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1 Corinthians 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.
Two years ago, I made a commitment to God that I would make it my purpose to reach the church and lead them into a spiritual relationship with him. I did this after personally experiencing the difference between being a Carnal Christian and a Spiritual Christian.
I have continually run into a roadblock that has effectively stifled my efforts. The roadblock that I have run into is: VIRTUALLY EVERY carnal believer believes that they are already spiritual.
Somehow, somewhere, back in time, the definition of “spiritual†became a definition that better suited a carnal church. Believers in the modern Christian church believe that they are spiritual if they; sing in the choir, attend church often, study scripture diligently or serve as an usher or some other capacity.
Those things have nothing to do with spirituality. A spiritual person is a person whose spiritual ear is in tune to Gods spiritual voice, and live their lives entirely based on what the Holy Spirit tells them. Not only do they hear the Holy Spirit, but they physically FEEL the Holy Spirit. A carnal person can not hear the Holy Spirit because of the clutter of their flesh.
The Holy Spirit is calling out to them, but they are listening to their instincts instead. And until a believer seriously rebukes their flesh, the Holy Spirit will not override what they are hearing from their carnal instincts.
The sad thing is that these people are absolutely positive that they are hearing the Holy Spirit. That is based on an ASSUMPTION. They believe that just because they received the Holy Spirit when they were Born Again, they must be hearing it now.
Carnal Christians do not, can not, have a true relationship with God. They believe that because they have memorized scripture and they pray, that they have a relationship. That is an assumed relationship, a total fantasy.
They believe that because they know everything that is written about God, they have a relationship with him. They believe that because they pray to Him, they have a relationship. If they can not hear the Holy Spirit, it is a one way conversation and that is not a relationship.
The only true relationship that we can have with God is a relationship of two-way love and trust through the Holy Spirit. A one-way relationship is not a relationship at all. I know I am going to catch some flack here, but if you are praising God from your very soul in a two way Holy Spirit relationship, you are going to physically feel something. If you are not feeling something, then you ARE NOT YET THERE! You are not spiritual in your relationship.
I’ve found that spiritual believers are more theologically flexible. Before you jump down my throat, let me explain. Spiritual believers know things about Gods nature that go beyond scripture. They learn this through the closeness of a loving relationship. So what happens is that they will read something in scripture that doesn’t make sense because it goes against what they have found to be Gods true nature. They don’t say that the scripture is wrong. They will say that either their understanding of the scripture is incorrect, that somebody else’s interpretation of the scripture is wrong, or that the scripture was meant to be metaphorical and not literal.
They know that something is wrong, so they will not deal with it because they know what is true based on their personal knowledge through a direct two-way spiritual relationship, so they will deal with that instead.
A carnal believer will believe anything that is written weather it makes sense or not, even if it goes against the very nature of God, because the written word is all they have.
A spiritual believer has true inner joy because they have become one-in-spirit with God and that joy is the direct result of sharing Gods nature.
A carnal believer has peripheral joy that comes and goes depending on the moment. A spiritual believer will get angry at the situation. A carnal believer will get angry at the person. A spiritual believer thinks about and lives for God every single day. A carnal believer may think about God every day but only lives for him on Sunday or when it is convenient.
A spiritual believer will let God deal with everything including all the trivial matters that the church can not agree on. A carnal believer will point the finger at his brothers, accuse and judge them under the guise of doing Gods work.
So, here is the deal: If you really want to get to know God on a personal level, then you need to get spiritual in your relationship with him.
I believe that 90% of the Christian Church are still carnal. Are you one of them?
If you are, please know that God does not want you to remain there. He wants to have that father/child relationship with you now. Are you ready to give him what he wants and deserves?
If you want to know how to become a spiritually mature believer, I can help you. Stop living a fantasy and get to know God. He is so much more that you could imagine.
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.
Two years ago, I made a commitment to God that I would make it my purpose to reach the church and lead them into a spiritual relationship with him. I did this after personally experiencing the difference between being a Carnal Christian and a Spiritual Christian.
I have continually run into a roadblock that has effectively stifled my efforts. The roadblock that I have run into is: VIRTUALLY EVERY carnal believer believes that they are already spiritual.
Somehow, somewhere, back in time, the definition of “spiritual†became a definition that better suited a carnal church. Believers in the modern Christian church believe that they are spiritual if they; sing in the choir, attend church often, study scripture diligently or serve as an usher or some other capacity.
Those things have nothing to do with spirituality. A spiritual person is a person whose spiritual ear is in tune to Gods spiritual voice, and live their lives entirely based on what the Holy Spirit tells them. Not only do they hear the Holy Spirit, but they physically FEEL the Holy Spirit. A carnal person can not hear the Holy Spirit because of the clutter of their flesh.
The Holy Spirit is calling out to them, but they are listening to their instincts instead. And until a believer seriously rebukes their flesh, the Holy Spirit will not override what they are hearing from their carnal instincts.
The sad thing is that these people are absolutely positive that they are hearing the Holy Spirit. That is based on an ASSUMPTION. They believe that just because they received the Holy Spirit when they were Born Again, they must be hearing it now.
Carnal Christians do not, can not, have a true relationship with God. They believe that because they have memorized scripture and they pray, that they have a relationship. That is an assumed relationship, a total fantasy.
They believe that because they know everything that is written about God, they have a relationship with him. They believe that because they pray to Him, they have a relationship. If they can not hear the Holy Spirit, it is a one way conversation and that is not a relationship.
The only true relationship that we can have with God is a relationship of two-way love and trust through the Holy Spirit. A one-way relationship is not a relationship at all. I know I am going to catch some flack here, but if you are praising God from your very soul in a two way Holy Spirit relationship, you are going to physically feel something. If you are not feeling something, then you ARE NOT YET THERE! You are not spiritual in your relationship.
I’ve found that spiritual believers are more theologically flexible. Before you jump down my throat, let me explain. Spiritual believers know things about Gods nature that go beyond scripture. They learn this through the closeness of a loving relationship. So what happens is that they will read something in scripture that doesn’t make sense because it goes against what they have found to be Gods true nature. They don’t say that the scripture is wrong. They will say that either their understanding of the scripture is incorrect, that somebody else’s interpretation of the scripture is wrong, or that the scripture was meant to be metaphorical and not literal.
They know that something is wrong, so they will not deal with it because they know what is true based on their personal knowledge through a direct two-way spiritual relationship, so they will deal with that instead.
A carnal believer will believe anything that is written weather it makes sense or not, even if it goes against the very nature of God, because the written word is all they have.
A spiritual believer has true inner joy because they have become one-in-spirit with God and that joy is the direct result of sharing Gods nature.
A carnal believer has peripheral joy that comes and goes depending on the moment. A spiritual believer will get angry at the situation. A carnal believer will get angry at the person. A spiritual believer thinks about and lives for God every single day. A carnal believer may think about God every day but only lives for him on Sunday or when it is convenient.
A spiritual believer will let God deal with everything including all the trivial matters that the church can not agree on. A carnal believer will point the finger at his brothers, accuse and judge them under the guise of doing Gods work.
So, here is the deal: If you really want to get to know God on a personal level, then you need to get spiritual in your relationship with him.
I believe that 90% of the Christian Church are still carnal. Are you one of them?
If you are, please know that God does not want you to remain there. He wants to have that father/child relationship with you now. Are you ready to give him what he wants and deserves?
If you want to know how to become a spiritually mature believer, I can help you. Stop living a fantasy and get to know God. He is so much more that you could imagine.