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.
A FAMILY DIVIDED (2 Samuel 13 to 18)
THE TRAGIC COST OF SIN (2 Samuel 11:27 - 12:3)
WHEN A CHILD OF GOD SINS (2 Samuel 11:1-26)
LET GOD'S DREAM BE YOUR DREAM (1 Chronicles 17:3-4)
HOW TO WORSHIP GOD (1 Chronicles 16:29)
TO DO A GOOD THING THE WRONG WAY (2 Samuel 6:1-11)
THE DEATH OF A FOOLISH MAN (2 Samuel 3:32-34)
SAUL, THE MAN WHO HAD IT ALL (1 Samuel 26:21)
ABIGAIL (1 Samuel 25:1-44)
TO HAVE KINGDOM AUTHORITY (1 Samuel 24:1-7)
THE BLOOD COVENANT (1 Samuel 18:1-3)
DAVID, A MAN OF FAITH (1 Samuel 17:1-49)
GOD CHOOSES HIS MAN (1 Samuel 16:1-23)
JESUS ASKS, DO YOU LOVE ME? (John 21:15-25)
JESUS PREPARES HIS FOLLOWERS (John 21:1-14)
JESUS IS THE ANSWER TO YOUR DARKNESS (John 20:30-31)
THE SCARS THAT GOD BEARS (John 20:24-29)
THE JOB OF A CHRISTIAN (John 20:21)
HE IS RISEN (John 20:11-24)
THE CROSS WAS NOT THE END OF THE STORY (John 19:31-20:10)
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