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Writer's picturePhillip Raimo

The War Between The Flesh in The Spirit



Mat26:41 Watch and pray, that ye enter not into temptation: the spirit indeed [is] willing, but the flesh [is] weak.


Jam4:1 From whence [come] wars and fightings among you? [come they] not hence, [even] of your lusts that war in your members?


Romans 7:15-17 15 For what I am doing, I do not understand. For what I will to do, that I do not practice; but what I hate, that I do. 16 If, then, I do what I will not to do, I agree with the law that it is good. 17 But now, it is no longer I who do it, but sin that dwells in me.


2Ch32:8 With him is an arm of flesh; but with us is the LORD our God, to help us and to fight our battles." And the people were strengthened by the words of Hezekiah king of Judah.


Eph6:12 For we do not wrestle against flesh and blood, but against principalities, against powers, against the rulers of the darkness of this age, against spiritual [hosts] of wickedness in the heavenly [places].


The evidence of the believer is growth, not how much but that the Holy Spirit is working in you and through you. Don't be deceived by thinking God is at work because you are a busy body serving in the church.


Luke 13:26 then you will begin to say, 'We ate and drank in Your presence, and You taught in our streets.' 27 But He will say, 'I tell you I do not know you, where you are from. Depart from Me, all you workers of iniquity.' 28 There will be weeping and gnashing of teeth, when you see Abraham and Isaac and Jacob and all the prophets in the kingdom of God, and yourselves thrust out.


I don't know about you but I want to hear well done good and faithful servant.


Mat.25:21 Contrast between the flesh and the Spirit are:

The Spirit gives in.

The flesh fights


The Spirit goes the extra mile

The flesh only goes as far as it has to


The Spirit cries out to God

The flesh cries out to man


The Spirit praises God

The flesh damns Him


The Spirit is a contender

The flesh gives up


The Spirit is slow to speak

The flesh never stops talking


The Spirit is calm and quiet

The flesh draws attention to itself


The Spirit speaks love

The flesh puts down and gossips


The Spirit convicts

The flesh condemns


The Spirit is light and life

The flesh is darkness and death


The Spirit gives God the glory

The flesh edifies man


The Spirit runs to win

The flesh looks on from the viewing stands


The Spirit is governed by God

The flesh is self-motivated


The Spirit Crucify the flesh and its deeds

The flesh promotes carnality and sin


The Spirit seeks wisdom from God

The flesh is dominated by the worldview

The Spirit asks

The flesh takes


The Spirit gives peace

The flesh leads to anger and stress


The Spirit gives eternal joy

The Flesh gives temporal happiness


The Spirit delights in the law

The flesh breaks the law


The Spirit makes me lie down and rest in the Lord

The flesh will burn you out


The Spirit leads me

The flesh follows


The Spirit gives restoration

The flesh destroys your soul


The Spirit is righteousness

The flesh leads to evilness


The Spirit leads to correction

The flesh leads to corruption


The Spirit provides

The flesh strives


The Spirit is freedom

The flesh is bondage


The Spirit is liberty

The flesh is slavery


The Spirit has a purpose

The flesh does not care


The Spirit sees and hears

The flesh is blind and deaf


The Spirit Completes

The flesh is never satisfied


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