Again, Peterlag, the people you have replied to in this thread experience the walk in the Spirit and, at the same time, they acknowledge just as Paul told Timothy ...
1 Timothy 1:1
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 [present, indicative] chief.
16 Howbeit for this cause I obtained mercy, that in me first Jesus Christ might shew forth all longsuffering, for a pattern to them which should hereafter believe on him to life everlasting.
17 Now unto the King eternal, immortal, invisible, the only wise God, be honour and glory for ever and ever. Amen.
18 This charge I commit unto thee, son Timothy, according to the prophecies which went before on thee, that thou by them mightest war a good warfare
We can live, and walk, and have our being in Christ ... while having recall that we were delivered from sin and that we have obtained mercy that in me first Jesus Christ might shew forth all longsuffering, for a pattern to them which should hereafter believe on him to life everlasting. Because we have obtained mercy, we are able to show mercy to those we come into contact with and help them.
And just because we acknowledge our weakness, this does not mean we are are "carnal" or that we are unable to "understand that which is spiritual" or that we "continue to walk in our old man". Those are words you use to describe people in this thread.
That we acknowledge our weakness just means we know who we were in Adam ... and we know who we are in Christ. We then also forget those things which are behind as instructed in Phil 3:14. The word "forget" in that verse does not mean that we do not recall as if we do not remember our life before we were born again. It means that we do not allow who we were in Adam to interfere with our pressing toward the prize of the high calling of God in Christ Jesus.
One could come to the conclusion that you, calling a brother or sister in Christ "carnal" or telling us we are "unable to understand that which is spiritual" or that we "continue to walk in our old man" could indicate that you have failed to put off the old man and you are not walking in the new man.
Ephesians 4:29 Let no corrupt communication proceed out of your mouth, but that which is good to the use of edifying, that it may minister grace unto the hearers.
1 Timothy 1:1
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 [present, indicative] chief.
16 Howbeit for this cause I obtained mercy, that in me first Jesus Christ might shew forth all longsuffering, for a pattern to them which should hereafter believe on him to life everlasting.
17 Now unto the King eternal, immortal, invisible, the only wise God, be honour and glory for ever and ever. Amen.
18 This charge I commit unto thee, son Timothy, according to the prophecies which went before on thee, that thou by them mightest war a good warfare
We can live, and walk, and have our being in Christ ... while having recall that we were delivered from sin and that we have obtained mercy that in me first Jesus Christ might shew forth all longsuffering, for a pattern to them which should hereafter believe on him to life everlasting. Because we have obtained mercy, we are able to show mercy to those we come into contact with and help them.
And just because we acknowledge our weakness, this does not mean we are are "carnal" or that we are unable to "understand that which is spiritual" or that we "continue to walk in our old man". Those are words you use to describe people in this thread.
That we acknowledge our weakness just means we know who we were in Adam ... and we know who we are in Christ. We then also forget those things which are behind as instructed in Phil 3:14. The word "forget" in that verse does not mean that we do not recall as if we do not remember our life before we were born again. It means that we do not allow who we were in Adam to interfere with our pressing toward the prize of the high calling of God in Christ Jesus.
One could come to the conclusion that you, calling a brother or sister in Christ "carnal" or telling us we are "unable to understand that which is spiritual" or that we "continue to walk in our old man" could indicate that you have failed to put off the old man and you are not walking in the new man.
Ephesians 4:29 Let no corrupt communication proceed out of your mouth, but that which is good to the use of edifying, that it may minister grace unto the hearers.
