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Originally Posted by Luke
I love that verse like many other verses in the bible it does not mean a daily death but a one time event. Look at the meaning of the word mortify:
Thayer's dictionary G2289
I.to put to death
II.metaph.
A.to make to die i.e. destroy, render extinct
B.by death to be liberated from the bond of anything, literally to be made dead in relation to (something)
There is no daily death here rather. I agree that a christian still has a sinful nature but that same christian needs to be sanctified but when that christian gets sanctified they do not have a carnal nature.
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The scripture says "mortify the
DEEDS of the body".... indicating that there is
more than one event, the word "deeds" is plural... meaning that it is not a one-time event to take it all out, but an event that can occur multiple times.
I do believe we can win battles... but we haven't yet won the war against our carnal nature.
Here is a pictorial illustration for my point. A country goes to war against another country, and captives are taken. These captives are now subject to the will of the captors. However, while they are captive, they are not submitted, and completely won over to their captors. They obey most of the time, but are constantly looking for a way of escape. They may be obedient, but not submissive. At any given moment, they are looking for a way to rebel, to uprise, and to escape their captivity.
Looking at this allegory, and putting our flesh and spirit into the equation.... Once the Spirit of Christ comes into our heart, the flesh is no longer reigning. It is in remission, or in obedience to the spirit. But that same flesh is not submitted. It is constantly looking for areas and ways to rise up, rebel, and expose itself, to regain its freedom.
That is why Paul says we must "mortify the deeds of the body", we must constantly be on guard against its attack, even though yes, the spirit is reigning. The flesh is captive, and subdued, but it is not destroyed. The flesh has not yet been put to death, which is an event that will take place upon the time we die, or attain our glorified bodies.
As I was praying this morning, this is how the Lord showed it to me, to best describe the battle, and the war that wages in us.
As the spirit reigns, we can lead overcoming, victorious, glorious
Romans 8 power-filled lives, but we cannot let down our guard against the enemy of our flesh that has not yet been destroyed... subdued yes... destroyed no.
We have just been given the *earnest* of our inheritance, and its full reward will not become ours until we have completely overcome in the day that we receive our glorified bodies. That is our hope. That is why we fight the fight of faith.
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