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1 | meaning of according to the flesh? | Rom 8:13 | leonore | 121029 | ||
What does it mean to live according to the flesh? Does this scripture mean that if we continue to sin or repeat the same sin over and over we will die? This scripture confused me because it seems to be saying that works have an affect on whether we have eternal life or not. Forgive me if I am misunderstanding the scripture. I am a fairly new Christian and sometimes it's hard for me to understand. Thank you! | ||||||
2 | meaning of according to the flesh? | Rom 8:13 | Rowdy | 121231 | ||
To me, it simply means to give more thought to the ways of the world which leans to temptation to sin moreso than to "think on Heavenly things" as encouraged by the whole Bible. A person who suspects they're thinking too much on the flesh must devote him/herself to reading and studying (two very different approaches) of God's Word AND they must increase their prayer life. It's also a good idea to spend as much as possible of your personal time with christians instead of spending it with unbelievers. This close association with christians will increase the tendancy to repeat visually what we're reading about in our Bibles. That's why it's so vital to be a part of God's family and planted in a congregation and faithfully attend meetings and fellowships together. I know this so very well because I've tried both and failed miserably at the art of spending time with unbelievers with the intent that I would rub off on them. Instead the great tendancy is they rub off on us. We must see ourselves as "sanctified by God, a royal priesthood." That means we're set apart from the world; we're still in the world but we should see ouselves as not being of this world but transform ourselves by renewing our mind by reading over and over again God's Word. Hope this helps and God bless. --Rowdy |
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3 | meaning of according to the flesh? | Rom 8:13 | Rowdy | 121238 | ||
I'm sorry, I didn't do a very good job of reviewing your post and see your second question. The answer is very clear from the Bible. God's Word teaches very clearly in Acts 8 that christians can sin often in their lives and must repent to maintain the fellowship with God as cited in 1 John 1. We must be faithful till death as cited in Rev 2:10. You'll get a wide variety of opinions on this subject but I would urge you to study ALL of God's Word and don't take a chance on an innovative interpretation of God's Word. God will judge us on Judgment Day by ALL of the Words contained in the WHOLE NT, as per Jesus and His authorized representatives, the Apostles. Again, study all of this topic by inserting the key words in the search function on the right of your screen for a complete, balanced picture of God's Will on the subject. God bless. --Rowdy |
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4 | meaning of according to the flesh? | Rom 8:13 | leonore | 121273 | ||
I'm going to read Acts 8 because that was the part that I was really worried about.Also, thank you for the advice about putting in the key words in the search function. Your answer shows alot of caring for people and their relationship with God. Thank you! Leonore | ||||||