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What is the mind of the flesh and the mind of the spirit in Romans 8:6?
The mind of the flesh is death, but the mind of the Spirit is life and peace, Romans 8:6 - BSB
What is the mind of the flesh and the mind of the Spirit described in the verse? What are the ...
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What is Galatians 5:19 specifically referring to when it says dissensions & factions are an act of the flesh?
In Galatians 5:19-21 it says:
The acts of the flesh are obvious: sexual immorality, impurity and
debauchery; idolatry and witchcraft; hatred, discord, jealousy,
fits of rage, selfish ambition, ...
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In John 6:63, why does John argue that "the flesh is completely useless"?
[Jhn 6:63 NASB95] [63] "It is the Spirit who gives life; the flesh profits nothing; the words that I have spoken to you are spirit and are life.
And why does he confidently that is the PNEUMA ...
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Words of "spirit and life" & The Flesh is of No Help? - Understanding Jesus' Message (John 6:61-65)
I hope this question is acceptable on here. (I've had an awful experience with StackExchange in the past -- specifically on MathSE -- so I'm a little anxious typing all of this. Please just comment if ...
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Deeper Contextual understanding of Isaiah 58:7 "Not to hide yourself from your own flesh"
Isaiah 58:7 New American Standard Bible 1995
7 (a) “Is it not to
divide your bread [a]with the hungry (b) And bring the homeless poor
into the house; (c) When you see the naked, to cover him; (d) ...
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Does κατὰ σάρκα in Romans 4:1 modify Ἀβραὰμ τὸν προπάτορα ἡμῶν or εὑρηκέναι?
What then shall we say was gained by Abraham, our forefather according to the flesh [κατὰ σάρκα]? 2 For if Abraham was justified by works, he has something to boast about, but not before God.
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Is the desire of the flesh the humanism by which sinners justify their rebellion?
In the context of the fallen creation as the kingdom ruled by the god of this world, as a result of Adam handing over the authority to him through his sin in the garden, all sin seems to be justified ...
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In Romans 8 how do we understand the use of the definite article with "flesh", from grammar not received theology?
From the grammar how should we understand the use of the definite article in Romans 8 for "the flesh"? I've read that definite article before spirit is usually understood as God's Spirit, ...
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Paraphrase translations NET and NLT rendering Galatians 3:3 "flesh" as "human effort", is this justified?
Gal 3:3b NET "are you now trying to finish by human effort?"
NLT "why are you now trying to become perfect by your own human effort?"
also some other paraphrase versions put it ...
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In Philippians 2:6, is this controversial proposal a viable translation? [closed]
Philippians 2:5-6 as rendered in the ESV translation:
Have this mind among yourselves, which is yours in Christ Jesus, who, though he was in the form of God, did not count equality with God a thing ...
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Cannibalism as God's judgement Ezekiel 5:9-10
In Ezekiel 5
9 And I will do in thee that which I have not done, and whereunto I will not do any more the like, because of all thine abominations. 10 Therefore the fathers shall eat the sons in the ...
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The Holy Spirit's stirring up Samson's anointing in Judges 14:3-4 Vs (Galatians 5:16-17) flesh battling Spirit & (Isaiah 55:8-9)God's Higher thoughts
Judges 14:1-4 NASB1995
1 Then Samson went down to Timnah and saw a woman in Timnah, one of the daughters of the Philistines. 2 So he came back and told his father and mother, “I saw a woman in Timnah,...
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