Killing The Flesh

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The principles revealed in this book are inspired truths geared towards teaching you from a biblical standpoint, on how to kill (crucify, mortify) the flesh. As we have learned, the flesh is represented as the carnal mind; it is the Adamic nature, or the old man in its unregenerate state. The carnal, worldly way of thinking separates the person from the spiritual things that consist of God. If one is to truly succeed and reap the benefits of eternal life, they must realize that it can only be achieved through the grace of God, by acknowledging and repenting of their sins. By a repentant heart, the promise of eternal life is given unto everyone who conforms to God’s will and obeys the commandments of His written Word. To be a partaker of the benefits God has prepared for the righteous; the fleshly, carnal ways that consist of the unregenerate nature of man must cease. After the unregenerate nature is subdued and mortified the person now qualifies (has a legal right) to take on the attributes of God. Once you have brought the flesh under subjection and have killed the carnal ...

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