hidden man ,from the start

[nChrist]

AMEN BROTHER JOSHUA!!

I enjoyed your post tremendously.

AMEN BROTHER HANK!!

I was just thinking about how much I look forward to getting free of this broken body of mine and given a glorified body to spend eternity with JESUS. I also give thanks that God is still working on me here in this life. I really do want to yield and let HIM mold me for HIS purpose. Any progress is HIM in me, not me.

Love In Christ,
Tom

I Corinthians 1:9  God is faithful, by whom ye were called unto the fellowship of his Son Jesus Christ our Lord.

[musicllover]

we give satan the power he did have on earth ,JESUS CHRIST came here to give it back to us .really the LORD ,went farther ,than before .Because HE now will be with us forever more ,where once ,HE came to visit .Also we will be like HIm and NO longer walk in the flesh .but walk in the spirit .We will no longer as we should now ?desire the things of the flesh .That is why HE will change the earth and heavens to match our new thinkings and beings .We can not see this yet .As far as satan and the fallen angels .they were made perfect they choose to sin .sin causes there minds to become evil and sick .as even man kind does when sin takes control .but since man knows not of such evil .satan puts these evil thoughts in our minds to do such evil as we do .because man would not do the evil he now does ,if not for satan and demons .we are creatures of habit .we would do the same things over and over if left to ourselves ..What ever habits we get into .we keep doing them bad or good .We are made different than the angels ,look different act different ..But when born of GOD or born again .We will desire to please our LORD jESUS CHRIST and feel bad if we fail in anyway .Not knowing that we would not fail if walking in the spirit .thinking this dum flesh is us ,in any full truth .Understand who we are is the key .Then demons will not temp us .because the inner man ,has no desire for the things of the earth .as GOD does not and we are in HIS image .We are tricked indeed.The outward man is still used and decieved .But the inward man will not be .as HE is not of this world .NOR DESIRE the things of this world . I believe this is the biggest trick of all ?Once we see this .demons can no longer cause us to sin or fail our lORD JESUS CHRIST .THE LIVING WORD OF GOD IS VERY SIMPLE ,this is why our LORD said even a child can understand and we must come to HIM as a child .We make things so hard .searching for deeper meanings ,Yet it is our inner man that needs feed ,then our walk with HIM is automatic ,without effort .THE desires are already in place .The kingdom of GOD is with in us .and it is POWER .THis POWER is automatic .But yet we think we MUST do somthing .ALL we need to is feed the hidden man .and he will yeild to the HOLY SPIRIT .Then we will be led by HIM .Then we will hear the voice of JESUS CHRIST and follow .
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Rev 3:20 Behold, I stand at the door, and knock: if any man hear my voice, and open the door, I will come in to him, and will sup with him, and he with me.

Hi Gary,
        I enjoyed your post, but I am confused about something you said, I highlighted it, are you saying we aren't temped, and won't sin if we have Christ living in us and feed only on the things of God?  
 I'm guess I'm not doing something right then, well, I know I'm not alot of things right. My walk has been a struggle. There were days several years ago that I could spend on my knees praying and reading. I miss those days. But still I had to stuggle in my ownself, fight the demons with in so to speak. I guess we all do that to some degree. There isn't a day that goes by that some kind of temptation does come my way.
     In a perfect world, after the Lord comes the struggle will be gone. Maybe struggle isn't a good word, but for me it takes alot of work sometimes to hold on to what faith I have. Its through the trial and temtations that we are made strong, What kind of Christians would we be if we didn't have to practice what we believed one in a while.
By the time the Good Lord comes I should be the Arnold Swartzi....lol.......how ever you spell it for God.
peace and blessings,
musicllover
   

[felix102]

what gary says is very profound.

Musiclover, I think what is being said here is:
"We must learn to walk by the Spirit and live by the Spirit." In this way we can conquer the desires of our flesh. It is the desires of the flesh that cause us to sin. We must understand what we truly are: we are Spirits.

The things of this world is what causes us to sin. But if we can recognize that we live by the Spirit, then we will not have the desires of the flesh. Thus, the devil cant tempt us anymore because we walk not by the flesh, but by the Spirit.

Galatians 5:16
So I say, live by the Spirit, and you will not gratify the desires of the sinful nature.


Read Romans 8:1-15

"But now, by dying to what once bound us, we have been released from the law so that we serve in the new way of the Spirit, and not in the old way of the written code"
romans 7:6

because through Christ Jesus the law of the Spirit of life set me free from the law of sin and death."
romans 8:2

Those who live according to the sinful nature have their minds set on what that nature desires; but those who live in accordance with the Spirit have their minds set on what the Spirit desires.
romans 8:5


1 Corinthians 2:13
This is what we speak, not in words taught us by human wisdom but in words taught by the Spirit, expressing spiritual truths in spiritual words.



Father in Heaven

I pray that you may let us know that that we live in you and you in us. Father, may we understand the Spirit you have given us. Make it known to us who have made Jesus Christ our Lord.

In Jesus's name
Amen

[musicllover]

SEE:
General Theology, I found my answer was vering away from this thread so I posted on the General Theology board, title
Walking In the Spirit? HOW

Felix,
I completely agree, I was just saying that for me, walking in the Spirit has been a struggle, even with a foundation of CHristian fellowhsip, praying and reading that we have talked about here. IT just much said than done for me.
musicllover

[gary cook]

HERE is what ?I believe paul knew ?Paul had received the born of GOD experiance ,But His mind or soul had not yet taken on the thoughts or mind of JESUS CHRIST YET ,too its fullness .I don"t think in this life ,We ever full have the full thoughts or mind of OUR LORD ? but we are in a battle always between the perfect spirit and the evil or sin full flesh .These 2 battle always for control . And when we fail ?We hate ourselfs for sinning . We feel really hurt in side .Because deep in our heart or spirit .We know we want to live perfect in the LORD .As we LOVE HIM MORE THAN OUR OWN LIFE .And hate to hurt HIM ,in any way .
You see ?We have one more problem here ?The closer we come to taken on MORE of the thoughts of our LORD .The more power we see ?it can make us think ,more of ourselfs than is true .Because we must get more humble ,not above any .Really we should be greater foot washers . We know our LORD said ?The greatest among you ?Serve the others .We aLL have the same desire ?Be like JESUS CHRIST