'' For ye are yet carnal: for whereas there is among you envying, and strife, and divisions, are ye not carnal, and walk as men ? '' I Corithians 3:3 The carnal believer is the one that reasons in the flesh , thinks in the natural and behaves in the physical like any ordinary human being without Christ . The carnal believer is the one that reasons without the word and as such lives the ordinary fleshly lifestyle .'' For they that are after the flesh do mind the things of the flesh; but they that are after the Spirit the things of the Spirit. '' Romans 8:5
The carnal believer reasons in the flesh according to human wisdom , it could be philosophical , scientifical , , theoretical , theological, but not spiritual . The carnal believer is characterized by the fruits of the flesh ,such as envy, strife , that is fighting over everything , such a person operates in the spirit of division in various ways as racism , partisan, in nature showing partiality in the house of God .
The carnal believer is full of the love of the world and as such he preoccupied with pride and lust of the flesh always committing sin and asking for forgiveness all the time .'' For all that is in the world, the lust of the flesh, and the lust of the eyes, and the pride of life, is not of the Father, but is of the world.'' 1 John 2:16 The carnal believer has no interest in spiritual activities , does not like prayers , and has no interest in the word of God .
The carnal believer may not attend church services regularly , the carnal believer goes to church just to show off , and not really for the purpose of worshipping God nor to listen to the word of God .The carnal is always argumentative about the things of the spirit .So they complain to much over anything that happens in the house of God .The carnal believer is proud , and does not like to submit to the authority in the house of God . The carnal believer ends up being confused and at times becomes cantankerous person .
'' From whence come wars and fightings among you? come they not hence, even of your lusts that war in your members?2 Ye lust, and have not: ye kill, and desire to have, and cannot obtain: ye fight and war, yet ye have not, because ye ask not.3 Ye ask, and receive not, because ye ask amiss, that ye may consume it upon your lusts '' James 4:1-3
The above scripture describes in detail some of the characteristics of the carnal believer .
Prayer
Lord Jesus help me to be more spiritual than physical , deliver me from being a carnal believer , in the name of Yeshua ''
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