Understanding the Flesh - Spirit Life Part 2

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This week Prophet Hari continues teaching on The Spirit Life, more specifically, how to understand the flesh. As children of God we know that we are first and foremost spirit beings. Yet unfortunately, many have lost the definition of spirituality and carnality and also lost the ability to distinguish between spirit and flesh. There are many ways to go about life, and yet not all the ways are approved by God. There is a God approved way to obtain blessings. What makes someone spiritual is not determined by material things. Ultimately, what makes us spiritual or carnal is determined by the path we take.

In Genesis, the fall of man is shown through the lives of Adam and Eve. We see that after consuming the forbidden fruit, they didn’t fall dead instantly. What happened was that their eyes were opened to a dimension that hadn’t been made available to them before. They fell to an inferior sight.

What then is carnality?: 1. Perception. The lens in which the world is perceived. The greatest way to perceive life is by bringing God into the equation, and seeing the world from His perspective. 2. Knowledge. There is an earthly knowledge or there is a knowledge of the divine kind, which is beneficial and glorifying to God. 3. Response. The way one responds to situations can either be in the spirit or the flesh. The superior way is learning the ways of the Spirit and ruling over the flesh. The way that Adam and Eve responded to God changed. Before the fall, they came to His presence boldly. In the dimension of carnality that sin produced, they went away from God. Under the influence of sin, His presence no longer produced joy but rather fear. In the Spirit realm, love comes naturally. In carnality, fear is the natural response.

The two different operating systems of how to do life are either flesh or the spirit. They have different protocols, processes and create different responses. Operating in the spirit produces life, and operating in the flesh produces death. In order to operate in the spirit, the principles must be rooted in the Word of God and inspired by the Spirit of God. Our Lord Jesus is the visible expression of the invisible Spirit life. We must look to Him and His life on earth to get greater understanding. Studying His life is equivalent to getting the manuscript of the Spirit life. Jesus is the highest expression of true spirituality. When we are plugged into the Spirit of God, we rule over the natural order. We begin to rule over what makes people run, and are enabled to sleep during storms. Jesus spoke from His Spirit. How do you respond to the things of life? “For if you live according to the flesh you will die, but if by the Spirit you put to death the deeds of the body, you will live.” (Romans 8:13). The way to victory is to live through the Spirit.