Contrasting the Carnal and Spiritually Minded 1262022 1

Contrasting the Carnal and Spiritually Minded 1/26/2022 1

Romans 7: 14 Comparing 1 Cor. 3: 1 -4 "Carnal" = "fleshly" is Paul's word for the Adamic nature, and for the believer who "walks, " i. e. lives, under the power of the flesh. "Natural" is his characteristic word for the unrenewed man. “Spiritual" 1 Cor. 2: 14 as designates the renewed man who walks in the Spirit 1 Cor. 3: 1; Gal. 6: 1. 1/26/2022 2

Carnally Minded People focus on selfish interests. n They concentrate only on their own individual concerns at the exclusion of the needs of others. n They are habitually jealous of what others have. n They are suspicious of others or inclined to believe the worst of everyone and everything. n They are angry at self, others and circumstances. n They are immoral in one’s thoughts, actions and feelings. n They are given to idol worship of various types. n They tend to create strife and divisions and are open to prejudicial thinking 1/26/2022 3

Carnally Minded People 1. Stubbornly hold to their own opinion regardless of truth 2. Envious of others who have more or who possess more 3. Practices no self-control over appetites and desires 4. Only associates with people who are on one’s level of thinking, social-status and class 5. Impulsively led by selfish appetites 1/26/2022 4

Carnally Minded People 6. Obsessed with control 7. Led by fear 8. Habitually compares self with others 9. Frustrations cause them to feel bitter and resentful 10. Discouraged most of the time 1/26/2022 5

Carnally Minded People 11. Reject opportunities for service as something that is too much sacrifice 12. Influenced by the opinions of others 13. Become intoxicated with one’s desires. 14. Unwilling to give away money for God’s purposes 15. Distrustful of most people 16. Unwise in the use of one’s time, talents and resources 17. Refuse to grow up and become mature 1/26/2022 6

Carnally Minded People 18. Occasionally acts and speaks indecently 19. Habitually shows up late 20. Tribalistic and cliqueish 21. Impure in one’s thoughts attitudes and actions 22. Relationships lack the fruit of the Holy Spirit 23. Perspectives are clouded by subjective feelings of anger, irritability and self interests 24. Unable to personally spend time worshipping God 1/26/2022 7

Spiritually Minded People 1. Concentrate on Christ’s interests above those of everyone and everything else 2. Habitually are thankful for whatever God gives 3. Trusting of God and believing the best in every person and every situation 4. At peace with self, others and circumstances 5. Moral in one’s thoughts, actions and feelings 1/26/2022 8

Spiritually Minded People 6. Worships only the Lord God and His will 7. Practices love to all those who are willing to do the will of the Father. 8. Loves the sinner, but hates the sin 9. Associates with all men as Jesus related freely to people without bias 10. Stays humbly open to be taught by anyone 1/26/2022 9

Spiritually Minded People 11. Led by faith 12. Follows God’s plan regardless of what others have or think about one’s situation 13. Motivated by frustrations to cast all of one’s cares upon the Lord 14. Encouraged most of the time 15. Welcomes opportunities to serve as a way of becoming more like Jesus Christ 16. Listens to the word of God as taught by the Spirit of God to obey the Lord in all things 17. Refuses to surrender control to personal desires 1/26/2022 10

Spiritually Minded People 18. Diligently practices self-discipline 19. Willing to freely give money and resources to the Lord’s purposes as an expression of submission 20. Trusting in those who God’s hand is on Wise in the use of one’ s time, talents and resources reflecting good stewardship 21. Willing to grow up into all aspects in Christ 22. Acts and speaks with decorum and tact 23. Practices punctuality 24. Loves all men freely without prejudice 1/26/2022 11

Spiritually Minded People 25. Purity in one’s thoughts, attitudes and actions 26. Wise in the way one can get the greatest return for God given investments 27. Relationships are characterized by the fruits of love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, gentleness, faithfulness and self-control 28. Perspectives are objectives led by the word of God controlled through the power of the Spirit 29. Spends much personal time worshipping God 1/26/2022 12

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