There is a great distinction between those who live according to the flesh and those who live according to the Spirit. Not only is the thinking of each greatly different, so are their ultimate ends. This subject is not for those with a passing interest, for it carries eternal implications.
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Introduction
Series: “The Grace and Duty of Being Spiritually Minded” Introduction Romans 8:1-6; Psalm 119:68; Romans 3:12 There is a great distinction between those who live according to the flesh and those who live according to the Spirit. Not only is the thinking of each greatly different, so are their ultimate ends. This subject is not…
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The Two States of Mankind
Series: “The Grace and Duty of Being Spiritually Minded” Romans 8:1-9 The Two States of Mankind Mankind can be and is divided into many different groups based on different criteria. Yet all of mankind can ultimately be divided into two groups, with each person existing in one of two states. These two states are antithetical…
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What is Salvation?
Series: “The Grace and Duty of Being Spiritually Minded” Romans 8:1-8 What is Salvation? It is axiomatic to say that the foundation for one being spiritually minded is the salvation of that person. Yet the phrase “being saved” is often misunderstood. So what does it mean to be saved? What are those things that God…
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The Things of the Spirit
Series: “The Grace and Duty of Being Spiritually Minded” Romans 8:5-6; I Cor. 2:1-16 The Things of the Spirit Last week we looked at the fact that all of mankind live in one of two and only two realms—that of the flesh and that of the Spirit, and that those who are in the flesh…
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But What About…?
Series: “The Grace and Duty of Being Spiritually Minded” Romans 8:5-6; I Cor. 3:1-4 But What About . . . ? In his epistle to the church at Rome Paul made it clear that there is a definite distinction between those who are of the flesh and those who are of the Spirit. The one…
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Two Dynamics
Series: “The Grace and Duty of Being Spiritually Minded” Romans 8:5-6 Two Dynamics Religion may be defined as engaging in activities in order to disguise who we really are, even, and maybe especially, to ourselves. What is it that separates the religious (or non-religious) unbeliever from the true Christian? The difference clearly cannot be superficial.…
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The Work of Grace
Series: “The Grace and Duty of Being Spiritually Minded” Philippians 2:12-13 The Work of Grace The Apostle Paul makes it clear in Ephesians 2 that were are saved by grace apart from the works of the law. Yet he tells us in today’s text from Philippians 2:12 that we are to work out our own…
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The Hearing of Faith
Series: “The Grace and Duty of Being Spiritually Minded” Galatians 2:17-3:6 The Hearing of Faith Every person who has been born from above is, by definition, a spiritual person, one who has been given a new nature that seeks after God. Yet, as any person who is in Christ can testify, there is a constant…
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Dead and Alive
Series: “The Grace and Duty of Being Spiritually Minded” Colossians 2:20-3:4 Dead and Alive Satan is a master at presenting damnable doctrines by imposing his schemes onto Biblical truth. The devil’s ministers use God’s word to draw people away from Christ. But the true believer, Colossians tells us, has died with Christ and has been…
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Dead and Alive, Part 2
Series: “The Grace and Duty of Being Spiritually Minded” Colossians 2:20-3:4 Dead and Alive, Part 2 Paul tells the believers in Colossae that they, having been made alive to God, have died to the world and sin. These two realities are presented as the true state of Christians, not as something for which to strive.…