tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7308982316445243775.post8139349385412835552..comments2023-03-29T09:22:55.415-04:00Comments on From Milk to Meat: Thoughts on Romans 7 and Galatians 5: What's The Difference?Nigelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02235619519466553893noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7308982316445243775.post-34474828066097626862012-03-27T18:35:03.272-04:002012-03-27T18:35:03.272-04:00I would only add that the old man "being dead...I would only add that the old man "being dead" is from the vantage point of God in eternity and salvation and Election. It doesn't mean the body-brain (sarx; flesh) can't continue to cause us trouble as stated in Galatians 5:17, James 1:14, and 1st John 1:10. This is the reason why we must die daily (Luke 9:23) to the base inclinations coming from our old-man brain/body chemical combination. It is why the brain (mind) must be renewed regularly to keep it in-check toward holiness rather than sin. This is also why we are told we don't "arrive" in this age (Philippians 3:12/13) of the flesh (physical), but are changed by the Holy Spirit from one glory to the next to made us more like our Lord (2nd Corinthians 3:18)... we call this "sanctification." What is this for? It is not to make us more "saved" but to continue to prove the Victory of Christ for the Glory of God and... to cause us to be a BRIGHTER True Light so that others (the lost) might ASK us about the Living Hope in us (1st Peter 3:15).<br /><br />All my True Love for all is Sealed, Hidden, Found, and Revealed ONLY in Jesus Christ (Yeshua HaMashiach) where we all meet for Perfect Koinonia and Sukkot as True Jews (Romans 2:28/29), TracyAuratushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12360003228482666770noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7308982316445243775.post-81127065083005194502012-03-27T16:04:22.858-04:002012-03-27T16:04:22.858-04:00Amen, Lee! The NATURAL man cannot receive the thin...Amen, Lee! The NATURAL man cannot receive the things of the Spirit of God because they are SPIRITUALLY discerned. Flesh cannot comprehend Spirit, yet Spirit knows all about flesh because the Spirit has preeminence. Anything else is contrary to Divine Order.Nigelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02235619519466553893noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7308982316445243775.post-32745213101792914952012-03-27T13:45:35.418-04:002012-03-27T13:45:35.418-04:00I think it is no coincidence that Jesus was tellin...I think it is no coincidence that Jesus was telling a teacher above teachers of the law "you must be born of the spirit".<br />None of this makes sense to the natural mind.<br />This Nicodemas actually asked how? Can a man enter his mothers womb a second time?<br />It just did't male sense to him!Lee Cormierhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00292823641470459556noreply@blogger.com