Holiness?

[mfblume]

Originally Posted by Pressing-On

I am thinking of Romans 8:13 "For if ye live after the flesh, ye shall die: but if ye through the Spirit do mortify the deeds of the body, ye shall live.

Mortify means to kill, to become dead.

And also Colossians 3:5 "Mortify therefore your members which are upon the earth; fornication, uncleanness, inordinate affection, evil concupiscence, and covetousness, which is idolatry:

In a sense, it appears, that "death" is attributed to perfecting and consecration of our spiritual life.

Just my thoughts.

Amen and amen. Great verses!

But that is not what Paul was talking about in 1 Cor 15. Paul was talking about real bodies actually dying. And then he mentioned resurrection. Nothing in 1 Cor 15 speaks of denying self.

The verses you show are PERFECT to show spiritual dying to SELF, but not to sin. When we speak of 1 Cor 15, we need to recognize that nothing is involving denying self, but rather actual and physical death.

It's just that we took 1 Cor 15:31 out of context when we say that speaks of denying self.

[Pressing-On]

Originally Posted by mfblume

Amen and amen. Great verses!

But that is not what Paul was talking about in 1 Cor 15. Paul was talking about real bodies actually dying. And then he mentioned resurrection. Nothing in 1 Cor 15 speaks of denying self.

The verses you show are PERFECT to show spiritual dying to SELF, but not to sin. When we speak of 1 Cor 15, we need to recognize that nothing is involving denying self, but rather actual and physical death.

It's just that we took 1 Cor 15:31 out of context when we say that speaks of denying self.

I agree. Thanks for the study!

[pelathais]

Originally Posted by Rev

Well if you agree with me then I'm going to agree with you!

A team of what?

[Rev]

Originally Posted by pelathais

That's what I was afraid of!


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