Henrietta Christian Fellowship
The Natural Man and the Man of the Spirit - Part 3
Locations & Times
Henrietta Christian Fellowship
1085 Middle Rd, Rush, NY 14543, United States
Sunday 10:00 AM
Submit to God
From Natural to Spiritual Life in Christ – Put On the Lord Jesus Christ
“Wisdom” that leads to strife and trouble
Temporary & Inadequate, Sensual – Driven by our appetites, Devilish
Immaturity in Faith and Fleshliness go hand in hand
Mere humans (as compared to what we ought to be)
The Natural Man is incapable of being anything else – In Life, we produce according to what we are
Thayer Definition:“Natural”psuchikos
having the nature and characteristics of the breath; the principal of animal life, which men have in common with the brutes; governed by breath; the sensuous nature with its subjection to appetite and passion.
having the nature and characteristics of the breath; the principal of animal life, which men have in common with the brutes; governed by breath; the sensuous nature with its subjection to appetite and passion.
Thayer Definition: “Spiritual” pneumatikos
relating to the human spirit, or rational soul, as part of the man which is akin to God; belonging to the Divine Spirit; one who is filled with and governed by the Spirit of God
relating to the human spirit, or rational soul, as part of the man which is akin to God; belonging to the Divine Spirit; one who is filled with and governed by the Spirit of God
What is a Spiritual Man?
Character of a Spiritual Man
· Has the Holy Spirit – Has the Life that is from God
· Knows the things of God & What he has from God
· Is Taught by the Holy Spirit – Is able to think with the
Mind of Christ (WWJD)
· Able to discern and Understand spiritual things
· Natural men are not able to understand the inner
workings of the spiritual man
· Knows the things of God & What he has from God
· Is Taught by the Holy Spirit – Is able to think with the
Mind of Christ (WWJD)
· Able to discern and Understand spiritual things
· Natural men are not able to understand the inner
workings of the spiritual man
New Life is in Receiving and Following the Spirit of God
Life at the Crossroads – Live to the Spirit or Live to the Flesh – Led by the Spirit or Grieve / Quench the Spirit
Receive the Spirit of Christ / Say “No” to the cravings of the flesh / Put to Death the practices of the flesh / Follow the Leading of the Spirit of God
You Are a Child of God – Your Life Is Not Of the Flesh, but Of the Spirit