Carnal Christian

For the flesh lusteth against the Spirit, and the Spirit against the flesh; for these are contrary the one to the other; that ye may not do the things that ye would.

And I, brethren, could not speak unto you as unto spiritual, but as unto carnal, as unto babes in Christ. — read the full passage →

and they that are in the flesh cannot please God.

There is therefore now no condemnation to them that are in Christ Jesus. — read the full passage →

God forbid. We who died to sin, how shall we any longer live therein?

Be ye therefore imitators of God, as beloved children; — read the full passage →

But ye are not in the flesh but in the Spirit, if so be that the Spirit of God dwelleth in you. But if any man hath not the Spirit of Christ, he is none of his.

For the flesh lusteth against the Spirit, and the Spirit against the flesh; for these are contrary the one to the other; that ye may not do the things that ye would. — read the full passage →

And I, brethren, could not speak unto you as unto spiritual, but as unto carnal, as unto babes in Christ.

because the mind of the flesh is enmity against God; for it is not subject to the law of God, neither indeed can it be:

But I say, Walk by the Spirit, and ye shall not fulfil the lust of the flesh.

And they that are of Christ Jesus have crucified the flesh with the passions and the lusts thereof.

For the mind of the flesh is death; but the mind of the Spirit is life and peace:

Wherefore if any man is in Christ, he is a new creature: the old things are passed away; behold, they are become new.

And I, brethren, could not speak unto you as unto spiritual, but as unto carnal, as unto babes in Christ. — read the full passage →

And every one that hath this hope set on him purifieth himself, even as he is pure.

as children of obedience, not fashioning yourselves according to your former lusts in the time of your ignorance:

Blessed are the pure in heart: for they shall see God.

For whatsoever is begotten of God overcometh the world: and this is the victory that hath overcome the world, even our faith.

Whosoever abideth in him sinneth not: whosoever sinneth hath not seen him, neither knoweth him. — read the full passage →

For sin shall not have dominion over you: for ye are not under law, but under grace.

Thy word have I laid up in my heart, That I might not sin against thee.

Beloved, if our heart condemn us not, we have boldness toward God;

For when by reason of the time ye ought to be teachers, ye have need again that some one teach you the rudiments of the first principles of the oracles of God; and are become such as have need of milk, and not of solid food. — read the full passage →

and having been made perfect, he became unto all them that obey him the author of eternal salvation;

Or are ye ignorant, brethren (for I speak to men who know the law), that the law hath dominion over a man for so long time as he liveth? — read the full passage →

And hereby we know that we know him, if we keep his commandments. — read the full passage →

Try your own selves, whether ye are in the faith; prove your own selves. Or know ye not as to your own selves, that Jesus Christ is in you? unless indeed ye be reprobate.

but as it is, I wrote unto you not to keep company, if any man that is named a brother be a fornicator, or covetous, or an idolater, or a reviler, or a drunkard, or an extortioner; with such a one no, not to eat.

If any man’s work shall be burned, he shall suffer loss: but he himself shall be saved; yet so as through fire.

Follow after peace with all men, and the sanctification without which no man shall see the Lord:

As therefore ye received Christ Jesus the Lord, so walk in him,

that we may be no longer children, tossed to and fro and carried about with every wind of doctrine, by the sleight of men, in craftiness, after the wiles of error;

What shall we say then? Shall we continue in sin, that grace may abound?

If ye love me, ye will keep my commandments.

And why call ye me, Lord, Lord, and do not the things which I say?

And he saith unto them, Because of your little faith: for verily I say unto you, If ye have faith as a grain of mustard seed, ye shall say unto this mountain, Remove hence to yonder place; and it shall remove; and nothing shall be impossible unto you.

If ye know that he is righteous, ye know that every one also that doeth righteousness is begotten of him.

If we say that we have fellowship with him and walk in the darkness, we lie, and do not the truth: — read the full passage →

because it is written, Ye shall be holy; for I am holy.

Ye see that by works a man is justified, and not only by faith. — read the full passage →

Thou believest that God is one; thou doest well: the demons also believe, and shudder.

What doth it profit, my brethren, if a man say he hath faith, but have not works? can that faith save him?

For ye, brethren, were called for freedom; only use not your freedom for an occasion to the flesh, but through love be servants one to another.

for ye are yet carnal: for whereas there is among you jealousy and strife, are ye not carnal, and do ye not walk after the manner of men?

Let us walk becomingly, as in the day; not in revelling and drunkenness, not in chambering and wantonness, not in strife and jealousy.

There is therefore now no condemnation to them that are in Christ Jesus. — read the full passage →

but like as he who called you is holy, be ye yourselves also holy in all manner of living;

But now hath he obtained a ministry the more excellent, by so much as he is also the mediator of a better covenant, which hath been enacted upon better promises. — read the full passage →

To the pure all things are pure: but to them that are defiled and unbelieving nothing is pure; but both their mind and their conscience are defiled. — read the full passage →

But him that is weak in faith receive ye, yet not for decision of scruples. — read the full passage →

Not every one that saith unto me, Lord, Lord, shall enter into the kingdom of heaven; but he that doeth the will of my Father who is in heaven.

Therefore by their fruits ye shall know them.

Let love of the brethren continue. — read the full passage →

For we are his workmanship, created in Christ Jesus for good works, which God afore prepared that we should walk in them.

And I, brethren, when I came unto you, came not with excellency of speech or of wisdom, proclaiming to you the testimony of God. — read the full passage →

Now when he was in Jerusalem at the passover, during the feast, many believed on his name, beholding his signs which he did.

how that our gospel came not unto you in word only, but also in power, and in the Holy Spirit, and in much assurance; even as ye know what manner of men we showed ourselves toward you for your sake.

If ye died with Christ from the rudiments of the world, why, as though living in the world, do ye subject yourselves to ordinances,

For freedom did Christ set us free: stand fast therefore, and be not entangled again in a yoke of bondage. — read the full passage →

not that we are sufficient of ourselves, to account anything as from ourselves; but our sufficiency is from God;

but I buffet my body, and bring it into bondage: lest by any means, after that I have preached to others, I myself should be rejected.

Now the natural man receiveth not the things of the Spirit of God: for they are foolishness unto him; and he cannot know them, because they are spiritually judged. — read the full passage →

What shall we say then? Shall we continue in sin, that grace may abound? — read the full passage →

If ye keep my commandments, ye shall abide in my love; even as I have kept my Father’s commandments, and abide in his love.

Jesus therefore said to those Jews that had believed him, If ye abide in my word, then are ye truly my disciples;

And the Holy Spirit also beareth witness to us; for after he hath said, — read the full passage →

though he was a Son, yet learned obedience by the things which he suffered;

But flee youthful lusts, and follow after righteousness, faith, love, peace, with them that call on the Lord out of a pure heart. — read the full passage →

if we are faithless, he abideth faithful; for he cannot deny himself.

till we all attain unto the unity of the faith, and of the knowledge of the Son of God, unto a fullgrown man, unto the measure of the stature of the fulness of Christ: — read the full passage →

but now that ye have come to know God, or rather to be known by God, how turn ye back again to the weak and beggarly rudiments, whereunto ye desire to be in bondage over again?

Wherefore we faint not; but though our outward man is decaying, yet our inward man is renewed day by day.

but we have renounced the hidden things of shame, not walking in craftiness, nor handling the word of God deceitfully; but by the manifestation of the truth commending ourselves to every man’s conscience in the sight of God.

But when they believed Philip preaching good tidings concerning the kingdom of God and the name of Jesus Christ, they were baptized, both men and women. — read the full passage →

If I do not the works of my Father, believe me not.

And those on the rock are they who, when they have heard, receive the word with joy; and these have no root, who for a while believe, and in time of temptation fall away.

And immediately Jesus stretched forth his hand, and took hold of him, and saith unto him, O thou of little faith, wherefore didst thou doubt?

For we are all become as one that is unclean, and all our righteousnesses are as a polluted garment: and we all do fade as a leaf; and our iniquities, like the wind, take us away.

If we confess our sins, he is faithful and righteous to forgive us our sins, and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness.

For God gave us not a spirit of fearfulness; but of power and love and discipline.

Or know ye not that your body is a temple of the Holy Spirit which is in you, which ye have from God? and ye are not your own; — read the full passage →

And such were some of you: but ye were washed, but ye were sanctified, but ye were justified in the name of the Lord Jesus Christ, and in the Spirit of our God.

My little children, these things write I unto you that ye may not sin. And if any man sin, we have an Advocate with the Father, Jesus Christ the righteous: — read the full passage →

If we say that we have no sin, we deceive ourselves, and the truth is not in us.

Therefore let us also, seeing we are compassed about with so great a cloud of witnesses, lay aside every weight, and the sin which doth so easily beset us, and let us run with patience the race that is set before us, — read the full passage →

But unto each one of us was the grace given according to the measure of the gift of Christ. — read the full passage →

For we preach not ourselves, but Christ Jesus as Lord, and ourselves as your servants for Jesus’ sake.

If I speak with the tongues of men and of angels, but have not love, I am become sounding brass, or a clanging cymbal. — read the full passage →

But when we are judged, we are chastened of the Lord, that we may not be condemned with the world.

And I, brethren, could not speak unto you as unto spiritual, but as unto carnal, as unto babes in Christ. — read the full passage →

For the mind of the flesh is death; but the mind of the Spirit is life and peace: — read the full passage →

that the ordinance of the law might be fulfilled in us, who walk not after the flesh, but after the Spirit.

For we know that the law is spiritual: but I am carnal, sold under sin.

If we say that we have no sin, we deceive ourselves, and the truth is not in us. — read the full passage →

I must needs glory, though it is not expedient; but I will come to visions and revelations of the Lord. — read the full passage →

Now the natural man receiveth not the things of the Spirit of God: for they are foolishness unto him; and he cannot know them, because they are spiritually judged.

Or despisest thou the riches of his goodness and forbearance and longsuffering, not knowing that the goodness of God leadeth thee to repentance?

Ye are the salt of the earth: but if the salt have lost its savor, wherewith shall it be salted? it is thenceforth good for nothing, but to be cast out and trodden under foot of men. — read the full passage →

Peter, an apostle of Jesus Christ, to the elect who are sojourners of the Dispersion in Pontus, Galatia, Cappadocia, Asia, and Bithynia,