Flesh Vs Spirit
Pastor J. R. Wilhite, author
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(Satan must really want this study not to get done. As I have tried to
write it, the program shut down no reason and did not save. ) We are at war. Our flesh
(5 senses: taste, touch, smell, hearing, sight) is at war with our spirit. This reality, the one
the flesh relates to, is not the normal. It's reality is as normal or real as
the reality we knew in the womb. As was the womb, it is only temporary, but
people believe that this is all there is and there is no more. In actuality the real
realm is the spiritual realm, the one in which we will spend eternity. From
here we will go to one of two places. As we were born male or female from the
womb of a woman, we will be born again from this world either saved or lost. There are 5 gates to
this world, the 5 senses, in the next there will be thousands. Too many believe they
have to forego many things and ways of life to be a Christian. This is not
true. The only things you will have to forego, is death, hell, debt, sickness,
depression and so forth. But to do away with these we have to walk by the spirit
and not the flesh. The flesh will say it cannot be or cannot happen, but we
have all seen things that could not be explained by anything other than a
supernatural power. To walk with God is to be
blessed of God. It is like having an awesome father who loves you no matter
what; who, even before you were born, saw you with no bad, or evil, just love. Romans 8 1. There
is therefore now no condemnation to them which are in Christ Jesus, who walk
not after the flesh, but after the Spirit. 2. For
the law of the Spirit of life in Christ Jesus hath made me free from the law of
sin and death. 3. For
what the law could not do, in that it was weak through the flesh, God sending
his own Son in the likeness of sinful flesh, and for sin, condemned sin in the
flesh: 4. That
the righteousness of the law might be fulfilled in us, who walk not after the
flesh, but after the Spirit. Ephesians 1 3. Blessed
be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who hath blessed us with all
spiritual blessings in heavenly places in Christ: 4. According
as he hath chosen us in him before the foundation of the world, that we should
be holy and without blame before him in love: 5. Having
predestinated us unto the adoption of children by Jesus Christ to himself,
according to the good pleasure of his will, Faith is what connects
our spirit to that of God's, but it also gives credence to that which is promised by God. Hebrews 11 1. Now
faith is the substance of things hoped for, the evidence of things not seen. If we will pray in faith
it will come to pass. As you read the Old Testament the one recurring thing was
that God was seeking ONE to intercede on the behalf of all. All it took was one
praying and God could work through that prayer. But it had to be someone
listening to know for what to pray. We have the power to
stop strife, offense, prejudice and all the other negative emotions and
thoughts just by not accepting them and casting them down and not accepting any
thought that is not a reflection of God Himself. I know some of you are now
saying, "See, I knew it. I have to change." No, you do not have to, but if you
want the promises of this life you need to get out of the lies of the world and
follow God. If you have an awesome father who gave you everything, but you did
not respect or listen to him, how long would he keep giving you things? We have to understand
God has done it all through the flesh and in the flesh with Jesus, so we could
have a way to Him in the spiritual. John 1 14. And
the Word was made flesh, and dwelt among us, (and we beheld his glory, the
glory as of the only begotten of the Father,) full of grace and truth. 1 Corinthians 1 24. But
unto them which are called, both Jews and Greeks, Christ the power of God, and
the wisdom of God. Jesus is the flesh of
God. God is the soul (mind, will, and emotions). Remember Jesus said that He
did nothing of Himself, but only that which He heard from the soul. God is a
Spirit, so we have flesh, soul, and spirit, just like us and yet not like us. We
have been lied to for so long that we really cannot tell reality from the lie
anymore. First go to God and
listen every day until you hear from Him, and then obey and you will be in
great shape with more than you ever expected, in things, love and peace.
God Bless You as you hear His words and follow His leading.
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