Paul says we are in the Spirit not in the flesh...?
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If we are truly living in (or by) the spirit we will not be gratifying the sinful pleasures and evil of the flesh. If we live in the Spirit (or by) the Spirit only then can we fully please God.\n\nPaul speaks of being controlled by the Spirit - where by God helps us to over come the flesh. A man living by the flesh one can not please God and has no control at all over what he does
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Probably because you haven't accepted the fact that, "We're just passing through!" and, our physical selves are only temporary! Once we focus on our spiritual selves(everyday) in "The Holy Spirit" then there is no negative thought formed in this (spiritual)existance! "The Holy Spirit" will not allow the true followers of God to waste time on nonsense! Focus on God!
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Hello Hugo.. :)\n\nNo..Jesus told us we are to Love our enemies..we are not to repay evil for evil..\n\nIf this was so, then Paul (Saul) would have been killed and not forgiven..for he advocated the killing of hundreds of Christians, before Christ appeared unto him..\n\n\nIn Jesus Most Precious Name..\nWith Love..In Christ.. :)
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There was a group in Paul's day that said when Jesus resurrected, He was a spirit and not a body. Jesus proved this to be false because He ate with the disciples and said to Thomas, "See, a spirit does not have flesh and bone." (note: no blood, that was shed on the cross)\n\nAlso notice that Jesus was able to appear and disappear at will. Yes, Jesus has a body, but there was something about it that superceded the laws of physics. It was a resurrected body. But note also that He still bore the scars of His crucifiction. These will be a living witness of His love for us for the rest of eternity.\n\nThis new body is a slight glimpse of what is waiting for the believer. Jesus said, "I go to prepare a place for you, that where I am, there you may be also." Some think that this "place" is actually our new body.\n\nBlessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who according to His abundant mercy has begotten us again to a living hope through the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead, to an inheritance incorruptible and undefiled and that does not fade away, reserved in heaven for you, who are kept by the power of God through faith for salvation ready to be revealed in the last time. - 1 Peter 1
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No.\n\nThey deny that Jesus has come in the flesh.
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There are gifts of the spirit descirbed in the Bible. Some preach, some teach, some prophesy, some have musical talents, some speak in tongues, etc., etc.  It does not mean you aren't saved.
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1Cr 2:14 But the natural man receiveth not the things of the Spirit of God: for they are foolishness unto him: neither can he know [them], because they are spiritually discerned.
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Sweety God has given us the Bible and told us the many ways to kill the flesh witch is what causes you to sin, trying to please your flesh instead of your spirit makes you sin and keeps you sinning. If I listen to my flesh I would curse out every doubter here, but because I love God and I know that everything I do should give him glory I chose not to listen to or make provisions for the flesh, and yes you can live free of sin once you willingly accept the blood of Christ that's why he died. So not only do I have the word of God to live by I have the strength of the Holy Spirit to resist sin and be free from sin. Fasting and praying allows you to live by the spirit and not by the flesh..... SO NO YOU DO NOT HAVE TO SIN But, doesn't it feel good to know that if I do slip up God will not turn his back on me but, keep giving me chances to get it right, living for Jesus and ending up perfect in God's will is what I strive for as a Christian.\nMatt 26:41\n41Watch and pray, that ye enter not into temptation: the spirit indeed is willing, but the flesh is weak.\n(KJV)
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you need to TRY, to follow his example.  we are only human and it is very hard to follow Christ when we have the temptations of society around us.  but if we are trying, then we are christian
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I am excited for you!  God has put a burning question in your heart that most Christians don't even consider, which happens to be one of the reasons why Christianity is in its current divided state.\n\nThere's so many directions I could go with this...but I think I'm going to try to keep it short and sweet.  Here's the main verse:\n\n"For the word of God is quick, and powerful, and sharper than any twoedged sword, piercing even to the dividing asunder of soul and spirit, and of the joints and marrow, and is a discerner of the thoughts and intents of the heart." (Hebrews 4:12)\n\nThe soul is our thinking, emotional self-awareness; our mind.  The Spirit is as the body is to the physical realm; it is our spiritual extension and ***what receives messages from God.***  When we are "born again" it becomes alive -- and the good news is it's perfect!  See I Peter 1:23.  So it hears from God perfectly.\n\nThe soul has a problem called the carnal mind, which is "enmity against God: for it is not subject to the law of God, neither indeed can be."  Paul right here is saying the Bible is crucial in telling the difference, able to divide between the two.\n\nSo like you said, we're dodging voices and we want Truth.  The Bible is crucial in this.\n\nSecondly, in John chapters 14-16, he describes the Holy Ghost as the "teacher."  Understanding the scriptures properly is necessary; else we are flailing this "sword" around in the dark.  This is where prayer comes in.  Pray for God to open up His Bible to you through the Holy Spirit.  Do so in faith.  See Matthew 7:9.  \n\nGetting to know His voice is a process and often trial and error.  Over time you recognize it and lean on it.  Let this goal be your prayer, and God will honor it!
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I'm approaching this question purely from a biblical perspective. If you'd like something more from a point of view and less scriptural just let me know.\n\nI would point you to 1 Corinthians 12 which gives the apostle Paul's take on the gifts of the Spirit, including speaking in tongues.\n\nHe starts off in verse 1 saying to the "brethren" that he doesn't want them to be ignorant on the matter.  Well, that's good, because apparently the folks at Corinth were very confused about the subject.  \n\nPaul in verse 7 tries to make it clear that every manifestation of the Spirit is "for the profit of all".  Then he gives a rundown of all of the gifts.  \n\nBy the time we get to 1 Corinthians 13, he's made it clear that he thinks that love is the most important gift.  In verse 1, he mentions something interesting though.  He says, "Though I speak with the tongues of men AND of angels..."  So, he draws a distinction between the two. There is an earthly language and there is a heavenly language.  \n\nNow if you take into account the first time we read about the gift of tongues in use, we'd have to go to the book of Acts (Acts 2:1-12) for the incident that occurred at Pentecost. Peter was preaching and though many people spoke different languages, each heard his sermon in his or her own "tongue." That's a practical use of the gift.  However, this was far from what was happening at the church in Corinth. No one could understand what anyone who was speaking in tongues was saying!  \n\nThis is why Paul says in 1 Corinthian 14:2: For he that speaketh in an unknown tongue speakth not unto men, but unto God: for no man UNDERSTANDETH him; howbeit in the spirit he speaketh mysteries.\n\nBut he also warns in verses 4 and 6-11, that if you do this you are only edifying yourself. He would rather that you prophesy or teach so that everyone can be edified.  Further, he says that if he was to come speaking to them in other languages, what would it profit them, unless they understood what is being said?\n\nIn conclusion I give you Paul's advice. Earnestly desire the BEST gifts. Those that build others up.  It does appear that the phenomenon of speaking in tongues, at least from a biblical perspective did indeed have a place in the early church, but even then the apostle to the gentiles downplayed it's importance and urged rather that we speak so that we can be understood for the edification of all. This was because Corinth, as many churches still do today, overemphasized and singled out this one manifestation of the Spirit and left the other gifts underutilized.
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Paul often took it on himself to interpted and make rules for the Church in the day. these scriptures come from Paul not God. Seems to me Paul, not Jesus is quoted in the Christian religions all to often. How can we be certain that Paul was not a deciever, one Jesus warned of when He said \n"Take heed lest any man deceive you" Matt. 13:5. Most Christians will not question what in in the "Holy Bible" but have you noticed there is more of Paul than Jesus in the New Testament. Many ancient text are left out of the Bible, but Paul certainly has his say. I serve God not Paul
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No, I don't think so. That's not what Gods all about. That's just what the so called "Apostle" Paul was all about. Paul's dead. Let him and his ideas rest. Your ancestors? Those who believed in the spiritist-animist thing? Kind of like what I believe in NOW? Oh, they're walking the spirit world, content in their ignorance of Paul, and just as content in their relationship with Spirit. ;-) ~ Peace & Blessings ~
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At this point.  thanks for confirming the word I got from Holy Spirit a few moments ago....be back later, possibly much later.  I do cherish some relationships I have formed with believers and 2 people I saw saved.  But it is becoming harmful.\n\nBlessings,\nDavid
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In the book of First Corinthians, chapter 15, Paul talks about the resurrection and the resurrected body. In verses 35 and following, he states that the heavenly body will be different from the natural body, with some stark contrasts. Whereas our earthly body is characterized by mortality (being susceptible to death), our resurrected body will be characterized by immortality (not susceptible to death). Likewise while our earthly body is susceptible to decay (corruption), it will become incorruptible (1 Corinthians 15:53). Also, where our natural bodies are prone to weakness (ask anyone who has reached 40 years of age or older), our resurrected bodies will be characterized by strength (verse 43).\n\n \n\nAnother comparison that is made is that now we have a natural body, then we will have a spiritual body. I don’t believe that this means that we will be like ghosts possessing no body at all and floating around unable to interact with things around us. After all, verse 49 states that we will have a body like Jesus’ resurrected body (see also 1 John 3:2). And Jesus, after His resurrection, told them to touch Him and to watch Him eat, demonstrating that He was not merely a spirit (Luke 24:37-43). Rather, I believe that a natural body is that which is fitted for this present life in our present physical universe, whereas the spiritual body we will possess will be that which will best suit us for the eternal existence we were destined for in Christ in our eternal abode. Jesus’ resurrected body was capable of entering locked rooms at will (John 20:19). Our earthly body limits us in ways (and/or dimensions) that our spiritual body will not.\n\n \n\n1 Corinthians 15:43 also describes the transformation from “sown in dishonor” to “raised in glory.” Philippians 3:21 says that Jesus “...will transform our lowly body that it may be conformed to His glorious body...” I believe that our decaying bodies are described with the word “dishonor” because of they bear the mark of the results of sin. We can all likely picture in our minds the lungs of one who has ruined his health through smoking, or a brain that is no longer able to form complete thoughts because of drug abuse. In the same way, the decaying physical body is the direct result of man’s sinfulness. Had there been no sin, there would be no decay and death (1 Corinthians 15:56). But God, through Christ’s transforming power, is able to raise up His children in Christ with new glorious bodies, no longer bearing any effects of sin, being completely free from the ravages of sin and possessing the glory of Christ instead.\n\n \n\nNow, to answer your question, we are not told exactly what we will look like in the next life, as to what age we will appear to be, nor if we will look thin or fat. But while many believe that we will bear some resemblance to what we look like now (based on the analogy each seed bears its own type of plant, i.e., a corn seed produces a corn plant) (see 1 Corinthians 15:37-38), we do know that in whatever ways our appearance or health has been altered as a result of sin (whether because of overeating or not eating right, hereditary malformations, injuries, aging, etc.), these traits will not be carried over into our appearance or health in the next life. More importantly, the sin nature, inherited from Adam (Romans 5:12) will no longer be with us, for we will be made after the holiness of Christ (1 John 3:2). Because we have this sure hope in Christ in the next life, we are encouraged to purify ourselves now, even as He is pure (1 John 3:3).
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Nope this just says that death is a state of unconcious, and we will go to heaven when christ returns, not when we die. Just like when jesus told his disciples that the girl who died was asleep. They though he was being literal until he told them that she was dead. The Bible also says that only God posseses immoratality, not some floating whispy ghost. But that is a good verse to open your eyes to the truth. sorry for the lack of references. I am trying to do this fast.\nhere's another good one on the state of the dead. ecc. 9:5
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Proof that our "friend" is a hypocrite and a mental case, see above.\n\nI ask myself every time I read the Bible, what does this mean FOR me.