The flesh and the Spirit diametrically oppose one another. The flesh lusts against the Spirit and the Spirit lusts against the flesh. 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 (відчуття, почуття, плотський розум, тощо) 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.
Бо вони, які після плоті; але ті, хто за духом. Бо бути тілесним – це смерть; Але бути духовно налаштованим – це життя і мир. Тому що тілесний розум – це ворожнеча проти Бога: бо воно не підлягає закону Божому, І справді не може бути. Отже, ті, що в тілі, не можуть догодити Богові (римляни 8:5-8)
The flesh won’t submit to God but rebel against God and disobey His commandments. тому, the people who are the Старе творіння 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:
- Перелюбство (asexual relationship between a married person and a person who is not his or her spouse)
- Fornication (блудство, sexual uncleanness including adultery, розлучення, інцест, nonmarital sexual relations, гомосексуалізм)
- Uncleanness (physically or morally: -нечистість, ritually impure)
- Inordinate affection (properly suffering, (inordinate) прихильність, хіть)
- Evil concupiscence (evil/wicked desire or lust)
- Зажерливість (fraudulence, вимагання:-covetous practices, greediness, having a craving for possession)
- гнів (violent passion, гнів, indignation, vengeance)
- Wrath (fierceness, indignation)
- Malice (naughtiness, зло, злочестивість)
- Blasphemy (vilification (especially against God), railing, злословити)
- Filthy communication (vile conversation, лайка)
- Лежачи (utter an untruth or attempt to deceive by falsehood, falsely, брехня)
- Lasciviousness (filled with or showing sexual desire)
- Ідолопоклонство (worship of idols, immoderate attachment or devotion to something)
- Чаклунство (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, Ворожнеча)
- Variance (of uncertain affinity; a quarrel, contention, дебати, чвари)
- Emulations (заздрість, fervent mind, indignation, ревнощі, 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)
- Заздра (ревнощі, the feeling of wanting to have what someone else has, A feeling of discontented or resentful longing aroused by someone else’s possessions)
- Murders (забій, вбивати, to spoil or ruin, to defeat an opponent very badly)
- пияцтво(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?
Ні, 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.
Зараз твори плоті проявляються, які ці; подружня зрада, блуд, нечистість, жалюгідність, Ідолопоклонство, Чаклунство, ненависть, дисперсія, емуляція, гнів, чвари, крамоли, єресі, заздра, вбивства, пияцтво, релігування, і подібне: про те, про що я вам кажу раніше, Як я також сказав вам у минулому часу, що ті, хто таке чинять, Царства Божого не успадкують (до галатів 5:19-21)
Не знайте, що неправедний не успадковує Царство Боже? Не обманювати: Ні блуди, ні ідолопоклонники, ні перелюбники, ні виразний, ні зловмисники себе людством, Ні злодії, ні зажерливий, ні п'яні винні, ні обертовики, ні вимагання, успадкує Царство Боже (1 Коринфянам 6:9-10).
If the people of the church (включно з лідерами церкви) do these works it proves that the church (збори віруючих) is carnal.
It proves that the church doesn’t belong to God and His Kingdom and is not spiritual but belongs to the world (царство темряви) 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.
Навпаки, 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, почуття, 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, приємні відчуття, та емоції. Проте, God and His Spirit are not present.
Do signs and wonders prove if someone is born again and spiritual?
Ні, 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.
Є багато людей, who don’t know God and are not born again and therefore are unspiritual, but do (надприродне) знамення і чудеса. They do these signs and wonders from the flesh through natural means; natural technics, методи, ритуали, 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, окультисти, тощо. And don’t forget the sorcerers in Egypt, who could do the same signs as God, до певної міри.
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, похоті, і бажання плоті. 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.
Тому зараз немає засудження, яке є в Христі Ісусі, хто не ходить за плоттю, Але після духу. За закон Духа життя в Христі Ісус зробив мене звільненим від закону гріха і смерті. За те, чого не міг зробити закон, в тому, що він був слабкий через тіло, Бог посилає Свого Сина в подобі грішної плоті, і за гріх, засудив гріх у плоті: Щоб правда Закону виповнилась на нас, хто не ходить за плоттю, Але після духу (римляни 8:1-4)
Але ви не в тілі, але в Дусі, якщо так, щоб Дух Божий жив у вас. А коли хто не має Духа Христа, він не Його. І якщо Христос у вас, тіло мертве через гріх; але Дух є життям через праведність. Але якщо живе в вас Дух Того, Хто воскресив Ісуса з мертвих, Той, Хто воскресив Христа з мертвих, також оживить ваші смертні тіла Своїм Духом, який живе у вас (римляни 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:
- кохання (Godly love and not worldly love)
- Joy
- Мир
- Довготерпіння
- Gentleness
- Goodness
- Віра (вірний)
- Лагідність
- Temperance (самоконтроль)
Ofcourse there are people, who are not born again and seem loving, ніжний, тривалий час, лагідний, вірний, радісний, and peaceful. But the difference between the people who are carnal and the people who are spiritual is, що народ, who are carnal are led by the flesh and not by the Spirit.
Це означає, 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. Плід Духа is not dependent upon natural circumstances, Ситуаціях, surroundings, і люди. 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, ти пожнеш плід плоті (Вчинки плоті) and if you plant in the Spirit you will reap the fruit of the Spirit. Let’s explain this a little more.
тому, брати, Ми є боржниками, не до плоті, жити за плоттю. Бо якщо ви живете за тілом, Ви помрете: але якщо ви через Духа умертвляєте вчинки тіла, Ви будете жити (римляни 8:12-13)
Christians who by faith and regeneration belong to Christ and have become a нове створення are not led by the evil sinful nature, який присутній у плоті. They don’t do those things that oppose the will of God.
Christians listen to Jesus and слідуйте за Ним 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 любити Бога 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.
Бо всі, кого веде Дух Божий, вони є синами Божими. Бо ви не прийняли духа рабства знову, щоб боятися; але ви прийняли Духа усиновлення, через що ми плачемо, Абба, батько. The Spirit itself beareth witness with our spirit, що ми діти Божі: А якщо діти, потім спадкоємці; спадкоємці Бога, і співспадкоємцями з Христом; if so be that we suffer with Him, щоб і ми разом прославилися (римляни 8:14-17)
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Джерело: Strong’s concordance, Oxford dictionary, Merriam-Webster dictionary
