Daily Bible Verse

Carnal vs Spiritual: Minding the old nature vs minding the new spiritual nature

Minding the old nature vs minding the new spiritual nature

Romans 8:1-9

8 There is therefore now no (not one) condemnation (judgement against) to them which are in (resting within) Christ Jesus, who walk not after the flesh, but after the Spirit.

² For the law of the Spirit (new spiritual nature) of life in (resting within) Christ Jesus hath made me free (freed me) from (away from) the law of sin (aberration/deviation from the prescribed law) and death (the state of death).

³ For what the law could not do, in that it was weak through the flesh (wickedness, depraved, evil nature), God sending his own Son in the likeness of sinful (sins) flesh, and for sin, condemned (to give sentence against) sin in the flesh:

⁴ That the righteousness of the law might be fulfilled (accomplished) in us, who walk not after (in parallel motion with) the flesh (the old nature), but after (in parallel motion with) the Spirit (new spiritual nature).

⁵ For they that are after (in parallel motion with) the flesh (the old nature) do mind (set affection) the things of the flesh (the old nature); but they that are after (in parallel motion with) the Spirit (new spiritual nature) the things of the Spirit (new spiritual nature).

⁶ For to be carnally minded (minding the flesh/the old nature) is death (the state of death); but to be spiritually minded (minding the things of the spirit) is life and peace (the state of undisturbed well-being).

⁷ Because the carnal mind (minding the things of the flesh/the old nature) is enmity (enemy, opposition to, hatred) against (motion towards) God: for it is not subject (does not submit itself) to the law of God, neither indeed can be.

⁸ So then they that are in (resting within) the flesh ()the old nature) cannot (are not able to) please (be pleasing to) God.

⁹ But ye are not in (resting within) the flesh (the old nature), but in the Spirit (the new spiritual nature), if so be that the Spirit (new spiritual nature) of (resting within) God dwell (to inhabit) in you. Now if any man have not the Spirit (new spiritual nature) of Christ, he is none of his.

¹⁰ And if Christ be in (resting within) you, the body is dead because of sin; but the Spirit (new spiritual nature) is life (life in all its manifestations) because of righteousness.

Minding the old nature vs minding the new spiritual nature