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Romans 8:6, “For to be carnally minded is death; but to be spiritually minded is life and peace.”
To be carnally minded or spiritually minded is to be inwardly inclined.
Many translations have attempted to capture this thought in different ways.
One says, “For the mind of the flesh is death; but the mind of the Spirit is life and peace.”
Another translates it, “For the disposition of the flesh is death, yet the disposition of the spirit is life and peace.”
Another says, “For what is preferred by the flesh is death, whereas what is preferred by the spirit is life and peace.”
All of these translations attempt to capture the depth of the Greek word used here by Paul.
This New Testament word, according to the Greek lexicons, means the bent or direction of the mind, emotions, and will.
In other words, it refers to the inclination of all the faculties of our inner being.
Romans 8:6 tells us that the very source of the bent and inclination toward life and peace is the Spirit.
It is the Spirit that produces a Spirit-inclined disposition in us that registers the consciousness of life and peace.
In fact, this is one of the major things the Spirit accomplishes in us–inclining our inner being toward the things of God.
Until Tomorrow
With A Shepherd’s Love,
Pastor Jackson
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Amy Garner
Amy Garner’s Mom & Dad
Ashely Burn’s Sisters
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Charlene Palmer
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Dan Haines
David Burnette
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Eric Ward
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George & Linda Alexander
James Burnette
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Jillian Gray
Jim Mabe
Jodi Bateman
John Austin
John McClain
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Karen Slane
Kim McClain’s Mother
Lamar Knight
Larry Barker
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Lonzo Christin
Lorraine Elliott
Mary Sims
Marynell Ford
Michael Stanley
Pastor & Mrs. Driskell
Ricky Gipson – Ashley’s Brother
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Rose Fuller
Roseleigh Osborn
Sandra Graham
Scott Lanier
Scott Nix
Terrell Loyd
Tom Witcher
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