{"id":4243,"date":"2026-04-04T20:54:57","date_gmt":"2026-04-04T20:54:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/allthecounselofgod.com\/?p=4243"},"modified":"2026-04-04T20:55:02","modified_gmt":"2026-04-04T20:55:02","slug":"carnal-spirituality","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/allthecounselofgod.com\/index.php\/2026\/04\/04\/carnal-spirituality\/","title":{"rendered":"Carnal Spirituality"},"content":{"rendered":"<body>\n<p>Text: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.kingjamesbibleonline.org\/John-3-6\/\">Jn \u00a03:6<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Intro:<ul><li>Your flesh and your spirit are two entirely different and distinct parts of your being.<\/li><\/ul><ul><li>Your flesh had its natural birth from your biological mother and father.\u00a0<\/li><\/ul><ul><li>Your spirit had its supernatural birth from the Spirit of God.\u00a0<\/li><\/ul>\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>When you die, your flesh is headed for the grave; your spirit is headed to God.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Christians get into real trouble when they blur the lines of distinction between the flesh and the spirit.<ul><li>They are inclined to put a spiritual twist on the flesh to make you think that they are spiritual when, in fact, they are carnal.\u00a0<\/li><\/ul><ul><li>This is carnal spirituality.\u00a0<\/li><\/ul><ul><li>The trouble is exacerbated when they can\u2019t tell that they are pretending to be more spiritual than they are.\u00a0<\/li><\/ul>\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>It\u2019s a deep-rooted problem when you can see it and they can\u2019t.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong><u>Here\u2019s how you can tell when you are dealing with\u00a0carnal spirituality<\/u><\/strong>:<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>You accept visible \u201cgods\u201d as an aid to worship<\/strong>\u00a0\u2013 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.kingjamesbibleonline.org\/Exodus-32-1_32-6\/\">Ex 32:1-6<\/a> \u2013<ul><li>Notice that Aaron made an image, built an altar, they held a feast, they made mention of the LORD and they offered offerings. \u00a0<\/li><\/ul><ul><li>This is the flesh\u2019s way of expressing its feigned spirituality. \u00a0<\/li><\/ul><ul><li>The spirit doesn\u2019t require or accept or do any of this stuff. \u00a0<\/li><\/ul>\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>God is a Spirit, and they that worship him must worship him in\u00a0<em>spirit\u00a0<\/em>and in truth.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>You regard noisy singing and dancing as godly worship<\/strong>\u00a0\u2013 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.kingjamesbibleonline.org\/Exodus-32-17_32-19\/\">Ex 32:17-19<\/a> \u2013<ul><li>The worship service out in the wilderness became more like a festival or a concert. \u00a0<\/li><\/ul><ul><li>It included loud, semi-intelligible music and dancing; and by the time the party was over, Aaron had made some of the people naked [<a href=\"https:\/\/www.kingjamesbibleonline.org\/Exodus-32-25\/\">v.25<\/a>]. \u00a0<\/li><\/ul><ul><li>Suffice it to say that as this form of worship continued, more and more flesh was displayed.<\/li><\/ul><ul><li>\u00a0Likewise in the contemporary services of churches today we are seeing the same trends. \u00a0<\/li><\/ul><ul><li>That\u2019s how you know that this kind of worship is of the flesh and not of the Spirit. \u00a0<\/li><\/ul><ul><li>Though you feel something that you mistakenly believe is the Spirit of God. \u00a0<\/li><\/ul>\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>It\u2019s just the flesh pretending to be spiritual.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>You give to ease your conscience before God and men<\/strong>\u00a0\u2013 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.kingjamesbibleonline.org\/Acts-5-1_5-5\/\">Acts 5:1-5<\/a> \u2013<ul><li>Ananias and Sapphira gave a portion of the sale of some land to the apostles but they pretended that they were giving the total sale proceeds. \u00a0<\/li><\/ul><ul><li>They lied to the Holy Ghost and they lied to the church. \u00a0<\/li><\/ul><ul><li>Thus, their fleshly motive was revealed while they pretended to be as spiritual as Barnabas was [Acts 4:36-37]. \u00a0<\/li><\/ul><ul><li>Often, giving is used as an expression of spirituality to impress God and men; and giving may not be spiritual at all. \u00a0<\/li><\/ul>\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Just look how much money is given to charity by many people who aren\u2019t even saved.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>You submit to a religious doctrine for righteousness<\/strong>\u00a0\u2013 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.kingjamesbibleonline.org\/Galatians-6-12_6-13\/\">Gal 6:12-13<\/a> \u2013<ul><li>There were preachers who came behind Paul in Galatia that constrained the people to be circumcised. \u00a0<\/li><\/ul><ul><li>They were trying to make a fair shew in their flesh to demonstrate their righteousness. \u00a0<\/li><\/ul><ul><li>This is just the flesh pretending to be spiritual. \u00a0<\/li><\/ul><ul><li>A typical scenario is the lofty spiritual claims of those who are members of cult religions. \u00a0<\/li><\/ul><ul><li>They attach an exclusive significance to baptism in their waters. \u00a0<\/li><\/ul><ul><li>Theirs is just a spiritual twist on the flesh. \u00a0<\/li><\/ul>\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Sometimes there are those who point to their style of dress as a tribute to their spirituality.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>You apply spiritual reasons to justify fleshly pursuits<\/strong>\u00a0\u2013 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.kingjamesbibleonline.org\/1-Samuel-15-3\/\">1 Sam 15:3<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.kingjamesbibleonline.org\/1-Samuel-15-20_15-21\/\">1 Sam 15:20-21<\/a> \u2013<ul><li>Saul was commanded by the Lord to destroy Amalek and all of their possessions. \u00a0<\/li><\/ul><ul><li>They killed all the people, saved the king alive and saved the best of the spoil. \u00a0<\/li><\/ul><ul><li>When Samuel confronted Saul concerning their disobedience, Saul answered that they kept the best of the spoil \u201cto sacrifice unto the Lord thy God.\u201d \u00a0<\/li><\/ul><ul><li>That was a lie to make their disobedience appear to have been motivated by a higher spiritual desire. \u00a0<\/li><\/ul><ul><li>You hear this kind of excuse from young singles who date the lost or who are driven by lust contrary to the will of God. \u00a0<\/li><\/ul><ul><li>They\u2019ll say things like, \u201cI am bringing him\/her to church\u201d or \u201cI\u2019m just trying to get him\/her saved.\u201d \u00a0<\/li><\/ul><ul><li>That\u2019s the spiritual twist on the flesh. \u00a0<\/li><\/ul><ul><li>You want the person; you use the spiritual jargon to simply justify your fleshly involvement. \u00a0<\/li><\/ul><ul><li>Another good example is the excuse modern rock church organizers use for their entertainment that they call worship. \u00a0<\/li><\/ul>\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>They say that they are doing this to win lost souls to Jesus and to reach the unchurched [of course].<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Conclusion:<ul><li>You know what you should do. \u00a0<\/li><\/ul><ul><li>You should get alone with God and become content with him. \u00a0<\/li><\/ul><ul><li>Then you should become so honest with him that you can see in yourself what he sees [<a href=\"https:\/\/www.kingjamesbibleonline.org\/Hebrews-4-12_4-13\/\">Heb 4:12-13<\/a>]. \u00a0<\/li><\/ul><ul><li>And then you should check yourself every time your flesh pretends to be spiritual in its fig leaves of Adam\u2019s righteousness [<a href=\"https:\/\/www.kingjamesbibleonline.org\/Genesis-3-7_3-8\/\">Gen 3:7-8<\/a>]. \u00a0<\/li><\/ul>\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>The only one you are fooling is yourself and anyone who is foolish enough to believe you.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/body>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Text: Jn \u00a03:6<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"om_disable_all_campaigns":false,"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2}},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-4243","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-general"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/pa5oei-16r","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/allthecounselofgod.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4243","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/allthecounselofgod.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/allthecounselofgod.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/allthecounselofgod.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/allthecounselofgod.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=4243"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/allthecounselofgod.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4243\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":4244,"href":"https:\/\/allthecounselofgod.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4243\/revisions\/4244"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/allthecounselofgod.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=4243"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/allthecounselofgod.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=4243"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/allthecounselofgod.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=4243"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}