The Master‘s Class, LifeChange Church Wichita
Religion & Spirituality:Christianity
There is a battle that rages within every believer. It is a battle between doing the will of God in our lives, and following the desires of the world. It is a daily battle, and it is one that we will have until the day we join Christ in heaven. Paul describes this battle that raged within his own heart.
Rom 7:18-20
18 For I know that in me (that is, in my flesh,) dwelleth no good thing: for to will is present with me; but how to perform that which is good I find not.
19 For the good that I would I do not: but the evil which I would not, that I do.
20 Now if I do that I would not, it is no more I that do it, but sin that dwelleth in me.
KJV
The carnal nature is the one that we are born with, and its focus is on the desires of the world. The new nature is the one that we receive once we are reborn in Christ, and its focus is on doing the will of God in our lives. It is a battle that is only fought within the heart of a believer, for a lost person only has one nature, his carnal, or fleshly nature. He has no choice but to serve Satan as his master, so there is no need for a battle. It is when we become saved that we must then choose between our two natures, and it is then that the battle for supremacy within our heart rages.
Every believer has three enemies: the world, the flesh, and the devil. The world is that value system that’s out there. We call that the external foe. The flesh is that old Adamic nature. We call that the internal foe. The devil and he is the infernal foe. These are the three enemies that are warring against us.
Every one of us, when we come to the place where we want to be fruitful for God, after the Lord intercedes for us as He does, and it looks like we’re about to be fruitful, suddenly we find within us a battle going on. There is a struggle. It is an inner, spiritual, battle. It is important to note that it is those, whose lives are the most fruitful for God, who are the most aware of the struggle between the two natures within themselves.
However, this is something that all believers will experience when they choose to turn away from the world and begin their journey of spiritual growth. As long as we are content to live carnal, worldly, lives, we have no problem, but once we are determined to meet the conditions that lead to spiritual fruitfulness, the battle begins.
Click on the link below to hear a message about how we can have victory over the old, fleshly, carnal, nature through the power of the Holy Spirit in our lives.
This is a live recording of The Master’s Class Bible Study at LifeChange Church Wichita, KS.
Amen.
TO DO EVEN MORE THAN JESUS - PART II (John 14:12-14)
TO DO EVEN MORE THAN JESUS - PART I (John 14:7-12)
HOW TO HAVE YOUR PRAYERS ANSWERED-PART II (John 14:4-6)
HOW TO HAVE YOUR PRAYERS ANSWERED-PART I (John 14:4-6)
BEHOLD, THE BRIDEGROOM IS COMING (John 13:36 to 14:3)
TO LOVE AS JESUS LOVES-PART II (John 13:31-35)
TO LOVE AS JESUS LOVES-PART I (John 13:31-35)
LESSONS WE LEARN FROM BETRAYAL (John 13:18-30)
LESSONS FROM FOOT WASHING-PART II (John 13:1-17)
LESSONS FROM FOOT WASHING-PART I (John 13:1-13)
STUBBORN UNBELIEF (John 12:37-50)
A LAST ATTEMPT (John 12:23-36)
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WHAT WOULD IT TAKE? (John 11:45 to 12:11)
TO LIVE ABUNDANTLY Part 2 (John 11:25-44)
TO LIVE ABUNDANTLY (John 11:25-36)
JESUS GIVES LIFE (John 11:28-44)
JESUS, THE MASTER OF LIFE AND DEATH (John 11:1-27)
JESUS AND THE FATHER (John 10:30-42)
KNOWING YOU ARE ETERNALLY SECURE PART IV (John 10:27-29)
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