Part 2 of Inheriting the Kingdom study: “Learning Scripture that teaches us how to be Spiritual, NOT Carnal Christians.”

Romans 7:24-25 King James Bible

O wretched man that I am! who

 shall deliver me from the body of

 this death?

25I thank God through Jesus Christ our

 Lord. So then with the mind I

 myself serve the law of God; but

 with the flesh the law of sin.

Note:  The mind renewed by the WORD OF GOD Romans 12:2 KJB, under the Spiritual Authority of the Holy Spirit.  The carnal mind is enmity against God and cannot understand the things of the spirit. The mind renewed no longer places itself above the spirit, but under the Holy Spirit our mind understands what our regenerated spirit “knows” from God’s word in the life power of the Holy Spirit. Our renewed mind is “actively” working in testing all spirits, searching and study scripture and by our WILL disciplining our body to adhere to God’s word.  

Eastern Mysticism that has permeated the Laodicean church today teaches to meditate and empty the mind, but the spiritual man’s mind is very active under the authority of God almighty AMEN! and searches and studies scripture.

As I pointed out in Part 1, The book by Watchman Nee, “The Spiritual Man” has an entire chapter dedicated to the renewed mind’s activity and essentiality in our Spiritual Life. 

Romans 12:2

“And be not conformed to this world: but be ye transformed by the renewing of your mind, that ye may prove what is that good, and acceptable, and perfect, will of God.”

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HOW?

Warfare – Spiritual Warfare –

2 Corinthians 10:3-5 KJV

3For though we walk in the flesh, we do not war after the flesh:
4(For the weapons of our warfare are not carnal, but mighty through God to the pulling down of strong holds;)

5Casting down imaginations, and every high thing that exalteth itself against the knowledge of God, and bringing into captivity every thought to the obedience of Christ;

Putting on the Helmet of Salvation and the Sword of the Spirit which is the WORD OF GOD:  Ephesians 6:17 KJB

THE WORD OF GOD IS THE SWORD OF THE SPIRIT

Hebrews 4:12

PRAYING ALWAYS Ephesians 6:18 KJB

Ephesians 1:17,18 KJB: That the God of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of glory, may give unto you the spirit of wisdom and revelation in the knowledge of him:

18 The eyes of your understanding being enlightened; that ye may know what is the hope of his calling, and what the riches of the glory of his inheritance in the saints

Note: The eyes are the window of our soul 

Romans 8:7

“Because the carnal mind is enmity against God: for it is not subject to the law of God, neither indeed can be.”

The SOUL that is under the authority of the Spirit of God to bring the believer to the WORD OF GOD (LAW OF GOD). And live under its ultimate authority. This is completely exercised daily and diligently in striving lawfully.  2 Timothy 2:1-7 KJB.  Read slowly and meditate upon this:  

Thou therefore, my son, be strong in the grace that is in Christ Jesus.

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And the things that thou hast heard of me among many witnesses, the same commit thou to faithful men, who shall be able to teach others also.

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Thou therefore endure hardness, as a good soldier of Jesus Christ.

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No man that warreth entangleth himself with the affairs of this life; that he may please him who hath chosen him to be a soldier.

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And if a man also strive for masteries, yet is he not crowned, except he strive lawfully.

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The husbandman that laboureth must be first partaker of the fruits.

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Consider what I say; and the Lord give thee understanding in all things

John 12:24

“Verily, verily, I say unto you, Except a corn of wheat fall into the ground and die, it abideth alone: but if it die, it bringeth forth much fruit.”

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John 12:25

“He that loveth his life shall lose it; and he that hateth his life in this world shall keep it unto life eternal.”

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Galatians 2:20

“I am crucified with Christ: nevertheless I live; yet not I, but Christ liveth in me: and the life which I now live in the flesh I live by the faith of the Son of God, who loved me, and gave himself for me.”

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1 Timothy 1:15

“This is a faithful saying, and worthy of all acceptation, that Christ Jesus came into the world to save sinners; of whom I am chief.”

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Romans 7:14 – 25 King James Bible

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

15For that which I do I allow not: for what I would, that do I

 not; but what I hate, that do I.

16If then I do that which I would not, I consent unto the law that

 it is good.

17Now then it is no more I that do it, but sin that dwelleth in me.

18For I know that in me (that is, in my flesh,) dwelleth no good

 thing: for to will is present with me; but how to perform that

 which is good I find not.

19For the good that I would I do not: but the evil which I would

 not, that I do.

20Now if I do that I would not, it is no more I that do it, but sin

 that dwelleth in me.

21I find then a law, that, when I would do good, evil is present

 with me.

22For I delight in the law of God after the inward man:

23But I see another law in my members, warring against the law

 of my mind, and bringing me into captivity to the law of sin

 which is in my members.

24O wretched man that I am! who

shall deliver me from the body of

this death?

25I thank God through Jesus Christ our

Lord. So then with the mind I

myself serve the law of God; but

with the flesh the law of sin.

Romans 8:1-30 King James Bible

There is therefore now no condemnation to them which are in

 Christ Jesus, who walk not after the flesh, but after the Spirit.

2For the law of the Spirit of life in Christ Jesus hath made me

 free from the law of sin and death.

3For 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:

4That the righteousness of the law might be fulfilled in us, who

 walk not after the flesh, but after the Spirit.

5For 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.

6For to be carnally minded is death; but to be spiritually minded

 is life and peace.

7Because the carnal mind is enmity against God: for it is not

 subject to the law of God, neither indeed can be.

8So then they that are in the flesh cannot please God.

9But ye are not in the flesh, but in the Spirit, if so be that the

 Spirit of God dwell in you. Now if any man have not the Spirit of

 Christ, he is none of his.

10And if Christ be in you, the body is dead because of sin; but

 the Spirit is life because of righteousness.

11But if the Spirit of him that raised up Jesus from the dead

 dwell in you, he that raised up Christ from the dead shall also

 quicken your mortal bodies by his Spirit that dwelleth in you.

12Therefore, brethren, we are debtors, not to the flesh, to live

 after the flesh.

13For if ye live after the flesh, ye shall die: but if ye through the

 Spirit do mortify the deeds of the body, ye shall live.

14For as many as are led by the Spirit of God, they are the sons

 of God.

15For ye have not received the spirit of bondage again to fear;

 but ye have received the Spirit of adoption, whereby we cry,

 Abba, Father.

16The Spirit itself beareth witness with our spirit, that we are the

 children of God:

17And if children, then heirs; heirs of God, and joint-heirs with

 Christ; if so be that we suffer with him, that we may be also

 glorified together.

18For I reckon that the sufferings of this present time are not

 worthy to be compared with the glory which shall be revealed in

 us.

19For the earnest expectation of the creature waiteth for the

 manifestation of the sons of God.

20For the creature was made subject to vanity, not willingly, but

 by reason of him who hath subjected the same in hope,

21Because the creature itself also shall be delivered from the

 bondage of corruption into the glorious liberty of the children of

 God.

22For we know that the whole creation groaneth and travaileth

 in pain together until now.

23And not only they, but ourselves also, which have the

 firstfruits of the Spirit, even we ourselves groan within

 ourselves, waiting for the adoption, to wit, the redemption of our

 body.

24For we are saved by hope: but hope that is seen is not hope: for

 what a man seeth, why doth he yet hope for?

25But if we hope for that we see not, then do we with patience

 wait for it.

26Likewise the Spirit also helpeth our infirmities: for we know

 not what we should pray for as we ought: but the Spirit itself

 maketh intercession for us with groanings which cannot be

 uttered.

27And he that searcheth the hearts knoweth what is the mind of

 the Spirit, because he maketh intercession for the saints

 according to the will of God.

28And we know that all things work together for good to them

 that love God, to them who are the called according to his

 purpose.

29For whom he did foreknow, he also did predestinate to be

 conformed to the image of his Son, that he might be the

 firstborn among many brethren.

30Moreover whom he did predestinate, them he also called: and

 whom he called, them he also justified: and whom he justified,

 them he also glorified.