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The War Amidst Serving God And Self. by Fredrick4(m): 6:58pm On Dec 03, 2021
"They are going to end up in hell because their God is their bodily desires . They are proud of what they should be ashamed of and they think only of things that belong to this world." Philippians 3:19.

There is an ongoing war between God's service and the service of self or flesh, these two are adversaries and so the Spirit and the flesh. Self is carnal and therefore interested in carnal things. The war between God's Spirit and human nature is in every Christian. If you don't sense this, no doubt you are living according to the flesh which is enmity against God. "And so people become enemies of God when they are controlled by their human nature..." Romans 8:7.

They that live in accordance with natural desires of the body are God's foes and are ghostly dead. To live as a carnal minded man is to deny the Spirit of God to operate in you who brings life. For this
is the same Spirit that raised our Lord Jesus Christ from the dead. You must fight and resist the desires of self because they eternally separate us from God, Satan uses the lust of the flesh and of the eyes to make us captive to our natural selves which make us slave to sin serving the filthy desires of human nature. This is a serious war and we need to be keen spiritually in order to figure it out.

There is no neutral zone, if you are not married to the Holy Spirit then it's definite you are a partner of evil spirits which are Satan's. To live according to the flesh means to persue sensationalism, for the works of flesh are manifest :

• Fornication
• Adultery
• Hatred
• Soccery
• Pornography
• Bitterness
• Murder
• Jealousy

And many others. And to do as the Spirit wants is to do the will of God. To love, forgive, be kind, persue righteousness, justice, holiness, purity and accepting long suffering for service of God who will greatly reward those who truly seek His face and do His will.

Brothers and sisters, let us fight the good fight of faith, human anger doesn't fulfill the righteous purpose of God. Self says "Hate those who hate you and love only those who love you." while the Spirit of God says "Love unconditionally and forgive unconditionally." that's why this is a war we Christians must fight and win. We are naturally weak and therefore need the intervention of the Holy Spirit in order for us to win. We can never overcome the desires of our natural selves if we deny the operation of the Holy Spirit in us. He alone can cleanse us from every filthy lusts that hold us captive to the human nature. Self is greedy, fierce, lustful, bitter and always wants to be served. It cares for its needs and desires alone and doesn't care about others. This is contrary to nature of God's Spirit that loves goodness, graciousness, forgiveness, sanctity and purity.

So then my brothers and sisters, we have an obligation to persue the likes of the Holy Spirit who brings life, to walk in flesh is death. I encourage us to live in accordance with the Spirit that in end we are raised to life as our Lord Jesus Christ. Let us find our joy in godly things in place of chasing after mirth and our bodily desires.

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Re: The War Amidst Serving God And Self. by FlipModeSquade(m): 7:51pm On Dec 03, 2021
Another crap from some brainless religious Charlatan..

Na their type full Nigeria and yet the country is a Bleep up.. angry

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