Spiritual Answers For The Real World
Abuse of Spiritual Gifts – The Corinthians were guilty of spiritual pride and were using God’s spiritual gifts to glorify themselves. They were babbling in unintelligible language that meant nothing and claiming it was from God. Paul affirmed the existence of spiritual gifts but accused the Corinthians of having a poor understanding of them. Their [...]
Poor Handler’s of Truth - The Corinthians were poor stewards of God’s truth. Their practices demonstrated that they had either forgotten or were ignoring what they had been previously taught. They were making up their own truth as they went and they twisted the truth to get what they wanted in the name of God. [...]
Boasting – Some boast of their spiritual enlightenment and believe they are better than others because they have had special teaching. This was seen in the early church when some thought they were superior because they had been taught by Peter or Apollos. They were puffed up about themselves and what they believed gave them [...]
Is there jealousy in your life? Is there jealousy in your church? Is there jealousy in your home? If so, this is evidence of carnality. Jealousy is driven by a suspicion or a fear that others may be more loved, respected or accepted. Jealousy erupts into disagreement, argument and sometimes violent behavior. There is no [...]
Our sin nature actually shapes the development of our Body of Truth. As we add things we believe to our Body of Truth, the self-seeking heart colors the way we interpret the events of our lives and the things we believe to be true. So, in the final analysis, the things we do are influenced [...]
Biblically, there are only two types of people in the world. There are those who are lost and do not know Jesus Christ and those who do. To those who are lost and spiritually dead to God, there is only one divine purpose for them. That purpose is that they may be convicted of the [...]
I think most of the American Church is largely a carnal church. If you think not, pick up any Sunday paper and go to the section where churches place their advertisements. You will see large display ads touting these churches as places emphasizing fun and entertainment. They operate like spiritual amusement parks, rather than hospitals [...]
While there were certainly some behavior issues that the Apostle Paul addressed with the Corinthians, his true concerns went deeper. If you carefully read 1 Corinthians you will discover five major points that Paul dealt with concerning carnality. These points transcended behavior and examined thought life and motive which are ground zero for Christian growth. [...]
There are many faces of carnality. If you ask a believer to define a carnal Christian, they would probably describe people who:
The problem of the Carnal Christian is two-fold. First, they are ill-taught and have not benefited from the discipleship of mature Christians. Second, they are confused about God’s real purpose for their lives. They are full of ‘want to’ and completely void of ‘how to’. Worse, they are sitting next to people in church every [...]
Both the lukewarm apostate, and the carnal believer are caught up in the things of the world and their lives on the outside may look the same. However, while the lukewarm person may be quite comfortable in their lost state, the carnal Christian is not at peace in their carnality. The carnal are troubled in [...]
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