The flesh and the Spirit diametrically oppose one another. The flesh lusts against the Spirit and the Spirit lusts against the flesh. The flesh and the Spirit don’t go together and will never go together. Stoga, a person sows in the flesh or a person sows in the Spirit and what a person reaps shall be the result in what a person has sown; the Spirit or the flesh. Because what you sow you will reap. What does the Bible say about sowing and reaping?
The works of the flesh
Jer oni koji su za tijelom, misle za stvarima tijela; a koji su po Duhu, od Duha su. Jer biti tjelesno usmjeren je smrt; Ali biti duhovno nastrojen znači život i mir. Jer tjelesni um je neprijateljstvo protiv Boga: jer ne podliježe Božjem zakonu, niti može biti. Dakle, oni koji su u tijelu ne mogu ugoditi Bogu (Rimljani 8:5-8)
A carnal person is carnally minded and walks after the flesh. A carnal person is led by the flesh and does the works of the flesh. These works of the flesh originate from the sinful nature of the flesh and go against the will of God. Because the flesh won’t submit to God and shall never be subject to God and His commandments. Stoga, one, who are the stara kreacija and are in the flesh can’t please God.
The works of the flesh, which originate from the evil nature are a.o:
- Preljuba (asexual relationship between a married person and a person who is not his or her spouse)
- Bludništvo (bludničenje, sexual uncleanness including adultery, razvod, incest, nonmarital sexual relations, homoseksualnost)
- Nečistoća (fizički ili moralno: -nečistoća, ritualno nečist)
- Neumjerena naklonost (ispravno pateći, (neumjeren) ljubav, požuda)
- Zla požuda (evil/wicked desire or lust)
- Pohlepa (varljivost, iznuđivanje:-pohlepne prakse, pohlepa, imati žudnju za posjedovanjem)
- Bijes (nasilna strast, gnjev, indignation, osveta)
- Gnjev (žestina, indignation)
- Zloba (nestašluk, zlo, pokvarenost)
- Bogohuljenje (ocrnjivanje (posebno protiv Boga), ograda, zlo govoreći)
- Filthy communication (podli razgovor, Proklinjati)
- Laganje (izreći neistinu ili pokušati obmanuti neistinom, lažno, laž)
- Lascivnost (ispunjen ili pokazuje seksualnu želju)
- Idolopoklonstvo (obožavanje idola, neumjerena privrženost ili odanost nečemu)
- Vještičarenje (korištenje čarobnjaštva ili magije, korištenje čarolija i zazivanje duhova, komunikacija s đavlom ili s poznatim, neodoljiv utjecaj ili fascinacija)
- Mržnja (predrasudama neprijateljstvo ili neprijateljstvo, razlog za protivljenje, neprijateljstvo)
- Varijanca (neizvjesnog afiniteta; a quarrel, tvrdnja, debata, svađa)
- Emulacije (zavist, žarki um, indignation, ljubomora, revnost)
- Svađa (čin svađe, napor ili borba za nadmoć)
- Pobune (podjela, poticanje otpora ili pobune protiv zakonite vlasti, pobuniti se protiv autoriteta države)
- Hereze (sekta, belief or opinion contrary to orthodox religious doctrine (osobito kršćanstvo), uvjerenje ili mišljenje koje se ne slaže sa službenim uvjerenjem ili mišljenjem određene religije)
- Zavidnici (ljubomora, osjećaj da želite imati ono što netko drugi ima, Osjećaj nezadovoljstva ili ogorčene čežnje izazvan tuđim vlasništvom)
- Murders (pokolj, to kill, pokvariti ili upropastiti, vrlo loše poraziti protivnika)
- Pijanstvo(intoksikacija, stanje pijanosti)
- Revellings (rioting, a carousel, enjoying oneself in a lively and noisy way, osobito uz piće i ples)
Oni, who do the works of the flesh, neće naslijediti Kraljevstvo Božje
Sada se očituju djela tijela, koji su ovi; preljuba, bludništvo, nečistoća, lascivnost, idolopoklonstvo, vještičarenje, mržnja, varijanca, emulacije, gnjev, svađa, pobune, hereze, zavisti, ubojstvima, pijanstvo, revelings, i slično: o kojima vam prije govorim, kao što sam vam također rekao u prošlosti, that they which do such things shall not inherit the Kingdom of God (Galaćanima 5:19-21)
Ne znate li da nepravednici neće baštiniti kraljevstva Božjega? Nemojte se prevariti: ni bludnici, niti idolopoklonici, ni preljubnici, niti feminiziran, niti zlostavljači sebe s čovječanstvom, Ni lopovi, niti pohlepan, ni pijanice, niti psovači, ni iznuđivači, baštinit će kraljevstvo Božje (1 Korinćanima 6:9-10).
Riječ kaže, da su oni, who do the works of the flesh, neće naslijediti Kraljevstvo Božje.
Stoga, if in a church these things happen among Christians, including the leaders of the church, it proves that the church (sabor vjernika) is carnal and belongs to the world (kraljevstvo tame) and is not spiritual and doesn’t belong to God and His Kingdom.
The building and interior of the church may look beautiful and the neon lightning with dynamic light effects and the music may influence the visitors in such a manner that it creates an experience, and elevates the mood and evokes pleasant feelings and emotions, and causes goosebumps, but all these things don’t prove that the church is spiritual and that God’s Spirit is present.
Baš suprotno, it only proves that the church is carnal and relies upon audiovisual technology, and is led by her senses, osjećaji, i emocijama. But God is Spirit and not a feeling and an experience.
If a person goes to a concert or a club, the mood of the person shall also be elevated by the neon lighting with dynamic light effects and music. The person shall also experience goosebumps, ugodni osjećaji, i emocijama. But God and His Spirit are not present.
The signs and wonders don’t prove if someone is spiritual
(Supernatural) signs and wonders can also take place in a church, but the signs and wonders don’t prove that a church is spiritual. Especially if people persevere in sin and sin is tolerated in the church.
The signs and wonders can originate from the Spirit but signs and wonders can also originate from the soul, which is controlled by the kingdom of darkness.
Ima mnogo ljudi, who don’t know God and are not born again and therefore are unspiritual, but do (nadnaravno) signs and wonders from the flesh, by means of natural technics, metode, rituali, and natural elements and resources and influence of evil spirits. Look at alternative healers, Eastern philosophers, okultisti, and what about the sorcerers in Egypt, who could do the same signs as God, to a certain extent (Pročitajte također: 'Morate li se ponovno roditi da biste hodali u nadnaravnom?’ And ‘A technical faith')
What is the fruit of the Spirit?
Nikakve dakle sada osude onima koji su u Kristu Isusu, koji ne hodaju po tijelu, ali nakon Duha. Jer zakon Duha života u Kristu Isusu oslobodio me od zakona grijeha i smrti. Za ono što zakon nije mogao, u tome što je bilo slabo kroz meso, Bog šalje svog vlastitog Sina u obličju grešnog tijela, i za grijeh, osudio grijeh u tijelu: Da se pravda Zakona ispuni u nama, koji ne hodaju po tijelu, ali nakon Duha (Rimljani 8:1-4)
But ye are not in the flesh, but in the Spirit, if so be that the Spirit of God dwell in you. Now if any man have not the Spirit of Christ, he is none of His. And if Christ be in you, the body is dead because of sin; but the Spirit is life because of righteousness. But if the Spirit of Him that raised up Jesus from the dead dwell in you, He that raised up Christ from the dead shall also quicken your mortal bodies by His Spirit that dwelleth in you (Rimljani 8:9-11)
Oni, who have become a new creation in Christ and have the Spirit of God shall no longer be servants of the sinful nature of the flesh and serve the flesh, but they are servants of the Spirit. They have received the Spirit of God and walk after the Spirit and shall bear the fruit of Spirit, koji je:
- Ljubav (Godly love and not worldly love)
- Joy
- Mir
- Longsuffering
- Gentleness
- Goodness
- Vjera (vjeran)
- Blagost
- Temperance (Samo kontrola)
Ofcourse there are people, who are not born again and seem loving, nježan, dugotrajnost, meek, vjeran, joyful, and peaceful. But the difference between those, who are carnal and those who are spiritual is, that the people, who are carnal are led by the flesh and not by the Spirit.
To znači, that as long as the circumstances and situations go according to their will and as long as the people treat them according to their will, then everything is fine. But as soon as something changes and the circumstances and situations don’t go according to their will or as planned and the people don’t do what they want or don’t do what they expected them to do or if they experience resistance and persecution, then their behavior changes and a whole bunch of other characteristics appear.
But the fruit of the Spirit, which originate from the Spirit and the Godly nature of the new man is permanent and is not dependent upon natural circumstances, situacije, okruženje, and people. The new man bears the fruit of the Spirit at all times (Pročitajte također: ‘Plod Duha')
What you sow you will reap
Stoga, braća, mi smo dužnici, Ne tijelu, živjeti po tijelu. Jer ako živite po tijelu, da će umrijeti: ali ako Duhom usmrćujete tjelesna djela, živjet ćete (Rimljani 8:12-13)
Oni, who by faith and regeneration belong to Christ and have become a novo stvaranje are not led by the evil sinful nature, koji je prisutan u mesu, and don’t do those things, koji se protive Božjoj volji.
They don’t listen to the flesh and the lusts and desires of the flesh and don’t do the works of the flesh, since they have crucified their flesh and its lusts and desires in Christ (Pročitajte također: ‘Following Jesus will cost you everything‘ and ‘Bolan proces poznat kao umiranje‘ .
If you sow in the flesh you shall reap corruption
As long as a person remains the old man and walks after the flesh, the person shall keep doing the works of the flesh and remain a slave of sin. The old man shall sow to his flesh and shall of the flesh reap corruption.
Starac, who walks after the flesh, shall not please God with his works, but shall grieve God.
If you sow in the Spirit you shall reap life everlasting
Jer svi koji su vođeni Duhom Božjim, oni su sinovi Božji. Jer niste ponovno primili duh ropstva da biste se bojali; ali vi ste primili Duha posinjenja, pri čemu plačemo, Abba, Otac. The Spirit itself beareth witness with our spirit, da smo djeca Božja: A ako djeca, zatim nasljednici; Božji nasljednici, i sunasljednici s Kristom; if so be that we suffer with Him, da se i mi zajedno proslavimo (Rimljani 8:14-17)
Ali oni, WHO Bog ljubavi and have become a new creation shall keep His commandments and walk in His will after the Spirit in obedience to the Word and shall sow to the Spirit. They shall bear the fruit of the Spirit and shall reap life everlasting.
‘Budi sol zemlje’
Izvor: Strongova usklađenost, Oksfordski rječnik, Merriam-Webster dictionary
