsee Henkeä vastaan ja Henki himoitsee lihaa. The Bible says that the flesh and the Spirit don’t go together and will never go together. A person sows in the flesh or a person sows in the Spirit. What a person reaps is the result of what a person has sown in; the Spirit or the flesh. Because as is written in Galatians 6:7, what you sow you will reap. Let’s look at what the scriptures in the Bible say about sowing and reaping.
What is a carnal person?
A carnal person is carnally minded and walks after the flesh. A carnal person is led by the flesh (aisteja, Tunteita, lihallinen mieli, jne.) and does the works of the flesh. These works of the flesh originate from the sinful nature of the flesh and oppose the will of God.
Sillä ne, jotka tavoittelevat lihaa, välittävät siitä, mikä on lihasta;; mutta ne, jotka ovat Hengen mukaisia, ovat Hengen asioita. Sillä lihallinen mieli on kuolema; Mutta hengellisesti ajatteleva on elämä ja rauha. Koska lihallinen mieli on vihamielisyys Jumalaa vastaan: sillä se ei ole Jumalan lain alainen, Kumpikaan ei voi olla. Joten sitten lihassa olevat eivät voi miellyttää Jumalaa (roomalaiset 8:5-8)
The flesh won’t submit to God but rebel against God and disobey His commandments. Siksi, the people who are the vanha luomus and are in the flesh can’t please God.
What are the works of the flesh according to the scriptures in the Bible?
The works of the flesh originate from the evil nature of the flesh. The works of the flesh are mentioned in several places in the Bible and are:
- Avioliitto (erässexual relationship between a married person and a person who is not his or her spouse)
- Haureus (prostituutio, sexual uncleanness including adultery, avioero, insesti, nonmarital sexual relations, homoseksuaalisuus)
- Epäpuhtaus (physically or morally: -likaisuus, ritually impure)
- Kohtuuton kiintymys (properly suffering, (inordinate) affection, himo)
- Evil concupiscence (evil/wicked desire or lust)
- Ahneus (fraudulence, kiristys:-covetous practices, greediness, having a craving for possession)
- Anger (violent passion, viha, indignation, vengeance)
- Wrath (fierceness, indignation)
- Malice (naughtiness, paha, pahuutta)
- Blasphemy (vilification (especially against God), kaide, pahaa puhetta)
- Filthy communication (vile conversation, kiroilevaa)
- Valehtelu (utter an untruth or attempt to deceive by falsehood, valheellisesti, valhe)
- Lasciviousness (filled with or showing sexual desire)
- Idolatria (worship of idols, immoderate attachment or devotion to something)
- Witchcraft (use of sorcery or magic, use of spells and the invocation of spirits, communication with the devil or with a familiar, an irresistible influence or fascination)
- Hatred (prejudiced hostility or animosity, a reason for opposition, vihamielisyyttä)
- Variance (of uncertain affinity; a quarrel, contention, keskustelu, riitaa)
- Emulations (kateus, fervent mind, indignation, kateutta, zeal)
- Strife (an act of contention, exertion or contention for superiority)
- Seditions (division, incitement of resistance to or insurrection against lawful authority, rebel against the authority of a state)
- Heresies (sect, belief or opinion contrary to orthodox religious doctrine (especially Christianity), a belief or opinion that does not agree with the official belief or opinion of a particular religion)
- Kateus (kateutta, the feeling of wanting to have what someone else has, A feeling of discontented or resentful longing aroused by someone else’s possessions)
- Murders (slaughter, tappaa, to spoil or ruin, to defeat an opponent very badly)
- Drunkenness(intoxication, the state of being drunk)
- Revellings (rioting, a carousel, enjoying oneself in a lively and noisy way, especially with drinking and dancing)
Shall the people who do the works of the flesh inherit the Kingdom of God?
Ei, the people who do the works of the flesh shall not inherit the Kingdom of God. No matter what preachers say in the church, the Bible says that people who do the works of the flesh shall not inherit the Kingdom of God.
Nyt lihan teokset ovat ilmeisiä, jotka ovat nämä; aviorikos, haureutta, likaisuus, irstaisuus, epäjumalanpalvelus, noituutta, vihaa, varianssi, emulaatiot, viha, riitaa, kapinat, harhaoppeja, kateutta, murhia, juopuminen, riemuita, Ja sellainen: mitä kerron sinulle aiemmin, Kuten olen myös kertonut sinulle aikaisemmin, etteivät ne, jotka sellaista tekevät, peri Jumalan valtakuntaa (Galatians 5:19-21)
Know ye not that the unrighteous shall not inherit the Kingdom of God? Älä anna pettää: eivät haureuttajia, eikä epäjumalanpalvelijoita, eivätkä avionrikkojat, eikä naisellinen, eivätkä itsensä hyväksikäyttäjiä ihmiskunnan kanssa, Eikä varkaita, eikä himoitseva, enkä juopot, eikä pilkkaajia, eikä kiristäjiä, perivät Jumalan valtakunnan (1 korinttilaisille 6:9-10).
If the people of the church (mukaan lukien kirkon johtajat) do these works it proves that the church (uskovien kokoonpano) is carnal.
It proves that the church doesn’t belong to God and His Kingdom and is not spiritual but belongs to the world (Pimeyden valtakunta) and is carnal.
The church building and interior with the dynamic neon lighting effect may look beautiful and the music may sound wonderful and influence the visitors in such a manner that it creates a certain experience, and elevate the mood and evoke pleasant feelings and emotions, and cause goosebumps, but all these things don’t prove that the church is spiritual and that God’s Spirit is present.
Päinvastoin, it only proves that the church is carnal. Because the church relies upon natural resources (audiovisual technology) to create an atmosphere and to play on the senses, Tunteita, and emotions of the visitors. But God is Spirit and not a feeling and an experience.
If people go to a concert or a club, their mood shall also be elevated by the dynamic neon light effects and music. The people shall also experience goosebumps, miellyttäviä tunteita, ja tunteita. Kuitenkin, God and His Spirit are not present.
Do signs and wonders prove if someone is born again and spiritual?
Ei, signs and wonders don’t prove if someone is born again and spiritual. Supernatural signs and wonders can take place in a church, but they don’t prove the spirituality of the church. Especially if people live in sin and the church tolerates sin.
Signs and wonders can originate from the Spirit. But signs and wonders can also originate from the soul, which is controlled by the kingdom of darkness.
Ihmisiä on monia, who don’t know God and are not born again and therefore are unspiritual, but do (yliluonnollinen) merkkejä ja ihmeitä. They do these signs and wonders from the flesh through natural means; natural technics, menetelmät, Rituaaleja, and natural elements and resources and through influence of evil spirits.
This means that you don’t have to be born again to walk in the supernatural.
Look at alternative healers, Eastern philosophers, okkultistit, jne. And don’t forget the sorcerers in Egypt, who could do the same signs as God, jossain määrin.
This proves that you don’t have to be born again to walk in the supernatural.
Many natural technics are adopted from witchcraft and other pagan religions and philosophies and applied in the church, whereby many churches created a mechanical faith and moved in the occult. They move into the occult thinking they are led by the Spirit of God.
The only difference between an occult church and a Spirit led church is their walk. In an occult church the works of the flesh are done and in a Spirit led church the works of righteousness are done.
The new creation walks after the Spirit and bears the fruit of the Spirit
The people who have become a new creation in Christ have the Spirit of God and are no longer servants of sin. This means that they shall no longer serve the sinful nature of the flesh and do the will, Himoja, ja lihan halut. Their flesh died in Christ and their spirit is raised from the dead. Therefore they are dead unto sin, but alive unto God.
Born again Christians have received the Spirit of God and walk after the Spirit and bear the fruit of the Spirit.
Siksi nyt ei ole mitään tuomiota niille, jotka ovat Kristuksessa Jeesuksessa, jotka eivät vaella lihan perässä, mutta Hengen jälkeen. Sillä elämän Hengen laki Kristuksessa Jeesuksessa on tehnyt minut vapaaksi synnin ja kuoleman laista. Mitä laki ei voinut tehdä, siinä mielessä, että se oli heikko lihan kautta, Jumala lähettää oman Poikansa syntisen lihan kaltaisessa, ja synnistä, tuomittu synti lihassa: Jotta lain vanhurskaus täyttyisi meissä, jotka eivät vaella lihan perässä, mutta Hengen jälkeen (roomalaiset 8:1-4)
Mutta te eivät ole lihassa, Mutta hengessä, Jos on niin, että Jumalan henki asuu sinussa. Nyt jos joku ei ole Kristuksen henki, Hän ei ole hänen. Ja jos Kristus on sinussa, ruumis on kuollut synnin takia; Mutta henki on elämä vanhurskauden takia. But if the Spirit of Him that raised up Jesus from the dead dwell in you, He that raised up Christ from the dead shall also quicken your mortal bodies by His Spirit that dwelleth in you (roomalaiset 8:9-11)
What is the fruit of the Spirit?
The fruit of the Spirit is mentioned in Galatians 5:22-23, the fruits are:
- Rakkaus (Godly love and not worldly love)
- Joy
- Rauha
- Longsuffering
- Gentleness
- Goodness
- Usko (uskollinen)
- Nöyryys
- Temperance (itsehillintää)
Ofcourse there are people, who are not born again and seem loving, lempeä, pitkämielinen, meek, uskollinen, iloinen, and peaceful. But the difference between the people who are carnal and the people who are spiritual is, että ihmiset, who are carnal are led by the flesh and not by the Spirit.
Tämä tarkoittaa, that as long as the circumstances and situations go according to their will and as long as the people treat them according to their will, then everything is fine. But as soon as something changes and the circumstances and situations don’t go according to their will or as planned and other people don’t do what they want or don’t do what they expect them to do, or if they experience resistance and persecution, then their behavior changes and a whole bunch of other characteristics appear.
But the fruit of the Spirit, which originate from the Spirit and the Godly nature of the new man is permanent. Hengen hedelmä is not dependent upon natural circumstances, tilanteita, ympäristö, Ja ihmiset. The new man bears the fruit of the Spirit at all times.
What does it mean what you sow you will reap?
What you sow you will reap means, what you plant in the soil you will reap. If you plant in the flesh, tulet korjaamaan lihan hedelmää (lihan teot) and if you plant in the Spirit you will reap the fruit of the Spirit. Let’s explain this a little more.
Siksi, veljen, Olemme velallisia, ei, elää lihan jälkeen. Sillä jos elät lihan jälkeen, Kuolet: Mutta jos te hengen läpi, kiinnitän kehon teot, Te elät (roomalaiset 8:12-13)
Christians who by faith and regeneration belong to Christ and have become a uusi luomus are not led by the evil sinful nature, joka on läsnä lihassa. They don’t do those things that oppose the will of God.
Christians listen to Jesus and seurata häntä and don’t listen to the flesh and the lusts and desires thereof. They don’t do the works of the flesh. That’s because they have crucified their flesh and its lusts and desires in Christ.
If you sow in the flesh you shall reap corruption
As long as you remain the old man and walk after the flesh, you’ll do the works of the flesh. You shall remain a slave of sin. You shall sow to your flesh and of the flesh reap corruption.
The old man walks after the flesh and shall not please God with his works, but shall grieve God.
If you sow in the Spirit you shall reap life everlasting
But if you rakastaa Jumalaa and have become a new creation you’ll keep His commandments. You shall walk by faith after the Spirit in His will in obedience to the Word. You shall sow to the Spirit and bear the fruit of the Spirit and reap life everlasting.
Sillä niin monta kuin Jumalan henki johtaa, He ovat Jumalan poikia. Sillä te ette ole saaneet jälleen orjuuden henkeä pelkäämään; mutta te olette saaneet lapsenlapsen hengen, jolloin itkemme, Abba, Isä. Henki itsessään on todistaja henkemme kanssa, että olemme Jumalan lapsia: Ja jos lapsia, sitten perilliset; Jumalan perillisiä, ja Kristuksen perilliset; if so be that we suffer with Him, että me myös yhdessä kirkastuisimme (roomalaiset 8:14-17)
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Lähde: Vahvan yhteensopivuus, Oxford dictionary, Merriam-Webster dictionary
